Upper Mantle Dynamics and
Quaternary Climate in Cratonic
Areas
International
Lithosphere Program (ILP) Regional Co-ordination
Committee CC
1/5
Understanding Glacial
Isostatic Adjustment
A
Joint DynaQlim / GGOS Workshop
June 23-26, 2009,
Espoo, Finland
 | The Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) and the International Lithosphere Program (ILP) Regional Co- ordination Committee DynaQlim invites scientists and experts to participate in the Joint DynaQlim/GGOS workshop "Understanding Glacial Isostatic Adjustment" to be held in Espoo, Finland June 23-26, 2009. |  |
The Venue and transportation:
The meeting will be arranged in Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Betonimiehenkuja 4, Espoo Finland (map).
You can easily access the site by public transportation or by taxi from the Helsinki downtown or from the airport. Thre is no direct bus connection from the airport. For getting the bus connections, fares and maps, please use the web journey planner http://www.ytv.fi/eng.
Give "bus station Helsinki" as the starting point (or where ever you will start) and Betonimiehenkuja 4 as the destination.
Accommodation:
There is a wide variety of hotels available in the Helsinki downtown. You can use your travel agency or web services to make your reservations.
We recommend the following hotel in Tapiola area which is relatively close to the venue (some 20-25 min by foot; bus connection also available):
Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden (Tapionaukio 3, 02100 Espoo; http://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/hotels/espoo/).
There is a special offer for the meeting participants, 76€ / single room (86 € / double room), including buffet breakfast and morning sauna. To get the special price, use the code "DynaQlim09" and make the reservation directly in the Sokos Hotels Sales Service Center, tel +358-20-1234 600, fax +358-20-1234 646 or using the e-mail address sokos.hotels@sok.fi . This offer is valid until June 7 (with limited availability).
Some hotels in Helsinki downtown, near the bus station (15-20 minutes from the venue):
Radisson SAS Plaza
Sokos Hotel Presidentti
Sokos Hotel Vaakuna
Scandic Simonkenttä
Holiday Inn Helsinki City Centre
Hotel Arthur