Conference venue
The
conference will take place at venerable Sundvolden Hotel,
which has been a hotel and transport hub for 350 years and has among
other things an intimate dining hall in a 1000 year old building (and a
larger, comfortable main dining hall in the old wooden main building).
Sundvolden
is located in the municipality of Hole, a few kilometers from the small
city of Hønefoss. Conference attendees will be offered bus transport
directly from Oslo airport Gardermoen to Sundvolden Hotel. This route
is marked in blue in the schematic map below.
| Sundvolden
is on the shore of the inland fjord Tyrifjorden,
and also marked (green) on the map is a small island
consisting
entirely of an 18 hole golf course (Norwegian, "Golfbane"). |
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The
hotel is situated in a scenic, rural landscape overlooking the fjord,
mountains, rolling hills, forests and agricultural landscape.
This
particular view is from the lookout point called the King's View
("Kongens Utsikt") atop a hill within easy walking distance from the
hotel, which can be reached by following a trail up the hill through
the forest.
Photo
courtesy of Malgorzata Irena Powezka.
| The
hotel has a spacious conference hall with room for 650 people, and with
sitting groups and exhibition space right outside for use between
presentations and during coffee breaks. |
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There
are several smaller meeting rooms (the board rooms) with a capacity for
about 10-15 persons, as well as numerous sitting groups spread
throughout the hotel available for small
group sessions, social meetings,
etc. |
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| Sundvolden
has its own baker and butcher, and the food is of renowned quality.
There is also a well-stocked wine cellar with quality
wines. |
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| There
is a top-quality restaurant at Sundvolden, serving food in two dining
halls. The top picture shows a corner in the main restaurant, while
the picture to the right shows the
restaurant in the 1000-year old feast hall ("Gildehuset"). |
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There
are both single and double rooms (mostly with separate
beds) and about 260 rooms all together accommodating more
than 400 people.
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The
hotel has a swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and a top notch gym. |
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There
is also a nice outdoor area with sitting
groups for relaxation or discussions, with or without refreshments.
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