From naval gigantism of Chinese Ming dynasty to universal physics in a seaway - Structural analysis of ancient wooden boats in Asia and Europe - 

Researchers from nine countries (ASEM) have been invited to participate to the Workshop along the norms defined by ASEF and the European Alliance for Asian Studies.

The criteria thus adopted for the organisation of this Asia-Europe Workshop included a minimum number of 8 (eight) A.S.E.M. member countries, male/female parity and balance between senior experts and junior researchers. The main language to be used throughout the workshop will be English, with some communications in Portuguese and Chinese. The presence of an interpreter is being considered (Portuguese/English). One communication in Chinese (Pr Xi Long Fei, Wuhan University) will be translated to English by one of the participants. The Workshop will be held in Beja (Alentejo province, southern Portugal, Arrábida Monastery
(Sado River estuary) and Peniche (a fishing town north of Lisbon).

See attached PDF for more detailed information.