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About 5,000 participants at Science 2018

For 3 days, from 2 to 4 July, the Portuguese scientific community was gathered at Ciência 2018 - Meeting with Science and Technology in Portugal. There were more than 5,000 participants, who took part in almost 800 papers divided into 100 sessions.

More than 700 posters were presented and 8 plenary sessions took place, with the participation of personalities such as the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Prime Minister, António Costa, the Minister of the Presidency and Administrative Modernization, Maria Leitão Marques, the Minister of the Environment, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, the members of the Parliamentary Commission for Education and Science, chaired by Alexandre Quintanilha, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Communication of São Tomé and Príncipe, Olinto Daio. The personalities were received by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, the President of the Foundation for Science and Technology, Paulo Ferrão, the President of Ciência Viva, Rosalia Vargas, and the Commissioner of Science 2018, Alexandra Marques. 

The meeting was organized around several scientific and technological areas and the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, and had South Africa as guest country. Also under discussion was the design of the future 9th European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, 2021-2028. In the space dedicated to demonstrating the research conducted by the research units, 80 demonstrations were on display.

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The work of personalities who have contributed to the development of science in Portugal was also recognized with the awarding of the 2018 Medals of Science Merit. For the first time, the Arquivo.pt Awards were presented, which distinguished original and innovative works that used the old web pages made available on Arquivo.pt as a source.

It was also possible to follow the entire event remotely through the YouTube channel and the Science 2018 Facebook page. Here you can also see information and interviews with researchers and government officials who participated in the meeting.