Registration
Registration is still open. Click here to access the registration form.
Deadline for early registration: April 15, 2011.
Registration fee before April 15:
• ESDP-members: NOK 2.200 (aprx €270)
• Non-member: NOK 2.800 (aprx €345)
• Student ESDP members: NOK 1.500 (€185)
• Student non-ESDP-members: NOK 1.800 (aprx €225)
• Accompanying person: Nok 800 (aprx €100)
Registration fee after April 15:
• ESDP-members: NOK 2.400 (aprx €300)
• Non-member: NOK 3.000 (aprx €375)
• Student ESDP-members: NOK 1.700 (aprx €205)
• Student non-ESDP-members: NOK 2.100 (aprx €255)
• Accompanying person: NOK 1.000(aprx €120)
Please note: all rates in EURO are subject to changes due to the exhange rate and are stated in aprx € for your advice only.
The fee for accompanying person includes participation at the Reception and at a City Sightseeing on August 24.
Currency Exhange
All Norwegian banks and major post offces exhange foreign currency. Currency exchange offces are also located at Bergen Airport Flesland and at the train station.
Language
English. No simultaneous translation.
Credit Cards
The use of credit cards is widespread in Norway, and they are accepted almost everywhere.
Eurocard, MasterCard, VISA, American Express and Diners Club are the most common. It is a good idea to check with your credit card company about the
degree of acceptability and available services before you leave home.
Note that most food stores however only accept debit cards.
Useful telephone numbers
Emergency & Hospitals
Fire: 110
Ambulance: 113
Police: 112
Taxi Numbers
Bergen Taxi: 07000
NorgesTaxi: 08000
Airport and Transport Information
Bergen Airport Flesland
Service Center: (+47) 55 99 81 55
Conference Venue
The congress venue is located at the Bergen concert hall; Grieghallen. The Grieg Hall is named after the famous Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, and shaped like an enormous grand piano.
This splendour is located in the very heart of Bergen, right next to the city park.
Read more at www.grieghallen.no
Hotels
Your choice of accommodation varies from guesthouse to hotel standard, the latter including breakfast and ensuite facilities, and rates varying from NOK 600 (aprx.€75) to NOK 1300 (aprx.€160) per night for a single room.
You can make your room reservation online when you register for the conference ( See www.ecdp2011.com ).
All hotels are within a walking distance to Grieghallen.
VISA information
Many foreign citizens need a visa to visit Norway. All information related to visa can be found at Norwegian Directorate for Immigration (UDI).
Do I need a VISA or is my country part of a VISA excemption agreement?
Invitational letter
If you require a visa please contact Kongress & Kultur at media@kongress.no in good time before the conference.
Kongress & Kultur will provide you with the invitational letter required for the Norwegian visa application.
As a rule, in addition to a completed application form and an invitation letter you must include:
- Passport photo/other photo which meets the set requirements.
- Copy of all used pages in your passport.
- Documentation of own funds for the stay or a guarantee declaration issued by the reference person.
- A case processing fee is payable for visa applications, whatever the outcome. The fee must be paid when you submit your application.
- Documentation of valid travel and medical insurance (minimum cover of EUR 30,000) must be shown before the visa can be issued.
Please note that documentation requirements vary from country to country and are subject to change. Separate rules apply to foreign nationals for whom a visa is required and who come under the EEA agreement or the EFTA convention.
The application must be submitted in person at the nearest Norwegian Foreign Service mission. In some cases, applications may be sent to Norway for processing by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
If your application is processed at a Norwegian Foreign Service mission, it normally takes around two weeks before you receive a reply to your application. If your application is forwarded to Norway and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, the processing time will be longer.
Updated information on case processing times can be found here.
If you have further questions on this topic, you can contact your nearest Norwegian embassy or consulate or the UDI’s Information Service for Applicants.