What’s going on in
communications?
Camilo Jaimes Ocaziónez
Chief communications officer
[email protected]
There jungle where no network
• Colombia is in the north
of South America
• The size of Colombia is
equivalent to France +
Spain + Netherlands
• RENATA connects 8
local academic networks
with 151 academic and
scientific institutions
• RENATA is connected to
RedCLARA
We work communications based on
three types of actions:
• The obvious actions
• The possible actions
• The "impossible” actions
(fantastic or dreaming
actions)
The obvious actions…
www.renata.edu.co
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More than 2,000,000 visitors since
2009.
More than 2,600 live video streaming
broadcasts published.
More than 10,400 hours of academic
activity transmitted to Colombia and
Latin America.
More than 1,100 calls for the
development of scientific work.
More than 2,500 science and education
news.
Winners in 2009 and 2010 of the
Colombia Online Award for the Best
Research Website of the country.
The obvious actions…
Sending information via e-mail
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RENATA built a database of over 13,000
contacts interested in e-Science in
Colombia.
We send emails with news information
about our academic community activities
done through RENATA.
Also, we advertise about the conferences
that will be transmitted through the
RENATA live streaming.
The possible actions…
…social networks
We must be in the “places”
where the academic community
try look for RENATA information:
•Twitter: 6.270
•Facebook fan page: 1.390 +
1.700 (groups)
•Youtube: 36.621
The possible actions…
PR…
We try to visit all of our institutions and we explain (to
users and managers) the potential and the services
supported by RENATA.
The "impossible” actions (fantastic or
dreaming actions)
Big meetings
2nd International e-Science Gathering RENATA
• 500 participants in situ
• 8,500 remote
participants via
streaming
• 150 participants via
videoconference
Upcoming meetings
 Julio 1 y 2: TicAL
2013,Cartagena de
Indias. RIESCAR.
 Septiembre 9 y 10: X
Encuentro Temático
Nacional, Pereira.
RADAR.
Contacto
Lucas Giraldo Ríos
Director Ejecutivo
[email protected]
Camilo Jaimes Ocaziónez
Gerente de Comunicaciones
[email protected]