TRANSAMÉRICA PRESTIGE 

The Transamerica Beach Class Prestige International, a modern building at the beach,
is the latest venture of Recife’s hotels. It offers quality, comfort and modernity among the
lodging options in town. It is 8 km from the airport. Sophistication, comfort and a modern
architecture that allows all the apartments to face the sea of Boa Viagem beach. Meeting
rooms with complete infrastructure for organizing social and corporate events. Fitness center
with modern equipment, deck, pool and sauna. Bar and Restaurant, valet parking, Internet in
common areas and a knowledgeable staff to serve with Transamerica’s excellence and
quality.

Rooms equipped with: Bedroom, living room, balcony, fridge, cable TV, workstation, personal
safe and 24h roomservice.

Hotel Atlante Plaza

Located in Pernambuco’s capital trendiest avenue , Avenida Boa Viagem, Hotel Atlante
Plaza has a privileged view. It is 3 km from the airport of Recife. The hotel has a Business
Center equipped with computers and printers, Broadband Internet and space for small
private meetings. Furthermore, all social areas have network connection Internet, Wi-
Fi available to all who have equipment with wireless device. The guest can also use the
Hospitality Service, a service centre that functions 24 hours to meet all requests through a
single extension.

Rooms equipped with: Telephone points, broadband Internet access, central air conditioning,
cable TV, safe and minibar.

Beach Class Suites

The Beach Class Suites offers an infrastructure capable of making your stay even more
comfortable in Recife: swimming pool, parking, business center, convention center, fitness
center, laundry, convenience store, sauna, sundeck, suites overlooking the sea Beach of
Boa Viagem, suites, non smoking, and coffee shop.

Rooms equipped with: Balconies, air conditioning, electronic safe, telephone, desk with
broadband connection Wi-Fi, mini-bar, clock radio, cable TV, hair dryer, LCD TV, rooms
adapted for disabled people and special family.

Mar Hotel Recife

Mar Hotel Recife, in Boa Viagem, is located just ten minutes from Guararapes Gilberto
Freyre International Airport and fifteen minutes from the city center. It has an area of sports
and leisure facilities consist of a large swimming pool with waterfalls, saunas and gym. The
Coffee Shop, the bars “Five Stars” and “Cortina D’água”, besides of the international cuisine
restaurant “Promenade”, which completes the Mar Hotel’s gastronomy, making the staying
even more memorable.

Rooms equipped with: Balcony, air conditioning, voice mail, cable TV, minibar, safe, bathtub
and hair drye.

Golden Tulip Recife Palace

The Golden Tulip Recife Palace is located on the famous beach of Boa Viagem, 5 minutes
from Guararapes International Airport, 10 minutes from the Craft Fair and Recife Mall, with
easy access to downtown and the convention center and 40 to Olinda.
The hotel has a great variety of facilities and services that guarantee the satisfaction of both,
business and leisure guests: 8 meeting rooms equipped to accommodate up to 1000 people,
3 restaurants, bars, 24 hour room service, laundry, business center, swimming pool , fitness
center, sauna, spa, salon and convenience store.

Equipped with: Minibar, cable TV, air conditioning, radio, hairdryer, telephone with voice mail,
internet access (additional charge) and safe.

Marante Plaza Hotel

Located on the seafront Beach of Boa Viagem, near shopping centers, nightclubs, bars
and excellent dining options. It also has its own restaurant and bar. It is 8 km away from the
airport of Recife. At the Reastaurant Porto do Sabor, you will experience the delights for
breakfast in the morning, besides of regional and international cuisine, buffet service and à
la carte, during lunch or dinner. In the charming Bar Encanta Moça, located in the lobby, you
can enjoy some drinks, snacks and cafeteria services. The Marante also has, on its rooftop,
the Maravista Bar, with panoramic view to the beach of Boa Viagem. The hotel has: 24 hour
room service, fitness center, dry and steam sauna, adult and child swimming, laundry, beach
equipment, Wi-Fi/wireless – internet, restaurant.

All rooms equipped with: Central air conditioning, minibar, telephone, cable TV, individual
safe, bathroom with hairdryer and broadband Internet.

Hotel Jangadeiro

The Hotel Jangadeiro has a complete infrastructure, located on the shore of Boa Viagem.
It is 4.5 km from Recife’s airport. On the ground floor, there are ample and pleasant coffee
shop and restaurants that offer delights of regional and international cuisine. On the rooftop:
the pool, overlooking the beach of Boa Viagem.

Room equipped with: All with balcony and sea view, with phones for dialing national and
international calls, electronic safe, energy-saver, high speed internet (wireless and cable
connections).

Best Western Manibu Recife

Located on the beach of Boa Viagem, one block from the seafront. 07 km far from Recife
airport and 05 km from the center of Recife. Restaurant with international cuisine, the Best
Western Manibu Hotel has Convention Center with 10 salons and rooms. Experience our
hospitality. Wi-Fi connection –speed:100Mb.

All rooms equipped with: Some apartments with sea view, flat screen television with cable
channels, air conditioning, direct dial telephone, radio and alarm clock, safe (some with
space for laptop), wireless Internet connection, hairdryer and telephone in the toilet, minibar,
apartments for disabled people and connected rooms (with communication).

Park Hotel

The Park Hotel is located a few meters from the seashore of Boa Viagem. The Bambelô
restaurant offers international, regional and light food cuisine, besides of natural juices and
delicious desserts. Halls of small, medium and large size, adapted according to the needs of
each specific event. For your comfort and safety, the Park Hotel offers rotary indoor parking,
according to availability.

All Rooms Equipped with: Minibar, cable TV, air conditioning, Internet, telephone, and safe-
deposit box, Suites with anteroom and a privileged view for the Boa Viagem beach.

TRANSAMÉRICA PRESTIGE 

The Transamerica Beach Class Prestige International, a modern building at the beach,
is the latest venture of Recife’s hotels. It offers quality, comfort and modernity among the
lodging options in town. It is 8 km from the airport. Sophistication, comfort and a modern
architecture that allows all the apartments to face the sea of Boa Viagem beach. Meeting
rooms with complete infrastructure for organizing social and corporate events. Fitness center
with modern equipment, deck, pool and sauna. Bar and Restaurant, valet parking, Internet in
common areas and a knowledgeable staff to serve with Transamerica’s excellence and
quality.

Rooms equipped with: Bedroom, living room, balcony, fridge, cable TV, workstation, personal
safe and 24h roomservice.

Hotel Atlante Plaza

Located in Pernambuco’s capital trendiest avenue , Avenida Boa Viagem, Hotel Atlante
Plaza has a privileged view. It is 3 km from the airport of Recife. The hotel has a Business
Center equipped with computers and printers, Broadband Internet and space for small
private meetings. Furthermore, all social areas have network connection Internet, Wi-
Fi available to all who have equipment with wireless device. The guest can also use the
Hospitality Service, a service centre that functions 24 hours to meet all requests through a
single extension.

Rooms equipped with: Telephone points, broadband Internet access, central air conditioning,
cable TV, safe and minibar.

Beach Class Suites

The Beach Class Suites offers an infrastructure capable of making your stay even more
comfortable in Recife: swimming pool, parking, business center, convention center, fitness
center, laundry, convenience store, sauna, sundeck, suites overlooking the sea Beach of
Boa Viagem, suites, non smoking, and coffee shop.

Rooms equipped with: Balconies, air conditioning, electronic safe, telephone, desk with
broadband connection Wi-Fi, mini-bar, clock radio, cable TV, hair dryer, LCD TV, rooms
adapted for disabled people and special family.

Mar Hotel Recife

Mar Hotel Recife, in Boa Viagem, is located just ten minutes from Guararapes Gilberto
Freyre International Airport and fifteen minutes from the city center. It has an area of sports
and leisure facilities consist of a large swimming pool with waterfalls, saunas and gym. The
Coffee Shop, the bars “Five Stars” and “Cortina D’água”, besides of the international cuisine
restaurant “Promenade”, which completes the Mar Hotel’s gastronomy, making the staying
even more memorable.

Rooms equipped with: Balcony, air conditioning, voice mail, cable TV, minibar, safe, bathtub
and hair drye.

Golden Tulip Recife Palace

The Golden Tulip Recife Palace is located on the famous beach of Boa Viagem, 5 minutes
from Guararapes International Airport, 10 minutes from the Craft Fair and Recife Mall, with
easy access to downtown and the convention center and 40 to Olinda.
The hotel has a great variety of facilities and services that guarantee the satisfaction of both,
business and leisure guests: 8 meeting rooms equipped to accommodate up to 1000 people,
3 restaurants, bars, 24 hour room service, laundry, business center, swimming pool , fitness
center, sauna, spa, salon and convenience store.

Equipped with: Minibar, cable TV, air conditioning, radio, hairdryer, telephone with voice mail,
internet access (additional charge) and safe.

Marante Plaza Hotel

Located on the seafront Beach of Boa Viagem, near shopping centers, nightclubs, bars
and excellent dining options. It also has its own restaurant and bar. It is 8 km away from the
airport of Recife. At the Reastaurant Porto do Sabor, you will experience the delights for
breakfast in the morning, besides of regional and international cuisine, buffet service and à
la carte, during lunch or dinner. In the charming Bar Encanta Moça, located in the lobby, you
can enjoy some drinks, snacks and cafeteria services. The Marante also has, on its rooftop,
the Maravista Bar, with panoramic view to the beach of Boa Viagem. The hotel has: 24 hour
room service, fitness center, dry and steam sauna, adult and child swimming, laundry, beach
equipment, Wi-Fi/wireless – internet, restaurant.

All rooms equipped with: Central air conditioning, minibar, telephone, cable TV, individual
safe, bathroom with hairdryer and broadband Internet.

Hotel Jangadeiro

The Hotel Jangadeiro has a complete infrastructure, located on the shore of Boa Viagem.
It is 4.5 km from Recife’s airport. On the ground floor, there are ample and pleasant coffee
shop and restaurants that offer delights of regional and international cuisine. On the rooftop:
the pool, overlooking the beach of Boa Viagem.

Room equipped with: All with balcony and sea view, with phones for dialing national and
international calls, electronic safe, energy-saver, high speed internet (wireless and cable
connections).

Best Western Manibu Recife

Located on the beach of Boa Viagem, one block from the seafront. 07 km far from Recife
airport and 05 km from the center of Recife. Restaurant with international cuisine, the Best
Western Manibu Hotel has Convention Center with 10 salons and rooms. Experience our
hospitality. Wi-Fi connection –speed:100Mb.

All rooms equipped with: Some apartments with sea view, flat screen television with cable
channels, air conditioning, direct dial telephone, radio and alarm clock, safe (some with
space for laptop), wireless Internet connection, hairdryer and telephone in the toilet, minibar,
apartments for disabled people and connected rooms (with communication).

Park Hotel

The Park Hotel is located a few meters from the seashore of Boa Viagem. The Bambelô
restaurant offers international, regional and light food cuisine, besides of natural juices and
delicious desserts. Halls of small, medium and large size, adapted according to the needs of
each specific event. For your comfort and safety, the Park Hotel offers rotary indoor parking,
according to availability.

All Rooms Equipped with: Minibar, cable TV, air conditioning, Internet, telephone, and safe-
deposit box, Suites with anteroom and a privileged view for the Boa Viagem beach.

Having closed the abstract submission stage, IASP and Anprotec are now awaiting the delivery of the full versions of the papers selected for presentation at the 30th IASP World Conference and the 23rd Anprotec Seminar on Science Parks and Business Incubation . The Call for Papers, which was held separately, was considered a success by both organizations. IASP received 120 abstracts, of which it approved 87. Anprotec received 177 and approved 146.

The participants in Anprotec’s call for papers have until June 10 to send the complete versions of their papers. IASP has allowed slightly more time, with the completed papers due by July 5. The regulations for both calls for papers provide guidelines regarding the format for the complete versions.

ANPROTEC’S CALL

Access Regulation

Submit your Paper

IASP’S CALL

The abstracts evaluation has been finished and those who had their contributions approved have already been informed. Now it’s time to write your full paper and send to the Steering Committee until 5th June 2013. Your work can be approved for publication in the conference proceedings only or for both the conference proceedings and for oral presentation as well. The Steering Committee may also decide to include your presentation in a different session than the one initially indicated, according to the needs of the conference programme.

Click here to access the submission guidelines for full paper.

Having closed the abstract submission stage, IASP and Anprotec are now awaiting the delivery of the full versions of the papers selected for presentation at the 30th IASP World Conference and the 23rd Anprotec Seminar on Science Parks and Business Incubation . The Call for Papers, which was held separately, was considered a success by both organizations. IASP received 120 abstracts, of which it approved 87. Anprotec received 177 and approved 146.

The participants in Anprotec’s call for papers have until June 10 to send the complete versions of their papers. IASP has allowed slightly more time, with the completed papers due by July 5. The regulations for both calls for papers provide guidelines regarding the format for the complete versions.

ANPROTEC’S CALL

Access Regulation

Submit your Paper

IASP’S CALL

The abstracts evaluation has been finished and those who had their contributions approved have already been informed. Now it’s time to write your full paper and send to the Steering Committee until 5th June 2013. Your work can be approved for publication in the conference proceedings only or for both the conference proceedings and for oral presentation as well. The Steering Committee may also decide to include your presentation in a different session than the one initially indicated, according to the needs of the conference programme.

Click here to access the submission guidelines for full paper.

The most common remedy for erectile dysfunction is Viagra (sildenafil). And the most recent scientific investigations have pointed that Viagra influences not only men’s penis but the human heart way too.The researchers claim that normally noticed hormonal influence on human heart lowered in males taking Viagra. When carried on with rodents, Viagra confirmed the inclination to obviate harmful imprints of continual substantial blood strain on their coronary heart.The studies composed by J. Hopkins squad uncovered that in Viagra there are doable benefits for the wrestle in opposition to pneumonic hypertension related with Viagra distending blood vessels in penis.By dumping the heart rhythm which is improved when a gentleman is underneath tension, Viagra functions to lessening the work neccessary to push blood from the coronary heart to the human body arteries.The study led by famous cardiologist D. Kass discovered Viagra to be productive in blockade of problems of hormonal distress in the coronary heart.Checks on mice denominated that damaging results of heart attacks and cardiac hypertrophy on heart muscle tissue are changed by reversal when making use of Viagra (sildenafil). Nonetheless, this is on mice. As for the human body futher investigation is demanded.About forty folks (douleur and females) have been examined by injecting dobutamine (substance that raises coronary heart defeat frequency), resulting in 150% heartbeat rate addition. Then the individuals have been split in two teams. The first group had been provided Viagra (sildenafil) and the men and ladies from the other group ended up given so known as placebo capsules which had no noticable effect on human entire body.As a outcome the heart charge of the men and women from the 1st group diminished by about 50%. The 2nd group’s charge continued to improve. This experiment attracted improved consideration inside of scientific circle and gave rise to great interest and further study on how Viagra (sildenafil) influences human coronary heart.

The most common remedy for erectile dysfunction is Viagra (sildenafil). And the most recent scientific investigations have pointed that Viagra influences not only men’s penis but the human heart way too.The researchers claim that normally noticed hormonal influence on human heart lowered in males taking Viagra. When carried on with rodents, Viagra confirmed the inclination to obviate harmful imprints of continual substantial blood strain on their coronary heart.The studies composed by J. Hopkins squad uncovered that in Viagra there are doable benefits for the wrestle in opposition to pneumonic hypertension related with Viagra distending blood vessels in penis.By dumping the heart rhythm which is improved when a gentleman is underneath tension, Viagra functions to lessening the work neccessary to push blood from the coronary heart to the human body arteries.The study led by famous cardiologist D. Kass discovered Viagra to be productive in blockade of problems of hormonal distress in the coronary heart.Checks on mice denominated that damaging results of heart attacks and cardiac hypertrophy on heart muscle tissue are changed by reversal when making use of Viagra (sildenafil). Nonetheless, this is on mice. As for the human body futher investigation is demanded.About forty folks (douleur and females) have been examined by injecting dobutamine (substance that raises coronary heart defeat frequency), resulting in 150% heartbeat rate addition. Then the individuals have been split in two teams. The first group had been provided Viagra (sildenafil) and the men and ladies from the other group ended up given so known as placebo capsules which had no noticable effect on human entire body.As a outcome the heart charge of the men and women from the 1st group diminished by about 50%. The 2nd group’s charge continued to improve. This experiment attracted improved consideration inside of scientific circle and gave rise to great interest and further study on how Viagra (sildenafil) influences human coronary heart.

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This IASP and Anprotec event are organised by Porto Digital. You can find out more about the organisations involved by following the links below:

- IASP

- Anprotec

- Porto Digital

The Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae) is a development and technical assistance agency targeted at small businesses, which account for 99% of Brazilian companies or 7 million enterprises, of which more than 2,5 million are Individual Entrepreneurs (EI). Besides these businesses, Sebrae also assists 4,4 million smallholding farmers.

In order to guide entrepreneurs in adopting a competitive and innovative management, Sebrae offers dozens of on-site and e-learning courses (www.sebrae.com.br). The institution counts on approximately 700 regional offices spread throughout the country and also serves at the free phone 0800 570 0800.

Established in 1987, the Brazilian Association of Science Parks and Business Incubators (Anprotec) is composed of 268 members, among business incubators, science parks, educational and research institutions, public agencies and other entrepreneurship and innovation entities. Leader of the movement in Brazil, the Association acts through the promotion of training activities, articulation of public policies, and the generation and dissemination of knowledge.

Anprotec’s history is directly connected to the development of Brazilian business incubators and science parks. The implementation of these environments in different regions has disseminated the idea of innovative entrepreneurship in the country, enabling the consolidation of one of the world’s largest systems of science parks and business incubators. Nowadays, the Anprotec’s main focus is to increase the effectiveness of these institutions.

Confident in the work of the institutions it represents, Anprotec, together with the several partners involved in each of its actions, will continue to contribute so that innovative entrepreneurship can collaborate decisively for the sustainable development of Brazil.

IASP is the worldwide network of science parks and areas of innovation. It connect the professionals managing science, technology and research parks (STPs) and other areas of innovation and provide services that drive growth and effectiveness for our members.

IASP members enhance the competitiveness of companies and entrepreneurs of their cities and regions, and contribute to global economic development through innovation, entrepreneurship, and the transfer of knowledge and technology.

IASP is a NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. IASP is a founding member of the World Alliance for Innovation – WAINOVA.

The Invention of a Technology Park

The initial idea and the outcome

Porto Digital is one of the mainstays of the State of Pernambuco’s new economy. Its work involves two activities heavily based on knowledge and innovation: (i) software and information and communications technology services and (ii) creative economy, especially in the fields of gaming, multimedia, cinema, video, animation, music, design and photography.

It has a unique feature that sets it apart from most other technology parks: is its territory. Porto Digital is an urban park, situated in the historical city centre of Recife, on a 149-hectare plot that was once a run-down area, but now, as a result of the expansion of Porto Digital, is rapidly being brought back to life, in terms of urban design, real estate development, and the restoration of historical buildings.

Regarded as a benchmark for implementation of the ‘triple helix’ model, Porto Digital is the fruit of coordinate action between industry, government and academy, which has resulted, eleven years after its foundation (in 2000), in one of the principal centres of innovation in the country.

Currently, Porto Digital is home to 200 businesses and associated service providers, including 3 business incubators, 2 higher education institutions and 2 research institutes. Of these, C.E.S.A.R – the Recife Centre for Advanced Studies and Systems, has twice been awarded the title of best science and technology centre in the country by FINEP – the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology Funding Body for Studies and Projects

The businesses that make up Porto Digital generated a total revenue of around US$ 500 million, 65 per cent of which stemmed from contracts outside the State of Pernambuco. PD employs more than 6,000 individuals and has 500 entrepreneurs.

National and International Recognition

For these reasons, Porto Digital has been recognized by numerous national and international institutions.

In 2005, the international consultancy, AT Kearney, classified Porto Digital as the largest technology park in the country, and a national benchmark in using public policy to promote innovation and strengthen the technology sector. In 2007, the National Association of Organizations Promoting Innovative Enterprises (Anprotec) considered PD the best technology park/ habitat of innovation in the whole of Brazil.

The following year, the International Association of Science Parks published the first volume in the Learning by Sharing series, in which it highlighted the case of Porto Digital, along with three other science parks in Malaga (Spain), Manchester (UK) and Hyderabad (India). Also in 2008, the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Trade, and Industry recognized Porto Digital as the Cluster of Information and Communications Technology of Pernambuco.

In 2009, a report published in the online edition of Business Week mentioned Porto Digital as one of the most innovative technology parks, listing it as one of the ten places in the world where the future is being created. More recently, McKinsey singled out Porto Digital, along with the Campinas Region, in the State of São Paulo, as the two centres for innovation with the greatest potential for generating business in the technology sector in the country.

Location

Porto Digital is located in Recife, the capital of the State of Pernambuco, a city which is one of the principle hubs for business, politics and higher education in Northeast Brazil. The Federal University’s Information Technology Centre ranks among the top five such departments in Latin America and is also the most prolific in the whole of Brazil, in terms of academic publications and postgraduate dissertations and theses. Pernambuco is the fastest-growing of Brazil’s States, with a rise in GDP of 12.7 per cent in 2010 (a figure higher even than that of China!). As a result, it is estimated that GDP will double over the next ten years.

How the Park is organized

Governance

Porto Digital is run privately by a not-for-profit organization called Porto Digital Management Unit (NGPD), to which the government has entrusted management of the park as a way of enabling greater flexibility. This novel arrangement allows the NGPD, not only to run the Technology Park, but also to be the point of articulation of various institutions responsible for the Region’s economic and social development.

Its management structure is composed of an Administrative Council, with 19 members representing the companies sited on the park, companies from other sectors which have relations with PD, the university, Recife Municipality, and the State Government.

The Council makes the main decisions regarding Porto Digital’s development policy and strategy and has the freedom to appoint the directors of the NGPD. This board of directors has a president, a director of innovation and business competition and an executive officer. The NGPD has 40 staff members. The permanent technical staff members all have university and post-graduate degrees (MBAs, specializations, Masters and Doctorate) in fields related to managing innovation, information technology, project management, communications strategy and urban planning.

How Porto Digital Works – the strategy in action

Vision, goals and actions

Porto Digital has a ten-year strategy. Its vision is to become the best environment for innovation and enterprise in the fields of information and communications technology and creativity in Brazil. Its mission is to secure its place as one of the main pillars of Pernambuco’s economy of the future and to be one of the mainstays of the State’s social and economic development. The principal strategic goal is, by the year 2020, to have 20,000 people employed in activities requiring high qualifications and to have increased the value of 400 innovative businesses. In order to achieve this goal, Porto Digital is running 38 projects, grouped into six strategic lines of action:

Increasing Porto Digital’s capacity to attract new investment and strengthening the competitiveness of the Park’s companies
Involving Porto Digital in other economic sectors in the State that lack information and technology
Expanding Porto Digital nationally and internationally
Strengthening Porto Digital’s brand and consolidating its image and reputation
Promoting social responsibility and digital inclusion
Strengthening governance and the technical capacity of the Porto Digital Management Unit.

Commitment to Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Porto Digital is aware that technological and economic development goes hand in hand with social development and environmental protection. It has therefore, in partnership with its businesses, developed a number of social responsibility projects. Four lines of action have been accorded top priority.

Improving the urban fabric

Porto Digital is directly responsible for the restoration of more than 40,000 square metres of historical sites. The total area with potential for restoration is 150,000 square metres and most investment comes from the private sector.

Training young people for jobs

Porto Digital is situated in the old port area, which has a core population with low levels of human development. As a way of contributing to the social development of this population, PD is working on digital inclusion and technical training projects for school-age youngsters. Concrete job opportunities with Porto Digital companies have been created as part of this scheme.

Electronic waste

Although it is considered to be an activity with low impact on the environment, information technology generates increasingly high volumes of technological waste. Porto Digital is advising its companies on the best practices vis-à-vis acquiring, using, re-using and disposing of materials in an environmentally responsible fashion. As part of this effort, Porto Digital has set up the ItGreen Centre for Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste to conduct studies and research, institutional linkages and provide environmental education.

Digital accessibility

Porto Digital is working to broaden access to digital services and information for people with impaired hearing and vision. It offers (i) training for companies in the development of systems and technical appliances for people with disabilities and (ii) awareness-raising activities in the public and private sectors regarding the importance of designing websites and other tools that are accessible to this segment of the population.

Coverage

Which companies make up Porto Digital and what do they do?

Porto Digital targets small- and medium-sized businesses set up in the city of Recife but is also open to large multinational and Brazilian institutions such as Accenture, C.E.S.A.R, IBM, Microsoft, Ogilvy, Stefanini, Thoughtworks and R&D projects in partnership with Alcatel Lucent, Bematech, Motorola, HP, LG and Samsung.

The main areas of competences of PD’s companies are developing business management systems, urban mobility, games, animation, mobile phone applications, neural networks and artificial intelligence for finance and banking, data security, e-learning, e-entertainment and outsourcing.

* For IASP member group registration, please send e-mail to polyana@iasp2013brazil.com.
**Members of Anprotec and authors of selected articles from Anprotec Call for Papers of the  XXIII National Seminar will be exempt from the registration fee for the pre-event activities undertaken by the Brazilian Association.
*** The delegates’ guest fee cover evening programme on Welcome Reception, Informal Dinner, Gala Dinner and Farewell lunch

* For IASP member group registration, please send e-mail to polyana@iasp2013brazil.com.
**Members of Anprotec and authors of selected articles from Anprotec Call for Papers of the  XXIII National Seminar will be exempt from the registration fee for the pre-event activities undertaken by the Brazilian Association.
*** The delegates’ guest fee cover evening programme on Welcome Reception, Informal Dinner, Gala Dinner and Farewell lunch

Due to their innovative nature, science and technology parks worldwide are becoming increasingly active in the formation of new cities. Urban spaces are now transforming themselves into more creative ones, simply because they are now composed of more connected, digital and mobile citizens. However, these new cities need to become more inhabitable, accessible and sensitive towards their citizens, ensuring a more welcoming and enjoyable environment. To understand the major problems that confront urban planning and what the challenges are in building the cities of tomorrow, are essential for anyone who develops technologies for a better quality of lifestyle for all. That implies knowing, therefore, the true purpose of technology parks towards these new cities and new citizens.

In 2013, IASP, Anprotec and Porto Digital, the technology park that has in its very essence a concern with the formation of new cities, will propose discussions related to this issue in order to contribute to forming an agenda that will be given to technology parks worldwide. In this sense, the theme of the IASP 30th World Conference and Anprotec´s 23rd National Seminar on Science Parks and Business Incubators, that will occur jointly in 2013, has been defined as “Science parks shaping new cities”. We look forward to welcoming you to Porto Digital on 14th -17th October to discuss this important topic.

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The theme of this conference is “Science parks shaping new cities” and is crucial for the future of science and technology parks (STPs) and other areas of innovation.

Fact 1:

Cities are taking on a more active and entrepreneurial role in coordinating and articulating projects aimed at fostering an innovation and knowledge-based economy.

Fact 2:

Science parks and other areas of innovation are becoming more urbanised, slowly evolving to be more and more integrated with cities. Most STPs (more than 90%) throughout the world are urban projects so understanding how this integration can work best will create new opportunities for STPs, particularly as this evolution is already happening at a rapid pace in many places around the world.

Fact 3:

The ongoing financial crisis and the effect of restrictive budgets force STPs and other areas of innovation to proactively seek new methods and approaches to expand their field of influence and diversify their income sources to better secure their future sustainability.

The event will take these three facts into account and provide all delegates with a great deal of current information and knowledge surrounding the new role of cities and how STPs and other areas of innovation can secure a leading role in many of these new city strategies and processes.

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Porto Digital is an urban technology park with approximately 1.5 square meters. Located in the old city centre of Recife, the park is home to 230 companies with 7055 employees that generates $ 500 million dollars in revenue annually. It is in this environment that the next IASP World Conference and Anprotec Seminar will be held jointly.

Boa Viagem Beach

Recife Antigo (Old Recife) – Historic city centre

Maracatu, one of the many cultural events