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Hej Malmö!
Malmö is a coastal city in southern Sweden. It lies at the eastern end of the impressive Öresund bridge, a long road and railway bridge/ tunnel running to Copenhagen, Denmark.
Malmö is the third largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and it is a vibrant city that offers a unique blend of history, culture and modernity. You can see the charming old square of Lilla Torg with its quaint buildings and cobblestone paths lined with restaurants and cafes, as well as seeing striking new architecture such as the iconic Turning Torso building and aforementioned Öresund bridge.
Getting to and from Malmö
Please aim to arrive in Malmö on Monday 2nd December as the conference will start at 09:00 on Tuesday 3rd December. We will have a 1.5 day conference aiming to finish at 13:00 on Wednesday 4th December. Any flights departing after 15:30 should be fine. If you cannot get any flights on 4th December you should take the next available flight on Thursday 5th.
Although Malmö does have it's own airport, there are very few destinations that actually go to and from it (unless you're flying from Greek or Spanish holiday destinations apparently!) so we advise that you fly into Copenhagen airport.
From Copenhagen airport it is very easy to get to Malmö. As you walk through the arrivals plaza at the airport, you will see signs for trains. There are only 2 tracks: one heading to Copenhagen city, and one heading to Sweden! There are red ticket machines in the hall with Swedish flags on them to show you where to buy your ticket.
You can switch the language to English or another if needed. Choose the destination as MALMO C (Central). The ticket prices are cheaper the more you buy - Group saver! So please do check if anyone is arriving around the same time as you and buy tickets as a collective. You can pay using your Corporate credit card and you can ask for a receipt. The screen will then tell you how long before the next departing train and which platform.
KEEP YOUR TICKET HANDY!
You may be checked on the train for the ticket. You may also get checked for your passport.
Getting to the hotel
From Malmö Central station it is a 10 minute walk to the hotel:
The Hotel
We have booked The Radisson Blu hotel for our conference. You will have been booked a single occupancy room based on the number of nights you state in the registration form. Should you require double occupancy, this can be requested and you can simply pay the extra - again please state this in the registration form.
The conference will take place on the first floor of the hotel in the meeting rooms Christinehof and Övedskloster.
Hotel Info
Radisson Blu Malmo
Östergaten 10, Malmö, 211 25, Sweden
+49 406984000
inhousesales.malmo@radissonblu.com
Check in: 15:00
Check out: 12:00
Single occupancy / Double occupancy rate: 1220kr / 1420kr per night. 200kr (approx. £15) per night to be paid personally upon arrival.
NAME BADGES! For those of you who have your wooden name badges from previous conferences (we bought them for the last 3 conferences) - please bring them! They were made to be reused!
GEG and Expenses:
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Breakfast = 100 - 150 SEK (in hotels) (our hotel booking will include this)
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Lunch = 200 SEK
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Dinner = 650 SEK
Charging instructions for flights and expenses for frontline staff: Please add " CONF: " into the description box before your text. Cost Centre = 1060210331 . Analysis 1 = 106021071
Charging for CRD, CROMs and Network Team: Please charge travel costs and remaining expenses to your own respective budgets. The hotel and group dinner will be covered by the conference budget and paid by one of the network team.
The Group Dinner
We have organised a group dinner to take place on the evenign of Tuesday 3rd December at a Sankt Gertrud restaurant - right across the road from the hotel. This is walkable, in any weather condition!
We will meet there at 18:00 for a special festive drink and mingle / networking, followed by a traditional Swedish Julbord! This is Christmas banquet and the tradition dates back hundreds of years. Expect lots of fish, lots of meat and lots of cabbage!? We will of course pass on any dietary restrictions or preferences to the restaurant and they will try to ensure that there is something for every diet.
