6-8 September 2015, Laserlab User Meeting, Coimbra, Portugal

Topical focus: Illuminate – Lasers in the Year of Light
  • When Sep 06, 2015 05:00 PM to Sep 08, 2015 06:00 PM (Etc/GMT+2 / UTC-200)
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Annual User Meetings bring together the Laserlab Users and facilitate and foster their exchanges with the infrastructures. They are a unique opportunity for the Access providers to present to the User community recent upgrades, new experimental set-up or diagnostics, and for the Users to present their scientific results.

Users are invited by the facilities where they performed their research project, and travel and accommodation costs will be reimbursed by this host facility. There is no registration fee.

Please contact your host facility if you want to present the results of your project at the user meeting!


Poster User Meeting CoimbraVenue: University of Coimbra, Departamento de Quimica, Rua Larga (>> download practical information)

Preliminary programme

Sunday, September 6th

16:00-17:00 Registration
17:00-19:30 Guided visit to the historical part of the university + Welcome reception

Monday, September 7th

8:30-12:00 Registration
9:15-10:10 Opening addresses / Introduction

Session I: Biophotonics and Health Applications of Lasers
10:40-12:30

Session II: Structural dynamics and materials
14:00-16:00

Session III: Advanced Laser Sources
16:40-18:00

18:00-18:25 LaserLab Portugal Roadmap
18:25-18:55 Visit to the Coimbra LaserLab facility
20:00 Gala dinner

Tuesday, September 8th

Session IV: Ultrafast probing and high energy lasers I
9:30-10:30

11:00-12:20 Round table

Session V: Ultrafast probing and high energy lasers II
14:00-15:20

16:00 End of meeting

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>> Download the Book of Abstracts

 

 

 

Travel

• From Lisbon Airport
At the Metro Station in Lisbon Airport (Aeroporto), take a red line metro ("Linia Vermelha") in direction to the São Sebastião. Leave on the Oriente Metro Station (3rd stop, ~10min). For information on metro timetables and ticket prices, please visit Metro de Lisboa.
Alternatively, take a metered taxi to the Oriente Railway Station (~5min). There are two taxi stands at the airport, one at the Arrivals and the other at the Departures.
At the Oriente Railway Station, take a train to Coimbra (approx. 2 hours journey). Choose train: "Intercidades" or "Alfa Pendular". For reservations, information on train timetables and ticket prices, please visit CP - Comboios de Portugal.

• From Porto Airport
At the light-rail/tram Metro Station in Porto Airport, take an E line (Violet) light-rail train in direction to the Estádio do Dragão. Leave on the Campanhã Railway Station in Porto (approx. 30 minutes journey). Tickets must be validated before entering the vehicle, at the yellow machines at train stops. For information on timetables and ticket prices, please visit Metro do Porto.
At the Campanhã Railway Station, take a train to Coimbra (approx. 1 hour journey). Choose a train: "Intercidades" or "Alfa Pendular". For reservations, information on train timetables and ticket prices, please visit CP - Comboios de Portugal.

• Travelling by car
At all Portuguese airports there are several Rent-a-Car stands.
From Lisbon airport, follow the indications to the A1 Motorway towards Porto. Take the exit to Coimbra-South (Coimbra-Sul).
From Porto airport, follow the indications to the A1 Motorway towards Lisbon (Lisboa). Take the exit to Coimbra-North (Coimbra-Norte).

 

Accommodation

In Coimbra you can find accommodation with various standards. For the room reservation, please visit Hotels or any hotel booking channel. Note, that September is a high season in Coimbra, for that is advisable to reserve your accommodation early.

Below, are examples of hotels in walking distance to the User Meeting:

• TRYP Coimbra Hotel - 4 stars hotel, approx. 25 minutes,
• Hotel Oslo Coimbra - 3 stars hotel, approx. 15 minutes,
• Hotel Ibis Coimbra Centro - 2 stars hotel, approx. 10 minutes.

 

>> Practical information for download

 

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