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UC.PT

Plant Biotechnology Laboratory

General Information


The congress will take place at "Auditório da Reitoria da Universidade de Coimbra" (view map)


Registration

  • Sunday (11 April): the registration desk will be open at the Department of Life Sciences (Point 1 on the map) from 15:00 to 18:00. Coffee and refreshments will be available.
  • Monday (12 April): registration will be open at "Auditório da Reitoria" (Point 2 on the map) from 09:00 to 10:30.


Oral sessions

  • Presentations should be provided to the congress staff as soon as possible, preferably one day before the presentation. For those presenting their communications on Monday (April 12), the presentations can be sent to jorgecan@uc.pt.
  • Oral presentations are scheduled for a maximum of 15 min., plus 5 min. for discussion. Chairs of the sessions will keep strictly to this schedule.
  • Presenters are required to use the computer provided by the organization, with Windows OS and PowerPoint.

    Guidelines:

    - All presentations should be on 16:9 format.

    - Presentation must be prepared in PowerPoint (.pptx format).

    - Preferred standard Windows fonts.

    - Make sure images have good resolution (a minimum of 300dpi is advisable).

    - Video: WMV, MP4 or AVI are the only acceptable video formats.

    - For macOS users is advisable to check your presentation on a Windows computer.



Posters

  • Posters (max 1.2 m x 0.9 m) should be mounted on Monday 12.
  • Poster boards will be labeled with the number of the posters as appearing in Abstract Book (e.g. P21).
  • Posters should remain on display throughout the symposium and should be removed on Friday (April 16).
  • The organization will provide pins or other materials to fix the posters.


Meals and coffee breaks

  • Lunches (April 12 to 15) will be provided  and are included in the registration fee.
  • Coffee breaks will be served during morning and afternoon sessions.
  • On April 12 (Monday), an informal cocktail will be served on the afternoon.
  • On April 13 (Tuesday) all participants are invited to a visit at the old part of the University.


Congress Dinner

Congress dinner will take place on Thursday (15th April), followed by a session of Coimbra Fado. More information will be available soon.



Technical Tour

On Friday (16th April) a technical tour will take place. More information will be available soon.



Internet

During the symposium the organization will provide wireless internet access to all participants.



How to reach Coimbra

Coimbra is located in the Center of Portugal, 40 kms from the cost. The city has a population of 120.000 with about 35.000 students (this means a lot of noise…), most of them studying (or not) at the University of Coimbra. The University dates back to the 13th century (1290) and is the oldest university in Portugal and one of the oldest in Europe. The old part of the university is one of the main Portuguese touristic destinations.

The nearest main Portuguese airport from Coimbra is Porto airport. There is a metro connection from Porto airport to Porto train station (Campanhã) (purple line). Buses or taxis are also available. At Campanhã train station there are several connections to Coimbra. The Coimbra main train station is "Coimbra B". There are two types of trains "Pendular" (blue ones in the time table) and "Intercidades" (green ones). Pendular trains are faster but more expensive. The trip will take approximately 1h by Pendular and a little more by Intercidades.

Coimbra can also be easily reached through Lisbon the main Portuguese airport. More companies fly to Lisbon than to Oporto, so it may be is easier to get flights to Lisbon. From Lisbon airport take the metro (http://www.metrolisboa.pt/informacao/planear-a-viagem/diagrama/ - red line, leave it at the "Lisboa Oriente" - 3rd station after the airport- and follow the indications to the train station, 2 floors above) or a taxi to Lisboa Oriente train station, the closest train station near the Lisbon airport. A taxi will cost between 6-10€ depending on hour and luggage). Metro is cheaper. As in the case of Porto there are two types of trains connecting Lisboa to Coimbra: Pendular and Intercidades. The trip takes approximately 1h 45 min by Pendular trains and 1h 55 min by Intercidades.

Note that there is also “Coimbra A” train station which is downtown Coimbra. In Coimbra B there are connections to Coimbra A, but it is faster to reach city center or most of the hotels by taxi (4-6€).

Bus services also connect Lisboa or Porto to Coimbra (http://www.rede-expressos.pt/default.aspx). Bus Coimbra station is located near the hotels Vila Galé and D. Inês.

 

Liability and Insurance

The registration fee does not include any insurance for the participants or accompanying persons. The organizers are not liable for any injury or damage involving persons and property during the symposium. Participants are advised to take their own personal travel and health insurance for their trip.