Conference location | Academia Militar Rua Gomes Freire. 1169-203 Lisboa
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| University information | The University is located in the Minho region of Northern Portugal, a region with an extremely strong tradition of vibrant enterprise, essentially of small and medium-sized businesses. UMinho has two campi located 20 km apart: one in Braga and the other in Guimarães. There is a student population of 16.000, out of which 1.900 are postgraduate students. The University has 1.200 teaching staff, of whom 850 hold a PhD, and 600 administrative and technical staff. University website
The conference location is in Lisbon at the Academia Militar. This institution provides higher education that develops military public university teaching, research and support to the community, with the purpose of forming Officers for permanent posts in the Portuguese Army and National Guard. For further details click here. The language of the conference is English
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| Conference accommodation | Accommodation for this conference is the Hotel Travel Park Lisboa. For further details about the hotel click here. To book accommodation at conference rates click here. . |
| Conference dinner venue | The conference dinner location is “O Padeiro” (The Baker), in Naforros : Click here to visit the restaurant. |
| General information | Lisbon is the westernmost capital in mainland Europe and has a population of 2.8 million in the Greater Metropolitan Area. The city has a rich cultural heritage that dates back to Roman times. As a thriving sea port, Lisbon has a proud maritime tradition as evidenced by the inspiring memorial to Henry the Navigator. The city is easily accessible by land, sea and air. |
| Getting to the conference | Air
For details of flights to and from Lisbon see, for example, the British Airways web site or the Portuguese national carrier TAP
Lisbon’s International Airport
The airport is located about 5.5 Km from the Academia Militar. The Google Map shows the rout which is about a 10 minute drive depending on traffic conditions.
Train
You can travel to Portugal by train using a EuRail pass. There is a national rail carrier in Portugal. For further information on trains please visit http://www.cp.pt.
From the UK it is possible to take your car with a ferry to France or Spain and then drive to Lisbon. Brittany Ferries operate services between, Roscoff/Cherbourg (France)and Plymouth as well as Santander (Spain) and Plymouth.
For information about services please visit their website. The site can be viewed in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish.
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| Climate in conference month | The average temperature range in July is 17oC – 27oC. You can see a current 5 day forecast here |
| Currency and exchange rates | Click here for up to date currency exchange rates |
| Time zone | In July, Portugal is in DST (Daylight Savings Time) which is GMT/UTC+1 Click here for details |
| Dialling codes | Click here to find the International Dialing Code |
| Other useful links | Tourist information website for city http://www.visitlisboa.com/home.asp?lng=uk http://www.golisbon.com/sight-seeing/itineraries.html Local online newspaper
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