5. The following recommendations were made: The Department of Science and Technology should continue to keep the Committee informed regarding progress leading-up to the bid to host the international SKA radio-astronomy facility and whether all plans are proceeding as planned. The 62nd International Astronautical Congress, which is scheduled to take place in Cape Town in October 2011, is an important platform to highlight South Africa's astronomy facilities and the Department should make effective use of this opportunity to promote our astronomy.