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Bootstrap Methods and Their Applications

Umeå Campus, SLU, Sweden, June 16-27, 2008

Umeå campus, summer school venue

How to get there

The easiest way to get to the Faculty of Forestry is by taxi. The taxi cost (from the airport, the bus station, or the railway station) will be between 100-150 SEK, depending on how you travel to Umeå (by plane, bus, submarine or train). The site map of the faculty can be found on www.sfak.slu.se/ . On the 16/6 we will provide some kind of Limousine service.
 

Centre of Biostochastics

The centre will host you during your stay. For more information about the centre please visit http://biostochastics.slu.se/. The course will use the facilities of the university.
 

Umeå – The City of Birches

Umeå is situated in Norrland about 700km north of Stockholm. There are more than 100.000 inhabitants and 3000 birches. Umeå has two universities, Umeå University and SLU, and 25.000 students. In summer you will see the sun day and night. Nature is wonderful. You can find a huge amount of interesting animals such as reindeers, capercaillie, seals and mosquitoes. To learn more about Umeå you could start by visiting www.umea.se.

Accommodation

Housing will mainly take place at Umeå camping http://www.firstcamp.se/umea/english. Umeå camping site and chalet village is located in beautiful natural surroundings by lake Nydalsjön on walking distance from SLU. It is possible to rent bikes. Participants will mostly share rooms (a number of single rooms are available on request) in cottages with cooking facilities, WC, shower and TV.
 

Author: phd@dina.kvl.dk. Updated: 26 februar 2008