FINAL vF - TOFA 2016

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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TOFA2016
4-9September2016
CONFERENCE LOCATION
The meeting will be held at "Parque
Balneário Hotel” in Santos, Brazil.
The Hotel was founded in 1912 and
has privileged view of the ocean.
The Parque Balneário Hotel is
situated in the Gonzaga Beach,
one of the best locations in
Santos.
Hotel website available at:
http://www.parquebalneario.com.br/us/home/default.aspx
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodations in the Parque Balneário Hotel ✩✩✩✩✩ have been reserved at very
special rates for those who make a reservation via the conference website. The organizing
commission recommends that reservation be made as soon as possible, since the number
of apartments is limited. The Organizing Committee also negotiated some extra rooms in
Hotel Atlântico at very special rates. This hotel is located in front of Parque Balneário Hotel
(at the other side of the street). For more information, please, check the Accommodation
section on Tofa website:
http://tofa2016.poli.usp.br/accommodation.html
Participants which desire to find alternative housing possibilities should look for hotels or
hostels close to the Gonzaga Beach (Praia do Gonzaga), which concentrates most of the
Hotels in Santos.
VISAS
Citizens from certain countries may need a visa to enter Brazil. For further information
participants are encouraged to consult their local travel agent or the nearest diplomatic
mission of Brazil. The TOFA organizers will provide invitation letters for delegates, whose
contributions are accepted, if needed.
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION
By Flight
Most international flights arrive in Brazil at the Guarulhos International Airport (IATA Code
GRU) in the morning. A shuttle is programmed to leave this airport at 10:45 am.
Participants interested in taking this shuttle are requested to communicate this to the
conference e-mail ([email protected]). Since the first flights arrive around 4:00 am this may
result in a long waiting at the Terminal, therefore the participants should be aware that one
commercial company operates a regular line departing from the Airport (Terminal 2, west
wing) towards Santos Bus Station, these buses are operated by Viação Cometa
(http://www.viacaocometa.com.br) and there is a large offer of buses leaving with intervals
of 1 to 1.5 hours from 6:00 am until 22:00 (10:00 pm).
The trip to Santos takes about two hours. In the company website you can find the precise
time table of these buses, in the form type “Guarulhos – Aerop. Cumbica (SP)” as origin
and “Santos (SP)” as destination, the form asks also for the Departure date and the return
date, you can leave this last information empty or type something there. It has no effect on
the search for the departure trip. In the website you can even buy your ticket in advance,
but be advised that the corresponding form is only given in Portuguese (it is, however, selfexplanatory). If you want to buy this ticket consider that we usually count about one hour
between the airplane landing time and leaving the airport in the arrival gate (at best), there
is about 20 minutes walk between Terminal 3 (where you will most likely arrive) and
Terminal 2. The price of the ticket is about R$29.00 which currently means something like
USD 9.00 (or EUR 8.00). Of course, the shuttle will be offered free of charge.
By car
From São Paulo you reach Santos by either Via Anchieta (SP 150) or Via Imigrantes (SP
160) highways (both are administered by Ecovias: http://www.ecovias.com.br). Via
Imigrantes is more modern (less curvy) and is mostly preferred by the drivers. But beware
that both Highways have a toll on descent. If you take the Via Imigrantes you should drive
past the Serra do Mar (if you are not the one driving, pay attention to the view) and follow
the shields toward Santos and Guarujá (it will bring you to the intersection highway, SP 59,
which joins Via Imigrantes and Via Anchieta in the plains area), again following the shields
towards Santos, you will enter the last part of the Via Anchieta.
You will drive past the Port area and following the normal traffic you will reach a tunnel, go
forward (the street shields indicate “Praias”). You will reach the Avenida Bernardino de
Campos (also known as “Canal 2”) drive forward until you reach the Beach Avenue
(Avenida Presidente Wilson). Enter this avenue, but prepare to turn left in the first return
(about 100 m after the intersection with Avenida Bernardino de Campos). Drive past the
access to Avenida Bernardino de Campos, but prepare to turn left again, you will see a
shield indicating “Avenida Ana Costa”, enter the avenue and prepare to park, because the
Hotel is right at the beginning of the avenue. If you are driving to the Hotel Atlântico, go
forward and make a return at the Roundabout, because the Hotel Atlântico is right in front
of the Parque Balneário Hotel.
By bus
Regular commercial buses leave São Paulo from the Jabaquara Bus Station, integrated
with the underground service (Metrô) through line 1 (blue). The Jabaquara station is the
final station in this underground line. From there you will find many options of regular lines
to Santos. Ticket price is about R$ 30.00 (from São Paulo). There are also regular lines to
Campinas, São Carlos (night bus) and São José dos Campos. The Bus station in Santos
is located at Avenida Ana Costa, a few blocks away from either the Parque Balneário or
the Atlântico hotels, there is a Taxi Spot at the Bus station.
Public Transportation in São Paulo
Some of you will spend some time in the city of São Paulo, so it is advisable to give
information about the public transportation system in the city. Transportation is made
mostly by buses, but the underground network is connected with the train network and
gives access to many places in the city. A travel costs R$3.80 (either by bus, or by
underground/train), you pay inside the bus or in the counter before entering the
underground station. In the wake of the Olympics, the company which administers the
system, SPTRANS, introduced the Bilhete Único Turista. This is a card which you acquire
at the SPTRANS posts and charge with money in automatic machines. This can be used
to pay for the transportation. The advantage is that one ticket (R$3.80) allows you to drive
in up to four bus lines in a period of 2 hours (even in the return direction). You may also
integrate an underground and a bus ticket at a discount price. There is no further
information on the subject, so, if you are interested, you should seek information in the
SPTRANS post located in most of the major underground stations.
Currency
Brazilian currency is the Real (plural, Reais), symbol R$ or BRL. Oficial
exchange rates are about 1 USD = R$ 3.20 or 1 EUR = R$ 3.60, but exchange
counters may practice different rates as well as charge taxes or fees. Bank
cards are mostly accepted (especially Visa and MasterCard banners), but it is
advisable to carry at least something like R$100.00 with you for small
expenses. Prefer the exchange counters at the airport.
There are two types of banknotes in circulation in Brazil, the so-called
“Primeira e Segunda Família do Real”, respectively, Old and New. These two
types differ in size and design of the same, to facilitate the identification, below
is presented a schematic picture. The notes of the second family (New) have
different sizes from each other, while the former have all the same size. More
information: https://www.bcb.gov.br/novasnotas/index.html (Portuguese only)
R$ 2,00 (Old)
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SOCIAL PROGRAM
Sunday, September 4th
Welcome reception at the Cesário Bastos
Building (Santos campus of the Escola
Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo).
The Cesário Bastos Building is an
historical building located in downtown
Santos at the end of the Ana Costa Avenue, with
the Monte (Mount) Serrat as a backdrop. It was founded in 1916 (hence
celebrating its 100th anniversary this year) designed in neoclassic style by Prof. Antônio
Francisco de Paula Souza, the first Director of the Escola Politécnica. The building is
highlighted in the Heritage Conservation List of the São Paulo State. Since 2012 the
building hosts the Petroleum Engineering Course maintained by the Escola Politécnica.
The reception will start at 19:00 (7:00 pm) with the show of
the Rateria, an association of students in the form of a Escola
de Samba percussion group (in Portuguese this is called
“Bateria”, the punch in the name Rateria due to the symbol
adopted by the students of the Escola Politécnica: a mouse,
or rato).
It will be followed by a get-together cocktail party.
Wednesday, September 7th
Conference excursion
Departure from Parque Balneário
(conference site) at 14:00 (2:00 pm)
to the Orquidário Municipal.
The Orquidário is a
traditional Zoobotanical Garden
located close to the José Menino Beach. In its
24,000 m2 the park displays samples of native flora
and fauna. The attractions include free animals which
share the space with the human visitors (a Peacock and
small rodents, called “Cutias”) and the Orchid
greenhouse, with many specimens which will be
hopefully flourishing at the time. More information:
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/node/19364
Next we will walk to the Roberto Santini
Municipal Park, an artificial riff which
advances 400 m into the sea. The park
hosts a monumental sculpture of the
renowned Brazilian artist Tomie Ohtake
(1913 - 2015), which commemorates
the 100th anniversary of Japanese
immigration to Brazil. This sculpture
was inaugurated in 2008 with the
presence of Prince Naruhito (heir to
the Japanese Throne), during the
centenary of the arrival of the first
ship (Kasato Maru) with Japanese
families to work in the Coffee
Plantations in the State of São
Paulo. More information:
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guia-de-santos/locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/orla/
roberto-mario-santini-municipal-park
From there we will enter the buses again
towards the Aquário Municipal. The aquarium,
as its name indicates, hosts and displays a
large selection of the marine fauna both from
Brazil and from the whole world. Highlights are
the Penguins and the Sea Lion. The Aquário
Municipal is the second park in number of
visitors in the State of São Paulo, being
surpassed only by the Zoological Garden in the
city of São Paulo. More information:
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guia-de-santos/locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/orla/aquarium
Thursday, September 8th
Conference dinner
The conference dinner will be held at the “Mansão da Ilha”, located in the Porchat Island,
in the neighboring city of São Vicente. The island marks the entrance of the São Vicente
bay, the ancient port where the Portuguese Caravelas once anchored. More information:
http://www.mansaodailha.com.br/ (Portuguese only)
Accompanying person’s program
The selection of places to visit in Santos is so large that we decided not to build and offer
pre-defined routes. On the contrary, the personal of the Viva Paris travel agency will be on
site to discuss with the participants what they wish to see. The attractions can be visited
alone or in small groups. The travel agency will be happy to assist the participants in
building the tours that best fit the interests and possibilities of the participants. Examples of
attractions to visit in Santos:
The Maritime Museum
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guia-de-santos/
locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/orla/maritime-museum
The Sea Museum
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guia-de-santos/
locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/orla/sea-museum
The Fishing Museum
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guiade-santos/locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/orla/
fishing-museum
The Carmo Convent Complex
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guiade-santos/locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/
centro-historico/carmo-convent-complex
The Coffee Museum
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guiade-santos/locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/
centro-historico/coffee-museum
The Pelé Museum
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guia-desantos/locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/centrohistorico/pele-museum
The Streetcar Tour
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guia-de-santos/locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/centro-historico/
streetcar-tour
Nossa Senhora de Monte Serrat Sanctuary
http://www.turismosantos.com.br/eng/guia-de-santos/locais/ir/atracoes-em-santos/centro-historico/
nossa-senhora-do-monte-serrat-sanctuary
The National Monument “Ruínas do
Engenho de São Jorge dos Erasmos”
This is an advanced base of the
Culture and Extension Deputy Dean’s
office of the University of São Paulo
and shows the ruins of one of the first
sugar processing factories (“Engenho”)
in the Colonial Brazil (the place is
believed to exist since 1534. To give
an idea of its historical relevance, the
first Portuguese village in Brazil, the
neighboring city of São Vicente, was
founded in 1532). There is a modern
auditorium where a documentary film
about
archaeological
works
developed there is projected. More
information:
http://www.engenho.prceu.usp.br/
(Portuguese only)
Meals
Unfortunately it was not possible to secure funds to organize subsided meals (lunch and
dinner, except for the Conference Dinner on Thursday, of course). On the contrary, the
participants who so desire will be invited to join the organizing committee in one of the
most typical Brazilian cultural activities: to have lunches or dinners in the food court of a
mall (with the typical “quilo” restaurants, in which you pay proportional to the weighted
amount of food you place in the plate). Apart from that, the vicinity of the Parque Balneário
offers a large selection of restaurants and bars where several different cuisines and drinks,
including the famous Caipirinha, can be tasted.
PUBLICATION
As announced previously, the Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion (JPED) will publish
an especial issue dedicated to the Discussion Meeting on Thermodynamics of Alloys 2016.
Authors interested in publishing their contributions in this issue will be requested to
announce their intent during the meeting. The list of prospective authors, with the titles of
their work will be compiled by the Chair, Prof. Dr. Cláudio G. Schön (acting as guest editor
for this issue) and will be sent to Prof. Dr. John E. Morral (Editor-in-chief of JPED) by the
end of the meeting.
Authors are then requested to write their manuscripts following the magazine's “Instruction
to authors” and to submit them using the https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jped link by
October 31st, making sure to indicate in the process that the manuscript is intended for the
TOFA2016 special issue. The works will be submitted to the normal peer reviewing
process of the magazine and the authors are requested to respond to the reviews in timely
manner. It is the intention of the magazine to have all accepted contributions published online by February 2017.
WEATHER
September is the last month of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, but for Brazil this does
not necessarily means cold weather. Historically temperature in Santos vary on average
between a low of 17ºC and a high of 23ºC (respectively 63ºF and 73ºF), but temperatures
as low as 9ºC (48ºF) and as high as 38ºC (100ºF) have already been registered. Therefore
we recommend to bring clothes both for cold and for hot weather (do not forget, Santos is
a Beach, so bring also appropriate clothes if you desire to spend some time there).
September, especially the first week, is also expected to be dry (winter in tropical countries
generally means the dry season), but as Brazil is a tropical country, rain is not forbidden.
Santos geography, located on the coast and bordering the hill range known as “Serra do
Mar”, also favor rain precipitation. In the matter of fact, when we did our Organizing
Commission Meeting last year on Sept. 7th, it was raining and it was cold. We are
monitoring the weather forecast and we will act on the excursion plan in case of bad
weather in the day. We all expect, of course, this will not be necessary.
HEALTH
As you are aware, Dengue fever, as well as the lesser known Zika and Chikungunya
fevers, are endemic in Brazil. These three diseases are transmitted by the bite of the
infected Aedes aegypti mosquito. Good news is that the low temperatures and the dryer
weather in winter reduce the mosquito activity, so the risk of infection decreases in the
period. Prevention can be made using a natural product based on Citronella Eucalyptus
leaves which repels the mosquito, this can be acquired in any pharmacy in the country,
and does not require prescription (Portuguese name is “Repelente de Mosquito”).
Far more important in the winter is Influenza A, there have been reports of fatalities due to
this disease in the beginning of this winter. The virus strain in the southern hemisphere is
the same that circulated in the northern hemisphere in the previous winter, so, if you are
immunized, you are most likely protected. As always Influenza is more dangerous for the
children, for the elderly and for persons who have already chronic respiratory diseases.
Finally, Santos is not a Yellow Fever area, so there is no necessity to take the Yellow Fever
vaccine. However, if you desire to extend your visit to Brazil to visit the Amazon or the
Pantanal Matogrossense, for example, you should be immunized against this disease. It is
important to take the vaccine 10 days before entering the affected area, otherwise it will
not be effective. Consult your physician.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Conference website and event’s e-mail available at:
e-mail: [email protected]
homepage: http://tofa2016.poli.usp.br
CONTACT
Prof. Dr. Cláudio Geraldo Schön
EPUSP, [email protected]
Cellphone: +55 (11) 98243-5917
TOFA 2016 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Prof. Dr. Cláudio Geraldo Schön (chair), EPUSP
Prof. Dr. Carlos Angelo Nunes, EEL
Prof. Dr. Flávio Beneduce Neto, EPUSP
Prof. Dr. Gilberto Carvalho Coelho, EEL
Prof. Dr. Haroldo Cavalcanti Pinto, EESC
Prof. Dr. Helena Maria Petrilli, IFUSP
Prof. Dr. Luiz Tadeu Fernandes Eleno, EEL
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Falcão de Oliveira, EESC
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Adolf Mikula (Universität Wien, Austria)
Alan Dinsdale (Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys - MISIS, Russia)
Ales Kroupa (Institute of Physics of Metals - ASCR, Czech Republic)
André Costa e Silva (EEIMVR – Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil)
Andy Watson (University of Leeds, UK)
Armando Fernández Guillermet (Instituto Balseiro - CNEA, Argentina) Byeong-Joo Lee (Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea)
Boguslav Onderka (University of Krakow, Poland)
Frank Stein (Max-Planck Institut für Eisenforschung, Germany)
Fernando Cosme Rizzo Assuncao (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Gabriela Borzone (Universitá di Genova, Italy)
Gabrielle Cacciamani (Universitá di Genova, Italy)
Hans-Jürgen Seifert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
Herbert Ipser (Universität Wien, Austria)
Igor Abrikosov (Linköpings University, Sweden)
Ikuo Ohnuma (Tohoku University, Japan)
Jan Vrestal (Masaryk University, Czech Republic)
Jean-Marc Joubert (Institut de Chimie et des Materiaux Paris Est - CNRS, France)
Jacques Lacaze (Centre Inter-universitaire d'Inginerie des Materiaux - CNRS, France)
Jonhoo Lee (University of Korea, Korea)
Klaus Richter (Universität Wien, Austria)
Krzysztof Fitzner (Academia Gornicko-Hutnicka Krakow, Poland)
Luiz Felipe Malheiros (Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
Mojmir Sob (Masaryk University, Czech Republic)
Malin Selleby (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Nathalie Dupin (France)
Olga Fabrichnaya (Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany)
Peter Rogl (Universität Wien, Austria)
Philip Nash (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA)
Rada Novakovic (Istituto per l'Energetica e le Interfasi – CNR, Italy)
Raymundo Arróyave (Texas A&M University. USA)
Roberto Ribeiro Avillez (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Simona Delsante (Universitá di Genova, Italy)
Srdjan Milenkovic (Institute IMDEA, Spain)
Silvio R. A. Salinas (Instituto de Física da USP, Brazil)
Suzana Gomes Fries (Ruhr Univertät Bochum, Germany)
Yong Du (Central South University, China)
Wu Ping (Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore)
REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Arles V. Gil Rebaza (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina)
Gerardo Martinez (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil)
Pablo Guillermo Gonzales Ormeno (Universidad Nacional Tecnologica de Lima Sur, Peru)
Leonardo Errico (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina)
Susana B. Ramos (Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina)