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GEOMETRY, TOPOLOGY AND PHYSICS 17-20 July
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GEOMETRY, TOPOLOGY AND PHYSICS 17-20 July
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The conference venue (
see local map) is:
Anfiteatro 0.03, |
As in previous years, the meeting is focussed on the short courses given by the main speakers (see below for details), which are supplemented by seminars by other participants. The talks are at the advanced graduate or postdoctoral level, and should be of interest to all researchers wishing to learn about recent developments in the overlap between geometry, topology and physics.
Our XIIth Meeting will be a satelite of the XIV International Congress on Mathematical Physics which will take place in Lisbon from July 28th to August 2, 2003.
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Terry GANNON | (University of Alberta) | Boundary Conformal Field Theory, Fusion Ring Representations and Strings |
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Albrecht KLEMM | (Humboldt University, Berlin) | Mirror Symmetry and the Topological String |
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Marcos MARIÑO | (CERN) | Chern-Simons Theory and Enumerative Geometry |
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Eric SHARPE | (University of Illinois) | D-branes and Sheaves |
Information about access to computer facilities during the Meeting and other tips see in TIPS.
The time zone is GMT, the same as the UK and one hour earlier than European central time.
Those wishing to participate should fill in and return the registration form not later than April 30th, 2003.
Participants should aim to arrive by the 16th of July, since the meeting will start in the morning on the 17th. The meeting will continue until the middle or end of the afternoon of the 20th of July.
The meeting will be held in the Department of Pure Mathematics of the Faculty of Sciences of Oporto University. See more details above.
There are many international direct flights to Oporto International Airport. If no convenient flight to Oporto is available participants from abroad may fly to Lisbon and catch an internal connecting flight or take a train to Oporto. The train journey from Lisbon to Oporto lasts a minimum of 3 hours.
TRANSPORT FROM THE AIRPORT TO OPORTO:
There are good connections from the airport to Oporto.
By bus:
There exists a bus route, called AeroBus, providing a fast connection between the airport
and the city's leading hotels and downtown Porto (tell the driver where you are going). The
AeroBus leaves every 30m (from 7:45 to 19:15) and it costs 2,50 euros.
For more information (timetables, etc) visit the
AeroBus Web Site.
By taxi:
Price around 15 Euros. A small tip of around 5 percent is appreciated
but not essential.
ARRIVING BY TRAIN:
See train schedules and prices in the web page of CP.
The train stops at the Campanhã railway station.
From there you have local buses (the local company is called STCP) that pass near in the Hotel. You can catch the line
34 (see its route), and exit at the end of the line, or the line 35 (see its route) and exit at "Junta".
The price of the ticket is 0,47 euros if prepaid and 0,95 euros if bought on the bus.
Another alternative is to use a taxi. From the train station to the hotel the price should be around 8 euros.
Due to the limitations of the budget it is unlikely that financial support will be available except for the main speakers and some Portuguese students.
The meeting is to be held in Oporto, Portugal's second-largest city, offering many attractive sightseeing possibilities.
Oporto's
historical centre was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status. Local food
and wine is excellent, and in particular Oporto (Porto in Portuguese) is
the home of Port
wine.
Rua do Campo Alegre, 156/4150
Porto - Portugal
Phone: (351)-22 607 50 59
Fax: (351)-22 606 33 39 / 39 31
E-mail: ipanema.porto@ipanema-porto-hotel.pt
Special prices for the Meeting participants:
Single Room: 50 Euros, Double Room (to
share): 60
Euros.
Both with breakfast.
All rooms with bathroom/lavatory.
The Hotel is close to the conference venue (5 minutes walk).
HOTEL Tuela (***)
How to go from the Conference Venue to the Hotel
see
here
(the second map).
Rua Arq. Marques da Silva, Nº200
4150 Porto * Portugal
Phone: +351-226004747
Fax: +351-226003709
Telex: 25216 TUELA P
Email: reservas.tuela@hoteltuela.com
comercial@hoteltuela.com
Special prices for the Meeting participants:
Single Room = 40 Euros; Double Room (to share) = 45 Euros.
Both with breakfast.
All rooms with bathroom/lavatory.
The Hotel is close to the conference venue (5 minutes walk).
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