Practical information

Travel to and from Östersund

By train

The train station is located at the in town and a walk into the city Centre or to Mid Sweden University Campus will take you 10-15 minutes. Buses from the train station to the town centre are also available. Tickets can easily be bought on board.

Car

If you arrive by your own car, there is paid parking available at Mid Sweden University Campus, address Kunskapens väg 8, 831 25 Östersund.

Flight

Travelling to and from the airport to the town centre of Östersund and to Mid Sweden University Campus is possible via Taxi (ca 10 minutes) and flight bus (ca 20 minutes). The flight bus (flygbuss, line 10) is located to the left when you exit the terminal. It is a bright yellow bus, that you cannot miss. Tickets (100sek) can be bought in the Länstrafiken app or on board the bus. The flight bus schedule to and from the airport matches the arrivals and departures from Stockholm.

Luggage

In case you travel on one of the conference days, you are welcome to bring you luggage to the conference venue and daytime we will be able to store it for you at the reception desk.  

Conference venue: Mid Sweden University Campus

Campus Östersund, inaugurated in 2002, is situated a few minutes walk from the main shopping street in the centre of Östersund city. The new city district with the university, which formerly was a regiment, has been carefully renovated, built out, and transformed into a welcoming campus. The area harbours a modern library, lecture halls, student restaurants and a café.

All three days we will be on our Campus in Östersund. We will primarily gather in the buildings G, F and O marked out in the map below. The G building is the main building, easy to find through its glass facade that differs from the surrounding historic yellow buildings. Directly at the main entrance you will find the reception desk.

Reception desk

The reception desk will open Tuesday at 09.30. Upon registration, you will receive your name tag and a bag with further useful information for the duration of the Symposium – Among others, a map so you can find the relevant rooms for the sessions you want to attend. There will be someone at the reception desk all three days. Here you are always welcome with any questions you might have. Beyond that, we will have volunteers in orange t-shirts in all buildings – they are also more than happy to assist you with finding your way and answering questions.

Program & Book of Abstracts

You can find the program overview of the conference here.

Here you can see the detailed program and the Book of Abstracts.

Östersund as a Destination and Social Activities

Östersund is a very walkable destination and our social program alone will lead you to explore a few areas and attractions of it. The Welcome Reception on Tuesday evening will be held in the idyllic outdoor museum Jamtli (accessible from town with a 20 min walk or by bus) and the conference dinner will be in Gamla Teater, right between town and campus. Here you can read more about the activites in the social program. 

We sincerely hope you have some time to explore Östersund beyond the Symposium. For more information, feel free to ask us or Visit Östersund.

Weather and Dress code

You will visit Östersund in the height of autumn. Next to lovely orange colours, you can expect lower temperatures around 10 degrees and some rain. Please make sure to take some warm clothes (hat, gloves, etc.) with you, especially if you plan on exploring the outdoor museum at our Welcome Reception. The dress code for the Conference Dinner will be smart casual.

Food

We will have lunch and coffebreaks (Swedish fika) in-between sesisons at campus in the main building. In Jamtli we will have a selection of meat, fish, vegetarian and vegan options and a three course meal at Gamla Teatern. Special diets, informed in the enrollment for the conference, have been considered.