2nd Annual Conference of the EPIP Association

CIRCLE/Lund University – Sweden
September 20-21, 2007

Welcome to Lund

Lund is a city where a thousand years of history blends with modern knowledge and visions. You'll also find all the charm of a small town, side by side with the enticements and comforts of a major city.  Students from all over the world attend Lund's tradition-rich Lund University, adding a youthful pulse to Lund's cultural and entertainment scene.

Lund offers classical museums, art galleries and other sights. Theatres, music and lectures, inviting restaurants and cafés, can all be found within walking distance in Lund´s city centre.

The eastern districts of Lund - Dalby, Genarp, Södra Sandby and Veberöd - offer a mix of cultural experiences and beautiful natural surroundings. Suggestions for excursions to the eastern parts of Lund can be found under the heading "Beautiful Nature".

The City of Ideas 
Lund, situated in the centre of the attractive and expansive Öresund region in southern Sweden, is one of the oldest cities in Sweden with a history more than one thousand years old. Over the centuries it has earned a reputation for being a place where people meet, and, today, more than ever, Lund is a meeting place for ideas and creativity.

Here, the university, science-park, multicultural atmosphere and historical surroundings make up a unique combination. This, along with its central situation, has turned Lund into an international city where ideas are born - ideas that build enterprises and achieve success both nationally and internationally. 

Facts about Lund

Lund, centrally situated in the attractive and expansive Öresund region, is built on a medieval network of streets and bears a cultural-historical identity provided by its old buildings and surroundings that have been preserved for centuries.

The university and students give the city a youthful and multicultural atmosphere, which has led to an active cultural life full of activities and entertainment.

Size
The City of Lund covers 442.7 km2, of which 22.9 km2 is densely populated.
The City of Lund is the twelfth largest municipality in Sweden.

Population
The City of Lund has 100 402 residents.
Multicultural identity 130 nationalities represented among the residents of the City.
Young population The age group 20-29 (21%) is remarkably higher than the national average (13%), due largely to the students at the university.
Average age 37 years; in all of Sweden 40 years.
Working part of the population 64.3% of the population between 20 and 64 years of age.
Commuting About 23 000 people commute to Lund, and about 14 000 people commute from Lund.

Education 58% of Lund's population between the ages of 25 and 64 have a university education. The total for Sweden as a whole is 29%.

Conference venue: AF-Castle

Academic Society (AF): Having been founded over 175 years ago, the Academic Society combines its dignified age with breadth in activities to become the core of student life in Lund. AF-borgen (AF-castle) is the students own house and meeting-place for a great number of activities (big partys) and student organizations, combined with restaurant serving delicious lunches and a café.

The Academic Society (AF)
Telephone: +46 (0) 46 38 49 00 / 46 38 49 49
E-mail: af@af.lu.se / studentinfo@af.lu.se
Akademiska Föreningen, Sandgatan 2, 223 50 Lund

For further information http://www.af.lund.se

Currency

Please note that Sweden is NOT part of the Euro zone, but has kept its own national currency: SEK ('Kroner'). 1 Euro is ~10 SEK

Travel & Visa Requirements

In Sweden, entry visas are governed by the rules of the Schengen Agreement. Under the agreement, visas issued by the Consulate General of Sweden are valid for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain.
Please check if you need visa to enter Sweden.

If visa is required we recommend that you apply as soon as possible. EPIP and CIRCLE will not issue invitations but will provide confirmation of registration to authors of accepted papers if needed by the authorities.

http://www.swedenabroad.com