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Practical Things for Presenters and Attenders Biennial ESRAD
Conference in Helsinki, Finland, May 21-23, 2014
Dear ESRAD colleagues, welcome to Helsinki in the midst of spring and almost summer! Here
is the latest information about the practical issues of the conference.
VENUE:
The House of Science and Letters (Tieteiden Talo) Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki +358
(0)9 228 69 265 http://www.tieteidentalo.fi/
This beautiful building was designed by architect Elsa Arokallio in the 1920's. The House of
Science and Letters is administered by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, which has
their premises in the building. The original Nordic Classicism of the building was honored
when it was renovated in 1997 with up-to-date meeting and office facilities. The House of
Science and Letters has five floors and ten meetings rooms of various kinds. Each of the floors
and the assembly hall can be accessed by lift. The café Tiedekahvila operates in the same
premises and provides catering services for meetings. On weekdays parking is available in
shopping center Kluuvi, about a 10-minute walking distance from the House of Science and
Letters.
PRE-REGISTRATION - OBLIGATORY TO EVERY ATTENDER:
Please fill the following short questionnaire regarding conference lunches, coffee and dinner
here. You must pre-registrate yourself to workshop (there are places for 36 persons in
maximum in the workshop). Also pre-registration is also needed for the main conference
(there are maximum of 80 places in total). Registration is only complete after you also pay
conference fee (=ESRAD membership fee), see below.
REGISTRATION AT THE CONFERENCE PLACE:
The registration desk is nearby the room 505 at venue, and will be open before Wednesday’s
workshop and on Thursday. Please get your conference materials from there. If you are
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attending without a presentation, please bring the receipt of paid conference fee with you.
Unfortunately we are not able to deliver cash, so please make the payment via internet before.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP:
ESRAD 2014 is organizing one workshop on Wednesday. We are proud to be able to announce
the following workshop:
Wednesday, May 21., 2014, 12.00-16.00 room 505: Prof Michael Commons,
Prof Patricia Miller and Dr Kristian Stålne
MHC, Model of Hierarchical Complexity workshop (with coffee break,
served at cafe for participant’s own charge)
The space is limited to 36 persons in workshop. There is obligatory pre-registration to
workshop, see above. Please note you need laptop. In the workshop, there will be theoretical
introduction and teaching program, worked through with laptops.
MAIN CONFERENCE FORMATS:
Presentations and keynotes will be held at room 505. Poster sessions will be in the foyer
nearby 505).
Keynotes. We are very proud to announce that Professors Andreas Demetriou(Cyprus) and
Jarkko Hautamäki (Helsinki) will give keynotes.
Paper sessions are oral presentations of three to four papers, followed by a question-andanswer discussion. Timing: paper sessions are scheduled for one hour, normally with three
presenters, each with approximately 15 minutes for their presentation, and 5 minutes for
discussion. Room set-up: large seminar room with computer and data projector. There are 20
paper presentations (involving 41 scholars and students in total, including all names involved
in presentations). Please bring your presentation as a Powerpoint file on a memory stick.
Interactive poster sessions 6 posters, visually presenting research studies, with the
maximum size 70 cm x 100 cm. A short oral presentation of about 5 for each poster is given to
an audience gathered as a group. After the authors’ brief presentation, an in-depth discussion
between them and the audience follows. The Poster sessions offer researchers the chance to
present their work in a visual format and offer more opportunities for interaction and
discussion. Timing: poster sessions are scheduled for one and a half hours, following the
format above. Room set-up: foyer with wall space to display posters. Materials for fixing
posters to the wall will be provided. Please bring also handouts, if you will.
SOCIAL PROGRAM:
The social program is a vital part of the ESRAD Conference.
Get-together meeting on Wednesday, May 21st, will be held at the conference venue. Light
refreshments will be served. Cost of party is involved in the conference fee.
Dinner will be on Thursday, May 22, from 7pm onwards. The place will be informed in
registration as you come to conference. Please note that the cost of the dinner is not involved
in the conference fee.
Lunches and coffees are included in the conference fee and served on the 5th floor (Note:
except coffee on Wednesday’s pre-workshop).
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Given that Conference is short and intensive, Saturday and Sunday will be the main
opportunity to explore Helsinki and the surrounding area. For more information, see
http://www.helsinki.fi/eng/ or http://www.hel.fi/hki/Helsinki/en/Etusivu
PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION:
How to get to Helsinki: please visit Helsinki-Vantaa airport’s webpage
http://www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport/ where you can find all information for arriving
Finland. From the airport, it is a relatively short bus ride to the City Centre (Helsinki Main
Railway Station) and from there to your hotel (there are taxis available at the Railway
Station). See more info of time schedules on the mentioned link.
See bus-timetables here: http://www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport/to-and-from/bus-service/,
ESRAD CONFERENCE FEE 2014:
For ESRAD members, both the conference and the pre-conference workshop are free of
charge. ESRAD membership fee: € 100 (40 euros for students) per year. Payment includes:
conference attendance, coffees, lunches and get-together meeting. (Conference dinner has to
be paid by each participant on one’s own, also coffee on the pre-conference workshop).
Payment is made by transferring the respective fee(s) to ESRAD's PayPal-account at:
http://www.europeadultdevelopment.org/membership.html
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
Papers presented at the conference can be submitted to the Adult Development Bulletin – a
new online, peer-reviewed journal (ISSN 2161-5926 online), see
http://www.adultdevelopment.org/adb.php Please submit your paper to managing editor
Charu Tuladhar: charu.tuladhar@gmail.com. NOTE! Powerpoint presentations will be loaded
on the ESRAD’s webpage after conference. In the case you want it/them to be published, you
should email it/them to kristian.stalne@construction.lth.se after the conference.
We wish you a great time in Helsinki!
Eeva Kallio, Finland, president of ESRAD
Oliver Robinson, UK, vice-president of ESRAD
Soile Juujärvi, Finland, conference coordinator
Liisa Myyry, Finland, secretary of ESRAD
Kristian Stålne, Sweden, treasurer of ESRAD
Jarkko Hautamäki, Finland, Chair of Finnish Psychological Association
Anna-Maija Pirttilä-Backman, Finland, Finnish Psychological Association
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