Brazil Mathematica Tour 2010—16–29 June

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Anyone with an interest in the potential impact of computing on engineering, finance, research, and education will benefit from this conference. Those not yet familiar with Mathematica will gain an overview of the system and discover the breadth of applications it can address, while experts will get firsthand experience with the most important breakthroughs in Mathematica technology since Version 1 was released in 1988.

Wednesday 16 June
Universidade Federal do ABC [Map]
Auditório do Bloco B
Oitavo andar do Bloco B
Rua Santa Adélia 166
Bairro Bangu
Santo André-SP
BRAZIL

Thursday 17 June (Featured Seminar)
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie [Map]
Mackenzie Auditorium
2nd Floor
Rua Piauí 143
Consolação
São Paulo-SP
BRAZIL

Parking can be found in several private lots located at Rua da Consolação and Rua Maria Antônia.
The closest subway metro stations (15 minutes' walk) are Santa Cecília and Praça da República.

Friday 18 June (Featured Seminar)
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie [Map]
Mackenzie Auditorium
2nd Floor
Rua Piauí 143
Consolação
São Paulo-SP
BRAZIL

Parking can be found in several private lots located at Rua da Consolação and Rua Maria Antônia.
The closest subway metro stations (15 minutes' walk) are Santa Cecília and Praça da República.

Tuesday 22 June
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais [Map]
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Elétrica
Escola de Engenharia
Bloco I Sala 2303
Campus Pampulha
Av. Antônio Carlos 6627
Belo Horizonte-MG
BRAZIL

Thursday 24 June
Fundação Getulio Vargas [Map]
Centro de Matemática Aplicada (CMA)
Auditório 4, Terceiro Châo
Praia de Botafogo 190
22250-040
Rio de Janeiro-RJ
BRAZIL

Monday 28 June
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina [Map]
Auditório do Laboratório Central de Microscopia Eletrônica, próximo à Editora da UFSC
Bloco A
Florianópolis-SC
BRAZIL

Tuesday 29 June
Instituto Tecnólogico de Aeronáutica [Map]
Auditório do Prédio de Engenharia Eletrônica e da Computação
Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes
50 - Vila das Acácias
São José dos Campos-SP
BRAZIL

If you have any questions about this tour, please contact:

Tonya Geese
International Business Development Executive
Wolfram Research, Inc.
100 Trade Center Drive
Champaign, IL 61820-7237
USA
+1-217-398-0700 ext. 3153
braziltour2010@wolfram.com

Mathematica is used in thousands of academic institutions, research labs, and companies around the world. It is deployed both as an interactive calculation tool and a programming language across fields as diverse as engineering, science, finance, and education. For details, see the Mathematica website.

Daniel Arndt Alves is a junior systems analyst at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and an administrator of the servers for both the university website and the Moodle learning management system. Alves is experienced in computer science with an emphasis on programming languages. He has a master's degree in electrical engineering from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

Igor Canales Antonio is a lead developer in the Software Technology Group at Wolfram Research. He joined Wolfram in 2003 after receiving his bachelor's of science in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is responsible for development of many of Mathematica's external data-handling capabilities, which allow individuals to import and export data to hundreds of file formats.

Frederico Meinberg is pursuing a master's degree in international development at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Before returning to graduate school, Meinberg led the development of the financial and linguistic functionality in Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha at Wolfram Research. He has a degree in romance linguistics from the University of Freiburg.

Wolfram Research is the world's leading developer of technical computing software, offering organization-wide computing solutions. Led by Mathematica, its flagship product, the company's software is relied on today by several million enthusiastic users around the world and has received many awards for technical excellence. A privately held company, Wolfram Research was founded in 1987 by Stephen Wolfram and is headquartered in the United States, with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan. Additional information about Wolfram Research and its products is available online.