Congress Programme

	Wednesday 25^th August	Thursday 26^th August	Friday 27^th August	Saturday 28^th August	Sunday 29^th August
08:00 – 08:30		Registration continues
08:30 – 09:00		Registration continues	Session in honour of Angelo Rossi / Parallel sessions (at 9:00)
09:00 –10:30		Award Ceremony in European Prize in Regional Science		Parallel sessions	Congress excursion
10:30 – 11:00		Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30		Parallel sessions / "Long Range Planning" - RSAI (invitation only) / Epainos sessions	Plenary Session	Papers in Regional Science / Parallel sessions
12:30 – 13:00		Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
13:00 – 14:00	EOC Meeting (invitation only) / Registration (at 14:00)	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14:00 – 15:30		Epainos sessions / R sessions	R sessions	R sessions
15:30 – 16:00		Epainos sessions / R sessions	R sessions	R sessions
16:00 – 16:30		Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00	Registration	Technical Excursion	Parallel sessions / ERSAC Meeting (invitation only)	RSAI Council Meeting (invitation only)
18:00 – 19:00	Registration	Technical Excursion
19:00 - 20:00	Opening ceremony	Technical Excursion
20:00	Welcome reception hosted by the University of Porto	City Hall reception	Informal dinner "Casino da Póvoa"	Congress dinner

Main Sessions and Parallel Sessions

The building has all the conditions to accommodate simultaneously 400 participants in a congress. The main auditorium is especially adequate for the main sessions. Parallel sessions may be held in classrooms or in the amphitheatres. The seating capacity of the amphitheatres and of the classrooms is:

First Floor:

Main Hall: 400 people

Amphitheatre 118: 220 people

Amphitheatre 113: 90 people

Amphitheatre 115: 90 people

Amphitheatre 111: 220 people

Classroom 135: 60 people

Classroom 141: 60 people

Classroom 156: 40 people

Classroom 157: 40 people

Second Floor:

Classroom 256: 40 people

Classroom 257: 40 people

Classroom 258: 40 people

Classroom 261: 60 people

Classroom 263: 50 people

Amphitheatre 260: 80 people

Amphitheatre 218: 220 people

Amphitheatre 213: 90 people

Amphitheatre 215: 90 people

Amphitheatre 211: 90 people

Lunch and Coffee breaks

Lunches and coffee breaks will be served in the Faculty of Economics on the ground floor.

Official Dinner – Saturday, August 28^th

The official dinner of ERSA 2004 will be held at Port Wine Cellars Taylor´s (sit-down dinner for 500 people).

At the famous Port wine producers Taylor’s there is a very special ambience and visitors can see the wine cellars. Port wine is world-famous and has left its mark on Porto, both through its connections with the export market and through the extensive wine cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia overlooking the river Douro. Although this wine comes from the schistose lands of the High Douro, it is aged in Vila Nova de Gaia in the semi-darkness of the cellars, in oak-casks or in bottles.

Informal Dinner – Friday, August 27^th

Casino da Póvoa (sit-down dinner for 300 people)
Located at 28 Km from Porto, this casino offers a relaxing environment where participants can have dinner, watching the scheduled show.

Price per person (to be confirmed)
(It includes the transportation to the casino and back to the hotel)

Congress Excursions – Sunday, August 29^th

Tour I

Historic Porto (half day)

For a city tour including the Old Town, Praça do Infante, the Stock Exchange Palace and St. Francis Church, built in the XIIIth century in Roman and Gothic styles and famous for its superb interior in Baroque style; the "Sé Catedral", the second oldest Cathedral in Portugal (XIIth and XIIIth centuries). The tour, with a four hour duration, also includes a visit to some of Porto’s famous bridges like the D. Luis II and Dª. Maria Pia (XIXth century), and a visit to Caves do Vinho do Porto were visitors may taste Port Wines.

Price per person: 29 €
Departures = 09h00 and 15h00 (with hotel pick up)
Commentary in Portuguese, Spanish, English and French

Tour II

Douro Valley (full day)

After a train ride from Porto to Régua, at the heart of the Douro region, a boat trip along the Douro Valley departing from Régua and ending in Vila Nova de Gaia. Includes a lunch served on deck.
08h30 - Presence at S. Bento Station
08h55 -Departure to Régua in a regular train
11h15 - Arrival at Régua
12h30 - Embankment in Régua pier and departure to Porto
13h00 - Lunch served on deck
15h00 - Arrival at Barragem do Carrapatelo
17h30 - Arrival at Barragem de Crestuma/Lever
19h00 - Arrival at Vila Nova de Gaia. End of trip.

Price per person = 75,00 EUR
Departures = 09h00
Guides in Portuguese, Spanish, English and French

Meetings of the ERSA

Meetings of the ERSA may be held in the Sala do Conselho.

Networking

Computers with Internet connection, located on the 1^st and 3^rd floor of the Faculty of Economics, will be available for Conference participants.

Transportation during the Congress

The Faculty of Economics is situated in the north part of Porto. Traffic in Porto is not always easy and can cause delays. To get to the Faculty of Economics or return to the hotel during the day participants can use the local bus service (STCP) and the METRO (if available in 2004). A four-day pass will be provided to the participants (to be confirmed).

Bus 39 runs a service from Rua do Campo Alegre (which covers the Hotels situated in Rua do Campo Alegre - Hotel Ipanema Park, Hotel Ipanema Porto and the others located at walking distance - Hotel Meridien Park Atlantic, Hotel Porto Palácio, Hotel Quality Portus Cale, Hotel Tivoli Porto, Hotel Tuela Torre, Hotel Tuela) to the Faculty of Economics, while bus 6 and bus 79 starts at the city centre (which covers the Hotel Beta Porto, Hotel Vila Galé, Hotel Mercure Batalha, Hotel Holiday Inn Garden). Both travels are 30 minutes to the Faculty of Economics.