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Month/Year Reported:From ______(mm/yyyy)10/2019 – To ______09/2020 (mm/yyyy) Check if update STUDENT CHAPTER: needed at segweb.org Name: ______STUDENT CHAPTER SEG SGA UNLP □✔ University Afﬁliation: ______UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA □ Mailing Address: [email protected] □✔ Dedicated E-mail: [email protected] □✔ Website: ______- □ Logo: ______□✔ Facebook: ______https://www.facebook.com/SEG-Student-Chapter-UNLP-117596261593970/ □✔ Twitter: ______- □ Instagram: ______https://www.instagram.com/segsga.unlp/?hl=es-la □✔ LinkedIn: ______https://www.linkedin.com/in/seg-student-chapter-unlp/ □✔ YouTube: ______https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC15mbZ6lmipNrj9J3Zb7wWg □✔

Chapter Executive Committee (in ofﬁce during the time frame captured on this report) (type “Vacant” if position not ﬁlled): The new committee is reported on the Student Chapter Membership Information form (SCMIF). President: ______AMANDA GALAR [email protected] Name E-mail VicePresident: ______MANUELA ENRIQUETA BENÍTEZ [email protected] Name E-mail Secretary: ______FACUNDO JULIÁN DE MARTINO [email protected] Name E-mail Treasurer: ______DIEGO SEBASTIÁN PALMA [email protected] Name E-mail

Chapter Academic Sponsor: □ Check if SEG Fellowship in good standing ______Diego Martín Guido [email protected] ______+5491153285267 Name E-mail Phone ______Boulogne Sur Mer 1127, General Pacheco (1617), Buenos Aires ______+542214225648 Address Fax

Chapter Industry Sponsor (not afﬁliated with the student chapter’s institution): □ Check if SEG Fellowship in good standing ______Dr. Eduardo Dominguez [email protected] ______54(291)4595100 Name E-mail Phone ______Complejo Av. Alem 1253 Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires ______Address Fax

Sponsoring Institution or Company(name): ______Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Instituto de Recursos Minerales

Summary of Annual Activities 2019 – 2020

Student Chapter UNLP

Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo

Universidad Nacional de La Plata

General information

UNLP SEG Student Chapter

Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), SEG Student Chapter, Instituto de Recursos Minerales.

Calle 64 N° 3, e/ 119 y 120 La Plata (1900) Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tel/fax: (54) (221) 422-5648

E-mail: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/segsga.unlp/?hl=es-la

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SEG-Student-Chapter-UNLP-117596261593970/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seg-student-chapter-unlp/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC15mbZ6lmipNrj9J3Zb7wWg

Executive Council 2019 – 2020:

President: Amanda Galar. [email protected]

Vice President: Manuela Benítez. [email protected]

Secretary: Facundo De Martino. [email protected]

Treasurer: Diego Palma. [email protected]

Chapter Members 2019-2020:

*Benítez, Manuela; *De Martino, Facundo; Flores, Gastón; *Galar, Amanda; Gallina, Hanna; Jios, Belén; *Myburgh, Priscila; Pagola, Morena; *Palma, Diego; *Pereyra, Florencia; *Pozzi, Valentín; *Toloy, Alejandro.

*SEG Members

Academic Advisor:

Dr. Diego M. Guido (Universidad Nacional de La Plata-UNLP)

Address: Calle 64 e/ diag 113 y 120 La Plata (1900), Buenos Aires

Tel/fax: (+54) (221) 422-5648

E-mail: [email protected]

Industry Advisor:

Dr. Eduardo Dominguez (Universidad Nacional del Sur-UNS)

Address: Complejo Av. Alem 1253 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Tel: 54(291)4595100/4595101 (Internos 3065)

E-mail: [email protected]

Institutions and sponsoring companies:

Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata https://www.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar/home

Instituto de Recursos Minerales https://www.inremi.unlp.edu.ar/

DG Exploraciones https://www.dgexploraciones.com.ar/

Minera Don Nicolás http://www.mineradonnicolas.com.ar/

Seequent https://www.seequent.com/

Reflex https://reflexnow.com/product/iogas/

Secretaría de Minería de la Nación - Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo https://www.argentina.gob.ar/produccion/organigrama/mineria

Report of Activities

This report will summarize the activities of the SEG SGA Student Chapters UNLP since October 2019 to September 2020 and also the projects planned for the future.

1. News from the Student Chapter

Unification of the SEG and SGA Student Chapters

At the beginning of the school year we decided to unify the work group with the Student Chapter of the SGA, in order to unify efforts, resources and thus facilitate the implementation of all activities.

Logo change

As a result of the changes within the group's organization, we began to think about changing our group's logo (Image 1).

The new design was thought among all the members, considering the addition of the following main points:

- Name update of the Student Chapter, indicating the unification of the chapters

- Territory and Argentine flag

- Oak leaves, representing the National University of La Plata

- Geological hammer

Imagen 1: New Student Chapter logo.

New YouTube Channel

Due to the virtualization of our activities (which will be discussed later), we created a YouTube channel to broadcast the talks live and make them available to the community on a permanent basis (Image 2).

Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC15mbZ6lmipNrj9J3Zb7wWg

Image 2: YouTube channel view.

New email address

We have a new email address for communication and network management. [email protected]

New Industry Advisor

In view of the impossibility of Dr. Eduardo Dominguez to continue with his role as Industry Advisor due to personal reasons, we propose Lic. Silvio Franco to replace him.

Below we will briefly detail his resume:

 PROFILE

Geologist with 25 years experience in Precious Metals Exploration.

Project generation, development and feasibility. Exploration around Mine. Assessment JV projects or acquisitions.

Junior Business Experience: Argentina Mineral Development, Arminex, Underworld, and operating companies: Hochschild Minnig.

Expertise in Epitermal System in the following regions: Patagonia Argentina, Andes of Chile and Argentina, in Chile Strip Paleocene.

Leading teams, contractor oversight and budget management.

 SUCCESSES

New Projects in Patagonia: El Puesto, Cuya and Caltrauna: HS Systems in Patagonia

Frea Vein and others under coverage LS systems in Mina San Jose, Feasibility and Modeling

Valuation of the potential on several projects and mines in Chile and Argentina.

 EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

-MDN, Minera Don Nicholas, Patagonia: From February 2014 to present. Exploration Manager. Design and execution of exploration strategy

-HOC, Hochschild Mining: From January 2009 to April 2012:

-Volcan Project Geology Manager. Geological Model, feasibility and new Resources

-Explorations Manager Chile and Argentina. Managing projects, new and advanced. Acquisitions and JV

-Underworld Resources (Full Metal Inc subsidiary). January 2008 to November 2008. New Generation Projects in Chile and Argentina LS

-HOC, Hochschild Mining: From January 2000 to December 2007.Exploration Manager Argentina – Chile. Project Geologist San Jose Mine, development, feasibility and Brownfield

-Arminex S.A. August 1997 to December 1999.Exploration geologist

-AMD. S.A. September to Julio 1997. Exploration geologist

 ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC TRAINING

-"SENIOR EXPLORATION MANAGEMENT COURSE". WMS. SEG Conference Center,

Littleton, Colorado, August 2012

-"Evaluation of Mining Projects". Michael Doggett, August 2009.

-"Geological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Epithermal Deposits and its implications for exploration." Stuart Simmons, October 2008.

-"Geological Applications of Multispectral and Hyperspectral images". P Alvaro Crosta. CGA XVI, September 2005.

-"Hydrothermal alterations". Jeffrey D. Hedenquist, CGA XVI, September 2005.

-"International Course Country Volcanology Central Andes (UNESCO)" Jose G

Viramonte.

-Workshops with Greg Corbet.

-Workshops In Company for the Development of Personal Skills.

-In Company Workshops for Development Management Skills.

ID SEG MEMBER: #269543

Silvio has already begun the process to change his status to Fellow member.

Silvio Franco LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvio-franco-63375034/

Software licenses

In order to increase our knowledge in the use of software applied to the ore geology and the mining industry, we maintained a constant dialogue with the companies Seequent and Reflex, which provided us with academic licenses for the Leapfrog Geo and Iogas software. Both programs are used both for academic activities and for teaching by the members of our Student Chapter.

Seequent Web Page: https://www.seequent.com/

Reflex Web Page: https://reflexnow.com/product/iogas/

2. Current situation of Covid-19 in Argentina

On March 3rd of this year the first case of Covid-19 was registered in our country. From that moment on, the national government declared the Public Health Emergency established by Law No. 27.541, for a period of 1 year in virtue of the declared pandemic. On March 16, activities such as classes at all levels were suspended and on the 20th of the same month, a presidential decree (Decree 297/2020) resolved the beginning of Preventive and Mandatory Social Isolation.

So far, 13 extensions and modifications of the original decree have been made: classes at all levels and attendance at associated research institutes continue to be suspended with no certain forecast of return.

The National University of La Plata, following the guidelines of the National Government, was dictating the following measures:

- On March 16th, 2020, the National University of La Plata through Resolution 699-20 announced: ‘Facing the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in our country, and attentive to the recommendations issued by the Ministry of Health of the Nation and the Ministry of Education, the National University of La Plata decided to suspend the teaching of face-to-face classes until March 31st, a period that may be extended.’

With current infection cases above 10.000 per day, Argentina is the tenth country in the world with the highest number of Covid-19 positives since the beginning of the pandemic. It was in this context that Alberto Fernandez, the President of the Nation, decided to extend the quarantine until October 11st at national level.

In the national total, there are currently more than 650.000 infections and the number of deaths is around 14.000 people.

3. Virtual Ibero-American Meeting of Student Chapters

When the mandatory quarantine in our country was confirmed towards the beginning of our school year, we started thinking about different activities that could be done virtually.

In this way, the possibility of a virtual meeting with other Student Chapters in Latin America arose. In this way we could exchange experiences, ideas and advice, since we were all going through the same situation. It was decided to add to this meeting our colleagues from Spain, with whom we have had excellent communications in the past, in addition to our language and history.

On May 29th, the meeting was held in what we called the "1st Virtual Ibero-American Meeting of Student Chapters of SEG" (Image 3 and 4), in which the Chapters of the following universities participated:

-Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. (as organizers)

-Universidad de Concepción, Chile.

-Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Perú.

-Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina.

-Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

-Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil.

-Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ecuador.

-Universitat de Barcelona, España.

-Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile.

-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.

-Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Perú.

-Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

-Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, México.

-Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil.

-Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.

-Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brasil.

-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brasil.

-Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá, Colombia.

-Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín, Colombia.

-Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador.

-Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú.

-Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brasil.

The meeting lasted approximately 5 hours, where each Chapter had a stipulated time to present its group, activities, history, etc. The focus was also on the particular situation of Covid-19 and what measures were being taken to replace face-to-face activities.

Other topics were discussed, such as:

- Self-financing: what activities each group organizes to raise funds.

- Academic-industry interaction: from our place as students how to strengthen the link between both parties.

- Getting sponsorship from mining companies and logistical help.

- Gender inequality in the industry.

- Organization of courses and training.

- Field trips, possibility of organizing joint field trips between several countries. Exchange of contacts and advice on different areas visited by each group.

- Dissemination of activities and the Student Chapter: how each group promotes their activities and the response they receive in each academic institution from professors and students.

- Particular experiences in the application and use of the SEG's Student Funding and Mentoring Program.

As a result of the virtual meeting, an updatable database and WhatsApp and Facebook groups were created where we remain permanently connected.

We consider this to be one of the main benefits we gained from this whole experience. In these complicated social and economic times for the world, and particularly Latin America, being in touch with other groups is useful, as we provide information and contacts. We also provide each other with logistical help and have plans to join forces in order to organize trips and other activities.

Image 3: Promotional flyer for the first meeting of Ibero-American SEG Student Chapters.

Image 4: Virtual meeting of Ibero-American SEG Student Chapters.

4. Lectures

Period 2019

In November 2019, a lecture entitled "Amarillo Grande Project, Geological and exploratory characteristics of a new district of Uranium and Vanadium in Argentina" was held at the facilities of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum of the National University of La Plata (Image 5 and 6).

Guillermo Pensado is a graduate of our university, with a Master of Science in Mining Exploration from Queen's University, Canada. He has 25 years experience in mineral exploration in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, USA and Canada, mainly in gold, silver, copper and uranium deposits. He is currently Vice President of Exploration and Development of Blue Sky Uranium Corp, a company dedicated to uranium exploration in Argentina and recently discovered the largest uranium deposit in 40 years in the country.

Guillermo Pensado LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermo-pensado-1064235b/

Blue Sky Uranium Corp LinkedIn and Web Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-sky-uranium-corp-bsk-/

12 https://www.blueskyuranium.com/

Image 5: “Amarillo Grande Project” lecture flyer.

Image 6: SEG Members and Guillermo Pensado after the lecture.

Period 2020 - Cycle of virtual lectures during lockdown

As mentioned above, our school year coincided with the mandatory isolation in our country, preventing face-to-face activities.

As a result of this, we gave rise to a cycle of virtual talks on different topics aimed at students, industry and academic professionals and also for the general public.

On July 10, the talk entitled "Exploring the Deseado" was held. It was given by Lic. Silvio Franco and it dealt with the history of the exploration in the Deseado Massif, one of the most interesting provinces from the mining point of view in our country, and about the future perspective (Image 7).

Silvio Franco is a graduate of the National University of La Plata and Exploration Manager of Minera Don Nicolas, one of the most important mines in production.

Topics covered:

- How did mining exploration develop in the Deseado Massif?

- What is the current situation?

- What are the prospects for future exploration?

To view the lecture click here: https://youtu.be/Tpd_8uBGulI

LinkedIn of Silvio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvio-franco-63375034/

Minera Don Nicolás Web Page: http://www.mineradonnicolas.com.ar/

Image 7: “Exploring the Deseado” lecture flyer.

On August 14th 2020, we organized the conference “The Argentine Continental Shelf and ocean floor resources: polymetallic nodules” by professionals on the field, Juan Pablo Ormazabal and Fermín Palma (Image 8).

Fermín Palma is a graduate of the National University of La Plata, and Pablo Ormazabal of the University of Buenos Aires. Both are PhD students in Marine Geology at the University of Buenos Aires and actively participate in the Pampa Azul Initiative.

Pampa Azul is a strategic initiative aimed at promoting scientific knowledge, technological development and productive innovation in the South Atlantic, thus contributing to the development of a sea culture in Argentine society. The initiative integrates the scientific- technological capacities of the national state in order to promote the sustainable exploitation of marine resources and to strengthen the growth of industries linked to the sea.

Topics covered:

- Importance of the Pampa Azul initiative for the Argentine Republic

- What resources are on the platform?

- What are the national and international regulations for the exploitation of these?

To view the lecture click here: https://youtu.be/6PRPsP4JlDA

LinkedIn of Fermin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fermin-palma-368652a9/

LinkedIn of Pablo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-pablo-ormazabal-3194559b/

Pampa Azul Iniciative Web Page: http://www.pampazul.gob.ar/

Image 8: “The Argentine Continental Shelf and ocean floor resources: polymetallic nodules” lecture flyer.

On August 28th 2020, we organized the conference “Mining to the rescue: studying intrusion mechanisms in poorly exposed areas” dictated by Dr. Gerardo Páez.

Dr. Páez completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the National University of La Plata. He has 20 years of experience as a teacher in our house of studies and is one of the founding members of our Student Chapter.

He is a researcher at the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina's main scientific organization. His field of research is Geology and Metallogenesis of mineral deposits associated with volcanic sequences. He is also a consultant geologist for various mining companies.

Topics covered:

- How to approach the study of volcanic processes when there are few outcrops?

- What tools does mining offer us for analysis?

- What should we take into account for the study of these bodies?

To view the lecture click here: https://youtu.be/SrsA0Lb0tro

LinkedIn of Gerardo: ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardo-nestor-p%C3%A1ez-0620157b/

CONICET Web Page: https://www.conicet.gov.ar/

Image 9: “Mining to the rescue: studying intrusion mechanisms in poorly exposed areas” lecture flyer.

On September 11th, the conference “Hydrogeology applied to mining” was given by Carlos Scatizza (Image 10).

Carlos Scatizza graduated from the National University of la Plata with a postgraduate degree in hydrogeology from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.

Carlos also has experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.

Currently, he is the president of the company HIDROAR SA, which carries out hydrogeological and environmental studies.

He was also a consultant as Senior Hydrogeologist for the Argentine Geological Mining Service (SEGEMAR) and in different working groups related to mining activity.

Topics covered:

- Exploration of water resources in desert areas

- Water use at each stage of the life of a mining project 17

- Problems linked to excess water during exploitation (Dewatering)

- Lithium Salt Mine

To view the lecture click here: https://youtu.be/mU3dQY-N9vE

Linkedin of Carlos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-scatizza-941b0934/

HIDROAR SA Web Page: http://www.hidroar.com/

Image 10: “Hydrogeology applied to mining” lecture flyer.

At this stage we are working together with the National Secretariat of Mining, which depends on the Ministry of Productive Development, organizing a series of talks entitled "Mining as a factor of Argentine development". The cycle was divided into several days.

The first day was held on September 18 and was in charge of the Undersecretariat of Mining Development, where we talked about "Technical, legal and economic aspects" (Image 11).

Speakers:

Laura Rópolo, Undersecretary of Mining Development.

Josefina Magyary, National Director of Mining Investments.

Victor Delbuono, Director of Mining Economics.

Emilio Toledo, Director of Project Analysis and Evaluation.

Topics covered by each speaker:

Laura Rópolo and Emilio Toledo

- Impact of the COVID_19 pandemic on mining industry in Argentina

- Metalliferous and non-metalliferous mining

- Employment in the mining industry

Josefina Magyary

- Law No. 24.196 Mining Investment Law

- Administration of the register of beneficiaries

- Tax regime

- Tax benefits

- Rights and obligations of registrants

Victor Delbuono

- Economic impact of mining operations on the economy of the Provinces and on national exports

To view the lecture click here: https://youtu.be/hcv79jasiFY

LinkedIn of Laura Rópolo:https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-r%C3%B3polo-377abb30/

Secretariat of Mining Web Page: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/produccion/organigrama/mineria

Image 11: "Mining as a factor of Argentine development", 1st day lecture flyer.

The second day of the series of talks entitled "Social, environmental and territorial aspects" took place on September 25 and was given by the National Directorate of Sustainable Mining Production, which depends on the Undersecretariat of Mining Policy (Image 12).

Speakers:

- Sylvia Gladys Gimbernat, Undersecretary of Mining Policy

- Alberto Santos Capra, National Director of Sustainable Mining Production.

- Luciano Pafundi, Director of Community Development

- Federico Ruiz, Director of Mining Environmental Management.

Topics covered:

-Institutional and legal framework. Environmental and social missions and functions

-Social and mining management, challenges of the activity. Impacts, participation and development opportunities

-Human rights, original communities, cultural heritage and gender

-Mining environmental sustainability. Climate change, environmental liabilities and diagnosis of institutional capacities

To view the lecture click here: https://youtu.be/_mM_I7m5FnM

Secretariat of Mining Web Page: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/produccion/organigrama/mineria

Image 12: "Mining as a factor of Argentine development", 2nd day lecture flyer.

The third day will be held on October 2, where it will continue with the theme of the second session. On this occasion the following professionals will participate:

- Irene Wasilevsky, National Value Chain Director.

- Mercedes Borrás, Director of the Mining Value Chain.

- Marcelo Idoyaga, Director of Logistics and Shared Services.

Topics to be covered by each speaker:

National Directorate of Mining Value Chain and Infrastructure Team

Irene Wasilevsky, National Value Chain Director

The impact of mining on economic development throughout the mining value chain and infrastructure. Possibilities of development and participation of the mining value chain in the provision of goods and services to mining projects.

Mercedes Borrás, Director of Mining Value Chain

Provider development at local, provincial, regional and national levels. Joint work between mining companies, provinces and suppliers. Local and regional alliances for supplier development. Strategic areas of development in the country: software, renewable energies, engineering, geological and hydrological studies. Transitional mining, sustainability of communities and the value chain in stages of closure and post-closure of mines.

Marcelo Idoyaga, Director of Logistics and Shared Services

Infrastructure and shared services. Development of infrastructure and shared services for mining projects. Infrastructure challenges in mining projects in remote regions. The weight of infrastructure in investment decisions of mining projects. Possibilities of renewable energies in the electrical matrix of mining projects.

We intend to close the cycle of lectures "Mining as a factor of Argentine development" with a final session in conjunction with the entire team of the Secretary of Mining of the Nation and the Argentine Geological Mining Service (SEGEMAR). It is planned for the month of November.

In addition to the participation of the different national directors in our series of talks, we have managed to form a working link with the Secretariat. We hope that in the coming years we can count on their permanent participation and on the chapter's agenda, as well as on their support in the logistics of field trips and interaction with different organizations and companies.

5. Promotion of activities in social networks

One of the activities we are focusing on this year is a broader and better use of our social networks (Image 13).

Since we cannot attend the university in person, we have started a campaign to publicize our activities and the group to attract new students who want to join (Image 14). We made specific publications in our networks and gave a short presentation before each lecture to tell what we do.

Image 13: Dissemination of activities through social networks. Example of Instagram.

Image 14: Presentation of our Chapter, also published in social networks.

6. Canceled field trips

In our last Summary of Activities we had reported that we were postponing the planned trip to visit the geological province of the Deseado Massif, Argentine Patagonia, due to the fragile economic situation our country was going through with the imminent change of government.

This situation did not improve in the first months of 2020. Therefore it was thought to postpone the trip again for the end of this year and instead organize a short trip in the month of March and thus visit Mina Veladero, the largest operating mine in the country, located in San Juan province. The trip was planned and confirmed for the week of March 23-27. It consisted of a one-day visit to all the facilities of the mine and, in addition, a workshop on epithermal deposits with Geology students of the National University of San Juan to promote the link with them.

Taking into account what was mentioned above regarding the measures chosen by the national government in March, we were forced to suspend this trip as well.

7. Student Chapter Funds

During all this time the funds granted by the SEG were not used and remain in the bank account of the Chapter Treasurer together with the funds obtained through own financing, waiting for the possibility of making the planned trips.

At the end of 2019 we held a raffle of different products and obtained some funds.

During this 2020 we have not been able to carry out any fundraising activities.

8. Next activities - Plans for the future

Our objectives for the next cycle are:

- Carry out the postponed trips to the Deseado Massif and Mina Veladero. For this new opportunity we may count on the logistical assistance of the National Secretariat of Mining to obtain permits, transportation facilities, etc. We are evaluating the possibility of carrying out a field course during the trip to Patagonia where we can train with specialized technicians about the different methods of rock drilling, and with exploration geologists about drilling logging.

- Continue to maintain a good activity in social networks with the aim of encouraging and promoting our activities and the Student Chapter.

- To continue with the cycles of thematic lectures

- Organize short courses on Leapfrog and Iogas programs. Our older members of the Chapter, who are finishing their doctoral theses, have a lot of experience in the use of these programs and we hope to organize a course together with other teachers of the university to train younger students.

Something to emphasize is that we do not have exact date of return to classes in our university and institutes, for which, all our plans are subject to the resolutions and decrees of the national government and the National University of La Plata.