Jaime Puente chairs this session at Faculty Summit 2011. Presentations include.

• Live Andes: A New Tool for Wildlife—Cristian Bonacic, Catholic University of Chile
• The FAPESP-Microsoft Virtual Research Institute in Brazil—Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, FAPESP
• The Brazilian Biodiversity Database and Information System—Tiago Duque Estrada, UNICAMP
• Building Research Capacity and Collaboration for ICT Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean—Domingo Mery, Catholic University of Chile