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University of Turku -- Campus Map
The conference is to be held at the "Educarium" building (T47 on the map, towards the upper middle).
Turku city centre is to the left of the map, and is about a 15 minute walk from the conference venue.
University of Turku
The University is one of five higher learning institutes in Turku.
With 3000 staff and 19000 students (1000 of them foreign), it is one of the
larger universities in the Baltic area, and is a member of the Coimbra Group,
a network of prestigious universities in Europe. Teaching is primarily in Finnish
but English language courses form a large fraction of the curriculum.
Turku Touring -- all about Turku
The Turku area is part of a beautiful archipelago of thousands of islands stretching across the
across the Gulf of Bothnia. The "Turku Touring" website offers lots of information on activities
in and around Turku, from sights and sounds, family events, the archipelago and excursions to places to stay and
shopping. Welcome to Turku!
Electronic maps of Turku and surrounds
Zoomable maps of the area around Turku. Click on the English button to get started! You can search
for places by address. For example, the Hotel Centro is at "Yliopistonkatu 12".
Virtual Finland -- everything you need to know about Finland
Really everything you ever wanted to know about Finland, and more.
History, culture, education, society, the arts, what's on. The
picture book photo essays are well worth a look.
Department of Information Technology, University of Turku
Co-host of the conference, the IT Department is one of the newest at the University, and combines
former departments of computer science and electronics and telecommunications technology.
Tuorla Observatory
Co-host of the conference, Tuorla grew under Professor Mauri Valtonen's directorship during the 80's and 90's
to one of the largest and leading astronomy sites in the Nordic area.
Hotel Centro
We recommend participants stay at the Hotel Centro. Contact details are
Hotel Centro
Yliopistonkatu 12a
FIN-20100 Turku, Finland
Tel +358 (0)2 469 0469
Fax +358 (0)2 469 0479
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