CONFERENCE VENUE
Get-together Party (23 May)
The get-together party will be organised at the Espoo Cultural Centre in Tapiola, Espoo.
Espoo has a rich variety of interesting sights and attractions. All the services are at hand. You can get to the centre of Helsinki in 15 minutes, and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport can also be reached in half an hour. It is the second largest city in Finland, well known as a vital centre for high technology and culture. Espoo is surrounded by nature, where rapid changes have begun in the 1950’s when Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) moved there to form Otaniemi Science Park. |
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Conference (24-25 May)
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The conference will be held at the TUAS House which is located in the campus area of TKK. The seaside campus area of TKK is located about 10 km from downtown Helsinki that is about 15 minutes by bus or taxi. |
TKK – Finland’s oldest and largest university of technology and architecture – has been at the forefront of the country’s technological development for more than a century. Research and teaching at TKK play a key role in the world of Finnish high technology, benefiting business and, furthermore, society as a whole. TKK is an exceptionally dynamic centre of knowledge, with a special focus on developing inventions and promoting innovations.
TKK is also an important part of the international scientific community, and one of Europe’s leading technical universities, with a number of internationally respected research centres on its campus.
The exclusive campus area of TKK was designed by the famous Finnish architect and designer, Alvar Aalto.
More information
http://kartta.hel.fi/opas/main/default.asp?lang=en
to locate different addresses on the map of Helsinki/Espoo
www.ytv.fi/ENG/transport/timetables/
to check timetables and to get all useful information about Helsinki and Espoo public transport
www.ytv.fi/ENG/transport/tickets_and_fares/
to see information about tickets and transport services
http://www.espootravel.com/xsl_etusivu.asp?path=5687
to get all kind of information about Espoo, inlcuding sights, reastaurants and cafes, saunas, etc.
www.hel2.fi/tourism/en/matko.asp
to get information about Helsinki including sights and activities
www.helsinki.fi/eng/index.html
where general information can be obtained about Helsinki
virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26074
to read about the sauna, part of the Finnish identity and the national institution still blossoming in the 21st century
www.fmi.fi/weather/local.html?kunta=Helsinki
to see a weather forecast
4 June 2007 - Sirpa Kauppinen |
