Contents:Nuclear Structure:Multiphonon Giant Resonances (C A Bertulani)Relativistic Description of Dripline Nuclei (P Ring)Magnetic Rotations in the Lead Region (R V Ribas)Nucleon–Nucleon Interaction:A Review of the Nucleon–Nucleon Paris Potential (B Loiseau)Nuclear Forces and Nuclear Structure (R Machleidt)Relativity and the Nuclear Interaction (J A Tjon)Nuclear Reactions:Experimental Studies of Exotic Nuclei (A Lépine-Szily)Out of Plane Spectrometry and the Issue of Nucleon Deformation (C N Papanicolas)Applied Nuclear Physics:Large Neutron Tomography (W Treimer)Nuclear Physics and Medicine (C C Robilotta)and other papers Readership:

This meeting was attended mostly by Brazilian researchers and selected collaborators invited from abroad. The current studies in Nuclear Physics, from basic theoretical work to instrumentation and applied methods, were presented and discussed in conferences, oral, and poster presentations, in order to disseminate new ideas and evaluate the progress in this research area.

The RTFNB (Reunião de Trabalho sobre Física Nuclear no Brasil) is a traditional nuclear physics annual meeting organized by the Brazilian Physical Society (SBF) since 1978. The XXXI-RTFNB was held at the city of São Sebastião, at the northern shore of the state of São Paulo, from 8 to 12 of September, 2008. The meeting took place at the Maresias Beach Hotel, which is located very close to the beach. The hotel provided a wonderful view to the sea and a nice environment where the participants could share their ideas, experiences and explore possibilities for collaborations in a relaxing atmosphere. We have received many positive remarks from the participants both during and after the conference, and we believe that the event has proved to be a fulfilling experience for all those who took part in it. Nearly 130 participants attended the meeting, being 14 from foreign institutions (11 invited speakers), 75 PhD researchers from national institutions, and 38 graduate students. The event program covered topics of great interest from many areas of nuclear physics. The contributions to the conference could be divided into the following sub-areas: Applied physics: 10 oral communications and 29 posters.Low energy nuclear physics: 11 oral communications and 26 postersHigh energy nuclear physics: 8 oral communications and 5 posters.

The RTFNB (Reunião de Trabalho sobre Física Nuclear no Brasil) is a traditional nuclear physics annual meeting organized by the Brazilian Physical Society (SBF) since 1978. The XXXII-RTFNB was held at the city of Águas de Lindóia, from 8 to 12 of September, 2008. The main topics covered during this workshop comprises: Applied physics. Low energy nuclear physics. High energy nuclear physics.