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SUMMARY:UT Austin Portugal Program Conference – Create Knowledge. Foster Change: Towards a New Decade of Joint Achievements
DESCRIPTION:The 2019 edition of the UT Austin Portugal Program Conference will give participants a stage to showcase their research work and a unique opportunity to attend Masterclasses led by first-class experts in research areas of the Program! \n  \n \nRegistration is now closed.\n  \nMasterclasses\nMasterclasses are at the heart of this year’s edition of our Annual Conference. Masterclasses are highly-specialized sessions\, where participants can learn and engage with top-notch experts from Portugal and UT Austin. \nThis year\, the Conference accommodates two parallel Masterclasses\, with a duration of 4 hours each and focused on state-of-the-art topics related to Quantum Computing and Nanomaterials. \n  \nVisit the pages below for detailed information on each session:  \nMasterclass I: Quantum Computing\nMasterclass II: Wearables and Advanced Textiles \n  \nKeynote Speaker\nRobert A. Peterson\, the renowned UT Austin Professor whose name was given to Portugal’s first supercomputer “Bob”\, will be our Keynote Speaker at the Conference’s Opening Session\, in the morning. Invited by the Area of Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship\, the former Principal Investigator of the UT Austin Portugal Program\, will bring to the fore key issues related to technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. \n  \nPoster Exhibition\nProspective authors will be invited to help shape this Conference by presenting their research work\, relevant to the areas of the UT Austin Portugal Program\, in a Poster Session. During 90 minutes\, participants will be encouraged to network with peers\, experts and potential partners and give or receive constructive feedback on planned\, ongoing or concluded R&D projects highlighted in a number of posters. \nThe Call for Poster Proposals is now closed.\n \nUPDATE: You can find here a list of the exhibited posters at the 2019 Annual Conference\, approved for online publication by the authors.\n \n\n\n  \nProgram\n10:00 – 10:30 | Check-in | Welcome Coffee \nLocation: School of Economics and Management\, Atrium\, University of Minho \n  \n10:30 – 11:00 | Opening Video & Welcome Remarks \nLocation: School of Economics and Management\, Auditorium 0.03\, University of Minho \n  \n\nRector of the University of Minho\, Rui Vieira de Castro\nNational Director of the UT Austin Portugal Program\, José Manuel Mendonça\nPrincipal Investigator of the UT Austin Portugal Program at Austin\, John Ekerdt\nMember of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation\, Nuno Feixa Rodrigues\nMinister for Science\, Technology and Higher Education\, Manuel Heitor\n\n  \n11:00 – 12:00 | Keynote Speech by Robert A. Peterson\n“Ruminations on Innovation Commercialization” \nTribute to Robert A. Peterson \nQ&A \nLocation: School of Economics and Management\, Auditorium 0.03\, University of Minho \n  \n12:00 – 13:30 | Poster Exhibition & Networking Lunch \nLocation: Panorâmico Restaurant\, University of Minho \n  \n13:30 – 17:30 | Masterclass I: Quantum Computing and Masterclass II: Wearables and Advanced Textiles \nLocation: IB-S Building\, University of Minho \n  \nSee the map below to easily find all locations:  \n \nKey Dates\nRegistration: June 19 – September 15 \nCall for Poster Proposals: June 19 – July 29 \nSelection of Posters: July 30 – August 2 \nNotification of Proposers: August 5 – August 6 \nDeadline for submission of final version of Posters (.pdf): September 10 \nConference: September 20 \n\n  \nAbout Braga\nThe Annual Conference will be held at University of Minho\, Braga. We have prepared a document for you about the city\, accommodation and other relevant information to make your time in Braga even more enjoyable. Download the document here. \n  \n  \nFor additional queries and information\, contact us at events@utaustinportugal.org 
URL:https://utaustinportugal.org/events/annualconference2019/
LOCATION:University of Minho\, Campus de Gualtar\, Rua da Universidade\, Braga\, 4710-057\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Conference,Institutional
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