1. The city of Bergen Gateway to the Fjords Norway’s continental city 250 000

2. The city of Bergen: brief history Founded in 1070 Norway’s capital until 1299 Thriving international port Bergen International Festival 2000 European City of Culture

3. The city of Bergen: culture and commerce the sea international education

4. The city of Bergen: education and research 3 university level institutions 20+ research centres 25 000 students 5 000 employees

5. The city of Bergen: major institutions : the University of Bergen the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Bergen College the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research Haukeland University Hospital the Christian Michelsens Institute the Norsk Hydro Centre for Petroleum Research

6. The University of Bergen: a brief description 7 faculties 17 000 students 2 500 faculty and staff Urban setting

7. The University of Bergen: a brief history 1825 Bergen Museum 1873 leprosy bacterium - Hansen 1907 Sundt Chair of Zoology 1948 formal opening, Faculties of Medicine, Mathematics and Natural Science, Arts 1970 Faculties of Dentistry, Social Sciences 1980 Faculties of Psychology, Law

8. The University of Bergen: vision gateway and meeting place crossing borders

9. The University of Bergen high quality research Large Scale Facilities

10. Proposal for Strange Quark Matter Conference Local organizing committee: Dieter Rohrich, U of Bergen, Co-Chair Laszlo Csernai, U of Bergen, Co-Chair Joakim Nystrand, U of Bergen Larisa Bravina, U of Oslo Trine Tveter, U of Oslo Gunnar Lovhoiden, U of Oslo Eivind Osnes, U of Oslo Haavard Helstrup, Univ. College of Bergen Kristin Fanebust, Univ. College of Bergen Csaba Anderlik, U of Bergen, Unifob/BCCS

11. We count on 150 - 200 participants. At the U of Bergen site lecture halls can be used for 200, 250, 300, 350 people if needed. Bergen is the capital of the Fjords, the most touristic city of Norway. The University is in downtown Bergen. See: http://www.uib.no/info/english/ Bergen has direct flights to/from: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Aberdeen, Oslo, Stansted, …. There is ample accomodation and a wide price range of hotels (except the low price cathegory). Nevertheless, some low budget accomodation can be found (1 EUR ~ 8 NOK) : YMCA 170 NOK (19 rooms) Marken Gjestehus 340 NOK (21 rooms) Crowded House 390/490 NOK (33 rooms)... http://www.bergen-guide.com/accommodation.htm

12. We estimate the conference fee to be 450 - 500 Euro This includes lunch (cold plate, warm lunch is not usual in Norway) in one (or two) nearby hotels and/or in the canteen of the Bergen University College. Furthermore coffee and snacks in the breaks, proceedings, and banquet. We will be able to support 15-20 young participants, or probably more. With our best regards Dieter Rohrich and Laszlo Csernai END

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