Instituto Superior Técnico 
Lisbon, Portugal

July 21-23, 2003
 

Registration

Location

Program
 
 

Organizing committee:
C. J. S. Alves (IST-Lisbon)
C. S. Chen (Univ. Nevada - Las Vegas)
V. Leitão (IST - Lisbon)
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The Workshop will be held in Lisbon at the
IST - Instituto Superior Técnico (see global map)

in the Amphitheatre of the Complexo Interdisciplinar:
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Please check the map showing IST and surroundings.

The following hotels 
 - Hotel D. Manuel
 - Hotel A. S. Lisboa
 - Residencial Fonte Luminosa
will have specially discounted rates 
for IST-Meshfree2003 participants.

Useful travel links:
Once arrived to Lisbon airport, the easiest way to reach
the Hotels or IST is by Taxi (approx. 10 Euros).
You may also check the Bus Lines (approx. 1 Euro).
CARRIS - Lisbon Bus Service
  Line 22 (Aeroporto >> Av. Rovisco Pais - IST)
  Line 44 (Aeroporto >> Saldanha)
  Line 45 (Aeroporto >> Saldanha)
  Line 83 (Aeroporto >> Saldanha)
(image with bus lines 22, 44, 45, 83)
 

Lisbon Underground (Metropolitano)

Network diagram
Lisbon subway is organized by colors (green, yellow, blue, red). 
Downtown station is called Baixa-Chiado, and Oriente station leads 
to the modern Expo-98/Parque das Nações compound. 
Lisbon subway covers only a limited part of the town, 
for instance, it has no connection to the airport. 
You may buy a very cheap 1 day pass (check fares).
 

Some views of Lisbon:
... 
Belém Tower (XVI century) and  Downtown Victory Arch (XVIII).
...
Jeronimos Monastery door (XVI century) and  Discoveries monument (XX).

Lisbon - general information
 
 

Sponsors:
  FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia  (Project POCTI-MAT/35347/2000)
CeMat - Centro de Matemática e Aplicações - IST
 ICIST - Instituto de Engenharia de Estruturas, Território e Construção