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1 SKILEX INTERNATIONAL 36 TH INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONGRESS ÅRE SWEDEN 1 ST 8 TH MARCH 2009 Welcome to the 36 th Skilex Congress! Once again the Skilex Congress is taking place in Sweden. The first time was 2001 in Gällivare and this time it will be in Åre. Åre is situated in the middle of Sweden between Östersund and Trondheim in Norway. Åre has hosted many big Alpine Sports Events. The latest one was FIS Alpine World Ski Championships The week after the Skilex Congress the finals in FIS Alpine World Cup for both ladies and men will take place in Åre. The area is not as well known for cross- country skiing but there are a lot of nice ski tracks for both excursions and competitions. We are quite sure that the legal program will attract all of you. Åre is a small and beautiful village with a lot of hotels, restaurants and pubs in walking distances from the hotels we have chosen. The slopes are also in walking distances and the ski tracks can be reached by local buses. All indoors activities will take place in Holiday Club, which is a new and very popular hotel.the other hotel, Hotell Åre Torg, is a combination of hotel and youth hostel and is situated in the middle of the village and five minutes walk from Holiday Club. The Organizing Committee 1

2 Program Sunday, March 1 st 03:00 pm- 06:00 pm Registration Holiday Club Free Skiing Monday, March 2 nd 10:00 am-06:00 pm Registration Holiday Club Free Skiing Cross Country Training 11:00 am-12:00 am Giant Slalom training 05:00 pm Delegators meeting 07:00 pm Official opening with dinner in Holiday Club Tuesday, March 3 rd 11:00 am-12:00 am Giant Slalom training Cross Country Training 06:00 pm-10:00 pm Dog Safari with Dinner or Wednesday, March 4 th 11:00 am-02:00 pm Cross Country competition 05:00 08:00 pm Lecture 06:00 pm Snow Mobile safari or Thursday, March 5 th 11:00 am- 01:00 pm Giant Slalom Competition 02:00 pm 03:00 pm Parallel Slalom Race 05:00 pm- 08:00 pm Lecture 07:30 pm- 11:00 pm Wallmans Dinner Show or Friday, March 6 th 11:00 am-02:00 pm Cross Country Relay 05:00 08:00 pm Lecture Saturday, March 7 th 11:00 am 01:00 pm Sprint competition 02:00 pm 05:00 pm Lecture 07:00 pm Gala Dinner & Award Banquet in Holiday Club Sunday, March 8 th Guests depart 2

3 How to come to Åre Scheduled flights There are daily flights from Stockholm (ARN) to Östersund (OSD).The transfer from the airport to Åre only takes one hour by car ( There are also daily flights to Vaernäs airport (TRD) outside Trondheim. The transfer to Åre by train takes 2hours. Train You can fly to Stockholm and go by train to Åre. Station Åre is in the middle of the village and only 50 meters from Holiday Club. The travel time from Stockholm to Åre is about 6-8 hours ( Car You can of course reach Åre by car, but you don t need a car in Åre to reach the slopes and the skiing tracks. Accommodation Holiday Club Holiday Club is a hotel with 227 elegantly designed four-star rooms, all with a lounge area, plasma TV and minibar, conference rooms, adventure pool complex with eight pools and a 67-metre water slide, Saunaword with six different concepts, Spa area, sports bar and four restaurants. The prices below are per person and night inclusive VAT, mountain breakfast, free admission to the adventure pool and the Saunaworld. 800 SEK in triple room SEK in a double room SEK in a single room The hotel reserves 75 rooms until 31 st of January Hotell Åre Torg Hotell Åre Torg is located in the centre of the village. In each room there are two bunk beds. Toilets and showers are in different community rooms for ladies and men. The hotel has a restaurant and service room for ski equipments. The price SEK is per room (four persons) for the whole week inclusive VAT, The hotel has reserved eight rooms for Skilex until 30 th of November

4 The legal program The lectures will take place in one of the conference room in Holiday Club and will be in English. There is no theme for the law program but we are sure that the lectures will be interesting. We have so far not decided which day the lectures will deliver the lectures except the lecture on Saturday, which will be delivered by Mr Tony Sandell. The lectures and theirs lectures are as follows. Lars Pehrsson Professor Sportmans names as trademarks Mia Carlsson Jur.Dr Damages for personal injuries at sports completions Lean Seratelius Solicitor Legal aspects on sports sponsoring Tony Sandell Solicitor Law work at complex sports event Competitions Competitions The following competitions will be organized and are open to all eligible participants: - Giant Slalom - Cross- Country individual, woman and man born before km and men born 1953 and later 10 km. - Cross- Country Relay per nation ( 3 x 5 km) - Cross- Country Sprint 1,5 km - Parallel Slalom Age Categories Men Women Class Year of Birth Class Year of Birth I 1974 and younger VII 1974 and younger II 1964 to 1973 VIII 1964 to 1973 III 1954 to 1963 IX 1954 to 1963 IV 1944 to 1953 X 1944 to 1953 V 1943 and older XI XI 1943 and older VI Guests XII Guests Due to the numbers of participants the organizing committee might subdivide groups and merge groups. Competitions Rules It is the same competitions rules as it has been in former Skilex Events and will be handed out in Åre. 4

5 Optional Activities Dog safari with dinner Tuesday, March 3 rd 06:00 pm-22:00 pm Price SEK incl VAT A bus will take you from the Holiday Club to a place from where you will ride 30 minutes in a dog sledge to the waterfall in Tännforsen. In Tännforsen you will visit an igloo where you will get a drink before the three course dinner. After the dinner the bus will take you back to the hotel. An absolute condition is ten (10) participants. Snowmobile safari with dinner Wednesday, March 4 th 06:00 pm-22:00 pm Price SEK incl VAT You will ride a snowmobile from Holiday Club during 1,5 hours to the restaurant Karolinen, where you will have a drink in a snow bar and a three course dinner. After the dinner you will be transported back to the hotel. An absolute condition is ten (10) participants. Wallmans Dinnershow Thursday, March 5 th 07:30 pm-11:00 pm Price 795 SEK Wallmans Dinnershow is in the centre of Åre on walking distance from both Holiday Club and Hotell Åre Torg. During the evening you will be served a four course dinner and enjoy performances from the staff of the restaurant. 5

6 . The congress fee The congress fees The following events are included in the Lawyers and members of Skilex Int SEK Congress fee. Lawyers but not members of Skilex Int SEK All sport events, (not lift cards) Guests competing SEK The legal congress program, Guests not competing SEK Official opening with dinner Children under 15 years, not competing SEK Gala Dinner & Award Banquet Cancellation and Amendments If you should cancel your booking, the following will not be refunded - Before December 31, % except the deposit - Before January 31, % except the deposit - After January 31, % Registration Please send your registration, to Turist- & Kongressbyrån i Östersund, Östersund, Sweden, fax , kongress@ostersund.se or on-line registration For information please contact Turist- & Kongressbyrån i Östersund, Märit Blixth or Tina Happe, Phone , kongress@ostersund.se Payments, Reservations and Timing The congress fee deposit and the Hotel deposit shall be paid when you register. As soon as we have received the Payment, we will send you a confirmation with the total balance of your stay and the amount of the final Payment which shall be paid latest Accommodation will require a SEK deposit prior to us booking and conforming your room. Balance of Accommodation fee and fee for optional activities shall be paid no later than fully refundable up to December 31, Registration for optional activities will require full payment before we book and confirm. 100 % will be paid back if the event will not take place. Late registrations after January 31 shall be accepted subject to availability. Further Information Legal program Giovanni Gozzo giovanni.gozzo@twobirds.com Alpine Marika Rindborg marika@rindborg.se Cross-Country Bertil Wingqvist bertil.wingqvist@abersten.com Hans-Ola Fors hansola@hansola.se Everything else Kurt Sjölander kurt@advokatsjolander.se Webb Sites Once again Welcome to Skilex 2009 in Åre Sweden! The Organizing Committee 6