NOVA PhD Course

General information  

Venue

Travel to Uppsala

Transportation in Uppsala

About Uppsala

Map of Uppsala

Accommodation

Registration  

General Information

Official Language 

The language of the conference is English. 

Climate and Clothing 

In August, Sweden’s climate is warm, pleasant weather. Average daily temperatures during this month easily reach 70 - 74 degrees Fahrenheit, 21-23 degrees Celsius. • Weather information and forecasts: www.smhi.se (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute) 

Passport and Visas 

Delegates are advised to contact the nearest embassy, consulate or travel agency for information about the passport and visa requirements from their country for entry to Sweden. If you are in need of an official acceptance letter and correspondence with your embassy or consulate to verify proof of acceptance to the conference, please send an email to Chelsey Jo Huisman, chelsey.huisman@slu.se. When sending the email, please include the following information:
Name, Country, Passport number, Title of paper submission, Dates of visit in Sweden, Email, Mailing address of your affiliated university/institution. 

Local Currency 

The Swedish monetary unit is the Swedish krona (SEK), divided into 100 öre. In December 2011; Euro 1=SEK 9, USD 1=SEK 7, GBP 1=SEK 10,5. Major credit cards are accepted almost everywhere. There are several currency exchange offices and cash dispensers at Stockholm Arlanda International Airport and in Uppsala. 

Electricity 

In Sweden the electrical voltage used is 220/230V. 

Force Majeure 

The organizers are not liable for any claims for damages and/or losses if the entire conference has to be cancelled due to a force majeure incident.

Disclaimer 

The organizers are not liable for damages and/or losses of any kind which may be incurred by the conference delegates or by any other individuals accompanying them, both during the official activities as well as going to/from the conference. Delegates are responsible for their own safety and belongings. 

Insurance and Vaccinations  

The registration fee does not cover insurance for the delegates. The organizers recommend that delegates take out insurance in their home country to cover pre-journey cancellation for personal reasons and necessary insurance to cover accidents, medical expenses and loss of personal belongings during the visit. No vaccinations are needed when visiting Sweden.

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Venue 

The conference location is at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences on the Ultuna campus which is six kilometers south of Uppsala. The venue in which the conference will take place is Loftet which resides in the southeast corner of SLU’s Ultuna campus right above Ultuna Restaurangen. Loftet is located in K9 on the Ultuna Campus map where the “knife and fork” symbol can be found. On the Ultuna Centrala map, Loftet is labeled and situated right above Ultuna Restaurangen. You can enter Loftet from the north side of the building through the main entrance. Visiting address: Duhrevägen 8.

Map of Ultuna Campus (pdf 771 kB)

Map of Centrala Ultuna  (pdf 642 kB)

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Travel to Uppsala

Plane Fly into Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN)

Transportation to Uppsala from Arlanda Airport

Commuter trains depart directly from Arlanda Central Station (Arlanda C) to Uppsala. It is located directly below the centre of SkyCity. SkyCity is located between Terminals 4 and 5. The ticket information desk is #13 on the SkyCity map.

http://www.swedavia.com/arlanda/to-from/train/ 

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Transportation in Uppsala 

Transportation from Uppsala City to Conference at SLU in Ultuna 

Bus website: http://www.ul.se/en 

 Transportation from Uppsala City to Sunnersta Herrgård (Hotel accommodation)  

The convenient and efficient advantage with Bus 20 is that its route goes through SLU, Ultuna campus and will then continue onto bus stop “Herrgårdsvägen” where your hotel accommodation is located. This way you can expediently commute between SLU and your hotel daily.

Individual bus cards will be provided upon your arrival to your hotel, Sunnersta Herrgård, so that you may commute and travel throughout Uppsala at your discretion. However, you will need to pay out-of-pocket the first time in order to get from Central Station (the city train station) to your hotel. Thereafter, you will be given your bus card when you check in at the hotel.

Timetable of Bus 20 in pdf form

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About Uppsala

  (Photo taken from Reflektioner från ett soligt Uppsala, http://ligator.wordpress.com)

 The City of Uppsala  

Uppsala is Sweden’s fourth largest city with a population of 200, 000. The city is located 67 km north of the capital, Stockholm, and it is also the seat of the Uppsala Municipality. Uppsala is rich in cultural and historical experiences. While exploring Uppsala, you will find that Uppsala has a quaint, small-town feel while offering a big city’s selection of restaurants, shops and entertainment.

Uppsala has many historical attractions that are worth experiencing. The most well-known include:
• Uppsala Cathedral (domkyrka), the largest cathedral in Scandinavia
• Uppsala’s Botanical Garden: http://www.botan.uu.se/Botaneng.html
• Gustavianum, a unique anatomical theatre built in the 1600’s
• The Linnaeus Garden, Sweden’s first botanical garden: http://www.linnaeus.uu.se/LTeng.html
• Uppsala Castle from the mid-1500's
• Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala), the location of the pre-Christian town of Uppsala

Although Uppsala has long-standing traditions built over the course of history, it continues to thrive and prosper as a dynamic industrial and commercial city where knowledge, ideas and entrepreneurship are at its core. 

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Other useful links: 

SWEDEN.SE: http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Quick-facts/?content=Facts
Visit Sweden!: http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/
The Municipality of Uppsala: http://www.uppsala.se/sv/Uppsalase/English-startpage/
Uppsala: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppsala
Uppsala University: http://www.uu.se/
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: www.slu.se 

Map of Uppsala  

http://www.orangesmile.com/travelguide/uppsala-uppsala-lan/high-resolution-maps.htm

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Accommodation 

Accommodation is included in the registration fee for the event so the event coordinator will be responsible for booking your hotel reservations. For the duration of the week, all participants will stay at Sunnersta Herrgård (www.sunnerstaherrgard.se) just south of the city of Uppsala. It is a quaint manor nestled amongst Swedish nature and along aside the Fyris River. If you choose not to use this planned accommodation, you are welcome to make your own hotel reservations. 

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Registration  

There is an associated registration fee in order to participate in the NOVA PhD course and EAAE Seminar. Accommodation, lunches, coffee breaks, dinners, local transportation, and a farewell dinner are all included in the registration fee.

Cancellation of registration will be accepted until 25 July, without charge. Cancellations made between 25 July-09 August will be a charged 525 SEK / 58 € (administration cost). Cancellations made after 09 August will be charged the full fee of the event (6,750 SEK / 750 €). 

No fee will be charged if you have to cancel your participation and transfer it to another colleague.

We kindly ask you to fill out a registration form, either online or a printed and scanned version. Registration must be confirmed by transfer of the registration fee. 

Registration form (online version) 

Registration form (for printing) 

Please submit a completed registration form to li.feng@slu.se before Saturday, 30 June 2012. 

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Registration fees 

Money transfer

You will have to make the money transfer via a bank. Make sure that you write the following message for identification on your bank transfer statement: 5106020-THENAME. The complete message can at most contain 15 characters. Please fill the remaining maximum 7 characters with your last name in the place THENAME. We will send a confirmation email after your payment is transferred to and is received by our accounts at SLU.

Payment should be made to the following account:

Bank name: SEB, Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8, KG2, SE-106 40 Stockholm, Sweden
Account number:  5439 10 034 22
IBAN:   SE20 5000 0000 0543 9100 3422
SWIFT:  ESSESESS

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