The conference poster can be found here
For the Workshop timetable click here.
Please, from now until the Workshop begins, check the web page for possible minor changes.
Registration and Participants
If you are not yet registered, please click here for REGISTRATION, as soon as possible. This is very important for our organization and final reports.Please click the left menu for the LIST OF PARTCIPANTS.
Speakers and Poster Session
The room 3017A, located on the 3rd floor of aisle A, in the Physics Institute, will be available to the speakers.
Participants willing to present a poster in LISHEP should confirm in the registration form. The size of the poster should be a maximum of 1.2 m height and 1.0 m width. If you already made your registration and you did not fill the poster information, contact us: lishep2013@gmail.com.
Proceedings
The Lishep2013 Local and International Committees decided to publish its Proceedings in both digital and printed form by Acta Physica Polonica as Proceedings Supplement.
More information click here.
Hotel information
Please see accommodation information here.
Transportation
From the Airport to your hotel - We strongly advise you to take a special taxi, blue or red, from COOTRAMO or COOPTAXI, which you can book in advance from their webpage, or you can book and pay it at a desk in the airport. Yellow taxis are cheaper but you will have better and safer services with the special taxi mentioned above.
Please inform beforehand the Secretariat of the date and time of your arrival, airline, flight number and departure city.
From the Hotels to UERJ:
1. BY METRO (recommended):
You need to get the line 2 (LINHA 2), identified with green light sign on the top of the door indicating direction PAVUNA and get out at station MARACANA, which has a direct exit to the University (nearly 300 meters away from the station). A schematic view of these lines and its stations can be found here.
2. BY TAXI:You can get all information on the desktop of the hotel.
Remember to print and carry with you the maps of UERJ and surroundings and building plants which are available at the web.
VISA
You MAY NEED A VISA to enter Brazil, depending on your nationality. Please, contact the Brazilian diplomatic representation in your country for more detailed information.
Weather
Rio de Janeiro is located on the Tropics. During this period of year, temperatures range from 23 C (72 F) to 35 (95 F).
Electrical Power
Electrical power in Rio is mostly 110 Volts / 60 cycles, A.C, but some hotels provide 220 Volts outlets.
Phone Calls
Direct dial and collect calls can be placed from any public telephone. Payed phones are located everywhere and run on cards which are widely available.
Local Currency
Brazilian currency is the Real (R$). The official rate of exchange is available from daily newspapers, hotel cashiers, banks and travel agencies. Cash and travellers checks are easily exchanged at these locations. Many hotels and shops accept foreign currency and Credit Cards. Currently, the dollar to real rate has been around US$ 1.00 ~ R$ 2,00.
Business hours
Shops in Rio de Janeiro and most offices are open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Malls and/or Shopping Centers remain open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.. Banks are open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm.. Many pharmacies, supermarkets and small grocery stores are open also on Sunday.
Tipping: Tips are usually given in restaurants and bars, when not included in the bill. It is 10%.
LISHEP2013 - Instituto de Física da UERJ – DFNAE
R. São Francisco Xavier, 524
CEP 20550-013 - RJ - Brazil
Phone: 55-21 2334.0386 - FAX: 55-21 2334.0386
e-mail: lishep2013@gmail.com - http://www.lishep.uerj.br
Chair: Alberto Santoro
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