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2nd Workshop on
Level Density and Gamma Strength

Oslo, May 11 - 15, 2009

General Information

view of Oslo city hall
Oslo offers a large variety of distractions. Have a look at Visit Oslo to see what's going on.

The currency in Norway is Norwegian Crowns (NOK and not EURO). You can use your credit card everywhere for payments (sometimes you might be asked for an identification with passport or id card) and for cash withdrawal (called Minibank).


Accommodation

Participant are asked to book their hotel room by directly contacting the hotel. If you order double room, please personally pick your companion. We have reserved rooms at three different accommodations.

Guesthouses at the campus of the University

Twelve rooms on campus are reserved for the workshop. They have a simple standard, and cost 1250 NOK/week. There is a common kitchen, bath, and living room. For booking of these rooms, please contact Sunniva Siem (sunniva.siem#fys.uio.no) by e-mail before March 30, 2009.

Thon Hotel Guldenløve

We have reserved single rooms for 1010 NOK/night in the Thon Hotel Guldenløve. Please give the reservation no. 4277070 when booking. Please book your room before March 15, 2009.

Cochs Pensjonat

In Cochs Pensjonat, single rooms for 460—610 NOK/night and double rooms for 660—820 NOK/night are available. No breakfast is served.

We have reserved single and double rooms until March 9, 2009. Please give the reservation no. 36221 when booking. If you arrive later than 14:00, please notify the hostel on beforehand.


Airports

The airport for Oslo is called Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL). There are two other airports which are sometimes called Oslo, namely Rygge and Torp (see below), but they are much further away from Oslo than the Gardermoen airport. They are used by low-cost carriers, but they are only recommended if you are very short on money because of the long travelling times to and from the airport.

When you left the customs area at OSL airport, you should turn right and walk down to the end of the hall until you reach the stairs to the Flytoget (airport express train). The train takes you to Oslo Sentralstasjon (or Oslo S) in about 25  minutes. It costs 160 NOK. You are obliged to buy a ticket before boarding these trains — it is not possible to buy tickets on board. Tickets may be bought by swiping a credit card, at the distribution machines or at the NSB counters.

Torp Airport

The Torp airport is serviced, e.g., by Ryanair, widerøe, and wizz air.

From Torp, the company Torpekspressen offers buses to the Oslo Central bus station (Oslo Bussterminalen) which is in walking distance (5 minutes) from the central train station. They ride takes about 1:45h and cost about 260 NOK for a return ticket. Cash withdrawal is available in the airport check-in hall.

Rygge Airport

From Rygge airport, there are buses run by Rygge-Expressen and by TIMEkspressen. Rygge airport also has a train connection, see here.


Workshop Location

The workshop will take place at the Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Blindern.

The sessions will be held in Helga Engs building in Auditorium 1/2 (see the map). Signs will be put up from the entrance hall of the building.

Some relevant maps:

From Hotel to the Workshop

There are two ways to get to Blindern from either Thon Hotel Gyldenløve or Cochs Pensjonat: Also see the map where hotels, stations, and the workshop location are indicated.

If you have problems finding your way to Blindern, call Magne (+47 45667796), Cecilie (+47 95051841), Alexander (+47 40283625), Andreas (+47 41671147), or Sunniva (+47 90011301).

Some useful links for travelling:


Visiting Norway

In case you would like to take the opportunity of coming to Oslo for a visit to other parts of Norway, we have collected a few hints and links: