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Scope of the Conference

The Portuguese Society of Biotechnology (SPBT) and the Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBIOT) invite researchers, professionals, students, industrialists and businessmen to participate in the IV Iberian Congress on Biotechnology, which will be held at the Campus of Azurém of the University of Minho, in the town of Guimarães.The 1st Ibero-American Meeting on Biotechnology will take place at the same time. The involvement of leading scientists in the invited talks will guarantee the desired high standard to this event. Official languages will be Portuguese, Spanish and English. Congress Areas: The event will include invited plenary lectures, round table in "Perception, Regulation and Safety in Biotechnology", symposia, oral and poster sessions. The congress will cover the following areas: Applied Biocatalysis Applied Molecular Biology Applied Physiology and Microbiology Bioengineering/Bioprocess Engineering Education on Biotechnology Environmental Biotechnology Food and Plant Biotechnology Healthcare Biotechnology

Location

Guimarães is a town 40 Km north to the Oporto's International Airport and 20 Km east from Braga which is the capital of Minho's region. Guimarães is one of the oldest towns of Portugal, having been the first capital of the kingdom of Portugal, in the 12th century. The historical center is full of ancient monuments. Guimarães has been chosen as Cultural Capital of the Portuguese Speaking Countries during 1998. Citânia de Briteiros is a pre-roman village 10 Km away. The Peneda-Gerês National Park is 20 Km to the north and offers outstanding landscapes to those willing to walk in the middle of preserved wild forests. The Campus of Azurém is one of the campus of the University of Minho and offers excellent conditions for the organisation of scientific events. As a matter of fact, it has an auditorium with 500 seats, and several lecture rooms able to accommodate 200 people each. Links to information on the Web About Guimarães About Portugal Câmara Municipal de Guimarães City of Guimarães - 'Cradle of Portugal' Fotos do Campus de Azurém Portugal for Travellers Discover Portugal A Collection of pages about Portugal Portugal at City.Net Portugal Touristic Guide The World factbook page on Portugal Hotels and Travel in Portugal

Travel to Guimarães

There are several ways to get to Guimarães, being by car the best one.See the motorway map below: If you arrive by plane: Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is situated about 35 km from Guimarães. Taxis to Guimarães - There are Airport Taxis available just outside the airport terminal. You should expect 12.000 PTE in taxi fares to Guimarães. There are also trains and buses from Porto to Braga and Guimarães. Please find the schedules at the following sites: Rede Nacional de Expressos (bus) Portuguese Railways

Oral and Poster Presentations

More than 480 abstracts have been submitted! The programme will consist of oral and poster presentations, round table and plenary lectures. The Scientific Committee was responsible for the selection of Abstracts for inclusion in the Symposium. A limited number of Abstracts were selected for oral presentation. Oral Presentations The following facilities will be available to support the presentation of your work: slide and overhead projectors and data-shows. Poster Presentations Posters should not exceed 90 cm in width and 120 cm in height. Posters will be attached to the boards using double scoth tape, provided by the Organisation. Posters will have to be attached at 9:00 hours each day, from 13th to 15th of July. The presence of one of the authors is required between 13:30 hours to 14:30 hours. The poster removal will have to be done before 19:00 hours. One hour sessions of poster discussion will be held, daily at 17:30 hours, therefore we invite you to bring 2/3 transparencies to support the discussion of your work. Publication The number of selected abstracts to be presented as extended oral communications was so great, that there is no more the possibility of publication of full papers. The abstracts will be published as symposium proceedings, which will be handed to participants. It is expected and required for publication that for each abstract at least one author will register for the meeting. If there are no co-authors registered, and a single author is going to make more than one presentation, there is an extra charge of 5000 PTE which will be applied for each additional presentation. Official Languages The Congress involves many English speaking delegates. Therefore the use of English is strongly recommended. However, both Portuguese and Spanish are acceptable. In the latter case, authors are invited to bring transparencies or slides written in English.

Symposium Programme

The provisional programme is already available. Thematic parallel sessions concerning extended and short oral communications on specific subjects will be held everyday. A full description of each of the days programmes may be found in the following: SUNDAY 12 MONDAY 13 TUESDAY 14 WEDNESDAY 15

Important Deadlines

Deadline for registration July 1, 1998

Fees

By July 1 After July 1 General 50 000 PTE 55 000 PTE SPBT/SEBIOT members 40 000 PTE 45 000 PTE Students 20 000 PTE 25 000 PTE PTE: Portuguese Escudos. The registration fee includes the Book of Abstracts, attendance to the sessions, coffee breaks, lunches and the reception cocktail. Symposium dinner on the 15th of July: 6000 PTE. Fees for Accompanying Persons: Reception on day 1 1 000 PTE Symposium dinner 6 000 PTE Large groups (10 or more) coming from the same Institution will have access to 1 free student registration fee. Also available are special accomodations for students. See Reccomended Accomodation page. Click here to see weekly currency rates for Portuguese Escudo. Click here to see today's exchange rates for major currencies (in Portuguese). Payment: Cheque (in Portuguese escudos) made payable to Biotec'98. Eurocheques or any cheques drawn on a Portuguese bank are accepted (bank charges at payer's expense). Bank transfer (net amount in Portuguese escudos / bank rates at participants expense). Please attach a copy of bank receipt. Account identification: 0007.0602.00465780002.10 Bank: Banco Espirito Santo Branch: Univ. do Minho     Address: 4710 Braga Portugal. VAT no.: 502 232 277

 

Registration

Final registration A winword file with the Final Registration Form is already available for download from here. Registration forms will also be supplied with the Final Announcement document which will be distributed on May 31, 1998. The registration form must be sent to the Symposium Secretariat, which will acknowledge receipt of all registrations, as soon as payment is effective. Online pre-registration form Pre-registration is not available since July 1st, 1998.

Social Program

The Organizing Committee, through Agência Abreu, provides the following group excursions: 1- Braga/Póvoa de Lanhoso/Gerês/S.Bento da Porta Aberta/Abadia/Santa Maria do Bouro/Amares/Braga The Minho region forms the northwest corner of Portugal, also known as "Costa Verde" by virtue of its outstanding natural beauty. This tour includes a brief visit to Braga, the capital of district and Roman administrative center, and the surroundings. Also included a visit to Gerês Natural Park. Price per person: 1.400$00 2- Braga/Prado/Ponte de Lima/Solar de Bertiandos/Monte Sta Maria Madalena/ Ponte da Barca/Vila Verde/Alivio/Braga This tour gives you an idea why this region is call "Costa Verde" (green coast). Price per person: 1.400$00 3- Braga/Amares/St.Maria Bouro/Geres/ Pedra Bela Circuit (Arado’s waterfall - Ermida)/Braga This tour includes a visit of the city, and a more particular view of Gerês Natural Park. Price per person: 1.900$00 All prices include 52 seats bus and on tour 3, three mini-buses for the Pedra Bela circuit. If you wish to participate in any of these tours, please make your reservation with Agência Abreu. 4- One day visit to the International Exhibition EXPO'98 in Lisbon. Price per person: 9.000$00 (including a one day ticket’s with 10% discount). All prices include 52 seats bus. Please make your reservation with Agência Abreu. However, if you wish to visit EXPO'98 by yourself and buy your ticket with Agência Abreu, you will have access to a 10% discount on the one day ticket’s price. Please get more information at the Reception Desk during Biotec'98.

Recommended Accommodation

A number of hotel rooms at different price categories have been selected, taking into account location and good quality/price ratio. There are also special accommodation conditions for students. Click here for more information.

Secretariat

BIOTEC'98 - Prof. Manuel Mota Dept. de Engenharia Biológica Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualtar 4710 Braga PORTUGAL E-mail: webmaster@deb.uminho.pt Phone: 351.53.604400 FAX: 351.53.678986 Homepage: http://www.deb.uminho.pt/BIOTEC98