\documentclass[english,a4paper]{article} \usepackage{etaps} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} \usepackage[english]{babel} \usepackage{aeguill} \usepackage{url} %\usepackage{graphicx} %\usepackage{compact} \usepackage{multicol} \usepackage{picinpar,graphicx} %\usepackage{fancyvrb} %\fvset{fontsize=\small, numbers=left, frame=single, numberblanklines=false, xleftmargin=6mm} \title{\includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth]{etapsdaily}\vspace{-14mm}} \author{Number 0} \date{March 23, 2007} \begin{document} \maketitle \begin{multicols}{2} \subsection*{Welcome to ETAPS 2007} The European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS) is the primary European forum for academic and industrial researchers working on topics relating to Software Science. ETAPS, established in 1998, is a confederation of five main annual conferences, accompanied by satellite workshops and other events. ETAPS 2007 in Braga is the tenth event in the series, after Lisbon, Amsterdam, Berlin, Genova, Grenoble, Warsaw, Barcelona, Edinburgh, and Vienna. Over 9 days, ETAPS 2007 will offer 7 invited talks by distinguished speakers, 5 main conferences, 17 workshops, 3 tutorials, and a significant number of invited talks specific to the satellite events. Overall, this year the five main conferences received around 630 submitted papers, with an acceptance rate of 25\%. The high quality and quantity of the submitted papers required the overlapping of four conferences on Wednesday, for the first time in the history of ETAPS. ETAPS 2007 marks the tenth anniversary of the conference. To celebrate the event, brief talks will be given by some of those who have been involved in ETAPS over the years: Hartmut Ehrig, Reinhard Wilhelm, Don Sannella, José Fiadeiro, and Perdita Stevens. An informal panel will follow. \subsection*{Welcome to Braga} ETAPS 2007 will be held in Braga, an ancient city in the heart of the green and fertile region known as the Costa Verde in the North of Portugal. It is the capital of the Minho province, and formerly was (as Bracara Augusta) the capital of the Roman province of Gallaecia, and of the Suebic kingdom in Gallaecia. Braga, which is known for its baroque churches and splendid 18th century houses, is a modern, fast-growing commercial town. The old city, solemn and antique, is animated with academic and cultural life and with its characterful nineteenth-century cafés, a good choice of restaurants serving splendid traditional gastronomy, and a number of lively bars. \subsection*{How to Get to Braga } There are several ways to go from the Oporto Airport to Braga: \begin{description} \item[Taxi]\ Taking a taxi is the simplest and the fastest way (45 min). The distance between the Oporto airport and Braga is about 50km by road. The cost of traveling from the airport to the Braga city center should be around EUR 50.00. \item[Metro+Train] (The cheapest way) \begin{enumerate} \item Take the metro to Oporto Railway Station "Campanhã". Line E (Violet) goes to "Estadio do Dragão". Exit at Campanhã. The metro ticket should cost you around EUR 2.00. \item Take a train from the Campanhã train station to Braga. The train ticket should cost you about EUR 2.00. In general the earliest train to Braga leaves from Porto-Campanhã station at 6:21. \end{enumerate} \item[Rental Car / Driving]\ The following car hire companies have offices at the Oporto International Airport: Budget, Avis, Europcar, Hertz, National/Alamo and SIXT. See the airport webpage for details (location, contacts. etc). Take the A3 motorway from Porto to Braga; exit at "Braga Sul", and then always follow the signs to Braga Sul. If you are driving directly to the university campus, follow the directions to Chaves and then Universidade do Minho. You may park your car in the campus. \end{description} \subsection*{How to get to the University Campus at Gualtar} Satellite events on March 24 and 25 will take place at the University Campus, in the area of the city known as Gualtar. If the weather is nice, you may want to walk. It should take you about 30 minutes from the city center. Walk in the direction of Bom Jesus, through Rua de S. Vitor, Rua de D. Pedro V, and Rua Nova de Sta. Cruz. Alternatively you can use the shuttle that will run on Saturday and Sunday. Shuttles will leave from two locations in the city center, see timetable below and map. At the campus (see map) you should have no trouble in finding the CP2 building, where events will be located. This is the first building you will see coming from the city center. The registration desk will be located in the entrance hall of the CP2 building. The opening hours are 8:30 - 18:00. Lunch (included in the workshops daily fees) will be served at the university restaurant. \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{gualtar} \end{multicols} \includegraphics[width=0.70\textwidth]{braga} \begin{minipage}[b]{0.25\textwidth} S1, S2: Shuttes\\ T: Theatro Crico\\ H1: Hotel Turismo\\ H3: Alb. Senhora-a-Branca\\ H4: Alb. Bracara Augusta\\ H5: Hotel Resid. D. Sofia\\ H6: Hotel Carandá\\ H7: Hotel da Estação\\ H9: Hotel IBIS Braga\\ H10: WS Braga SPRU\\ H11: Resid. dos Terceiros\\ H12: Resid. S. Marcos\\ \textbf{Relevant phone numbers}\\ Police: 253 200 420\\ Hospital: 253 209 000\\ Taxis: 253 683 228\\ Tourism: 253 262 550\\ ETAPS org.: 96 4200918\\ \end{minipage} \begin{multicols}{2} \subsubsection*{Shuttle Information for weekend March 23--25} \begin{tabular}{|r|r|l|l|} \hline Day & Time & From& To \\ \hline Fri, 23& 8:30 & H. Turismo & Univ. Campus\\ \hline Sat, 24 & 8:15 & Train Station& Univ. Campus\\ & 8:15 & H. Turismo & Univ. Campus\\ & 8:15 & Bom Jesus & Univ. Campus\\ & 18:45& Univ. Campus & City Center \\ \hline Sun, 25 & 8:15 & Train Station& Univ. Campus\\ & 8:15 & H. Turismo & Univ. Campus\\ & 8:15 & Bom Jesus & Univ. Campus\\ & 18:45 & Univ. Campus & City Center\\ & 18:45 & Univ. Campus & Bom Jesus: WS Dinner\\ & 23:00 & Bom Jesus & City Center\\ \hline \end{tabular} \subsubsection*{Suggested Cultural Activities for March 23} \begin{itemize} \item Concert by the Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian 21:30, Sé Catedral (city cathedral) \item Jazz concert: The Jamie Saft Trio Theatro Circo de Braga, 21:30 \item Jazz concert: John O'Gallagher round midnight, Café Vianna \item Music from India: Jugalbandi (Sitar e surbahar), Biblioteca Lúcio Craveiro, 21:30m \end{itemize} \subsubsection*{Hotel Addresses} \begin{description} \item[Hotel Turismo - Braga]\ Praceta João XXI// 4715 - 036 BRAGA - PORTUGAL\\ Tel. +351 253 206 000:: Fax. +351 253 206 010 \item[Hotel do Parque ]\ Bom Jesus do Monte // 4715-056 Braga - Portugal \\ Tel. +351 253 603 470 :: Fax. +351 253 603 479 \item[Hotel do Elevador ]\ Bom Jesus do Monte // 4710-455 Braga - Portugal \\ Tel. +351 253 603 400 :: Fax. +351 253 603 409 \item[Hotel do Templo ]\ Bom Jesus do Monte // 4710-455 Braga - Portugal \\ Tel. +351 253 603 610 :: Fax. +351 253 603 619 \item[Albergaria Senhora-a-Branca ]\ Largo da Senhora-a-Branca, 58 // 4710-443 Braga - Portugal \\ Tel. +351 253 269 938 :: Fax. +351 253 269 937 \item[Albergaria Bracara Augusta ]\ Avenida Central, 134 // 4710-229 Braga - Portugal \\ Tel. +351 253 206 260 :: Fax. +351 253 206 269 \item[Hotel Residencial D. Sofia]\ Largo S. João do souto, 131 // 4700-326 BRAGA - PORTUGAL \\ Tel. +351 253 263 160 | +351 253 271 854 \\ Fax. +351 253 611 245 \item[Hotel Carandá]\ Av. da Liberdade, 96 // 4710-250 Braga - Portugal \\ Tel. +351 253 614 500 :: Fax. +351 253 614 550 \item[Hotel da Estação]\ Largo da Estação 13 // 4700-223 Braga - Portugal \\ Tel. +351 253 218 381 :: Fax. +351 253 276 810 \item[Hotel Lamaçães]\ Av. D. João II, 75 // 4710 Braga - Portugal:: Tel. +351 253 603 680 \\ Fax. +351 253 603 689 \item[Hotel IBIS Braga]\ Rua do Carmo 38 // 4700-309 BRAGA - PORTUGAL \\ Tel. +351 253 204 800:: Fax. +351 253 204 801 \item[WS Braga SPRU - Student Residence]\ Largo da Estação - Maximinos // 4700-223 Braga \\ Tel. +351 253 206 500 :: Fax. +351 253 687 116 \item[Residencial dos Terceiros]\ Rua dos Capelistas, 85 // 4700-307 Braga - Portugal \\ Tel. +351 253 270 466:: Fax. +351 253 275 767 \item[Pensão Residencial S. Marcos ]\ Rua de S.Marcos, 80 // 4700-328 Braga \\ Tel. +351 253 277 177/87 :: Fax. +351 253 277 177 \end{description} \end{multicols} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{pat-jornal} \end{document}