The city of Bergen

• Gateway to the Fjords

• Norway’s continental city

• 250 000

The city of Bergen: brief history

• Founded in 1070

• Norway’s capital until 1299

• Thriving international port

• Bergen International Festival

• 2000 European City of Culture

The city of Bergen: culture and commerce

• the sea

• international

• education

The city of Bergen: education and research

• 3 university level institutions

• 20+ research centres

• 25 000 students

• 5 000 employees

The city of Bergen: major institutions:

• the University of Bergen

• the Norwegian School of Economics

and Business Administration

• Bergen College

• the Norwegian Institute of Marine

Research

• Haukeland University Hospital

• the Christian Michelsens Institute

• the Norsk Hydro Centre for Petroleum

Research

The University of Bergen: a brief description

• 7 faculties• 17 000 students• 2 500 faculty and staff• Urban setting

The University of Bergen: a brief history

• 1825 Bergen Museum

• 1873 leprosy bacterium - Hansen

• 1907 Sundt Chair of Zoology

• 1948 formal opening, Faculties of Medicine, Mathematics and Natural Science, Arts

• 1970 Faculties of Dentistry, Social Sciences

• 1980 Faculties of Psychology, Law

The University of Bergen: vision

• gateway and meeting place

• crossing borders

The University of Bergen

• high quality research

• Large Scale Facilities

Proposal for Strange Quark Matter Conference

• Local organizing committee:

• Dieter Rohrich, U of Bergen, Co-Chair• Laszlo Csernai, U of Bergen, Co-Chair• Joakim Nystrand, U of Bergen• Larisa Bravina, U of Oslo• Trine Tveter, U of Oslo• Gunnar Lovhoiden, U of Oslo• Eivind Osnes, U of Oslo• Haavard Helstrup, Univ. College of Bergen• Kristin Fanebust, Univ. College of Bergen• Csaba Anderlik, U of Bergen, Unifob/BCCS

• We count on 150 - 200 participants. At the U of Bergen site lecture halls can be used for 200, 250, 300, 350 people if needed.

• Bergen is the capital of the Fjords, the most touristic city of Norway. The University is in downtown Bergen. See:

• http://www.uib.no/info/english/• Bergen has direct flights to/from: Amsterdam,

Copenhagen, Aberdeen, Oslo, Stansted, ….

• There is ample accomodation and a wide price range of hotels (except the low price cathegory). Nevertheless, some low budget accomodation can be found (1 EUR ~ 8 NOK) :

• YMCA 170 NOK (19 rooms)• Marken Gjestehus 340 NOK (21 rooms)• Crowded House 390/490 NOK (33 rooms) ...• http://www.bergen-guide.com/accommodation.htm

• We estimate the conference fee to be 450 - 500 Euro

• This includes lunch (cold plate, warm lunch is not usual in Norway) in one (or two) nearby hotels and/or in the canteen of the Bergen University College. Furthermore coffee and snacks in the breaks, proceedings, and banquet.

• We will be able to support 15-20 young participants, or probably more.

• With our best regardsDieter Rohrich andLaszlo Csernai END

Proposal for Strange Quark Matter Conference

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