Troms\u00f8 is a popular tourist destination, also in winter time. We recommend you to book your journey as soon as possible after successful workshop registration.<\/p>\n
You may easily get to Troms\u00f8 by air plane. Troms\u00f8 airport is served by several airlines, including Scandinavian Airlines<\/a>, Norwegian<\/a>, and Wider\u00f8e<\/a>.\u00a0There are about a dozen daily flights in each direction between Oslo and Troms\u00f8, flown by SAS and Norwegian. You can also fly directly from London Gatwick or Stockholm Arlanda, if that suits you better than flying through Oslo.<\/p>\n Please note, that if you fly via Oslo with any other company than Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian or Wider\u00f8e, you must get your luggage at Oslo airport, check it in again for your flight to Troms\u00f8, and go through security.\u00a0If you travel with Scandinavian Airlines or Norwegian, your luggage is scanned and you pass through a customs check-point, without having to leave the transit zone. See more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Please make sure you are in Troms\u00f8 on the evening before the workshop starts, i.e. on Wednesday, January 22.<\/p>\n We recommend to book your accommodation in the centre of Troms\u00f8 (see map<\/a>). From there, you may easily (within 10-15 min) get to the workshop venue.<\/p>\n Wi-Fi access is available through Eduroam as well as a guest network called “uit-conference” (the password will be shared with the participants).<\/p>\n Bring along your laptop!<\/strong> For those attending session 1 or 3 on day 2, this is a requirement.<\/p>\n Social media: Troms\u00f8<\/a>\u00a0is the gateway to the Arctic \u2013 the major town in Arctic Norway, a communication hub, an administrative centre and historically also the point of departure for Polar expeditions, sealing and whaling vessels en route to the seasonal hunting grounds and for hunters and trappers embarking on an isolated winter in the Spitzbergen archipelago.<\/p>\n Today, Troms\u00f8 is a thriving modern town of over 75,000 inhabitants, supplemented by about 9,000 students. In addition to\u00a0the university itself<\/a>\u00a0it has a modern\u00a0university hospital<\/a>\u00a0and is also host to a number of other research institutions, most notably the\u00a0Norwegian Polar Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the start of the workshop, Troms\u00f8 is at the end of the\u00a0Polar Night<\/a>\u00a0season, meaning that the sun will return after having been permanently below the horizon since the end of November. The return of the sun is always celebrated on January 21!<\/p>\n If the weather is cold, it is often also a clear sky and there should be good chances of seeing the\u00a0Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis<\/a>. Have a look at the\u00a0forecast of Northern Lights<\/a>\u00a0activity. If you don\u2019t have time to take a trip outside the city, away from the light pollution, there are some relatively dark spots in the city. From the city centre, you can take a walk to the eastern shore of the\u00a0Prestvannet lake<\/a>\u00a0(there is a small concrete platform by the water) or to the \u201cbeach\u201d \u2013\u00a0Telegrafbukta<\/a>. From the university campus, you can go to the ski track in the forest to the west of the campus \u2013 aim for\u00a0Kraft Sportssenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Unless otherwise indicated, plan for cold winter weather, and follow the\u00a0weather forecast<\/a>\u00a0service. (We won\u2019t guarantee the reliability!) The current weather can be followed from an\u00a0on-campus weather station<\/a>\u00a0with a live web camera facing south. Ever since Christmas, the weather has been challenging, so be prepared for windy, snowy, and even rainy conditions.<\/p>\n Whatever the weather, we can promise you that it won\u2019t be warm, so you will need warm clothing and solid shoes. People won\u2019t expect others to look elegant at this time of year, looking sensible and warm is the correct thing here.<\/p>\n Bring along your snow boots or other types of sturdy shoes that can handle some 10-20 cms of snow and icy pavements. You might also like to bring some light indoor shoes and change into them when you arrive at the workshop venue.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More tourist information is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" European Dataverse Workshop 2020 Practical Information Troms\u00f8 is a popular tourist destination, also in winter time. We recommend you to book your journey as soon as possible after successful workshop registration. How to get to Troms\u00f8? You may easily get … Continue reading Accommodation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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