Guide of the conferencist

GUIDE OF THE CONFERENCIST
The Organizing Commission of XI International Conference on Social Representations, of the III Luso-Brazilian
Colloquium on Health, Education and Social Representations, and the V International Forum in Health,
Ageing and Social Representations are honored and pleasured to see you at Évora, a UNESCO World
Heritage Center.
PLEASE PRINT THIS FORM AND KEEP IT IN ARRIVING AT THE CONFERENCE
Meetings will happen at the College of Holy Spirit [CES] - University of Évora [GPS: latitude, longitude:
38.5729995 - 7.9054355; N38° 34.38', W007° 54.3261' ]
When you arrive at CES, you must follow the signage (all of them identified with logo’ conference) and take
Auditorium direction, where are allocated the conference secretariat. Inside Auditorium, you must keep
your conference folder with all documents and identification badge, which you should always carry, in a
visible way, for all activities. Use of ID badge is required for all places where activities occur.
Inside your conference folder you will find:
- Conference Programme;
- Pen-drive with Symposium abstracts; Thematic meetings and Posters
- Block notes and pen;
- Ribbon and Badge;
- Additional information materials;
If your registration payment is not yet regularized, please go first to payments local (identified), and only
after, you can keep your folder. We suggest, in your own interest, and because there are limited places,
that we must regularize the fowling aspects:
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 Registration and payment for trainning seminars that will occur in June 28th and 29th;
 Acquisition of meal vouchers for lunch that will be served within CES by 25th, 26th and 28th June. Meal
vouchers will be sold at a friendly price of 5 €. We recommend the meal vouchers’ acquisition, because
there is no capacity of nearby restaurants, to respond quickly for such high demand in so little time.
 Registration and payment for Honor-Gala Dinner at 27th. This event have limited places that can´t be
exceeded under no circumstances
We ask all participants to verify their payment situation, emphasizing airport transfer and hotel booking.
Please note that all transfers from airport, to Évora, and also hotel booking, are at your own responsibility. For
guest speakers, transportation will be scheduled by the Organization of this Conference.
We also thank, and ask that all participants, to verify by on-line access, the local and time, of your
“Accepted Communications”, and other presentations that want to see. You must plan in advance,
because presentations as Symposium/Communications/Round Tables and Free Communications will take
place simultaneously and sitting places are limited.
ACTIVITIES

Key Conferences “Key Speakers”
Places: Auditorium.
Transmition by Video to rooms AA1 e AA2 of the Auditorium.

Symposia
Places: Rooms of the Main Cloister of CES| Rooms of the Cloister of the Cistern CES| Rooms of the
Auditorium
Posted on the door of the respective rooms you may find the daily programme

TDS | Thematic Discussions Groups - Free Communications
Places: Rooms of the Main Cloister of CES
Posted on the door of the respective rooms you may find the daily programme

Scientific Posters
Places: Annex of Room 131 at Cloister of the Cistern

Trainning Seminars

Places: Rooms of the Main Cloister of CES and Room 205

Specific Scientific Meetings
Places: Rooms 119 and 212 of CES
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EVENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
SECRETARIAT SCHEDULE
25th June: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Auditorium
26th June: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Auditorium
27th June: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Auditorium
28th June: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Auditorium
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
Portuguese, English and French will be the official languages of the Conference. However, there will be not
simultaneous translation at scientific sessions listed in the Program.
CERTIFICATES
Certificates will be passed as soon as requested by the participant, from 14h00 of 27th June.
Communications certificates can be asked after their presentation, considering the above rules. Certificates
will be written with registration names, without changes.
STAFF
All people assigned to the organization are properly identified with his/her badge and/or with technical Tshirt.
COFFEE-BREAKS/LUNCH
Daily, a morning coffee-break will be free offered (10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.) and in the afternoon (4 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.) located in front of Auditorium. We appreciate that the turnout at coffee-break be phased to
avoid agglomerations.
The organization offers daily a lunch buffet (12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.) for all participants, by a voucher of 5€, that
you can acquire at secretariats. Lunch happens inside CES at room 129. Participants that have special food
needs must communicate previously this subject at the time they acquire the voucher. Also, we thank a
phased solicitation.
HEALTH SERVICES
University Health Service is available for participants in urgent cases. Please contact Conference
Secretariat. Local hospitals are informed about Conference and ready to any eventuality.
ÁUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ORAL PRESENTATIONS [SYMPOSIA/ FREE COMMUNICATIONS]
Every rooms assigned to the activities are equipped with a data-show and Labtop PC, and access to
internet. There aren’t microphones or laser sharpeners in these rooms. The files for the oral presentations
should be saved in the follow formats: PPT, PPT.x or PDF. The organization cannot assure the well-functioning
of any other formats. The speakers should deliver the file to the organization 9h30m of the communication
day. The organizing commission will not assume responsibility about any informatic incompatibility.
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POSTERS
The Scientific Posters (file or card) should be delivered in the room 132, near Cloiter of Cistern. Those
selected will be projected in that room. This Posters should be request by the authors and delivered after
the presentation.
INTERNET ACESS & INFORMATIC EQUIPMENTS
The organization will provide the internet acess wireless within the main space of the conference. There will
be a Room in front of Auditorium with desktop PC’s, with free access to internet that can be ud«sed by all
the participants.
SOCIAL PROGRAM
Near the Main Secretariat, at the Auditorium, there is a place for inscription on activities. You can see at
http://www.cirs2012.uevora.pt/programa%20social%20ing.html. We inform all participant the number of
vacancies is limited.
PERSONAL INSURANCE
Health and travel insurances are the responsibility of the participants. The Organization will not be
responsible for any damage, lost or injuries suffered by participants.
TRANSPORTATION
The organization provides a BUS for the Conference:
The BUS will be identified with the University and ICRS logo.
During the event, all participants can use freely the bus, as long as present the badge of the Conference.
The transport will circulate between the main hotels, where are housed the guests of the ICRS. The choosen
itinerary allows simultaneously pass by the main points if the city. The Bus will depart at the timetables
settled.
ITINERARY
Av. Tulio Espanca (Evorahotel) – Largo da Porta do Raimundo (Mar de Ar – Muralhas / IBIS Hotel) – Largo
das Portas da Lagoa (Mar de Ar – Aqueduto / Alb. Calvário) – Avenida da Universidade (Auditorium CES) –
Avenida S. João de Deus – Avenida Dinis Miranda – Largo da Porta do Raimundo – Av. Túlio Espanca
http://maps.google.pt/maps?hl=ptPT&q=evora+porta+do+raimundo&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=576&wrapid=tlif133958130330210&um=1&ie=UTF8&sa=N&tab=wl
TIMETABLES:
I - DAY 25th June
8h00 – Av. Túlio Espanca – Stop at Evora-Hotel
8h20 – Largo da Porta do Raimundo – Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Muralhas
8h35 - Largo das Portas da Lagoa - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Aqueduto
8h45 - Avenida da Universidade – Stop at Universidade de Évora
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II - Dia 25 de Junho
9h15 – Av. Túlio Espanca - – Stop at Evora-Hotel
9h25 – Largo da Porta do Raimundo - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Muralhas
9h40 - Largo das Portas da Lagoa - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Aqueduto
9h50 - Avenida da Universidade - Universidade de Évora
III - Dia 25 de Junho
10h15 – Av. Túlio Espanca – Stop at Evora-Hotel
10h25 Largo da Porta do Raimundo - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Muralhas
10h40 Largo das Portas da Lagoa - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Aqueduto
10h50 - Avenida da Universidade - Universidade de Évora
IV - Dia 25 de Junho
12h40 – Avenida da Universidade - Universidade de Évora
12h50 - Largo das Portas da Lagoa - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Aqueduto
13h05 - Largo da Porta do Raimundo - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Muralhas
13h15 – Av. Túlio Espanca - – Stop at Evora-Hotel
V - Dia 25 de Junho
13h20 – Av. Túlio Espanca - – Stop at Evora-Hotel
13h30 – Largo da Porta do Raimundo - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Muralhas
13h45 - Largo das Portas da Lagoa - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Aqueduto
13h55 – Avenida da Universidade - Universidade de Évora
VI - Dia 25 de Junho
17h40 – Avenida da Universidade - Universidade de Évora
17h50 - Largo das Portas da Lagoa - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Aqueduto
18h00 - Largo da Porta do Raimundo - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Muralhas
18h15 – Av. Tulio Espanca - Stop at Evora-Hotel
VII - Dia 26 de Junho
19h15 – Av. Túlio Espanca - Stop at Evora-Hotel
19h30 – Largo da Porta do Raimundo - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Muralhas
19h40 - Largo das Portas da Lagoa - Stop at Hotel Mar de Ar - Aqueduto
19h50 – Avenida da Universidade - Universidade de Évora
The timetables I, IV, V and VI repeat at 26 , 27 e 28 of june
SEPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT ÉVORA | PORTUGAL
HOW TO GET TO ÉVORA
You can get to Evora by BUS through “Rede Nacional de Expressos”, with regular buses departing from any
location of the country (www.rede-expresso.pt), or you can chose TRAIN. There is railways connecting Faro
and Lisbon to the city. The Évora train station is located close to the city center (around 10 min walking). You
can check the timetable of trains in the official website of Comboios de Portugal. (www.cp.pt).
Arriving in Portugal
If you travel by plain, you should choose to arrive at Lisbon airport of Portela, whose locatin is about 7 Km
from the center of Lisbon.
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Airport – Center of Lisbon City
The participants should travel by bus (or táxi) from the Portela airport to:
- BUS STATION of Sete Rios, where will take the bus to Evora (www.rede-expresso.pt);
- The STATION Of Oriente, where will take the train to Évora (www.cp.pt);
Évora - Lisbon
The city of Évora is located about 140 Km from the city of Lisbon
The transport connection lasts about 1h45m and there is several daily connections between the two cities.
Maps of Évora
www.cm-evora.pt/
Wheter
In June, the average wheater in Évora is 25ºC.
Coin
The official currency in Portugal is the Euro (€). The currency exchange is made by the banks, that are open
to the public from Monday to Friday (except holidays) - 08h30m to 15h00m. At the House of currency
exchange and Multibanco (Automatic Teller Machine) available only for selling currency operations. The
Credit Cards frequently used in Portugal are: Visa, Visa Electron, American Express, Diners Club, Europay /
MasterCard, JCB e Maestro.
Legal Hour
Between the 1st hour of the last Sunday of March and the 1st hour of the last Sunday of october, runs the
summer Schedule, and the legal hour in Portugal Continental, Madeira coincide with the Universal time
Coordinate, added 60 minutes.
COMMUNICATIONS
To connect from foreign countries to Portugal, is necessary to dial the international code ‘ 00 ‘ followed the
code country of destination ‘351’(Portugal). To connect to foreign countries, dial ‘ 00’, followe the code of
the country e and the city, ending with the number. You can find the international country codes at the
internet.
Emergencies
The national number for emergencies is 112, and it can be used at any time day or nignt, any plavce of
Portugal.
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Pharmacies
The Pharmacies are generally open in week days between 9.00h and 19.00h, (some of them close at lunch
between 13.00h and 15.00h) e Saturdays between 9.00h and 13.00h. There is always open pharmacies
during the day - 24 hours. A bilking green cross shows the pharmacy scheduled to a night service.
Mail
The Mail Posts are open from Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 18.00h.
We hope this event could fulfilled your better expectations e thus enjoy the magnificent and historical
building of university of Évora and the city themself.
The Organizing Commission
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