ORGANIZERS

IPT
Founded in 1899, IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas (Institute for Technological Research) is a state-owned research institute is active the areas of civil engineering, metallurgy, forestry, mechanical and electrical engineering, naval and oceanic engineering, transportation, chemistry, geology, leather and shoes, IT, biotechnology, environmental technology, regulation and industrial quality, technological information, graduate courses and training. It as an 87,000 m² campus, 500 researchers and 1600 staff members.