ICAM 2009

Conference Venue

WINDSOR BARRA CONVENTION CENTER

The conference will be held at Windsor Barra Hotel, located in the south part of Rio, in a quiet area, in front of the privileged Barra da Tijuca Beach. The hotel is located just a few minutes from shopping malls, restaurants, theme parks and ecological reserves. With its own entrance and reception area, the Barra Windsor´s convention center is impressive in its magnitude. 26 fully equipped salons are available for the accommodation of small, medium or large sized meetings and events. Its daring architecture provides salons with ceiling heights of up to 17 feet, salons with terraces and views to the oceans well as ample corridors with multiple accesses which facilitate the simultaneous flow of thousands of participants.

More than 32.000 square feet of meeting rooms, some with a 17 feet high ceiling. Capacities vary from 20 to 1200 people. Access and reception independent from hotel. Business center, wi-fi system, printers, copiers, phone and fax. Private parking for 350 cars.

Services

Lounges equipped with projection screens
Wireless access
Video Conference, Tele conference and Electronic Voting
Audio Visual and Multi Media High Definition
Video with Screen
Assistance of our coordinators
Dining with the Windsor quality
Private Parking
Terrace with bar
Data show
Equipment of the latest generation in audio, video and lighting

Upon arriving at the Rio de Janeiro airports, the best option to go to the Windsor Barra Hotel is to take a cab. For your safety, choose one of the cab's companies located within the Airport, they are slightly more expensive but safer. Once at the exit to landing, you can see boxes and contract the service. If you come from Galeao Airport, the best alternative for the cab driver, is to take the yellow line (Linha Amarela). If your flight arrives in St. Dummont, the cab driver must follow the Aterro do Flamengo, on the whole coast South Zone, until you arrive in Barra da Tijuca.

RIO DE JANEIRO CITY

Rio de Janeiro is an exuberant and cosmopolitan city with very pleasant weather in September. Easy access from all over the world, allows participation of delegates from all the IUMRS affiliates societies to come to friendly Rio and feel at home.

Rio is not only a beautiful city but also a vibrant scientific, intellectual, and cultural center in Brazil. ICAM 2009 in Rio will be the event for an update on the challenges at the frontiers of Material Science and related technologies.

One of the major economic and cultural hubs of South America, the City of Rio de Janeiro sits at the heart of the Southeastern Region where 60% of the Brazilian GDP is concentrated. A cosmopolitan metropolis, known worldwide for its scenic beauty and its natural resources, the city provides a harmonious and agreeable environment for its inhabitants and visitors, for both leisure and work, which combined with its infrastructure, makes Rio an important center for commerce and services, with the advantage of a modern and diversified industrial sector. The City of Rio de Janeiro, which occupies an area of 1,261 Km², and has a population of 5.850.544 (according to the IBGE 2000 census), recognizes that one of its main virtues is the kindness and hospitality with which its residents welcome all visitors.

The City of Rio de Janeiro receives annually more than 2 million foreign tourists, which according to EMBRATUR makes it the most visited city in the country, with an approximate share of 33% of the total number of foreign tourists. Added to this more than 5 million Brazilian tourists visit the city per year. With its ample infrastructure of tourism services, Rio de Janeiro is ranked among the top destinations in the world in reception for cultural, commercial, technical and scientific events – fairs, symposia, congresses, conventions and exhibitions. Its exuberant natural resources include 90 Km of beaches, the Tijuca National Park, which includes the largest urban forest in the world, with 3,200 hectares of Atlantic Forest, the State Parks of Pedra Branca, Desengano and Chacrinha, covering an area of 48.500 hectares, and the Rodrigo de Freitas, Jacarepaguá, Camorim, Tijuca and Marapendi lakes and lagoons.

Organization