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1 conference with an edge

2 To E39 / Stavanger sentrum Illustration: Ellen Jepson, front page photo: Per Eide To Haugesund / Bergen 509 E 39 Rica Forum Hotel Hansons Minde Rogaland Art Museum Morgedalsveien To Stavanger Airport, Sola/ Tananger room name area m 2 theatre classroom A-C Lindesnes A+B+C A+B Lindesnes A+B A Lindesnes A B Lindesnes B C Lindesnes C D Forum Torg Grip+Runde +Tungenes +Terningen Grip+Tungenes Conference room Runde+Terningen Group room 1 Grip Runde Meeting room Tungenes Terningen Public area floor Utsira floor Dyna floor Kvitsøy floor Halten Conference room Group room Meeting room Public area Sonja Henies gate TUNGENES GRIP RUNDE FORUM PLAZA B Gunnar Warebergs gate Technical resources With close to 30 years of experience, we are well-equipped to organise the most complex technical events, in addition to smaller, more intimate gatherings. We are proud of our in-house technical department, and work with the best suppliers to ensure that the experience will be best suited to your event. SCENE LINDESNES A LINDESNES B E 39 To Sandnes M 4 M 3 M 2 M 1 TERNINGEN SCENE UTSIRA RESEPSION/ LOBBY FORUM PLAZA M 4 DYNA KVITSØY GRIP EXIT A LINDESNES A M 3 Ground floor M 2 EXIT B RICA FORUM HOTEL FEISTEIN 2 1 TUNGENES HALTEN RUNDE LINDESNES B M 1 LINDESNES C (GALLERY) RESEPSION/ LOBBY TERNINGEN 1. floor 1. floor UTSIRA DYN

3 Photo: Minna Suojoki Human resources Our expert and energetic staff focuses at all times on providing a regal service for our guests. Stavanger Forum is also a Professional Congress Organiser (PCO), and acts as an event adviser, partner and coordinator. We can assist you with all practical details before, during and after your event. As part of our PCO-service, we also provide delegate administration. This represents one of the organiser s most time-consuming tasks, both during the planning stage and the event itself.

4 Photo left and centre: Minna Suojoki, right: Fotograf Kallen A large-scale congress, conference, exhibition, an intimate get-together, parallel sessions, trade fair, banquet or concert. Or perhaps something completely different? No matter what kind of event you wish to organise, Stavanger Forum has the expertise, capacity and tools to facilitate it. Our modern premises offer a total of 30 meeting rooms, with capacities varying from two to 1,707 people. venue Stavanger Forum offers both fixed and portable interpreting booths and can assist in providing expert assistance in connection with simultaneous translation.

5 Stavanger Forum offers banqueting facilities for both large and small functions. The largest banqueting hall in the conference centre can accommodate 864 people (seated at long banqueting tables), while our other halls offer a capacity of up to 1,500. Do you fancy Spanish tapas or the local specialties? Or perhaps a formal banquet menu with a gastronomic touch? Our kitchen will be only too glad to compose a menu tailored to the theme of your event. If you want to throw a party with an extra something, we can even offer you the opportunity of engaging well-known chefs. Banquet Exhibition In addition to the conference centre, we offer five multi-purpose halls providing a total of 15,000 m 2 of exhibition space. Both the conference centre and the halls can be tailored to suit most requirements, from small tabletop exhibitions to large-scale international trade fairs, banquets and concerts. Stavanger Forum provides all the technical equipment needed to make your event a success: from flexible wall partition systems, scene elements, red carpets and lighting, to flagpoles, furniture and decorations. We know how to make your exhibitors proud.

6 Time from Stavanger Airport, Sola to: * Summer routes ** Winter route Aberdeen 1 h 15 min. Alicante 3 h 35 min. Alicante 3 h 35 min. Amsterdam 1 h 35 min. Berlin 1 h 35 min. Billund 1 h 05 min. Copenhagen 1 h 10 min. Dubrovnik 3 h 10 min.* Esbjerg 1 h 10 min. Frankfurt 1 h 45 min. Gothenburg 1 h 10 min. Graz 5 h 45 min. Hannover 2 h 50 min. Innsbruck 4 h 25 min. Krakow 2 h 25 min. London 1 h 55 min. London 1 h 55 min. Malaga 3 h 55 min. Newcastle 1 h 40 min. Nice 2 h 55 min.* Paris 2 h 10 min. Prague 2 h 05 min. Riga 2 h 00 min. Salzburg 2 h 15 min.** Split 3 h 00 min.* Stockholm 1 h 35 min. Vágar/Faroes 1 h 20 min. Warsaw 2 h 10 min. REYKJAVIK DUBLIN FAROES ABERDEEN NEWCASTLE UNITED KINGDOM SAS LONDON BORDEAUX SAS Widerøe City Star Airlines Eastern Airways Widerøe Eastern Airways FRANCE THE NETHERLANDS BRUSSELS PARIS International departures With its international airport offering direct flights to many international destinations, the city of Stavanger is just a step away from the rest of the world. Stavanger Forum is just 15-minutes drive from the airport, and only five minutes from the city centre. It is a 20 minute walk to the city centre. Buses run between Stavanger Forum and the city centre every ten minutes, and the airport shuttle bus service stops close to the conference centre. Atlantic Airways BERGEN STAVANGER AMSTERDAM ZÜRICH MILAN TRONDHEIM Danish Air Cimber Air BILLUND ESBJERG Danish Air KLM HANNOVER FRANKFURT GERMANY INNSBRUCK NORWAY DENMARK SALZBURG Welcome Air AUSTRIA OSLO BODØ SWEDEN GOTHENBURG MALMÖ COPENHAGEN Welcome Air Lufthansa GRAZ LJUBLJANA SAS BERLIN Welcome Air PRAGUE SAS CZECH REPUBLIC STOCKHOLM VIENNA Welcome Air ZAGREB SAS POLAND WARSAW KRAKOW BUDAPEST St. P HELSIN TAL KALININGRAD R Norwegia BELGRADE Map source: Avinor LISBON SPAIN MADRID MÁLAGA NICE CROATIA SPLIT DUBROVNIK SARAIEVO PRISTINA PODGORICA ALICANTE ROME SKOPJE SAS TIRANA MURCIA INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS FROM STAVANGER AIRPORT ATHENS

7 Photo: Region Stavanger Local food Herbs and spices, fresh seafood, seasonal vegetables or a glass of fine wine? Our catering service offers many culinary delights including a variety of different flavours from local produce of the highest quality. A favourable climate and an active and expert farming community have made Rogaland the country s leading agricultural region. In addition, the fish and shellfish farms in our many fjords provide us with excellent produce. Stavanger Forum has menus to suit every different occasion and dietary requirement. The conference centre is fully licensed, and caters for everything from simple coffee breaks to five-course banquet dinners. ETERSBURG KI LINN IGA Air Baltic LATVIA VILNIUS MINSK n KIEV BUCHAREST SOFIA

8 Photo: Minna Suojoki take a break on the beach A wide range of activities and opportunities for recreation are available in and around Stavanger. The coastline bordering the flat Jæren landscape boasts the most beautiful sandy beaches. The salt waves, fresh air and soft sand dunes range for miles and miles along the south-west coast. The beaches are all designated conservation areas, and certain stretches are also plant- and wildlife conservation reserves. Other possibilities include boat trips along the Lysefjord where you can experience the unique scenery in and surrounding the famous Pulpit Rock, fishing at Kvitsøy, or concerts in the historic Utstein Monastery.

9 And a night on the town As Norway s energy capital, the area has developed a unique diversity of restaurants, hotels, cultural amenities and a variety of ambiences for a discerning international public. As a result, Stavanger boasts a large selection of bars, pubs and nightclubs, in addition to more than 45 restaurants - all within walking distance of each other in the city centre. Few other European cities have as many restaurants, cafés, pubs and other nightspots all in one place. The city offers many annual festivals: The Comedy Festival, May Jazz, Beach Volleyball, Chamber Music, NuMusic, Literature and Good Food Festival are just some of the events to which Stavanger plays host. In Stavanger you are never lost for something to do. Photo: Fotograf Kallen

10 Photo: S. Sigbjørnsen/SrN/RS/SVG2008 open to new ideas Stavanger has always welcomed the exotic and been open to ideas and inspiration from other parts of the world. As the energy capital since the 1980 s, the city has become even more cosmopolitan. Today, almost ten per cent of its residents hail from outside Norway. A total of 95 different nationalities are making their mark on the city s cultural life, its shops and restaurants.

11 Photo: Region Stavanger Yet not forgetting our own traditions Even as we move forward, we embrace our own culture, our traditions and our past. Stavanger Old Town boasts the best-preserved collection of wooden houses in northern Europe, including 173 protected dwellings. The world s only canning museum is also found in the Old Town. In the charming city centre you will also find the cathedral, the fish and vegetable markets, narrow alleys, museums and Europe s first pedestrian precinct.

12 Shopping in the city centre Almost everything in Stavanger is concentrated within a small area. The city centre is pedestrianised. Here you will find international brand names, together with local designs and craft objects. Or would you rather go shopping indoors? Just outside Stavanger you will find Norway s largest shopping centre. Photo: S. Sigbjørnsen/SrN/RS/SVG2008

13 or enjoying the middle of nowhere s are a proud people, yet somewhat eccentric. We can be warm as the sun, but as challenging to comprehend as the height of our mountains and the depths of our fjords. Perhaps we have inherited our appreciation of simple living surrounded by the fresh air and the open sky from our bold Viking forefathers? In Norway, even in the busiest of city centres, the fields and scenic wildernesses are never far away. Exploring the countryside can be a wonderful experience, and will leave you with many stories to tell. Photo: S. Sigbjørnsen/SrN/RS/SVG2008

14 Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/Region Stavanger Challenge the elements Surf the western winds and the vivid blue waves. Go rock-climbing on steep cliffs, or hiking in the local mountains. The Stavanger region offers some very contrasting activities. All sorts of challenges with different levels of difficulty are never far away. Skiing on the alpine slopes in winter, salmon fishing in a river, or jigging for cod and coalfish in the open sea. Neither the scenery nor the weather is monotonous in this part of the country. If you want it to, every day can offer a new adventure.

15 Or shoot for an eagle Stavanger is a golfing city. There are five golf courses within 15 minutes drive of the city. Mild and often snow-free winters make it possible to play all year round. Photo: S. Sigbjørnsen/SrN/RS/SVG2008

16 AL-DENTE.NO Photo: No two meetings are alike but all are equally important PO Box 410 NO-4002 Stavanger Norway T F