Accommodation
You book your hotel at www.malmotown.com .
You can also book at the youth hostel, STF Hostel Malmö City, www.stfturist.se English,
Search for Malmö City.
Click on Hotel
map (pdf-file) to
view hotels close to the conference venues.
Arrival
The trip from Copenhagen Airport to Malmö Central
Station takes approximately 20 minutes and single fare is 105
SEK (about 11 Euro, 15 USD, February 2010), if you buy it at the
airport. Train tickets can be purchased either at the vending
machine or at the DSB booth. Both of these are conveniently
located in the arrival hall and just a few meters away from the
escalator to the platform.
If you arrive at Sturup Airport it will take you about 40 minutes to reach Malmö by bus, 109 SEK, and about 20 minutes by taxi, about 400 SEK.
Badges
Each participant will receive a name badge upon
registration.
Climate
In August, the average daytime temperature is around 19
C (66 F).
Currency
The official Swedish currency is the Swedish Krona (SEK).
Exchange rates as at February 2010 for the Krona are about ten
Krona to a Euro or seven Krona to a US Dollar.
Language
The conference in Malmö will be held in English.
Swedish is the national language.
Links
City of Malmö
Region Skåne
Locations
The conference will take place in Malmö City Library on Sunday 8
August 2010. The library is located in the centre of Malmö and
easy to reach by taxi or by walk.
During Monday 9 August the conference will take place at Malmö
University which also is located in the centre of town.
Time Zone
Sweden is in the Central European Time. The difference
between Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) and the time in Malmö and
Gothenburg is +1.