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The MIT Portugal Program will hold its annual conference on November 8, 2024 at Quinta das Lágrimas in Coimbra. Under the theme “Ideas to Impact“, the main objectives of this conference will be to revisit the past, share the successes of the present and outline a vision for the future.

The event brings together Portuguese and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, students, members of industry and other members of the MIT Portugal community, with the aim of making the community and society in general aware of the advances already made and the research results obtained through this partnership.

There will also be a poster exhibition that will allow students and researchers to present their research projects. The research projects developed by MIT Portugal students will be recognized with the best poster award for each scientific area of the programme: Climate Science and Climate Change; Earth Observation: Oceans-Space; Digital Transformation in Manufacturing; Sustainable Cities; Data Science.

The MIT Portugal Program, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), was created in 2006 and involves the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA, the Portuguese government, as well as national academies and research centers, associations and industry. Its aim is to promote innovative ideas and R&D projects on complex challenges facing society and the planet, leveraging Portugal’s development and economic and social competitiveness.

The MIT Portugal Annual Conference aims to foster interaction and networking between the various stakeholders of this program, allowing for the exchange of knowledge and paving the way for future collaborations between the two sides of the Atlantic. The event program is now available and participation is free, but subject to prior registration until October 19.

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