XVIIIth Oporto Meeting on Geometry, Topology and Physics
		9th to 12th July 2009

Introduction

About the Oporto Meetings

The XVIIIth Oporto Meeting on Geometry, Topology and Physics will take place in Oporto, Portugal, from July 9th to 12th, 2009 (Thursday to Sunday). The aim of the Oporto Meetings is to bring together mathematicians and physicists interested in the inter-relation between geometry, topology and physics and to provide them with a pleasant and informal environment for scientific interchange. The web pages of previous meetings can be found at: OM.

As in previous years, the meeting is focussed on the short courses given by the main speakers, which are supplemented by seminars by other participants. The talks are at the advanced graduate or postdoctoral level, and should be of interest to all researchers wishing to learn about recent developments in the overlap between geometry, topology and physics.

The main topic of our XVIIIth edition will be

POISSON AND SYMPLECTIC GEOMETRY

Invited main speakers:

Marco Zambon and David Martinez will give an introductory course on Poisson and Symplectic Geometry in the afternoon of the 8th of July. Those interested in attending this course should tick  the appropriate box in the registration form.