TRONDHEIM / NTNU

IMDC 2009 will be located in Trondheim, Norway, 500 km north of the capital Oslo and 560 km south of the Arctic Circle, but still easily accessible from major European airports.

Trondheim was founded by the Viking king Olav Tryggvason in year 997 AD. The city was the country's first capital for two hundred years, a prospering centre for trade, shipping and culture. Today, Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway with 165.000 inhabitants, and is a major centre for high technology research and education. The University, colleges and Scandi-navia's largest independent research institute - the SINTEF Group - make Tondheim the technology capital of Norway.

The conference venue is at the University Campus Gløshaugen.

NTNU

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim represents academic eminence in technology and the natural sciences as well as in other academic disciplines ranging from the social sciences, the arts, medicine, architecture to fine art.

Cross-disciplinary cooperation results in innovative breakthroughs and creative solutions with far-reaching social and economic impact.

Tours

When you come to Trondheim you are in the central parts of Norway. There are several opportunities to see more of our beautiful country.

Hurtigruten is a cargo/cruise ship that goes from Bergen to Kirkenes every day throughout the year. This trip is called the most beautiful sea-journey in the world. It stops at big and small places along the coast of Norway. It was earlier the only connection to the outside world for many of the villages in the fjords. Both the northbound and the southbound ship comes in to Trondheim every morning.
If you would like to take an overnight trip you can go to i.e. Rørvik. The ship leaves Trondheim at 12 AM and arrives Rørvik at around 7 PM. You transfer to the southbound ship that leaves Rørvik at 9 PM. You arrive at Trondheim harbour at 6 AM, and you’ll have time for your breakfast onboard. The ship does not leave until 10 AM.

A trip to Røros is also highly recommendable. Røros is the only town in Norway listed on the “old heritage” list of UNESCO. It is situated a 160 km (99,42 miles) from Trondheim up in the mountains. It is an old mining village (1640) and has about 2000 inhabitants (9500 total) in the center with all the old timber-buildings in various colors. The scenery is very special, and especially in the winter. The easiest way to get there is by train from Trondheim. There are several hotels you can stay at in Røros, or you can take a day trip from Trondheim.

Just outside Trondheim you can visit Vassfjellet alpine-center. It is a 20 minutes drive from Trondheim and you can rent skies or sleighs there. There are various grades of difficulties in the tracks.

Would you like to stay in the center of Trondheim and mostly indoors we can recommend the Music historical Museum of Norway, Ringve Museum. It is situated just outside the center with beautiful sceneries and an overview over the Trondheim Fjord. The Botanical Garden is surrounding the old farm which is housing the museum. A Norwegian/Danish sea-hero was born here at the end of 1600 ad; Tordenskjold (Peter Wessel). The guides are mainly music students at the conservatoire and they really know how to make your visit enjoyable.

Museum of applied art also has very interesting exhibitions of contemporary artists.

The Folks Museum is also worth visiting. It is an open air museum with more than 70 houses, both from the countryside and the city of Trondheim. They also have an indoors exhibition called from “Crib to Grave”. There is the second oldest stave church in Norway from ca 1170 ad. Sometimes they serve dried ham or flat bread for you to taste. They also sell candies, made there, in the old grocery. Here is also an old tavern from 1739 with a very good kitchen, specialized on typical Norwegian dishes.
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Do you have any questions you can call Tourist information +47 73 80 76 60 or go to
www.trondheim.com or www.trondelag.com

http://www.visit-trondheim.com/index.jsp?CSL=en

How to get to Trondheim

Situated in central Norway, Trondheim is easily accessible whatever your choice of transportation.

Direct flight 
Trondheim Airport Værnes is just 32 kilometres north-east of the city. You can make easy connections to Trondheim from anywhere in Europe. Widerøe has daily flights from/to Copenhagen and Stockholm. KLM has daily flights from/to Amsterdam, and Norwegian flies directly to London, Prague and Murcia.
There are more than 40 daily flights to/from Norway's capital, Oslo, and excellent connections both to western and northern Norway.

Airlines:

• SAS Braathens
• norwegian.no
• Widerøe
• KLM (Amsterdam  - Trondheim)

Airport bus
The airport bus runs every 15 minutes and stops at many of the central hotels and central connection points. You can also take the local train which stops just outside the airport. Link to Airportbus


By train
Trondheim has train connections to Stockholm, Sweden and of course to both the northern and southern parts of Norway with several daily departures/arrivals.
Plan your journey by train


By boat
Hurtigruten, or the coastal express, the famous shipping line between Bergen and Kirkenes, calls at Trondheim harbour every day of the year, both on its northbound and southbound journeys.
Hurtigruten - The Norwegian Coastal Voyage


By Bus
There is an express bus service to/from Bergen and Oslo every day, departing from and arriving at Trondheim Central Station, which is also the centre for all the district buses.
NOR-WAY Bussexpress

By car
Plan your own trip with this Road Map, or use the Michelin guide to plan your tour.
From Trondheim you can also take a trip along some of our beautiful coastal areas. You can go by ferry or catamaran to the Fosen Peninsula, visit the islands of Hitra and Frøya or the city of Kristiansund, some 200 km south-west of Trondheim.

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