This page contains information about social events at the COMPSTAT'2008 Symposium.
Lunches
Lunch includes vegetable soup, hot dish (meat, fish or vegetarian), choice of salad and vegetables, dessert (choice of fresh fruit, fruit salad, sweets), beverages (water, juice, soft drink or local wine) and coffee (menu >>>)
Price per lunch: 5.00 €
Ice Breaker at the House of Vinho Verde
(at Rua da Restauração, 318, Porto)
Cocktail at "Praia da Luz"
Port Wine tasting session
Concert at Casa da Música
Boat Cruise in the River Douro
Conference Dinner at Taylor's Port Wine Cellars
Sunday, 24th August 2008, 18:30 (bus leave FEP at 18:10)
The small palace located in the city centre which once belonged to António da Silva Monteiro, Porto's entrepreneur, was considered in the middle of the last century as "the most luxurious house from Porto".
The CVRVV, established here since the middle of the 40ties made some changes to the house, mainly concerning furniture, having kept, however, the original façade and the exterior garden.
The Vinho Verde is an unique product in the entire world with a blending of aroma and petillance that makes it one of the most delicious natural beverages! Medium in alcohol, Vinho Verde has great digestive properties due to its freshness and special qualities. It is a highly regarded wine, specially for Summer drinking. The malo-lactic fermentation gives it a distinctive taste and personality. The reds are full-bodied wines with an intense colour and a rosy or light red foam. The whites usually present a lemony or straw colour.
The strong distinctive character and originality of these wines are the result of soil and climate characteristics and social-economic agents, on one hand, and of the grape varieties and the vinegrowing methods, on the other.
Included in the registration!
Monday, 25th August 2008, 19:00 (bus leave FEP at 18:40)
Through the large windows of the restaurant and lounge, your gaze rests on the endless Atlantic.
The contemporary and relaxing ambience provides a feeling of contemplation and calm.
On the wide esplanade overlooking the beach beyond the open air dining area, you will find deck chairs inviting you to
spend a bit of time in the sun or to snuggle up under a woolen blanket in the
winter on colder days.
And from here you can watch the most beautiful Atlantic sunset.
By night, the stars seem to shine even brighter at the mouth of the Douro provides the ideal accompaniment to start your evening.
Included in the registration!
Tuesday, 26th August 2008, at 18:30 and 19:30 (at FEP, Council Room)
The Port and Douro Wines Institute kindly offers a tasting of Port Wine for a limited number of persons on Tuesday, August 26th at 18:30 and 19:30 at the conference location (Faculty of Economics). If you are really interested please leave your name as registered.
Port Wine is produced in the Demarcated Region of the Douro under very specific conditions resulting from natural and human factors. The winemaking procedures, based on traditional methods, include stopping the fermentation of the must by adding grape brandy, making up lots of wine and ageing the wine. Port Wine stands out from ordinary wines due to its unique characteristics: an enormous variety of types that surprise us with the wealth and intensity of their incomparable aromas, a highly persistent aroma and flavour, a high alcohol content (usually between 19 and 22% vol.), a vast range of degrees of sweetness and a assortment of colours.
Registration required!
Tuesday, 26th August 2008, 21:30 (no bus)
The concert will be performed by Camerata Senza Misura
Program:
— Gioacchino Rossini - Overture of Il barbiere di Siviglia (Octet: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass).
— Carlos Azevedo - Poema (Nonet: violin, viola, cello, double bass, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano).
— Ludwig van Beethoven - Septimino (Septet: clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass).
Casa da Música was conceived to mark 2001, the year in which Porto was Cultural Capital of Europe, and it is the first new building in Portugal to be entirely dedicated to music – to the presentation and public enjoyment of music, to music education and to the creation of music.
The project took shape in 1999 after the Rem Koolhaas & Ellen van Loon – Office for Metropolitan Architecture won the international architectural competition. Work began in 1999 on the site of Porto’s former central tram garage on the Rotunda da Boavista, and Casa da Música opened its doors to the public on April 11th, 2005. Casa da Música was planned as a home for all types of music and it is not only part of the urban redevelopment of Porto, but also part of a network of cultural facilities, for the city of Porto and for the wider world. Underlying it is an innovative and wide-ranging cultural project, which aims to make an exciting contribution to the national and international music scene, as an arena for all types of musical events – from classical music to jazz, from fado to electronic music, from great international productions to more experimental projects. Besides concerts, recitals and other types of performance, Casa da Música also organises events for musicians and musicologists and invests in research into the origins of Portuguese music. In addition, it plays a very important role in music education. It is a cultural meeting point between music and other areas of artistic creation and knowledge, providing a space for all kinds of audiences and creators.
Casual Attire.
Doors open at 9 pm. Entrance is not allowed during performance but it is during recess.
Included in the registration!
Wednesday, 27th August 2008, 16:00 - 20:00 (bus leave FEP at 15:30)
An opportunity to admire the old city of Porto, with its typical houses and comings and goings of the Ribeira people. As seen from the river,
the architectural forms of the city of Porto emerge majestically. It is a dazzling landscape, unique in the world.
The natural beauty of the Douro river banks towards Crestuma will be your reason to join us in this cruise you will never forget. Departure by bus to Vila Nova de Gaia quay Embark at Vila Nova de Gaia quay Cruise in the Douro River till the Crestuma Dam Floodgate at Crestuma/Lever Dam - height differential 14 meters. Typical snacks and drinks will be served on board during the cruise. Return to Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia Quay.
Price per person: 50.00 €
Thursday, 28th August 2008, 19:30 (bus leave FEP at 19:00)
The Conference Dinner will be held at Taylor's Port Wine Cellars. At the famous Port wine producers Taylor's there is a very special ambience and visitors can see the wine cellars.
Located high on the south bank of the river Douro opposite the old city centre of Porto, the venue provides spectacular views of the river and its six famous bridges.
Port wine is world-famous and has left its mark on Porto, both through its connections with the export market and through the extensive wine cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia overlooking the river Douro. Although this wine comes from the schistose lands of the High Douro, it is aged in Vila Nova de Gaia in the semi-darkness of the cellars, in oak-casks or in bottles.
Casual Attire.
Price per person: 55.00 €