4th International Graduate summer school -
Biophotonics '09

6-13 June 2009, Ven, Sweden

Venue

Ven - the island

The Graduate summer school Biophotonics '09 will take place on the scenic island Ven situated between Sweden and Denmark.

The island Ven hosted the laboratory of the Danish scientist Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), whose observations inspired Keppler in his work. From the island, there is a perfect view to Kronborg, known as Hamlet's Castle in the famous play by W. Shakespeare.

The island itself is relatively small covering only a few square-kilometers. However, a number of leisure time activities, including sailing, golfing, fishing, bathing and more, are offered.

For more information, please follow this link. If you use Google maps, you may use the search word 'Hven' or 'Ven'.

 

  

School site - Backafallsbyn

The site for the school is the conference center BackafallsByn (note that booking must be done through the Graduate summer school administration). For more information on the conference site and its facilities, please follow this link.

Special requirements regarding meals

Please let us know as soon as possible and preferably well in advance of the school kick-off if you have special requirements to the meals served at the school, e.g., food allergies, vegetarian or religious reasons.

 

Information

Poster presentations

Students accepted into the school are required to present a poster of their research or proposed research program (title and abstract was submitted along with application). The program for these poster presentations will be available shortly.

The poster must fit within the allocated area of 80 cm (width) by 85 cm (height) for each poster.

Click here to view the stands for the poster session.

 

Cash and credit cards

Please pay attention to the following:
It is not possible to exchange currency or to obtain cash at the school site or on the island Ven. At the school site it is possible to pay, e.g. drinks in the bar, with VISA and MasterCard or cash. In case you want to do shopping in the small galleries and shops around the island, please observe that they only accept cash (Swedish Crowns). Therefore, we strongly suggest that you bring the amount of cash you need during the school. 

 

Travel information

Meeting point and travel to Backafallsbyn, Ven

The students admitted into the school should register themselves with the school secretary upon arrival at the school (Saturday 6 June 2009). The meeting point for the registration of the school is:

Department of Physics
Lund University
Sölvegatan 14
Lund, Sweden

  • Follow link to view map (look for the arrow).

Following registration and welcome by school organisers, all students and lecturers will be transported to Backafallsbyn on Ven by shuttle bus and ferry (paid by the school).

Maps

Lund and Lund university is situated in Skåne, the Southern province of Sweden. Follow this link to view map. You may also zoom into Backafallsbyn on Ven.

Air fare

The easiest way of getting to Lund University from abroad by air is probably by going through Copenhagen airport "Kastrup" (click to follow link to Copenhagen airport). From the arrival hall, you may enter the train station directly. From here, trains run frequently to Malmo and Lund; you may use the journey planner at the Danish Railways to view and plan your ride from the airport Kastrup to Lund in Sweden (journey planner; please observe that the station at the airport is called 'Københavns Lufth. Kastrup St.' in the search engine).

Alternatively, you may decide to go via Stockholm International airport (click to follow link to Arlanda Airport and see also Arlanda Express). From Stockholm (Arlanda), connecting flights to Malmo airport operate on a daily basis. Moreover, train connections are also possible.

Ferries

Landskrona - Ven

There is a ferry running between Landskrona and the island Ven. Click here to view time table (in Swedish) for the ferry running between Landskrona (Swe) and the island Ven.

For travel in Skane (Southern Sweden including ferries), please visit the skane journey planner.

Copenhagen - Ven

During the summer, a ferry sails on schedule between Copenhagen and Ven. Follow this link to view the time table of Spar Shipping.

Finding a hotel

Several students have asked about accommodation before and/or after the school. For example, you have planned arrival on Friday June 5, 2009 and you would require accommodation for one night. The school does not organize the accommodation, but we provide useful links to accommodation.

  • In case you wish to stay in Lund, Sweden, you may find this link useful for finding a hotel.
  • In case you wish to stay in Copenhagen, we recommend using this link for a complete guide to hotels, restaurants and transport.

 
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