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Venue
The Congress will be held at the Stockholm
City Conference Centre, which consists of two buildings: Folkets Hus
and Norra Latin, which are located directly across the street from each
other. The address of Folkets hus is Barnhusgatan 12-14. The address of
Norra Latin is Drottninggatan 71 B (Barnhusgatan 7 B).
Registration and the opening sessions will take place in Folkets
Hus on Barnhusgatan 12-14.
All Plenary and Some semi-plenary sessions will take place in Folkets
Hus. Some Semi-plenary and all regular sessions, including ISA RC Sessions
will take place in Norra Latin.
Folkets Hus (The People's House) in its present state was designed by
the architect Sven Markelius and built on the same suit as the original
Folkets hus from 1901. It was constructed in three phases during the 1950s
and inaugurated in June 1960. It is a protected historical building for
its functionalist architecture. Folkets Hus' large art collection is well
known and comprises modern murals, statues and portraits as well as pieces
from the old Folkets Hus. Outside the entrance stands "the Docker"
sculpted by the Belgian artist Constantin Meunier. The granite façade
is adorned with a baldachin-styled entablature on which forged copper
symbols for the theatre, the international work and the restaurant business
are mounted. In the middle of the building on the walls of the congress
hall is a 500 square metres large Chamotte relief by Signe Persson-Melin
and Anders Liljefors. On the opposite wall is "The Three Wheels"
by Sven Ljungberg, which is a wall-mounted mosaic featuring the history
of the labour movement. Artworks by Albin Amelin, Sven X:et Erixson and
Bror Hjorth are included in the collection and numerous sculptures, busts
and reliefs embellish the building.
Norra Latin is a protected historical monument and renowned for its architecture,
which is typical of the mid to late 1800's when it was built. The building
was first opened in the autumn of 1880 in the presence of King Oscar and
for more than a hundred years it served as a school. Designed by the architect
Helgo Zetterwall in classic style, or more precisely Florentine Renaissance,
it includes two indoor courtyards with glass ceilings on both sides of
the central stair lobby. In the late 1980's Norra Latin was completely
renovated and reopened in 1989 as a conference facility. The 13-part organ
in the auditorium was renovated and was reinaugurated in 1997.
Computer/based visual presentations (Powerpoint)
Delegates are welcome to prepare a powerpoint presentations. There will
be a PC computer and a projector/beamer with Microsoft Office 2003 and
Adobe Acrobat 7 in all of the rooms. The computers are not connected to
the internet. Unfortunately, there is no Macintosh.
We suggest that you go into the room before your presentation and save
your presentation to the hard disk and test it so that you know that it
works. Presentations can be loaded by CD or through the USB port. (Flash
drive, memory stick, etc.)
Most regular session rooms are available during the morning and/or lunch
for presenters to load their presentations into the computer.
There is absolutely no technical support. Presenters are expected to
be familiar with their software, etc. and run their own presentations.
There will, of course, also be classic overhead projectors where you
put in plastic sheets as well.
If you require any other technical equipment or software please write
to info.iis@scasss.uu.se.
Practical details
Cafes/Restaurants
There are a great number of cafes and restaurants surrounding the Congress
Venue where you can have lunch, coffee etc. No meals are included in the
congress fee.
Insurance
Neither the Congress Organisers nor the Congress Secretariat accept any
liability for personal injuries sustained, or for loss or damage to property
belonging to congress participants, either during or as a result of the
congress.
Registration fees do not include insurance. It is strongly recommended
that you have adequate travel and health insurance for the duration of
your stay in Sweden. Insurance should be purchased in your country of
origin. Ask your travel agent when booking flights.
On-site Registration
On-site registrations will be accepted, but availability of written materials,
hotel accommodation and participation in social programme at the time,
may be severely limited.
Printers, scanners, etc.
We recommend all participants to go to the internet cafés for print
outs, scanning jobs, etc.
Visa
Information on visa requirements can be found on the homepage of the Swedish
Immigration Board.
Participants needing a visa for entry to Sweden are strongly advised to
make their application in their home country well in advance. If in doubt,
information can be obtained from your nearest Swedish Embassy or Consulate
or from your travel agency.
Webcorners with internet connection
There are only two computers in Norra Latin available to congress delegates.
However, there are many internet cafes located nearby. A list with internet
cafes will be published closer to the congress dates.
Wheelchair accessibility
All halls are accessible. Please contact the congress bureau for a map
of the venue where elevators etc. are marked.
For more information regarding the congress venue, please visit
the congress' website.
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