Special Year in Geometric Integration

Oslo, August 2002 -- June 2003

General Information

Participation: Participation to the Special Year in Geometric Integration is by invitation only. Please contact the organizers if you wish to obtain more information on how to take part to the event.
Organizers: Hans Munthe-Kaas
University of Bergen
email: Hans.Munthe-Kaas@ii.uib.no
Brynjulf Owren
NTNU, Trondheim
email: Brynjulf.Owren@math.ntnu.no

Address: Centre for Advanced Study
Drammensvei 78
0271 Oslo, Norway

Phone: (+47) 22122500
Fax: (+47) 22122501
URL: www.cas.uio.no

Local information:

Maps

small map of the area around Drammensvei 78.
Interactive map of the Oslo area. See www.trafikanten.no, then click on the icon Oslokart.

Public transport in Oslo

Bus, trams, metro-trains and ferries: Oslo Sporveier

Trains (all country): NSB
From/to the airport by public transport

Airport train: Flytoget from Gardemoen to central Oslo
Oslo Airport: OSL

Barnehage
International School (infant/junior/senior) in Oslo. They accept children between 3 and 18, minimum stay 3 months. For starting in the autumn it is sufficient to contact them by Easter.
Medical:

Oslo legevakt (ER)
Pollen spreading

Hospitals:

Rikshospitalet, Norway's national Hospital
Aker sykehus, hospital for the Oslo area

Oslo kommune

Tourist information: General about Oslo:

www.oslopro.no
www.virtualoslo.com
oslo.clickwalk.no
Weather:

Four days weather forecast (Yahoo!)
Today's weather map, Den Norske Metereologisk Institutt
Four days forecast, DNMI
Average temperatures, precipitations, sunrise/sunset
Currency converters:

The Universal currency converter calculator.
The currency site OANDA.com
Museums:

The Kon-Tiki Museum
The Viking Ship Museum
The Vigeland museum
Folkmuseet
General about Norway:

www.norway.com
ODIN: information from the Government and Ministries
Minifacts about Norway from the Statistics Bureau

Visa information: Temporary information: Most of the participants from outside Norway may need a Visa/Work permit. Please check the immigration office page.

University-related information:

University of Oslo main page
University of Oslo library
University of Bergen
NTNU Trondheim

What to do in Oslo:

Oslo puls (thanks to the newspaper Aftenposten)
Oslo righ now
Det skjer i Oslo (in norwegian). Choose a subject from the top-page menu.

Participation:	Participation to the Special Year in Geometric Integration is by invitation only. Please contact the organizers if you wish to obtain more information on how to take part to the event.
Organizers:	Hans Munthe-Kaas University of Bergen email: Hans.Munthe-Kaas@ii.uib.no Brynjulf Owren NTNU, Trondheim email: Brynjulf.Owren@math.ntnu.no
Address:	Centre for Advanced Study Drammensvei 78 0271 Oslo, Norway Phone: (+47) 22122500 Fax: (+47) 22122501 URL: www.cas.uio.no
Local information:	Maps small map of the area around Drammensvei 78. Interactive map of the Oslo area. See www.trafikanten.no, then click on the icon Oslokart. Public transport in Oslo Bus, trams, metro-trains and ferries: Oslo Sporveier Trains (all country): NSB From/to the airport by public transport Airport train: Flytoget from Gardemoen to central Oslo Oslo Airport: OSL Barnehage International School (infant/junior/senior) in Oslo. They accept children between 3 and 18, minimum stay 3 months. For starting in the autumn it is sufficient to contact them by Easter. Medical: Oslo legevakt (ER) Pollen spreading Hospitals: Rikshospitalet, Norway's national Hospital Aker sykehus, hospital for the Oslo area Oslo kommune
Tourist information:	General about Oslo: www.oslopro.no www.virtualoslo.com oslo.clickwalk.no Weather: Four days weather forecast (Yahoo!) Today's weather map, Den Norske Metereologisk Institutt Four days forecast, DNMI Average temperatures, precipitations, sunrise/sunset Currency converters: The Universal currency converter calculator. The currency site OANDA.com Museums: The Kon-Tiki Museum The Viking Ship Museum The Vigeland museum Folkmuseet General about Norway: www.norway.com ODIN: information from the Government and Ministries Minifacts about Norway from the Statistics Bureau
Visa information:	Temporary information: Most of the participants from outside Norway may need a Visa/Work permit. Please check the immigration office page.
University-related information:	University of Oslo main page University of Oslo library University of Bergen NTNU Trondheim
What to do in Oslo:	Oslo puls (thanks to the newspaper Aftenposten) Oslo righ now Det skjer i Oslo (in norwegian). Choose a subject from the top-page menu.