Functional Layered Materials Technologies & Stakeholders Workshop
+ Hackathon
June 18-19, 2024
INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory | Braga - Portugal
In June, FUNLAYERS will bring together stakeholders from academia, the private sector, and policymakers for a two-day event focused on the latest developments and future perspectives for Functional Layered Materials.
The initiative aims to establish the foundations to facilitate knowledge sharing and cooperation between relevant actors in the field.
The programme's first day includes insightful talks focusing on two main topics: spin-based applications and energy storage.
The second day features two activities that run in parallel.
FUNLAYERS Hackathon – writing a winning proposal under the 2024 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call: hands-on action open to early-stage researchers*.
The ideation exercise will ultimately guide participants through the process of writing a sound research proposal.A closed session with focused discussion groups, articulated by the organizing committee. Invited participants will meet to set the foundations for future project collaboration and funded proposal submissions.
*Candidates must possess a PhD at the call deadline (September 2024). They must have a maximum of 8 years of research experience after a PhD (except for career breaks or work outside research). Mobility rule: They must not have spent more than 12 months at INL in the 36 months before recruitment.
Scope
Programme
June 18 - Functional Layered Materials Technologies
& Stakeholders Workshop
Auditorium Paulo Freitas
Chair: Joaquín Rossier, INL
09:00 Registration & Check-in
09:30 Welcome to INL | Professor Clivia Sotomayor, INL DG
09:40 Workshop Presentation | Joaquín Rossier, INL
09:45 Invited Talk | Alejandro Molina Sánchez, U. Valencia
10:15 Invited Talk | Gonzalo Abellán, Matteco & U. Valencia
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Invited Talk | Daniel Stroppa, Dectris
11:45 Invited Talk | Cezar Zota, IBM Zurich
12:15 Invited Talk | Kevin Garello, SPINTEC
12:45 Lunch break
14:30 Invited Talk | Tatiana Rappoport, U. Minho
15:00 Invited Talk | Grigore Moldovan, Point Electronics
15:30 Invited Talk | TBA
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Invited Talk | TBA
17:00 Horizon Europe Funding Opportunities | National Contact Point
17:30 Closing Remarks Day 1
17:45 Tour to INL Facilities
June 19 - Hackathon | Writing a winning proposal:
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship
Conference Room
09:00 Registration & Check-in
09:30 MSCA at a Glance | National Contact Point
10:00 FUNLAYERS Hackathon – 1st Part
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 FUNLAYERS Hackathon – 2nd Part
12:30 Pitch Session
13:00 Lunch break
14:30 Announcement of the Winners and Closing Remarks
Accommodation
We're excited to help you plan your trip. We've compiled a list of hotels for you to choose from, ranging from 5-star to 3-star.
BRAGA IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY AND WITH HERITAGE RICHNESS, COMBINING TRADITION WITH INNOVATION
Braga was founded by the Bracari Celts, known in Roman times as Bracara Augusta. It’s located in the North of Portugal, in the Minho region, and has around 193,000 inhabitants. In terms of population, it’s the seventh-largest municipality in Portugal.
Braga is a vibrant city, full of culture and traditions, where the History and the Christian roots live alongside the technological industries and the academic world. We're excited to help you plan your trip. We've compiled a list of hotels for you to choose from, ranging from 5-star to 3-star.
How to reach INL
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The easiest way to reach Braga by air is to fly to Porto International Airport. Francisco Sá Carneiro International Airport is located 11 km away from the centre of Porto, in one of the country’s most important industrial and trading areas. It’s also located 50 km (31 miles) away from Braga.
Visit the website here for more information.
From Porto Airport to Braga
After you arrive at the airport, you can travel to Braga by bus (GetBus).
GetBus offers several options daily. It’s a non-stop transport from the airport to Braga’s Central Bus Station. Tickets can be bought online or directly from the bus driver.
• Cost: 9,00€ (one-way) |16,00€ (round trip ticket) | Duration: approx. 45 minutes.
After arriving at the Central Bus Station in Braga, you can take a taxi or an Uber to INL.
If you arrive at the Porto Airport when no bus (GetBus) is available, there is always the possibility to go by Taxi or Uber.
By taxi: the taxis are located on the arrivals floor of Porto’s Airport.
• Cost: around 65.00€ |Duration: approx. 45 minutes
By Uber: You can use the app Uber from the App Store or Google Play on your smartphone to call an Uber. Enter your destination and choose a ride option. While using the service, you can track your Uber location on the map and see your driver’s picture, vehicle details, and price.
• Cost: around 45.00€ | Duration: approx. 45 minutes
There are other, less direct, ways to reach Braga from the airport.
By train: to catch a train to Braga, you first need to go to the city centre of Porto – Estação de São Bento or Estação de Campanhã. To reach the city centre, you can go by taxi/Uber to one of the stations above or take the Metro – Line E (Purple) to Campanhã Station (Direction Estádio do Dragão). This metro journey will take about 40 minutes. The metro station is located just a 5-minute walk away from the airport. Tickets are sold at the airport’s tourist office, but if it's not open, you will need some coins for the ticket machines.
Metro do Porto website: http://en.metrodoporto.pt/
After reaching one of the train stations, you can take the train to Braga. The urban railway leaves every 40-45 minutes. These tickets must be bought at the ticket office inside every station or on the ticket machines. For faster trains to Braga, you can buy online at https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/buy-tickets and download the ticket.
• Cost of the urban train ticket: around €4,00 (one-way) | Duration: approx. 50 minutes - 1h15minutes
Comboios de Portugal (Railway) website: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/
Once you arrive in Braga, you can reach INL by taxi/Uber, on foot (20-30 minute walk), or by bus. There are two buses that you can take. On weekdays, number 43 (direction Universidade do Minho), and on weekends, number 2 (direction Bom Jesus). You can buy the tickets inside.
• Cost of the bus ticket: €1.55
Nr. 43 route: https://www.tub.pt/percurso/43/
Nr. 2 route: https://www.tub.pt/percurso/2/
By Bus: the national long-distance bus network “Rede Expressos” has frequent daily services between Porto's “Campo 24 de Agosto” bus station (city centre of Porto) and Braga. Bus tickets can be bought online up to 30 days in advance at the Rede Expressos’ website: www.rede-expressos.pt
• Cost of the bus ticket: around €6.00 (one way) | Duration: 1 hour
To reach the city centre, you can go by taxi/Uber to the bus station above or take the Metro – Line E (Purple) to 24 Agosto metro stop (Direction Estádio do Dragão). This metro journey will take about 30 minutes. Metro do Porto website: http://en.metrodoporto.pt/
After arriving at the Central Bus Station in Braga, you can take a taxi or an Uber to INL.
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If you decide to drive a car from Porto to Braga, you can choose either a route via A3 or A28.
You can find more information here.
