The meeting will take place in Hotel Olissippo Oriente, at Parque das Nações, Lisbon.
Located near Tagus river, in the eastern part of Lisbon, not far from the airport, Parque das Nações used to be an ugly industrial area until it was chosen as the site to host the last world fair of the 20th century, Expo 98. It has since been reborn into a futuristic area, home to some wonderful examples of modern architecture.
One of them is Oriente Station, a landmark with the signature of Santiago Calatrava, while Pritzker-award winning architect Alvaro Siza Vieira is the man behind the fantastic and futuristic Pavilhão de Portugal. Many of the other constructions have an ocean theme (the twin towers São Gabriel and São Rafael resemble ships and are named after two of Vasco da Gama's vessels), and there is also one of the world's most spectacular aquariums nearby, Oceanário. Everywhere you turn is a glimpse of the river looking like an ocean crossed by Europe's longest bridge (Vasco da Gama Bridge), water volcanos erupting, wave-shaped benches. Parque das Nações is a side of Lisbon contrasting with its old historic center.
