Attending ¶

Tickets ¶

Tickets go on sale 10th of February. There are a limited number of Early-Bird tickets available at a reduced price.

All participants need a ticket for the conference, including those who give a talk or a workshop.

We offer a refund when a ticket is cancelled more than 30 days before the event. Cancellations less than 30 days prior to the event are not refunded.

Do note that some additional activities, such as during the extra Workshop Day, require additional registration. You can add these activities during while purchasing your ticket or at a later point in time, do note however that the spots are limited.

Venue ¶

The event will be held at the Visualization Center C, Cnema and Campus Norrköping of Linköping University. These are situated in the heart of Norrköping, a city with a rich industrial history and beautiful water displays right outside the venues.

The address is Kungsgatan 54, Norrköping, Sweden.

Rooms ¶

Opening & Closing sessions will be held in the factory workers’ theatre Arbis.

Parallel presentations, exhibition, lunch and breaks will be held in Cnema and Visualization Center C.

A “conference office” where you sit and work as well as where you can get help with any questions will be located in at the top of Visualization Center C.

Workshops are held on the second floor in the nearby building Kopparhammaren 2, a part of Linköping University.

The Contributor Meeting will be held in the student pub Färgeriet, which is accessed from Skvallertorget.

Visas ¶

Sweden is part of the Schengen Area. Check out the pages of the Swedish Migration Agency for more information.

We can provide a letter of invitation after you have registered and paid for your conference ticket. If you need one, please let us know.

Schedule ¶

The conference starts on Monday morning (8:30), and finishes Tuesday late afternoon (around 17:30). For more details, see the schedule.

There is an option to stay an additional day and attend some longer workshops on the Workshop & Onboarding Day on the 4th of June, which is also the first day of the Contributor Meeting.

Code of Conduct ¶

This is an official QGIS event. That means that all attendees are expected to follow the Code of conduct of the QGIS project. In short, be nice to others, so that everyone feels safe and welcome. If there is someone behaving poorly, please do not hesitate to report them to the event staff members.

Getting there ¶

By plane ¶

Norrköping Airport (NRK) only has charter connections.

Linköping City Airport (LPI) is 45 km away and has regular connections to Amsterdam with KLM. From Linköping City Airport to Norrköping you can get a taxi for around 1250 SEK, the ride can be bought from the driver or by ordering in advance by calling +46 13 30 30 30. If going by taxi we recommend going with other participants to share the cost and reduce the impact on the environment. The travel time is around 30 minutes.

Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is Swedens largest airport and has connections all around the world. The airport is situated north of Stockholm and long distance trains stop directly in the underground station of terminal 3. There are direct trains to Norrköping, book in advance at SJ. The travel time is about 2 hours.

Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) is 60 km from Norrköping and is served by Norwegian, Wizz Air and TUI. From Skavsta Airport you can take a buss using Flygbussarna to Norrköping. Buses usually leave timed based on arriving airplanes. The travel time is about 1 hour.

By train ¶

Norrköping is well-connected to other Swedish and Scandinavian cities by train and bus. There are daily trains from Copenhagen (about 4.5 h). Additionally, there are night trains from Berlin (about 14 h) that stop in Norrköping. If coming from Oslo you will have to change once (about 6 h in total). Tickets and information for Swedish national trains can be found at SJ.

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By buss ¶

If you prefer bus there are long distance buses from Berlin and Copenhagen with stops in Norrköping, as well as long distance buses between many Swedish cities. Tickets and information can be found at Flixbus and Bus4you.

By car ¶

Norrköping is located on both the E4 and E22 highways. Please note that parking around the venue is regulated.

Getting around ¶

Walk: The venue is in the heart of the city, and it is easy to explore the city on foot. Most points-of-interest are within a walking distance of 15 minutes.

Bus or tram: The public transport has a fairly good network and is operated by Östgötatrafiken. Tickets are bought in their app.

Taxi: You rarely need a taxi to get around, but if you need one there are traditional taxi companies like Taxi Östergötland (+46 11 100 100), as well as ride-sharing companies Uber and Bolt. Do note that ride-sharing companies are less common in Sweden than in other european countries.

Kayak: By the bridge to the island Strömsholmen is a kayak vending machine, from which you can rent a kayak and equipment at an hourly rate. From there you can either go upstream to the Old Bridge and the Wool Factory or downstream along the new residential area “Inner Harbour”, and by the canal out to Bråviken bay, a part of the Baltic Sea.

E-Scooter: There are several companies offering e-scooter rentals in Norrköping; Voi, Qick, Tier and Enjoy. You book and unlock the E-scooters using their respective apps.

Accommodation ¶

Attendants need to organize and pay for their own accommodation, it is not included in your ticket. Norrköping offers a wide variety of hotels at different price levels.

To ensure that all participants get a room for the conference and contributor meeting we have pre-booked rooms at several hotels. Use the link or code for each hotel to get a pre-booked room. Use the code “QGIS” if you book by phone.

Pre-bookings are released 30-60 days before the conference (depending on the hotel), so please book by the 1st of April to if you want to ensure that you get a room from one of our recommended hotels.

Recommended hotels with pre-booked rooms ¶

Best Western Hotel Princess (650 m from the venue)

Elite Grand Hotel (800 m from the venue)

Scandic Strömmen (1000 m from the venue, use code BQGI010625)

Strawberry Comfort Hotel (1400 m from the venue)

Other recommended options ¶

Pronova Hotell och Vandrarhem (simpler and cheaper, 350 m from the venue)

Borgs Villahotel (boutique hotel, 1500 m from the venue)

You can also use services such as Booking.com or AirBnB to find additional accommodation options.