The conference will be held in Porto, Portugal.

The conquest of Portucale in 868 by Vímara Peres, a warrior of king Afonso III, from Leon, is duly considered as an event of the most ancient history of Porto.

Portucale was, thus, in fact what named and gave birth to the Portuguese Nation!

Porto is the city of bridges and it has six different bridges: D. Maria II Bridge, Maria Pia Bridge, D. Luís Bridge, Arrábida Bridge, S. João Bridge, and Freixo Bridge.

Porto has an Unesco classified area that comprises the medieval borough located inside the 14th-century Romanesque wall. It includes the oldest buildings in the city, as well as typical streets and attractive public areas.

The people of Porto, amid whose qualities underlies a deep civic pride, contributed with everything they had for the equipment and supply of those ships. They generously and patriotically gave in all the meat from their cattle, leaving for themselves nothing but the entrails of those animals, which granted them a designation that is their utmost legitimate pride title: that of the tripeiros (which literally means tripe eaters).

Port Wine is a sweet fortified wine, exclusively produced in the Douro designated region, named after the city of Porto, where it is aged and bottled. Its unmistakable bouquet, body and flavour are due to the high quality of the grapes, as well as to the region's soil and climatic conditions.
"Vinho do Porto" is basically a geographic name of origin.    

 
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