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SOPORVAC has a predominantly technical-
scientific character pursuing the following
objectives:
• To promote knowledge in the field of vacuum
and other related techniques;
• To promote the professional and scientific skills
of its members;
• To promote the intellectual, cultural and
social companionship and the exchange of
experiences among its members;
• To promote and establish the exchange of
activities and services with similar associations,
national or international, especially through
participation in international meetings, through
the exchange of information, and through
cooperation in common projects.
SOPORVAC was officially registered in Braga
on 22 October 1987. In March 1987 it was
accepted as a provisional member of IUVSTA and
was elected to full membership at the General
Meeting in September 1989. Most members are
academics or full-time researchers, but some
originate either from industry or from commercial
companies. These members are registered under
one of the following four categories: effective,
honorary, meritorious and student.
The collective bodies of SOPORVAC are the
General Meeting, the Executive Board and
the Supervisory Board. The General Meeting is
the highest authority in the society and therefore
is responsible for the most important decisions
such as changes in statutes, officers elections,
establishment of subscription fees, and approval
SOPORVAC – Sociedade Portuguesa de Vácuo, was founded on 27 September 1986, in Braga,
at the 1 st national meeting on vacuum science and technique – VÁCUO 86. This meeting was
organised by Centro de Física Molecular (Lisbon), Departamento de Física da Universidade
do Minho (Braga) and CRIOLAB (Porto) under the sponsorship of INIC – Instituto Nacional de
Investigação Científica. Professor José L. de Segóvia, then President of IUVSTA, was invited.
His experience and support on the society foundation are still fully acknowledged.
THE PORTUGUESE SOCIETY OF VACUUM
Sociedade Portuguesa de Vácuo (SOPORVAC)
Original by M. Isabel C. Ferreira (2001)
Updated by Orlando Teodoro and Carlos Tavares (2017)
Figure - Audience at the
latest VacuumWorshop
held in Coimbra in 2017