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.
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