Local Information
The City
Florianópolis is the capital and the second largest city of Santa Catarina state in the Southern region of Brazil. It is composed of one main island, the Island of Santa Catarina (Ilha de Santa Catarina), a continental part, and the surrounding small islands. The city is known for having a very high quality of life. The economy of Florianópolis is heavily based on information technology, tourism, and services. With its 42 beaches, Floripa, as Brazilians call the city, is one of the best surfing towns in the world. More information about the city and city activities:
The University
Since 1960, the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) has been participating in the economic, social, political and cultural development of the State and of the country. Throughout this period it has been working on preparing students to become highly skilled professionals, thus contributing to scientific progress and establishing itself as a niche of excellence, and being ranked as one of the best centers for higher education in Brazil. http://en.ufsc.br/
Today, besides the investments made on new facilities and on increasing the offers for admission and the range of programs offered at the campus of Florianópolis, UFSC can already see results of its expansion in the state through the campi of Joinville, Blumenau, Curitibanos and Araranguá, where the focus is on meeting the local and regional needs and demands.
Venue
Due to the small number of participants, the 6th edition of MUSME will be held in the Auditorium of the Production Engineering (Auditório da EPS) of the Federal University of Santa Catarina.
In this website http://gestaoindustrial.ufsc.br/files/2013/12/mapa-eps.pdf you can find the location of the Auditorium
The location is about about 10 km from Hercílio Luz International Airport.
Directions
Campus Universitário Reitor João David Ferreira Lima
Trindade – Florianópolis – Santa Catarina – Brasil
CEP: 88040-900