Joint ICTP-Lincei Conference on Quantum Science and Technology

May 26, 2025

ICTP-SAIFR, São Paulo, Brazil

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This one-day meeting organized by ICTP-SAIFR has been selected to be an International Year of Quantum Global Event as part of the one-week event “Joint ICTP-Lincei Conference on Quantum Science and Technology” organized together with Accademia dei Lincei in Rome and  ICTP in Trieste. The event in São Paulo will take place on Monday May 26, the event in Rome on Tuesday May 27, and the event in Trieste on May 28-30.

The São Paulo meeting will involve 3 roundtable discussions, the Rome meeting will involve activities for high-school students, and the Trieste meeting will involve a workshop with over 25 speakers and several Nobel laureates. The program for the Trieste meeting is here and the whole week of meetings will be broadcast live.

The 3 roundtable discussions in São Paulo on Monday May 26 will take place in the IFT-UNESP auditorium and involve discussions for the general public on science, financing and the creation of a Latin-American network in quantum science and technologies. There is no need to apply, and all are welcome to participate.

There is no registration fee.

Confirmed Speakers:  

  • Carla Hermann Avigliano (Univ. de Chile, Chile)
  • Christian Schmiegelow (Univ. de Buenos Aires, Argentina)
  • Felipe Fanchini (Bauru UNESP, Brazil)
  • Juan Pablo Paz (Univ. de Buenos Aires, Argentina)
  • Karina Garay-Palmett (CICESE, Mexico)
  • Liliana Sanz de la Torre (Univ. Fed. de Uberlândia, Brazil)
  • Luiz Davidovich (Univ. Fed. de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • Olival Freire Junior (CNPq, Brazil)
  • Rodrigo Benevides (IFUSP, Brazil)

Organizers:  

  • Alexandre Reily Rocha (IFT-UNESP)
  • Dario Rosa (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP)
  • Gustavo Wiederhecker (Unicamp)
  • Jorge A. Seman (UNAM)
  • Nathan Berkovits (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP)
  • Paulo Nussenzveig (USP São Paulo)
  • Rocío Jáuregui Renaud (UNAM)

Program

Monday May 26

  9:15 – 10:45   Roundtable on quantum science and technology
10:45 – 11:15   Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45   Roundtable on financing
12:45 – 14:30   Lunch
14:30 – 16:30  Roundtable on creating a Latin-American network

Additional Information

Attention! Some participants in ICTP-SAIFR activities have received email from fake travel agencies asking for credit card information. All communication with participants will be made by ICTP-SAIFR staff using an e-mail “@ictp-saifr.org”. We will not send any mailings about accommodation that require a credit card number or any sort of deposit. Also, if you are staying at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista, please confirm with the Uber/Taxi driver that the hotel is located at Rua Pamplona 83 in Bela Vista (and not in Jardim Etelvina).

BOARDING PASS: All participants, whose travel has been provided or will be reimbursed by ICTP-SAIFR, should bring the boarding pass  upon registration. The return boarding pass (PDF, if online check-in, scan or picture, if physical) should be sent to secretary@ictp-saifr.org by e-mail.

Visa information: Nationals from several countries in Latin America and Europe are exempt from tourist visa. Nationals from Australia, Canada and USA are required to apply for a tourist visa.

Accommodation: Participants whose accommodations are provided by ICTP-SAIFR will stay at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista. Other hotel recommendations are available here.

Poster presentation: Participants who are presenting a poster MUST BRING A PRINTED BANNER . The banner size should be at most 1 m (width) x 1,5 m (length). We do not accept A4 or A3 paper.