MA+ Final Conference 10 - 11 October 2005 in Oslo, Norway General information Currency The official currency of Norway is “Kroner” (NOK). 1 Euro is NOK 7,90 – 3 October 2005). Hotel accommodation We have made a reservation of 50 rooms at two hotels close to Oslo City Hall. If you want to book another hotel, you can find different hotels at Web page www.visitoslo.com. The two hotels where we have prebooked are: Rica Victoria Hotel, Rosenkrantzgate 13 Tel. +47 24147000, fax +47 24147001 Price per single room and night, booking before 20 October and quoting reference NZ 701: NOK 804 (ordinary NOK 1 295) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.rica.no/index.cfm?oa=hotel.di splay&con=459 Rainbow Hotel Cecil, Stortingsgata 8 Tel. +47 23314800, fax +47 23314850 Price per single room and night, booking before 20 October and quoting reference 32 93 110: NOK 770 (ordinary NOK 1 175) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.rainbow- hotels.no/hotellside.asp?Id=65 Transport from airport Nearest railway station to the prebooked hotels is Nationaltheatret Station, but also Oslo Central Station is within 10 minutes walking distance. • By SAS Flybussen http://www.flybussen.no/oslo/ - departure every 20 minutes from Oslo Airport Gardermoen (outside the arrival hall) to Oslo city and v.v. In the city of Oslo the bus stops at Oslo Busterminal and then close to some of the major hotels. Travel time: about 40 minutes; price NOK 110. • By NSB Regional and Local trains – departure 08 and 38 minutes past hour. The trains stop both at Oslo Central Station and Nationaltheatret Station. Travel time 26 minutes with Regional train, 37 minutes with Local train. Price NOK 77. • By the Airport Express Train (Flytoget) – departure every 10 minutes, travel time: 19 - 22 minutes; price NOK 160. The trains with departure 06, 26 and 46 (minutes past hour) go only to Oslo Central Station, while the trains with departure 16, 36 and 56 (min past hour) continue from Oslo Central Station to Nationaltheatret Station and further to Asker Station. .