2015 marks the centennial of the General Theory of Relativity (GR), presented by Albert Einstein in 1915. Motivated by this celebration, understanding that GR is an important part of the scientific world heritage and recognizing the growing international influence of Portuguese researchers working in this area, the "Portuguese Society of Relativity and Gravitation" (SPRG) was formally established in 2015.
The first public announcement of the SPRG took place in December 2014, during the VII Black Holes Workshop (Photo: the SPRG installing committee; from left to right: V. Cardoso, F. Mena, J. Natário (president), J. S. Lemos and C. Herdeiro) and its first general assembly will take place during the VIII Black Holes Workshop, to take place at IST-Lisbon, 21-22 December 2015.
Further information about the society can be found in the SPRG webpage.