Multiculturalisms and the Arts - School of Art Studies, University of Turku, Finland – August 29-30, 2008
Conference Information
Conference Venues
The main conference Venue is Publicum, Assistentinkatu 7, University of Turku (http://www.soc.utu.fi/en/location.html)
The Conference Banquet is held at Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum (http://www.aboavetusarsnova.fi/en)
Registration and Registration Fee
The Registration deadline: August 17, 2008
The obligatory conference registration fee is 30 Euros (for both speakers and participants).
Student Registration Fee for undergraduate and postgraduate students is 15 Euros. The fee is to be paid in cash at the registration desk upon your arrival. ( No checks or credit cards, sorry.)
Saturdays Conference Banquet is voluntary and paid separately (35 Euros).
Conference Hotel
We recommend Centro Hotel for accommodation during the Multiculturalisms and the Arts conference. Hotel is situated to the city centre and approximately 15-20 minutes walk from the conference venue.
http://www.centrohotel.com/en/index.html
If you decide to use this hotel, please mention conference name at the reservation. Then you will be able to get a room with following prices:
Single room standard 69 € /night
Single room superior 82 € / night
Double room standard 81 €
Double room superior 94 €
(All rates in euro, which include superbreakfast, taxes and service.)
University Guest House
We also have view shared rooms available in University guest house. These rates do not include breakfast and cost for a room with shared bathroom is about 30 €. If you are interested in these rooms, please contact Outi Hakola (outi.hakola[at]utu.fi) for reservation.
The hotels in Turku
( http://www.turkutouring.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=8120&culture=en-US&contentlan=2)
Arriving Finland and Turku
Turku Airport: Bus number 1 departs from airport every 20 min. (http://www.finavia.fi/airport_turku?pg=5475)
Helsinki Airport: Express bus leaves just about once in an hour from Airport to Turku. Travel time 2 hours 30 minutes. (http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/home)
Conference Committee
Professor Pirjo Ahokas, Comparative Literature
President of the Conference Committee
Professor Pirkko Moisala, Musicology
Professor Jukka Sihvonen, Media Studies
Professor Hannu Salmi, International Institute for Popular Culture
Research Director Johannes Brusila, Musicology, Åbo Akademi University
Assistant Katve-Kaisa Kontturi, Art History
Lecturer Antti-Ville Kärjä, Musicology
Assistant Lotta Kähkönen, Comparative Literature
Taru Leppänen, Art History
More information
Outi Hakola
Conference Secretary
e-mail: outi.hakola(at)utu.fi
Address: Media Studies, 20014 University of Turku, Finland