UBICOMP 2002 
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 1, DRAKEN CINEMA AND CONFERENCE CENTER, GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN

INTRODUCTION

CALL FOR
PARTICIPATION

WORKSHOPS

ADVANCE PROGRAM

REGISTRATION

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

VENUE & HOTELS

PREVIOUS EVENTS

SPONSORSHIP 

VENUE
UbiComp 2002 will be held in Göteborg, Sweden. Göteborg is located on the Swedish west coast, conveniently close to the Nordic capitals of Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo. It is Sweden's second largest city, with about 450.000 inhabitants. Read more on the official Göteborg visitors' page!

HOW TO GET TO UBICOMP 2002

UbiComp 2002 takes place at Draken Cinema and Conference Center, part of Folkets Hus at Olof Palmes Plats in Göteborg. The closest tram station is the well-known Järntorget. You should have no problem finding Järntorget on a map, such as the online Göteborg Visitor Map - or you can just ask anybody!

When you get to Järntorget, Olof Palmes Plats is the open square immediately north of the tram lines (towards the harbour.) When coming from the tram station, use the entrance at the right-hand side of the building (Vågen). Unfortunately, due to extensive construction work the walkways around Draken are partly obstructed, especially towards Riverton Hotel and the ferry terminal.

DRAKEN
The conference will take place at the Draken Cinema and Conference Center. Draken is one of the greatest remaining single-screen cinemas in Europe - plus a state of the art conference center! Every year, Draken hosts the Göteborg Film Festival, one of the major film festivals in northern Europe.
Draken is located at the busy Järntorget, close to the shops and restaurants in the Haga and Linne districts. And it just is a short boat-ride to Göteborg's new IT center at Lindholmen, including the Göteborg IT University.

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TRAVEL
To fly to Göteborg, the most common route is by Landvetter Airpoirt which is serviced by most major airlines. From Landvetter, the city center is a short bus ride (50 SEK) or taxi ride (300-400 SEK) away. Low-price flights are available by Ryan Air to Säve Airport, which has a bus service to central Göteborg.

By train, Göteborg is about 3-4 hours from Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark) or Oslo (Norway). 

HOTELS 

Please note that UbiComp 2002 does not offer a hotel booking service - you must contact the hotels directly to book your rooms! Although many of the web pages are in Swedish, the staff will always speak English.

HOTEL GUIDE

We recommend that you use the search service at the official Göteborg visitor's guide to book rooms! If you choose City Center from the search menu, you will find many hotels that are close to the conference venue. (Göteborg's city center is fairly small - almost everything is either a walk or a short tram ride away!)

Official Göteborg visitor's guide - with Hotel Guide

You can also try the Allt om Göteborg hotel page, which has a much better listing of hotels, but unfortunately it is in Swedish only!

OFFICIAL CONFERENCE HOTEL

Hotel Riverton
Sorry, but the Riverton Hotel is now completely sold out!
Contact:
Tel. +46 31 750 10 00
Fax +46 31 750 10 01
Address: Stora Badhusgatan 28, SE-411 21 Göteborg


ADDITIONAL HOTELS

Many of the alternative hotels listed below are also sold out!

New! Spar Hotell Majorna and Gårda
Not quite walking distance but easy to go by tram
Prices:
Single room 595 - 695 SEK
Twin room 695 - 895 SEK

New! Hotel Robinson
Near the central train station
Prices:
From 495 SEK

First Hotell Viktoria
Good Internet booking site! Use "corporate rate" for Internet discount. A short walk to the conference.
Prices (includes breakfast):
Single room 1002 - 1202 SEK
Twin room 1252 - 1342 SEK
Contact:
Tel. +46 31 17 40 50
Fax +46 31 17 40 58
Address: Stora Badhusgatan 28 B, SE-411 21 Göteborg

Quality Hotel 11
Exotic location directly across the river, 10 minutes by ferry from the conference. Unfortunately, Saturday September 28 is already sold out! Otherwise highly recommended.
Prices (includes breakfast):
Single room: 1174 - 1510 SEK
Twin room: 1445 - 1545 SEK
Contact:
Tel. +46 31-779 11 11
Fax +46 31-779 11 10
Address: Maskingatan 11,  SE-417 64 Göteborg

Hotel Vasa
Good small hotel, 10 minute walk from the conference.
Prices (includes breakfast):
Single room: 845 - 995 SEK
Double room: 995 - 1245 SEK
Contact:
Tel: +46 31 17 36 30
Fax +46 31 711 95 97
Address: Viktoriagatan 6, SE-411 25 Göteborg
   
Hotel Poseidon
Small hotel, 15 minute walk or short tram ride away from the conference.

Prices (includes breakfast):
Single room: 980 SEK
Double room: 1100 SEK
Extra bed: 375 SEK
Contact:
Tel: +46 31 10 05 50
Fax +46 31 13 89 91
Address: Storgatan 33, SE-411 38 Göteborg

BUDGET ACCOMODATION
These hostels offer good quality budget accomodation in central Göteborg. No 24 hour receptions or breakfast services are offered.

Linné Vandrarhem
A good hostel within walking distance.
Prices:
3-4 bed room: 160 SEK per person
2 bed room: 180 SEK per person
Single room: 360 SEK
Contact:
Tel. +46 31 12 10 60
Fax +46 31 12 10 51
Address: Vegagatan 22, 413 11 Göteborg

SGS Student Hostel
Very good value for money. Complete apartments, located a short tram ride from the conference.
Prices (per night; longer stays are cheaper):
Single room: 370 SEK
Twin room: 490 SEK
4 bed room: 605 SEK
Extra bed: 220 SEK per week
Contact:
Tel. +46 31 708 13 30
Fax +46 31 81 24 97
Address: Utlandagatan 24, Göteborg

More hotels can be found at the official Göteborg visitor's guide.