Important dates

Conference

The International Conference on Physics of Light–Matter Coupling in Nanostructures (PLMCN) will be held in Medellin (Colombia) on April 11^th - 16^th 2023.

The PLMCN will be devoted to the fundamental and technological issues relevant to the realization of a new generation of opto-electronic devices based on advanced low-dimensional and photonic structures, such as low threshold polariton lasers, new optical switches, single photon emitters, photonic band-gap structures, etc. It should review recent achievements in the fundamental understanding of strong light-matter coupling, as well as follow progress in the development of epitaxial and processing technologies of wide gap semiconductor and organic nanostructures and microcavities providing the basis for advanced optical studies.
The conference will be open to new emerging field as carbon nanotubes and quantum information.

University of Antioquia

The Conference will be held at the Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín (Colombia).
Because of its transformative nature, the Universidad de Antioquia affects all social sectors through research, teaching and outreach. Research and teaching constitute the pivotal points of the academic life of the University, and both are joined by outreach in order to achieve institutional goals of an academic or social kind.

Auditorium

 Calle 70, 52-21, Universidad de Antioquia, Extension Building

Medellin

Medellín is one of the most rapidly developing cities in the South America. It combines the modern architecture with the heritage of the Spanish colonial period. The city is famous for the sculptures of Botero whose museum is located at the historical centre. After the violent past, Medellín moves to safety and modernity. It offers an excellent infrastructure and facilities for organisation of high-level international meetings. Surrounded by the Andes, the city of Medellín can be considered as an Esmerald of Colombia. The landscape evokes the drive of the colonists who toiled their way through a rugged topography and whose descendants founded this large industrial, ever-thriving city of hard-working, persevering people.

Due to the warmth and friendliness of its people, the year-round spring-like weather, and its gorgeous flowers and mountains, Medellín attracts like a magnet. As a city with great gastronomic, commercial, and tourist offers, it provides countless opportunities for leisure vacations and business.

With a renowned leadership in finance, banking, services, politics, art, culture, communications, fashion, and entertainment industries, the city is a true development axis.

In February 2013, Medellín was chosen as the most innovative city in the world due to its recent advances in politics, education, and social development.

The paisas, as the people from this region of the country are called, have earned a reputation as enterprising and visionary people who are also great Bargaineers. Their proactive spirit, frugality, and hospitality have become proverbial, and they are also famous for loving life on the street and exaggerating their colorful stories.

Social Program

Guatapé

Guatapé is a town located in the outskirts of Medellín.
The facades of the houses are colorful, decorated with traditional "zócalos", as the Calle del Recuerdo. El Parque Principal is spacious and invites walking, the promenade offers, along with a varied cuisine, a peaceful view over the reservoir and gives one of the biggest attractions to this place: a village between mountains and the shore of a small sea.

La piedra del peñol

La Piedra Del Peñol (Spanish for "The Rock of Guatapé"), also known as El Peñol Stone or simply La Piedra (Spanish for "The Stone"), is a monolithic formation located at the town and municipality of Guatapé. The "Peñol Rock" that borders the lake is a rock formation, that formed along the Antioquia Rock Base, 70 million years ago.

On the northern face of the stone there are painted large white letters, "G", and an incomplete "U" (only the single vertical stroke was completed). Guatapé and El Peñol had long disputed ownership of the rock, and the residents of Guatapé decided to settle the matter by painting the town's name on the rock in huge white letters. It did not take long for the residents of El Peñol to notice the work, and a large mob was assembled to stop it. Only the "G" and part of the "U" were completed.

In the 1940s, the Colombian government declared it a "National Monument".
The conference participants willl climb the rock using one of the longest staircases in the world.

Resturant

The Social Dinner of the PLMCN 2023 will take place in San Carbón which is probably the best restaurant offering beef at Medellín. The delicious food will be accompanied by a live folklore music.

Vegetarians are kindly requested to notify the organisers of their gastronomical preferences in advance.

RESTAURANTE SAN CARBÓN