Accommodation and Travel
Venue
Accommodation has been booked at the:
| Grand Hotel Bantorget 1 Box 1136 221 04 Lund Sweden (map) Phone: +46 46-280 61 00 Fax: +46 46-280 61 50 |
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The four star Grand Hotel is situated in the very city center of Lund 5 min walking distance from the train station. Grand Hotel is also the venue where all sessions & workshops will take place.
Breakfast will be served at the Grand Hotel as well as lunch during the workshop sessions days. Dinner arrangements has been made for 26th to the 31st and will be arranged both at the hotel and in other locations.
We have already received some support for the workshop, so that we will be able to cover local accommodation and meals.
For more information about the hotel please visit http://grandilund.com
For a map of the city center please visit: Map or hitta.se
Facts about Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Population: 9 million
Currency: 1 krona=100 öre
Area: 450,000 km² (174,000 sq mi)
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Country Code: +46
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Electric current: The normal electric current in Sweden is 220 volts AC in 50 cycles, and plugs and sockets may differ from those in other parts of the world, so travellers should bring adapters or transformers for electrical appliances such as hairdryers and shavers.
Laptop computers that are made to work on both 110 and 220 volts can be used in Sweden with an adapter.
For laptop computers working on 110 volts only, transformers are also necessary.
Travel
Lund is just starting its climate neutralizing process for the city, and the Planet in 2050-meeting is climate neutral. All travel for the delegates is climate-neutralized by tree planting.
Airport
The easiest way of traveling to Lund, Sweden is to fly into Copenhagen airport in Denmark. For more information about Copenhagen airport please visit. http://www.cph.dk/CPH/UK/MAIN/
Local Transportation
The most efficient way to travel from Copenhagen airport to Lund is to take the train from the airport via “Malmö C” to “Lund C” that departs every 20 minutes. You might have to change trains at Malmö C, but there are also direct connections available. Please ask when you purchase your ticket at the counter. Travel time Copenhagen airport – Lund C is about 1 hour.
The cost of a train ticket is approx. $ 20 one-way. Train tickets can be bought in the arrival hall of terminal 3 at the Copenhagen airport or you can ask your travel agent to include it in your airfare.
For train timetables please visit
In the “From” field put: Copenhagen Airport
In the “To” field put: Lund Central
Upon arrival in Lund hosts will be welcoming you at the Lund Central train station to assist you in finding the hotel which is only 5 minutes walking distance.
Reimbursment
At present, we cannot yet make commitments regarding the reimbursement of travel to Lund, although we are pursuing additional funding to support those who cannot cover their own travel. Please let us know if your participation would be prohibited by the lack of travel support.
Reimbursment Form
For those delegates who will recive travel reimbursment. Please fill in the below form and send it to Barb Petruzzi at petruzzi@ucar.edu or Fax: +1-303-497-8100
Planet in 2050 reimbursement form
Contact
If you have any questions or special requests regarding travel and accommodation please don’t hesitate to contact:
Elisabeth Knöppel
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
at Lund University (IIIEE)
P.O.Box 196, SE-221 00 LUND, SWEDEN
Tel: +46 46 222 02 00
Home office: +46 46 8888 032
Mobile: +46 705 77 22 02
Email: elisabeth.knoppel@iiiee.lu.se
Web: www.iiiee.lu.se
Barb Petruzzi
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
Voice: +1-303-497-1602
Fax: +1-303-497-8100
Email: petruzzi@ucar.edu
Web: www.essl.ucar.edu