The meeting will focus on various aspects of population dynamics and ecosystem functioning and is expected to explore the processes and mechanisms ranging from the micro-scale of individual movement to the macro-scale of populations and communities, with applications to metapopulations, regional dynamics and geographical invasions. It is also expected to explore similarities between the modelling techniques traditionally applied in ecology and those used in other life sciences with the purpose to enhance interdisciplinary approaches and to stimulate further advances in mathematical ecology and population dynamics.

Frequently asked questions

A short list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) relating to the PMDE12 meeting is now available to download here. We will update this with any new questions as they arise.

Please note that the timetable is provisional and the order and timing may change slightly before the meeting.

The meeting will take place at the auditorium of the Colégio Politécnico at UFSM. Please, find the UFSM map here.

For your convenience, you can find the Santa Maria map here.

Preparing talks and posters:

Please note that contributed talks should be 15 minutes long and hence the timetable allows for up to 5 minutes for questions and changeover. Plenary  talks will be 50 minutes long.

Talks should be formatted to display on a standard Windows computer (i.e. Powerpoint or Pdf formats).

Posters should be prepared in Portrait format and should be no larger than 90cm by 120cm.

Considered the ‘Heart of the State’, Santa Maria is located in the central area of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, “Great River of the South”, the southernmost state in Brazil. Despite the European influence, the “gauchos” – the inhabitants of Rio Grande do Sul,- strongly cultivate the traditions of the Pampas — region around the border with Uruguay and Argentina — such as drinking “chimarrão” (a tea drunk in special gourd cups), eating “churrasco” (the typical barbecue) and wearing the traditional clothes which are the “bombachas” (baggy trousers), boots and large hats for men and long dresses for women.

The population of Santa Maria is around 250.000 inhabitants. It is located 280 Km from the States’ capital, Porto Alegre.

Santa Maria in brief:
Area: 1693 km²
Maximum height: 485m
Minimum height: 41m
Weather: Subtropical humid
Population 243.392 inhabitants

Surrounded by national and local highways and a national airport, our city has become an important reference point of study and economic convergence.

  Access to the city

Santa Maria can be reached relatively easy through Porto Alegre.

People from Europe, can fly directly to Porto Alegre by TAP (from Portugal) while people coming from North America, can reach Porto Alegre by COPA (from Panama). There are also direct flights from many South American countries to Porto Alegre. However, the option of travelling first to São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro is also possible; many airlines run regular flights from all over the world to these cities.

Once in Porto Alegre, you can take a flight (by NHT) as well as a bus (Planalto) to Santa Maria. Regular buses to Santa Maria run from the Porto Alegre bus station, which can be reached, from the airport, by taxi (around US$ 10) or by tram called “trensurb”.

Some buses will be organised to run from the airport at Porto Alegre to Santa Maria, timed to connect with intercontinental flights.

Accomodation

The hotels listed below have promotional prices for meeting delegates. In order to book a room, people from abroad shall send an e-mail to the preferred hotel. Please, do not use the hotels web-site since they require Brazilian ID numbers. In all the hotels, the breakfeast is included in the price. One Brazilian Real (R$ 1) corresponds approximately to US$ 0.50.
Hotel Itaimbé

• Phone : (55) 55 3220-1144
• Web page: www.hotelitaimbe.com.br
• e-mail: itaimbe@terra.com.br

	Single	Double	Triple
Standard	R$ 127,00
Deluxe	R$ 140,00	R$ 196,00	R$ 210,00
Superior Deluxe	R$ 160,00	R$ 216,00	R$ 245,00

Hotel Continental

• Phone : (55) 55 3028-7070
• Web page : www.continentalsantamaria.com.br
• e-mail: reservas@continentalsantamaria.com.br

	Single	Double
Deluxe	R$ 160,00	R$ 204,00

Hotel Morotin

• Phone : (55) 55 3222-4453
• Web page : www.morotin.com.br
• e-mail: morotin@morotin.com.br

	Single	Double	Triple
Standard	R$ 83,00	R$ 114,00	R$ 156,00
Deluxe	R$ 103,00	R$ 133,00	R$ 180,00
Suite	R$ 180,00	R$ 210,00	–
Executive Suite	R$ 210,00	R$ 229,00	–

Park Hotel Morotin

(it is not located in the city center, with limited transport options)
• Phone : (55) 55 3226-5500
• Web page: www.morotin.com.br

  Weather

You will find a typical subtropical weather, with hot and dry Summer days from November to March as well as cold and windy days on Winter time, from June to September.

Check the weather in Santa Maria today

Records and Averages in Santa Maria:

Month	Average High		Average Low		Average Preciptation
January	30º C	86.7° F	19 °C	66.4° F	145 mm	5.7 in
February	30º C	86.0° F	19 °C	67.1° F	130 mm	5.1 in
March	28°C	82.8° F	18 °C	64.2° F	152 mm	6.0 in
April	25 °C	77.0° F	14 °C	58.1° F	135 mm	5.3 in
May	22 °C	71.8° F	12 °C	53.2° F	130 mm	5.1 in
June	19 °C	67.1° F	9 °C	48.7° F	145 mm	5.7 in
July	19 °C	66.2° F	9 °C	49.1° F	150 mm	5.9 in
August	20 °C	68.5° F	10 °C	50.7° F	137 mm	5.4 in
September	22 °C	71.4° F	11 °C	52.3° F	155 mm	6.1 in
October	24 °C	75.2° F	13 °C	56.3° F	145 mm	5.7 in
November	27 °C	81.1° F	16 °C	60.6° F	132 mm	5.2 in
December	29 °C	85.1° F	18 °C	64.9° F	135 mm	5.3 in

If you have questions, please contact mpde12@ufsm.br

The campus of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) is located in the district of Camobi, approximately 9km from the city centre of Santa Maria. UFSM campus has 1.960,57 ha and 270.945,39 square meters of contructed buildings. Shuttle buses will be organized to connect the city centre to the venue.

The meeting will take place at the auditorium of the Colégio Politécnico at UFSM. Please, find the UFSM map here.