In the packed conference hall of the Marriott Absheron Hotel in Baku over 200 delegates from scientific institutions from Azerbaijan, the EaPConnect member countries and beyond, gathered for the opening plenary ceremony where Azerbaijani government representatives, senior management from the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), EC delegation, DG NEAR representatives and GÉANT colleagues were invited on stage for the welcome address.
Arif Hashimov, acting president of ANAS opened: ‘EaPEC 2022 will accelerate the integration of the scientific community of Azerbaijan into the European environment, as well as allow Azerbaijani scientists to conduct joint research with foreign colleagues and organisations and strengthen international scientific cooperation’.
