Salient points:
- We will finalize the draft by our next meeting on March 26.
- The Steering Committee will update the Executive Summary, and add a forward and conclusions with high level recommendations. However, this is best done with the full draft of all the chapters in place.
- We therefore suggest to complete your chapter by March 19—then the Steering Committee will add the rest between March 19-26.
- We will review the full draft during the meeting on March 26, and any minor comments will be addressed until April 1.
- You are encouraged to comment on the other chapters, without editing them. You may add your comments directly in Overleaf or send them to the relevant conveners.
- Many chapters do not have a list of recommendations. Please add such a list within the scope of your chapter, by March 19.
- The draft will be sent to the IAC on April 1, with the expectation to receive and address IAC feedback / comments by June.
- The ASFAP symposium is planned for September 22-25, 2025 at the University of Lomé, Togo, following the 4th African Conference on Fundamental and Applied Physics, planned there, on September 14-20, ACP2025, https://indico.cern.ch/event/1458227/. You should register to attend ACP2025 and stay for the ASFAP symposium.
- We should expect community feedback at the symposium; these to be addressed after the symposium.
- UNESCO wants to edit / format the final draft so that they will not have to redo it—they will put a lot money and resources into this, so they want to do it only once, after the comments at the symposium are addressed.
- However, when the IAC comments are addressed, the draft will go to UNESCO first an initial assessment.
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