Science and Environment

Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development (FONDEF) - Government research and development programme, sponsors industry related and environment research projects granted to universities and technological institutes. Features complete project database and lines of work (also more information in Spanish).
http://www.fondef.cl

Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO ) - Chile - Searchable scientific Chilean publications database, featuring full articles in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
http://www.scielo.cl

Centre for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) - Department of Mathematical Engineering, University of Chile. Current projects, papers and publications, events and members.
http://www.cmm.uchile.cl

BIOHIDRICA, Biotecnologías del Agua Ltda. - Offers products and services as well as research programs for the biological evaluation of water quality, in the treatment and biological control of water pollution. Santiago, Chile.
http://www.biohidrica.cl

Ciencia Abierta - Electronic magazine of published research papers in any subject. Searchable database. University of Chile. [English/Spanish]
http://cabierta.uchile.cl

Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute 2005 (PASI) - Extension of the bi-annual Americas Conference Series on Differential Equations and Nonlinear Analysis, will be held at the Centro de Modelamiento Matemático, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Jan. 10-21, 2005. <small>(January 10, 2005)</small>
http://pasi2005.dim.uchile.cl/

Biosigma, Biotechnology for Mining - Research company formed by the association of Codelco Chile and Nippon Mining and Metals Co Ltd. Brief description of activities and contact information for companies desiring to collaborate in new projects.
http://www.biosigma.cl/

Efficient 2005 - 3rd International Conference on Efficient Use and Management of Water - International Water Association (IWA) forum for the exchange of techniques and experiences in all areas of water management, contributing to sustainable use and management of water. March 15-18, 2005, Santiago, Chile. <small>(March 15, 2005)</small>
http://www.ita.upv.es/efficient/

CEDREM Consultores - Environment and natural resources management consultants. Offer solutions for environmental management, environmental studies, engineering and audits applied to inspections, as well as cartographic GIS production.
http://www.cedrem.cl

Expert Group on Minerals and Energy Exploration and Development (Gemeed) - One of the APEC Energy Working Groups, formed to discuss, issues linked to mining industries, such as technology, trade, investment, relationship with the environment and communities, exploration and development policies for minerals and metals. Information about meetings, projects and workshops.
http://www.gemeed.cl

Natural Resources Information Center (CIREN) - Government funded research institute, focusing in natural resources inventory, and its corresponding cartography (GIS).
http://www.ciren.cl/

Military Geographic Institute (IGM) - Official authority, representing the State, in all matters involving Geography, land surveying and the creation of cartography of Chilean territory. Most content in Spanish; online store for maps and multimedia.
http://www.igm.cl/quienessomos_I.html

School on Information and Randomness - The School on Information and Randomness, will be held at the Center for Mathematical Modeling at Universidad de Chile, Dec. 13-17, 2004. Courses and conferences by international lecturers in ergodic theory, diffusion, percolation theory, and random algorithms. <small>(December 13, 2004)</small>
http://www.dim.uchile.cl/~ir2004/

International MassMin 2004 Conference - 4th version of the major massive mining conference in the world, held in Santiago, August 2004. Lists of participants and papers presented. Main areas: Mine Design, Planning and Operation, Applied Geomechanics in mining, Mass Mining Methods, Case Stories, Research and Technological Innovation, Transition from Open Pit to Underground Mining. <small>(August 22, 2004)</small>
http://www.massmin2004.cl/

Fundación Chile - Technology transfer government institution, contributes added value in productive sectors of goods and services, featuring extensive projects and information in areas such as agribusiness, marine resources, forest industry, environment and biotechnology, among others.
http://www.fundacionchile.cl/

VII French-Latin American Congress on Applied Mathematics - All fields of Optimization and its applications. Summer School on Optimization (Jan. 11-13, 2005); Conference (Jan. 14-18, 2005), to be held in the Centre for Mathematical Modeling (CMM), University of Chile, Santiago. <small>(January 11, 2005)</small>
http://www.cmm.uchile.cl/flacam05/

Centro de Estudios Científicos / Center for Scientific Studies - A private, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, development and diffusion of scientific research. Valdivia, Chile. Ongoing research projects, papers and current events.
http://www.cecs.cl/