Venue

The Conference will take place at Instituto Superior Técnico ( Civil Engineering Building - conference center), the largest science and engineering school in Portugal. Its campus is located at a convenient distance from hotels, restaurants, and diverse cultural sites.  Being close to the center of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico is easily reached by bus, metro, taxi or car from any location inside the city; it is about 3 Km from the Lisbon airport.  Different suburban train lines also run from the surroundings of Lisbon into its downtown area.

Facilities

Participants of the conference will have access to the facilities of the Mathematics Department. A computer account will be set up allowing telnet and ssh to remote hosts and browsing. Special arrangements can be made for printing, texing, or more sophisticated needs.

Lisbon

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and its largest city, lies in the north bank of the Tagus (Tejo) in the Portuguese Western coast. Foreign visitors will probably arrive at Lisbon's International Airport with an easy connection (about 15 minutes) by taxi or express bus to the hotels mentioned in the suggested accomodations section. Towns of touristic interest like Cascais, Estoril, Sintra , Óbidos and Mafra are within a one hour drive from Lisbon or easily reachable using public transportation (Portuguese Railways, Buses, and Lisbon Underground).

Due to the influence of the Atlantic Ocean, Lisboa has a pleasant climate throughout the year. The agreable temperatures in the summer months are an open invitation for a walk by the river or to spend an afternoon in one of the many street cafés to be found all over the town. Weather during June is generally pleaseantly hot.

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