Venues
This year’s Congress will take place at Oslo University College, Pilestredet 46 : Lecture Hall Athene I and Athene II (Ground floor), and the Conference Centre (Second floor = 3 etage).
Registration
The registration desk is located in the entrance hall in Pilestredet 46, and will be open from 8.30 on Thursday August 28.
Participants with special needs are asked to e-mail the registration desk at eshms08@hio.no so that appropriate arrangements may be made.
Language
The official language of the Congress is English.
Plenary Session
Plenary session lectures will be delivered in Lecture Hall Athene I and Athene II (Pilestredet 46, Ground floor).
Parallel Sessions
Parallel sessions will be held in Pilestredet 46 in the Lecture Hall Athene 1 and 2 (Ground floor), and at the Conference Centre (Second floor) at 13.00 and 15.00 on Thursday, 10.30 and 13.30 on Friday, and 10.15 on Saturday.
Poster Session
Poster session will be held in Pilestredet 46: the Conference Centre (Second floor) between 17.00 and 18.00 on Thursday.
Lunch
Lunches will be served in Festsalen, the Old Frydenlund Brewery Assembly Hall, at Oslo University College in Pilestredet 52 . Thursday at 12.00 and Friday at 12.30.
Festsalen, the Old Frydenlund Brewery Assembly Hall
Reception
The reception will be between 19:00 and 20:30 in the Oslo City Hall on Thursday 28 August. There will be short speeches by the Mayor of Oslo and the president of ESHMS, buffet and table music, and a guided tour, included the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony hall .
Congress Dinner
The congress dinner will be held at the Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica at 20.00 on Friday. Located in the surrounding hills of Oslo, the hotel allows fabulous views over the city centre and the Oslo Fjord.
Social Programme - Guided Tour
There will be a guided tour around Oslo between 18.00 and 20.00 on Friday 29 August. An English-speaking guide will take you around Oslo city centre and visit main attractions like Vigelandsparken , a viewpoint, and buildings like the Royal Castle and the new Opera house . The tour will start from Oslo University College and end up at the Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica where the congress dinner will be served.