First Iberoamerican Meeting on Geometry, Mechanics and Control

The First Iberoamerican Meeting on Geometry, Mechanics and Control will be held on June 23–27, 2008 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

idate: 
Monday, 23 June, 2008
edate: 
Friday, 27 June, 2008
Place: 
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña (Spain)
URL: 
http://www.gmcnetwork.org/eia08/
Category: 
Iberoamerican Meeting on Geometry, Mechanics and Control
Sumary: 

We have some some pictures of the meeting, taken by the participants. New: another album. If there is a picture of yourself that you do not like, please send us an email and we will remove it.

Supported by: 
Geometry, Mechanics and Control Network Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Instituto de Matemáticas
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas SIMUMAT Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas
Universidad de La Laguna Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia Ingenio Mathematica

This event is an activity of the Programa Intensivo de Investigación "Mecánica Geométrica y Teoría de Control" (Intensive Research Program "Geometric Mechanics and Control Theory").

Contact: gmcnetatull.es

Commitee: 

Scientific and Program Committee

  • José F. Cariñena
  • Hernán Cendra
  • Jair Koiller
  • Manuel de León (Chairman)
  • Juan Carlos Marrero
  • Miguel Muñoz-Lecanda
  • Joana M. Nunes da Costa
  • Modesto Salgado

Organizing Committee

  • Modesto Salgado
  • Sebastián Ferraro
  • David Martín
  • Edith Padrón
  • Silvia Vilariño
Schedule: 






  Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Thursday 26 Friday 27
9:00-10:00 Opening David Martín de Diego Michael Forger Fátima Silva Leite Mariano Santander
10:00-11:00 Jair Koiller Juan Carlos Marrero Sergio Blanes Jorge Moiola Alberto Ibort
11:00-11:30 Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
11:30-12:00 Henrique Bursztyn Hernán Cendra Leandro Gomes Ernesto Pérez Chavela Diana Sosa
12:00-12:30 Excursion Santiago Capriotti
12:30-13:00 Miguel Rodríguez Olmos Marila Etchechoury Alejandro Cabrera Closing
13:00-16:00 Lunch break Lunch break   Lunch break  
16:00-16:30 Sandro Romero Paula Balseiro   Sergio S. Rodrigues  
16:30-17:00 Luis García Naranjo Sergio Grillo   Poster session – Coffee and typical “tarta de Santiago”  
17:00-17:30        

 

Plenary speakers

Invited talks

Poster session

The meeting will include a poster session. Those participants interested in presenting a poster (in English, maximum size: A1 or 6 x A4) should send an abstract to gmcnetatull.es before May 15th, 2008. They will be informed by email whether it was accepted.

List of posters


 

Important dates: 
Financial Support: 

The organization can provide a limited number of grants to co-finance the accommodation or travel expenses for young researchers.

If you want to apply, send an e-mail to gmcnetatull.es with a brief CV attached, no later than April 20th, 2008.

Registration: 

In order to register for the meeting, you must:

  • Send an e-mail to gmcnetatull.es with the following information:
    • Important: Include the text "Registration to the First Iberoamerican Meeting on Geometry, Mechanics and Control"
    • First & middle name
    • Last name(s)
    • University or research center
    • Department or institute
    • Mailing address
    • E-mail address
    • Indicate whether you are a graduate student or postdoc
  • Pay the registration fee by bank transfer:
    • Registration fee: 200 euros
    • Registration fee for graduate students and postdocs: 100 euros
    • Account info:
      Bank: Cajacanarias
      Account: 2065 0067 61 1400223636
      IBAN: ES31 2065 0067 6114 0022 3636
      BIC/SWIFT: CECAESMM065
    • Please ask your bank to write explicitly in your transfer order the text "EIGMC + surname of the participant".
    • As soon as you make the transfer, send us a message to gmcnetatull.es and tell us the date of the operation. You will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Important
  • Deadline for making the bank transfer: May 15th, 2008.
  • The registration will not become effective until the fee is paid.
  •  
Lodging reservation: 

Addresses

Praza Rodríguez Cadarso, s/n.
Campus Universitario Sur. 
15782 Santiago de Compostela 
A Coruña (Spain) 
Phone: +34 981 547 150 / +34 981 587 111
Fax: +34 981 560 441 
Email: cmfnsecaatusc.es

Praza Rodríguez Cadarso, s/n. 
Campus Universitario Sur. 
15782 Santiago de Compostela 
A Coruña (Spain) 
Phone: +34 981 583 244 / +34 981 547 149 
Fax: +34 981 560 441 
Email: cmclemenatusc.es

Campus Universitario Sur, s/n. 
15782 Santiago de Compostela 
A Coruña (Spain) 
Phone: +34 981 547 153 / +34 981 580 809 
Fax: +34 981 574 696 
Email: RMC221atsi.usc.es

  • Colegio Mayor Fonseca
  • Colegio Mayor San Clemente
  • Residencia Universitaria Monte da Condesa

We have arrangements for 15 double rooms at Residencia Monte de la Condesa and student residences. Their price is 25 euros per room. If you wish to book a room, send an e-mail to modestoatzmat.usc.es mentioning the check-in and check-out dates.

A travel agency will deal with hotel bookings. You can see the hotel rates and make the reservations inhttp://santyagocongresos.com/gmc2008/ (in Spanish).

Participants: 

 

List of preregistered participants as of May 27th, 2008.

Daniel Amariei Eftimie Murgu University of Resita Romania
Paula Balseiro Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Spain
Inna Basak Gancheva Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña Spain
Amina Belhachemi University of Mostaganem Algeria
Mª Esperanza Blanco Ramírez Universidad Juárez Mexico
Sergio Blanes Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Spain
Djillali Bouagada University of Mostaganem Algeria
Miguel Brozo Vázquez Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Henrique Bursztyn IMPA Brazil
Alejandro Cabrera Universidad Nacional de la Plata Argentina
Esteban Calviño Louzao Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Santiago Capriotti Universidad Nacional de Villa María Argentina
José F. Cariñena Universidad de Zaragoza Spain
Hernán Cendra Universidad Nacional del Sur Argentina
Domingo Chinea Universidad de La Laguna Spain
Leo Colombo Universidad de La Plata Argentina
Hugo Alejandro Contreras Palacios Universidad de los Andes Colombia
Sérgio da Silva Rodrigues Universidad de Aveiro Portugal
Araceli de Francisco Iribarren Universidad de León Spain
Manuel de León Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Spain
Javier de Lucas Universidad de Zaragoza Spain
Antonio de Nicola Universidad de Coimbra Portugal
Alejandro Díaz Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico
Viviana Alejandra Díaz Universidad Nacional del Sur Argentina
Nabahats Adiba Dib université de Tlemcen Algérie Algeria
Marila Etchechoury Universidad Nacional de La Plata Argentina
Yuri Fedorov Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña Spain
Sebastian Ferraro Universidad Nacional del Sur Argentina
Michael Forger Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Brazil
Mª Eugenia García Universidad Nacional de La Plata Argentina
Luís García Naranjo Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland
Leandro Gómes Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Brazil
Eduardo Gracía-Rio Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Sergio Grilllo Instituto Balseiro Argentina
Elisa Lavinia Guzman Alonso Universidad de La Laguna Spain
Claudia H. Mena Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Alberto Ibort Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Spain
Josef Janyška Masaryk University at Brno Czech Republic
Dariusz Karaś Nicolaus Copernicus University Polonia
Jair Koiller Fundação Getulio Vargas Brazil
Michael Krbek Czech Technical University Czech Republic
Nutan Kumar Tomar Indian Institute of Technology India
Ramiro Lafuente Univeridad Nacional de la Plata Argentina
Fatima Leite Universidade de Coimbra Portugal
Mª Montserrat López Cabeceira Universidad de León Spain
Juan Carlos Marrero Universidad de La Laguna Spain
David Martín de Diego Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Spain
Eduardo Martinez Universidad de Zaragoza Spain
Cédric Martínez Campos Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Spain
Carlos Meniño Cotón Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Eugenio Merino-Gayoso Universidad de A Coruña Spain
Jorge Moiola Universidad Nacional del Sur Argentina
Miguel C. Muñoz-Lecanda Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña Spain
Joana Nunes da Costa Universidade de Coimbra Portugal
Cristian Ortiz González IMPA Brazil
Edith Padrón Universidad de La Laguna Spain
Giancarlo Germán Pastor Figueroa Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain
Ernesto Perez Chavela UAM Mexico
María Pérez Fernández de Córdoba Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Andres Fernando Reyes Lega Universidad de los Andes Colombia
Miguel Rodríguez-Olmos Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland
Narciso Román-Roy Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña Spain
Sandro Romero Universidade Federal de Vicosa Brazil
Modesto Salgado Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Rafael Santamaría Sánchez Universidad de León Spain
Mariano Santander Universidad de Valladolid Spain
Laura Patricia Schaposnik Massolo Universidad de La Plata Argentina
Javier Seoane Bascoy Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Diana Sosa Universidad de La Laguna Spain
Cora Inés Tori Universidad Nacional de La Plata Argentina
Ramón Vázquez Lorenzo Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Susana Vega Casielles Universidad de León Spain
Silvia Vilariño Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Spain
Tatevik Yeghiazaryan National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Institute of Mechanics Armenia
Wael Youssef Université de Paul Verlaine France
German Zorba Universidad Nacional de La Plata Argentina
Marcela Zuccalli Universidad Nacional de La Plata Argentina
 

 

How to get here: 

By plane

Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is located 10km from the city center. The following airlines fly to SCQ from different countries:

You can take a taxi or a Compañía Freire bus to get from the airport to the city center.

Other airports near Santiago de Compostela:

By train

Santiago de Compostela is connected to the international rail network through RENFE. The train station is located near the city center.

By bus

The bus station is located in the east side of the city, about 10 minutes from the city center. The following companies connect Santiago de Compostela to different European cities:

By car

View Larger Map

 

Points of interest

View Larger Map

Photo: 
Introduction: 

Download poster (pdf) in Spanish/Portuguese/English.