Venue, Travel, Visa and Accomodation
The 18th International Conference on Solid Compounds of
Transition Elements will be held at the Faculty of Sciences of
Lisbon University, C3 Building, 3.2.14 Amphitheatre , from Saturday,
March 31 to Thursday, April 5 2012. http://www.fc.ul.pt/FCUL_ENG/default.aspx?MNivel1=0&MNivel2=90
The Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University is located in the Lisbon University Campus, in a central area of Lisbon, with good connections to the underground (Campo Grande station) and other public transport networks.
PASSPORT AND VISA
To visit Portugal you must have a valid passport or, in the case of European Union Member States, a national identity card.
A visa is required for the citizens of countries that do not have visa-exempt agreements with Portugal. Please visit the following website by the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to confirm if you would require a visa in entering Portugal:
http://www.secomunidades.pt/vistos/index.php/en.html
If you need to apply for a visa, please register for the conference, pay your registration fee in full and request an invitation letter from SCTE2012 Secretariat at SCTE2012@itn.pt. Do not forget to include your full name, passport data (country, number, issue and expiry date), date of birth and contact details (address to which the letter of support has to be sent) in the email request.
Visa acquisition process is time consuming. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to get the necessary paperwork completed in time for your departure. The Conference Local Organizing Committee, or its agents, cannot accept any responsibility for visa applications. Where a delegate is unable to attend because of failure to obtain a visa on time, the normal cancellation policy for registration fee and accommodation will apply.
Please contact your local Portuguese Consulate to learn more about visa acquisition
Lisbon Arrival/Transport
http://www.lisbon-airport.com/
Lisbon Airport is located 7km from the city centre.
One of the options one has of accessing their hotel
from the airport is the use of a Lisbon airport taxi.
This is quite a fast option of getting to the city
center. Taxis are available outside the arrival and
departure areas. For one to get to the city center
from the airport the charge averages €10.
The Lisbon Subway
works with a rechargeable Card that can be purchased at every
Subway Station(Metro Station): The card costs 0.5 Euro and each ride
1.25 Euro.You can also buy a 24h ticket for 5 Euro
Subway
Map:
http://www.metrolisboa.pt/eng/?page_id=308
Lisbon Local Buses: http://www.carris.pt/en/home/
Non Local Buses: http://www.rodoviariadelisboa.pt/
Site for Lisbon general Information:
http://www.askmelisboa.com/en
ACCOMODATION
The Science Faculty is served by two metro stations: Cidade Universitária (Yellow Line) and Campo Grande (Yellow and Green Lines). In the selection we present below all hotels are close to the city center and are within a 5 minute walk from a metro station on either the Green or Yellow lines. We also provide the addresses for hotels within walking distance (15-20 min.) from the conference site. A comprehensive listing of hotels can be found in the official Lisbon tourism site (http://www.visitlisboa.com/)
On Green Line
*****
Hotel Avenida Palace
Rua 1 de Dezembro, 123
http://www.hotelavenidapalace.pt
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Hotel Lutécia
Avenida Frei Miguel Contreiras, 52
http://www.luteciahotel.com
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Hotel Almirante
Avenida Almirante Reis, 68
http://www.hotelalmirante.pt/
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Hotel Travel Park Lisboa
Av. Almirante Reis, 64
http://www.hoteltravelpark.com/
Offers a
Special
Conference
rate of €52 for a single room and
€60 for
double/twin room. Please quote the 18th Conference on
Solid State Compounds of the Transition Elements and the
special rate in your email
booking (reservas@hoteltravelpark.com). We recommend participants to do their
booking as soon as possible. The conference organization and the
hotel can not guarantee access to this special rate to all
participants, bookings are taken on a first come, first served basis
and are subject to availability.
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Lisbon City Hotel
Av Almirante Reis, 49
http://www.lisboncityhotel.com/
**
Luxe Hotel
Rua Passos Manuel, 28
http://www.turimhoteis.com/web/guest/luxe-contacts#content
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Hotel Roma
Avenida de Roma, 33
http://www.hotelroma.pt/
Residencial Fonte Luminosa
Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques 70, 6º Esq
http://fonte-luminosa.com
On Yellow Line
*****
VIP Grand Lisboa Hotel & SPA
Avenida 5 de Outubro, nº 197
http://www.viphotels.com/pt/Hoteis/VipGrand/VipGrandLisboa/OHotel.aspx
****
Hotel Barcelona
Rua Laura Alves, 10
http://www.viphotels.com/pt/Hoteis/VipExecutive/VipExecutiveBarcelona/OHotel.aspx
***
Vip Inn Berna
Avenida António Serpa, 13
http://www.viphotels.com/pt/Hoteis/VipInn/VipInnBerna/OHotel.aspx
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Alif
Campo Pequeno, 51
http://www.hotelalif.com
Offers a Special
Conference rate of
€50 for a single room and
€55 for double/twin room.
Please quote the 18th Conference on Solid State Compounds of the
Transition Elements and the special rate in your email booking
(rescampopequeno@alifhotels.com).
We recommend participants to do their booking as soon as possible.
The conference organization and the hotel can not guarantee access
to this special rate to all participants, bookings are taken on a
first come, first served basis and are subject to availability.
***
VipExecutive Zurique
Rua Ivone Silva, nº 18
http://www.viphotels.com/pt/Hoteis/VipExecutive/VipExecutiveZurique/OHotel.aspx
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IBIS
Avenida Casal Ribeiro, 23
http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-2117-ibis-lisboa-saldanha/index.shtml
Within walking distance
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NH Campo Grande
Campo Grande, 7
http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/portugal/lisbon/nh-campo-grande.html
****
Radisson Blu Lisboa
Avenida Marechal Craveiro Lopes, 390
http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-lisbon
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VIP Executive Villa Rica
Avenida 5 de Outubro, 295
http://www.villaricahotelsgroup.com/lisboa/hotelvillaricalisboa/Default.aspx