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1 Critique, Democracy, and Philosophy in 21 st Century Information Society. Towards Critical Theories of Social Media. The Fourth ICTs and Society-Conference. Uppsala University. May 2 nd -4 th, This conference is supported by Vetenskapsrådet / Swedish Research Council CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 1. If not already done, please register on the ICTs and Society-platform: 2. Transfer the registration fee Registration Fees: Regular conference fee, including the conference dinner: 130 or 1200 SEK Regular conference fee, excluding conference dinner: 85 or 780 SEK Student conference fee, including the conference dinner: 110 or 1000 SEK Student conference fee, without conference dinner: 60 or 550 SEK Payment Information: Please include your FULL NAME in information field of the transaction. International conference participants: IBAN: SE Swift: NDEASESS Swedish conference participants: Plusgiro PG Download and complete the registration form and send the completed form to marisol.sandoval@uti.at The form is available at: doc: and- society.net/wp- content/uploads/2012/01/registration.doc rtf: and- society.net/wp- content/uploads/2012/01/registration.rtf 1

2 4. You will receive a payment confirmation together with the conference material at the registration desk on the start day of the conference. ACCOMODATION INFORMATION Below you find a selection of Hotels and Hostels in Uppsala, which are within walking distance from the conference location. First Hotel Linné and Scandic Hotel Uppsala provide a limited number of rooms at reduced rates to conference participants. We furthermore recommend to check the website which sometimes has special offers. HOTELS First Hotel Linné Location: Skolgatan 45, 10 min walk to Ekonomikum Price incl. breakfast: Single room 925 SEK, double room 1125 SEK per night Booking: Please book via and refer to our group reservation by mentioning the following code: 30UNI Contact: phone: mail: linne@firsthotels.se web: Please note that booking at the reduced conference rate is not available over the website! Scandic Hotel Uplandia Location: Dragarbrunnsgatan 32, 15 min walk to Ekonomikum Price incl. Breakfast: single room 971 SEK per night, double room 1077 SEK Booking: Please use the hotel s online booking system for making your reservation and enter the following code: BINS Contact: phone: fax mail: uplandia@scandichotels.com web: Akademihotellet Location: Ovre Slottsgatan 5, 10 min walk to Ekonomikum Price: single room from approx SEK; double room from approx SEK Contact: phone: ; info@akademihotellet.se; Hotel Charlotte Location: S.t Johannesgatan 31 C, 5 min walk to Ekonomikum Price: single room between 770 SEK and 1060 SEK, double room 1340 SEK per night Contact: phone mail: info@hotellcharlotte.se web: 2

3 Hotel Uppsala Location: Kungsgatan 27, 15 min walk to Ekonomikum Price with breakfast: single room approx SEK, double room approx SEK per night; Contact: phone mail: web: BUDGET ACCOMODATION Vandrarhem Kungsängstorg Location: Kungsängstorg 6, 30 min walk to Ekonomikum Price: single room approx. 425 SEK, double room approx. 550 SEK, dorm approx. 200 SEK per night Contact: phone: mail: web: Hotell Uppsala Centralstation & Vandrarhem Location: Bangårdsgatan 13, 25 min walk to Ekonomikum Price: single room from approx. 425 SEK, double room approx. 550 SEK, dorm approx. 215 SEK Contact: phone: mail: web: Hotel & Hostel Kvarntorget Location: Kvarntorget 3, 35 min walk to Ekonomikum Hotel Price: single room from approx. 750 SEK to approx SEK, double room from approx. 895 SEK to approx SEK per night Hostel Price: single room approx. 445 SEK, double room approx. 275 SEK, also bedrooms for 3 and 4 people Contact: phone: mail: kvarntorget@uppsalavandrarhem.se web: For an overview of further hostels in Uppsala see: If you plan to stay for a holiday, you can also check 3

4 CONFERENCE VENUE Ekonomikum Uppsala University Kyrkogårdsgatan Uppsala Ekonomikum is marked as A in the map below 4

5 HOW TO GET TO UPPSALA Stockholm Arlanda Airport is very close to Uppsala. Arlanda is located approx. 40 km south-east of Uppsala and 40 km north of Stockholm. You can take the bus or the train for getting from Arlanda to Uppsala. Trains from Arlanda Airport to Uppsala The train ride from Arlanda to Uppsala takes 20 minutes. During daytime trains depart usually at the airport every half hour. The ticket costs approx 140 SEK. You can look up detailed schedules here: Buses from Arlanda Airport to Uppsala Bus number 801 runs between Arlanda Airport and Uppsala Central Station. The bus ride takes approx. 45 minutes. It departs from the airport terminal 5 to Uppsala 12 min past every full hour, from terminal 4 14 minutes past the full hour, and from terminals 2 and 3 17 minutes past the full hour. The ticket costs approx. 80 SEK. You can find the bus schedule here: By taxi from Arlanda Airport to Uppsala A cab ride from Arlanda to Uppsala costs approx 500 SEK. See for example Uppsala Taxi: Pre-booking an airport taxi: All taxis depart in front of the airport. Ask for a ride with a fixed price. Trains and buses from Uppsala to Arlanda Airport: All trains and buses depart from Uppsala Central Station (Centralstation), Train schedule: Bus schedule: Trains Uppsala Stockholm: Uppsala is conveniently located approx. 70 km north of Stockholm. A visit to Uppsala can easily be combined with a sightseeing trip to Stockholm. Train connections: 5

6 ORIENTATION, CONFERENCE VENUE, LUNCH, RESTAURANTS, CAFÉS The conference fee includes coffee breaks for the registered participants. Lunch is not provided. Many restaurants and cafés in Uppsala offer lunch menus. Uppsala City Centre is easy to explore by foot and all places are in walking distance from the conference venue. Restaurants A Ayakos Sushi Luthagen (Japanese) Geijersgatan 14 B Domtrappkällaren (Swedish) S.t Eriks Gränd 15 C Basilico (Italian) Svartbäcksgatan 24 D Creperie Lemonie Svartbäcksgatan 19 E Restaurant Lingon (Swedish) Svartbäcksgatan 30 F Restaurants in Saluhallen Uppsala S:t Eriks Torg 8 G Lilla Asien (Asian) Studentstaden 29 H Restaurant Il Forno (Italian) S:t Olofsgatan 8 I Hambergs fisk (fish) Fyristorg 8 J Luthagens restaurang 6

7 Börjegatan 11 K Fröjsal sal (vegetarian, vegan) Bäverns gränd 24 L Student canteen Humlan Ekonomikum (inside of the conference venue) Kyrkogårdsgatan 10 Cafés and snacks Cafés normally offer besides cakes a small selection of warm dishes and sandwiches M Ofvandahls Hovkonditori Sysslomansgatan 5 N Café Linné Hörnan Svartbäcksgatan 22 O Cafe Linne Konstantina Svartbäcksgatan 24 P Café Årummet Östra Ågatan 9 Q Hugos kaffe Vasagatan 4 (in Vasaparken/Vasa park) R Hugos kaffe Svartbäcksgatan 21 S Café Cappucino Svartbäcksgatan 26 T Pizza snack Måltid Geijersgatan 23 A The restaurants, cafeś, the conference venue and Central Station are marked on the map below. You can download a city map here: 7

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9 UPPSALA AND THE UPPSALA SPRING FESTIVAL Early May is a particularly nice time to come and visit Uppsala. It is the time of spring festivities and the awakening of nature and the city. The end of April has since medieval times been a time of celebrating the spring, especially in Eastern Sweden. Uppsala and especially Uppsala s students have participated in this tradition, especially on the last of April ( sista april, Valborg, that features various celebrations and special activities all over the town. For touristic activities in and around Uppsala and Stockholm, please also see: City and tourism map of Uppsala: 9