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- FIAF goes North!

Newsletter #3

Newsletter #2

Newsletter #1

The 2010 Fiaf Award

May 10th

3 FACTS ABOUT MO i RANA:

• The distance Oslo – Mo i Rana is ap. 1000 km, railway 12 hours
• You have to organize travel and accommodation yourself, see links
• You are very welcome!

New Deadline, No Extras: April 20.

Practical information

Passport
Passports are checked at the airport entering the country, and are usually asked for in hotels. Participants requiring visa to Norway, please consult the foreign ministry’s home page.

Currency
The official currency is Norwegian kroner, NOK. Money can easily be exchanged at the airport or at ATMs outside banks in Oslo. Credit cards are accepted everywhere.

Transportation
The OSL airport at Gardermoen is where international flights arrive. It is located 20 minutes from the centre of Oslo and can be reached by Airport Express Train every 10 minutes, slower (and cheaper) trains and buses as well. In the centre of Oslo there is easy access by taxis, buses and street cars.

Accommodation
We have selected hotels in the centre of Oslo within walking distance of the different Congress activities. There will be several proposals for diverse budgets and preferences.

Joint Technical Symposium
The topic for the symposium is DIGITAL CHALLENGES AND DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES IN AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVING. JTS has its own web site where you can look for updates.

Logistics
Delegates attending the Congress will have access to computers at the Congress Centre at the National Library. There will be Internet computers, Wi-Fi access, fax facilities, printers etc.

Simultaneous Translation
The activities of the JTS and the General Assembly will have simultaneous translation into the three official languages of FIAF, English, French and Spanish.