Social Events
Welcome Reception, June 29
The Welcome Reception will take place at Uppsala University Main Building, "Universitetshuset", located in the University Park, the corner of S:t Olofsgatan and Övre Slottsgatan.
The Main Building was built in the 1880s. Parliament had allocated funding, and King Oscar II laid the cornerstone in pouring rain on a spring day in 1879. The site was formerly occupied by a large academic riding building, which was torn down for the new edifice. On May 17, 1887 the building was inaugurated at a festive ceremony. The architect was Herman Teodor Holmgren.
The Welcome Reception is included in the registration fee for participants and accompanying persons.
Guided City Tour for accompanying persons, June 30
A guided walk including a visit to Uppsala Cathedral the largest cathedral in Scandinavia, to Museum Gustavianum (the University Museum) with the unique Anatomical Theatre and to the Garden of Linnaeus, founded by the world-famous botanist and scientist himself.
The Guided City Tour is included in the registration fee for accompanying persons.
Excursions, July 1
Parallel excursions are arranged in the afternoon of July 1st. Please note that you can only register for one option.
Option 1: Guaranteed Elk Warning! (FULLY BOOKED!)
Welcome to the Elk park of Gårdsjö - the first elk park in the area of Lake Mälaren. A genuine farmhouse from the middle of the 19th century, where you are taken on a tractor drawn cart to see the elks in their natural environment. The tour includes bus, lunch, guided tour of the elk park and coffee.
You have the opportunity to see elks as you have never seen them before.
Price: SEK 450 including bus, entrance fee, lunch and coffee.
Option 2: Guided Tour to Stockholm and the Vasa Museum (CANCELLED)
Option 3: Guided Tour to Stockholm and the Nobel Museum (FULLY BOOKED!)
An afternoon bus trip to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The tour includes a guided walk in the Old Town, a guided tour of the Nobel museum and dinner at Grillska Huset.
Price: SEK 975 including bus, a tour guide, entrance fee to the Nobel Museum and dinner at Grillska Huset.
• Information about Stockholm
• Information about the Nobel Museum
Banquet at Uppsala Castle, July 2
Uppsala Castle dates back to the 16th century and has been the site of numerous historical events. The conference banquet will be a three-course gourmet dinner in the magnificent Hall of State, where Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated her throne in June of 1654. Today, the castle holds art collections of Uppsala city and Uppsala University and is also the residence of the county governor.
Price for participants SEK 450 (subsidized by the organizers)
Price for accompanying persons SEK 900 (full price)
