27-29 October 2019, Laserlab User Meeting, Coimbra, Portugal

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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. We especially encourage presentations from young scientists who participated in Laserlab access projects.

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!

 

Venue:

Departamento de Quimica, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal (>> download practical information)

 

Topical Focus:

Light & Matter – Lasers in the Year of the Periodic Table

• ultrafast probing and high energy lasers;
• structural dynamics and materials;
• biophotonics and health applications of lasers;
• advanced laser sources.

 

Draft schedule:

Sunday, October 27
4-5 pm: Registration (for all directions see book of abstracts below)
5-6:30 pm: Guided visit to the historical part of the university
6:30-8 pm: Welcome reception

Monday, October 28
9 am - 7 pm: sessions
8 pm: Dinner

Tuesday, October 29
9 am - 1:15 pm: sessions
1:15 - 2:30 pm: Lunch

Detailed programme for download >>

 

Registration

Please, register as soon as possible through the registration form.

 

Abstracts

A book of abstracts (including directions for the venue, dinner, visit) is available for download.

 

Guidelines for presentations and abstracts >>

 

Travel

• Travelling by shuttle from Lisbon or Porto airports
Coimbra Airport shuttle provides door-to-door transportation from Lisbon or Porto airports to any address in Coimbra. The ride takes 1 h from Porto and less than 2h from Lisbon. The cost is 36 € per ride.

• From Lisbon Airport by train
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).

Public Transportation

Coimbra city center is easily navigable on foot. Nevertheless for some trips to the city suburbs the public transportation (SMTUC) can be used. For more information on buses
available, please visit Bus-Coimbra (page in Portuguese only).

Taxi

Taxis in Coimbra can be considered as relatively cheap. One of the taxi companies: Politaxi Coimbra: +351 239 499 090.

 

Accommodation

In Coimbra you can find accommodation with various standards. For the room reservation, please use your usual hotel booking channel. It is advisable to reserve your accommodation early.