Milestones and Deliverables

The work will start as soon as the working groups are formed. The Steering Committee of this proposal, with support from the International Advisory Committee, will establish the structural organization mentioned in Section 2. When this is done, a kickoff meeting will be organized by the STC. Calls for proposals, letters of intent, and/or white papers will be announced and encouraged. The Steering Committee and the host institute will agree on the date of the final symposium. Tentative milestones and deliverables of the project, as well as the activities, are summarized below.

2020-2021

October – December 2020
- Formation of IAC, working groups, and group conveners
- First meeting with IAC and group conveners/invitation to stakeholders
January – March 2021
- Definition of subgroups of each working group
- Consultation with the IAC / stakeholders
- Call for nominations of subgroup conveners
April – June 2021
- Selections of subgroup conveners
- Start of regular group meetings
- Africa-wide town hall
July – September 2021
- Call for Letters of Intent
- From LOIs to White Paper study groups
October – December 2021
- Community planning meeting
- White paper studies in progress
- Outline of the Strategy report 6

2021-2022

January – March 2022
- Group contributions to the report
- A preliminary draft of the report
- Consultation with IAC & Stakeholders / IAC & Stakeholders feedback
April – June 2022
- White paper study groups finalized
- Report matured
- Community feedback
July – September 2022
- ASFAP symposium
- Community feedback
October – December 2022
- Final report endorsed by the AfPS Executive Committee and IAC
- Report submitted to the African Academy of Sciences and other Stakeholders in Africa and distributed widely