WATOC Oslo 2020 - Universitetet i...

WATOC Oslo 2020

WATOC Board Meeting Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago, Chile, 4 October 2014

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Oslo •  Compact capital with good public transportation system •  Good flight connections with all of Europe •  Many hotels and tourist attractions •  Excellent starting point for exploring Norway and Scandinavia

Travel to Oslo is easy


Oslo Airport has direct flights to 39 countries Oslo City can be reached in 19 minutes on a high-speed train

Oslo Congress Centre


•  Capacity –  Largest lecture hall 1400 people –  Four parallel sessions (690, 310, 180, 170) in same building –  Additional 13 separate meeting rooms in Congress Centre

•  Location –  downtown Oslo, 6 minutes walk from Central Station –  7500 hotel rooms within easy walking distance

Oslo Congress Centre


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Schedule •  Sunday June 20 – Friday June 26 •  About 200 oral and 900 posters

–  12 plenary lectures (45 minutes) –  36 invited lectures (30 minutes) –  148 oral contributions (20 minutes) –  3 poster sessions

•  Reception and conference dinner –  one half day for excursion and tourism

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

08:30 Plenary 2x45

Parallel 1x30 + 3x20

Plenary 2x45


Plenary 2x45

10:00 Break Break Break Break Break

10:30 Plenary 2x45


Plenary 2 x 45


Plenary 2x45

12:00 Registration Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

14:00 Registration Parallel 1x30+5x20

Parallel 1x30+5x20 Poster Parallel

1x30+5x20 Parallel

1x30+5x20 16:10 Registration Break Break Break Break Closing

16:40 Registration Parallel 1x30+5x20 Poster Excursion Poster

19:00 Opening Reception Excursion Banquet

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Reception and conference dinner


Reception in Oslo City Hall

Conference dinner at Oslo Opera House

Registration Fee


•  Fee includes •  conference booklet and abstracts •  welcome reception, coffee break, poster refreshments

•  Fee does not include •  lunches, banquet and excursions

•  Fee covers the following costs: •  venue, marketing, web pages, abstracts, registration, support staff •  break-even point at 800 participants, assumes no sponsorship •  professional conference organizer has been consulted

EUR USD Early bird 35% 480 660 Standard 30% 580 800 Full 5% 680 930 Student 30% 390 540 Average 490 680

Hotels and Meals


•  Hotels •  cheaper than many European capitals: single rooms typically from €110 •  all above 2-star European level, with private bath/shower and mostly Wi-Fi •  includes VAT — no hidden costs

•  Meals •  breakfast included in hotel prices •  lunch boxes will be arranged •  eating out is affordable but alcoholic beverages are expensive

EUR USD Cat A single 180 240

double 230 300 Cat B single 130 170

double 170 220 Cat C single 80 110

double 130 170 hostel 50 65

Organizers •  CTCC (Centre of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry)

–  4 permanent staff in theory group in Oslo •  Four conferences with 100 or more participants held since 2009

–  ICQC satellite 2009, 15th Strasbourg Seminar 2012, VALKA 2013 –  Female Excellence in Chemistry Conference 2014

•  Diverse theoretical-chemistry tradition in the Nordic countries –  will draw on extensive network –  ESQC and Sostrup Summer Schools in quantum chemistry

•  Professional Conference Organizer will be used –  will assist also with promotion and marketing

•  Sponsors will be sought –  present budget assumes no sponsorship

•  Advertising from early 2018 –  emails to previous participants of WATOC and other conferences,

members of chemical societies, chemistry departments etc.


Oslo Excursions


Excursion: Fjord Cruise


Excursion: The Munch Museum


Excursion: Viking Ship Museum


Exercursion: The Polar Expeditions


Exploring Norway


Oslo Fjord Convention Center •  Main lecture hall for 6800 people •  Guest cabins and apartments for 3000 people

–  Single room €100, double €80, triple €60, quadruple €50

•  On the west coast of Oslo Fjord –  1 ½ hours drive from Oslo; train from from Oslo Airport –  20 minutes from Torp Airport (Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen, Stockholm


The important thing is the science •  Diverse theoretical-chemistry tradition in the Nordic countries •  We will draw on that to make WATOC an excellent meeting •  Involve expertise in all main areas of theoretical chemistry


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