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VENUE

Stockholm University

Aula Magna

Frescativaegen 6

SE-10691 Stockholm

Please see the map on the website: http://www.su.se/content/1/c6/04/56/92/stockholm_university_frescati.pdf

	Subway station ”Universitetet” Bus Stop for Bus 40 and 70
U	Lecture Hall C

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SYMPOSIUM CHAIR

Professor Åke Bergman

Department of Environmental Chemistry

Stockholm University

SE-10691 Stockholm

Sweden

Phone: +46 8 16 3997;  Mobile: +46 70 644 3861

Fax: +46 8 16 3979

Email: ake.bergman@mk.su.se

SYMPOSIUM SECRETARIAT

Ulrika Örn

Swedish Chemical Society

Wallingatan 24

SE-111 24 Stockholm

Sweden

Phone: +46 8 411 5260

Fax: +46 8 10 66 78

Email: ulrika@chemsoc.se

ICCE 2009 CONFERENCE DATES AND HOURS

June 14-17, 2009

June 14: Registration open 09.00-20.00;

Presessions from 11.00

Opening Ceremony at 18.00

June 15-17: Conference hours: 8-18, Program starts at 9.00.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

English is the official language of the symposium.

REGISTRATION/INFORMATION

The registration and information desk is located in the Aula Magna, 3rd floor, in the main entrance foyer. You are welcome to register for the conference on June 14 between 9.00 am and 20.00 pm. Those of you participating in the Sunday seminars/workshops are kindly asked to please register prior to the events.

The registration/information desk is also open from 8.00 am until 17.00 during the remainder of the conference, June 15 -17.

You will receive a name badge upon registration. This will serve as proof that you are a registered participant. You need to wear your name badge at all times inside the meeting buildings. This is also a safety measure to restrict access of the buildings strictly to participants.

NON-SMOKING POLICY

Smoking is strictly prohibited in all buildings at Stockholm University due to government policy. The university also ask you stay away from the entrance doors when smoking.

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LUNCH

Lunch meals are available in a number of restaurants close to the venue. The main restaurant, “Lantis” is “under the same roof” as the Aula Magna. This restaurant has been notified about the conference and is ready to serve you all.

Lunch is also severed in other small restaurants on campus or close by. Please ask for directions at the information desk. A map is available at the information desk as well.

REFRESHMENT BREAKS

Coffe and tea will be served during the conference during the coffee breaks in the program. The refreshments will be served in the exhibition area on the 4th floor of the Aula Magna and outside of Hall C.

INTERNET

Stockholm University is offering free access to the Internet if you indicate your interest. Please contact the registration/information desk to receive a username and password.

INFORMATION

A message board is available near the registration/information desk.

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INSTRUCTION FOR PRESENTERS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Please check the session and time for your presentation carefully and contact the session chairperson prior to the session start. Only PowerPoint presentations are supported by the conference. Please follow the instructions given in your letter of acceptance.

The presentations are to be loaded onto the computers in the Lecture halls (Hall A, B and C, respectively). Please deliver your presentation to the technical person in the lecture hall at least two hours ahead of your presentation. The technical staff will be available during coffee breaks and poster sessions. Those presenting in a Monday morning session should deliver their presentations between 8.15 and 8.50 on Monday morning. Please make clear who you are and in which session you are to present.

A speaker’s room is available for checking your presentations. It is located on 7th floor of the Aula Magna.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

All posters will be on display during the full length of the conference. Posters can be mounted from Sunday, June 14, 09.00. Please check the number of your poster and place it at the space advised. Your poster is kindly requested to be of A0, portrait format (119 cm x 84 cm).

SOCIAL PROGRAM

INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER

The Opening Ceremony on Sunday, June 14, at 18.00 will be followed by a Get Together, starting at approximately 19.00. You are All welcome to join us in this informal start of the conference. A buffet will be served free of charge. The Get Together will end at 21.00.

SYMPOSIUM BANQUET

The conference dinner takes place at the Vasa museum. Those who have registered for this event will receive a conference dinner voucher upon registration. A few tickets are still available upon registration.
The dinner will start with guided tours of this old war ship that sank in Stockholm Harbour in August 1628 on its maiden voyage. Those of you that have a chance to listen to the keynote lecture by professor Magnus Sanström on Monday, June 15, will learn more about the work to preserve the Vasa ship for future generations.

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MISCELLANEOUS  USEFUL INFORMATION

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Please visit the website: http://www.sl.se/Templates/SubStart.aspx?id=1906 for in-depth information on the local transportation system in Stockholm. The web site is in English.

Arlanda Airport to Stockholm center
Please see the following alternatives on how to travel from Stockholm Arlanda Airport:

• By airport coach, “Flygbussarna”, which leaves every 10-15 minutes and costs 110 SEK one way (about 10 € or 14 USD) to City Terminal (close to Central Station). Tickets can be bought at a counter in the arrival terminal or from the bus driver (payment preferentially with credit card). Traveling time 40 minutes.

• By Arlanda Express train, which leaves every 10-15 minutes during daytime and costs 220 SEK (20 € or 28 USD one way). Tickets can be bought at a counter in the arrival terminal or from machines in the same hall and on the platform. It is more expensive to buy the tickets onboard so please try to avoid that. Traveling time 20 minutes.

• The most inexpensive way to travel from Arlanda Airport to downtown Stockholm is to take bus 583 to "Märsta Station" and then the local train to Stockholm Central station. Please note that you must buy the bus and train ticket before you get on the bus. This you can do at the Arlanda Airport “Pressbyrån”.

• By taxi, which takes 30-40 minutes to the Stockholm downtown area and costs 450-550 SEK (40-50 €). Always ask for a "fixed" price and clarify how much it is, otherwise you may end up paying too much. At the airport there are two taxi lines, one with larger companies (to the left) and one with smaller companies (to the right). To get the lowest fixed price it is better to take one of the larger companies (Taxi Stockholm, Taxi Kurir, Taxi 020). To go direct to Stockholm University, the address of the venue is "Aula Magna", Frescativägen 6 at the Stockholm University campus. Go inside the building and upstairs to get to the plenary room. All taxis will take all major credit cards.

• By airport shuttle, e.g. Airport shuttle.

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How to get to Stockholm from other airports

• Bromma Airport: This airport has good service to Brussels and as it is a small airport the check-in time is normally just a few minutes. From Stockholm Bromma Airport (located within Stockholm city) you can take the airport coach, “Flygbussarna” to City Terminal (close to Central Station). The cost for a one way ticket is 79 SEK (7 €). You may also travel by taxi (no fixed fare available).

• Skavsta airport: From Stockholm Skavsta Airport (located about 100 km south of Stockholm) you have to take the airport coach, “Flygbussarna”. The bus ticket is 110 SEK one way (about 10 € or 14 USD) to City Terminal (close to Central Station). This airport is primarily used by Ryanair and other low price airlines.

How to get to Stockholm University from downtown Stockholm

The most convenient way to travel to Stockholm University is to take the underground (subway) red line, direction Mörby Centrum. You get off at the station “Universitetet”. There is a red line station at the Central Station (T-Centralen) and at several other locations in the city core. Depending on where you stay, you may need to go to T-Centralen first and transfer.

It is also possible to go by bus 40 or 70 to “Universitetet”. Please consult a map upon arrival.

How to get from underground and from bus stop to the venue

Both the "Universitetet Norra" (next to the Metro station) and "Universitetet Södra" bus stops as well as the Metro station (marked with a "T" on the map) are within 100 meters of the Aula Magna. Please consult the map. If you come from the southern bus stop and enter the building on the same side (this is also where taxis will drop you) you have to go upstairs to get to the reception and the plenary room.

Local transportation

Stockholm University is located almost in the centre of Stockholm. Public transportation tickets are valid for the underground, busses and commuter trains (not the Arlanda Express).

• You can purchase tickets and passes (cash only) in the underground and commuter train stations, but not on the busses. For the latter you have to buy the ticket in advance at an underground station or from other ticket vendors, mainly the small shops called "Pressbyrån".
  Single trip tickets are expensive and should be avoided.

• One alternative is to buy a strip ticket with coupons, which will be stamped by the ticket collector at the station or by the bus driver. The strip ticket contains 16 coupons and costs 180 SEK (16 € or 23 USD). For all trips you will make they will stamp two coupons, i.e. one strip ticket will last for 8 trips (2 € per trip, whereas paying cash is about twice as much). A coupon is valid up to one hour after it has been stamped and you are allowed to make changes between busses, commuter trains and the underground without stamping new coupons.

• The third alternative is to buy a 72 hour pass (costs 200 SEK i.e. 18 € or 25 USD) which allows for unlimited travel during the time period.

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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

Electricity is supplied at 220 V.

INTERNATIONAL PHONE CALLS

To call abroad from Sweden dial 00 then the country code. The international code for Sweden is 46.
In case of emergency please call 112.

SHOPS

In Stockholm most shops open at 10:00 and will close at 18:00 Monday to Friday, although department stores and shopping centres keep longer hours.

CURRENCY AND BANKING FACILITIES

You can use all major credit cards for basically whatever you intend to do. It is possible to pay taxis with credit cards for example.

The Swedish crown (SEK) is the domestic currency. The exchange rate varies but as of May 30, 2009, 1 € is 10.44 SEK and 1 USD is 7.42 SEK.

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