What is covered in the Registration fee?: The conference registration fee includes refreshments during breaks from Monday afternoon, Tuesday to Wednesday morning, lunch during Monday and Tuesday and Monday dinner. Please note that Tuesday evening dinner i not included.
Please note that breakfast are not included. This is normally included in the overnight accommodation of your hotel (Funken or other venues chosen). If you are a nonresident of Funken Lodge, but want to join the breakfast together with conference fellows at Funken Lodge, you must arrange this and pay separately to the reception of Funken Loge
Key Dates and times: Symposium & workshop start 2. November at 12:00 with Lunch and lasts to 4. November at12:00 (Lunch not included)
Registration deadlines
First announcement / call for contributions July to August 2026
Abstract submission deadline 15 September 2026
Notification of acceptance 30 September 2026
Regular registration deadline 15 October 2026
Late registration after 15 October 2026
Registration Fees
Regular registration (on or before 15 October 2026) NOK 4 000
Late registration (after 15 October 2026) NOK 5000
Student / PhD registration NOK 2 000
Registration desk at the Funken Lodge: Opens Monday morning from 10:00.
Dinners: If you register from Monday, Monday evening dinner is included. Please note that Tuesday evening dinner is not included. Tuesday evening is free to take part in social arrangements and/or to explore possibilities of dining in the many restaurants and pubs downtown
Extended Booking periods: If you will to stay in at the conference venue before or after the conference to explore the town and surrounding you must register and pay for this separately and pay for this directly to the hotel.
Payment for accommodations: If not done on beforehand registrations, the payments must be done during the conference period and before checkout date.
PLEASE NOTE: ARRIVAL FLIGHT AND DEPARTURE FLIGTH - SEE GOTO LONGYEARBYEN WEBPAGE: The conference program starts early Monday morning. Registration and get-together starts Sunday afternoon from ca 1700. We therefore recommend all to book the Sunday 1st November SAS flight from OSLO to LONGYEARBYEN, which arrives LYR in the early afternoon. On Wednesday 4 November there are no return flights from LYR to OSLO. We therefore recommend all to book the return flight the Thursday morning 5. November (unless you want to extend your stay).