The TENTH MARCEL GROSSMANN MEETING will be held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 26 July, 2003. The morning plenary sessions will take place in the auditorium of the Military Institute of Engineering (IME), located on a beautiful spot just below the famous Sugar Loaf mountain. The afternoon parallel sessions will take place close to the IME auditorium, at the Brazilian Center of Physical Research (CBPF) and at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO).
Information about public transportation and shuttle between hotels and IME, CBPF and UNIRIO will be soon available on this page.
Click here to see a map with the location of the event, and here to see where the hotels are..
ABOUT RIO DE JANEIRO
One of the major economic
and cultural hubs of South America, the city of
Rio de Janeiro sits at the heart of the Brazilian Southeastern Region. 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. Whether at
night or during the day, the visitor quickly finds out why Rio is known as
the Marvelous City.
Rio is nested between the mountains and the ocean. Its magnificent shorelines include charming bays and beautiful beaches, dotted with islands. The city's inhabitants (known as Cariocas) are friendly, carefree people who always seem to find time for the pleasures of good living.
The city receives annually more than 2 million foreign tourists, which makes it the most visited city in the country. With its ample infrastructure of touristic services, Rio is ranked among the top destinations in the world in reception for cultural, commercial, technical and scientific events.
ABOUT CBPF
The Brazilian Center of Physical Research (CBPF) was founded in 1949 as a civil society in order to develop research in fundamental physics. It was the first Brazilian organization to act on graduate studies in physics and to receive authorization of the Brazilian government to issue M.Sc. and Ph.D. diplomas. In the seventies, one of the first and largest active groups working on cosmology and gravitation in Brazil was formed at CBPF. This group organized several international schools in Cosmology and Gravitation, which in 2002 completed 25 years in their tenth edition, disseminating the research in these areas all over the country. In 1976, CBPF became an institute of the Brazilian government, receiving funds from it. It now has 65 active researchers working in many areas of physics and the largest library of physics in the country.
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