Part of Nord University's main building seen from outside in semi-darkness after sunset, the sky above it being coloured in pink, purple and dark blue. A walking path leads to the main entrance, which is made of glass and has an almost flat, slightly arched roof. The walking path crosses over a lawn to other walking path going alongside the building. In the middle of the lawn, the walking path crosses a cobbled circle where there are several abstract stone sculptures, som of which resemble shells. To the left of the main entrance, building grows a bit taller and is made of red brick and has a flat roof. On the brick wall to the left of the main entrance, there's a Nord University sign with the Nord logo. To the right of the main entrance. the building is approximately the same height as the entrance and is also of glass. This part of the bulding houses the university's library. The roof of this part of the building is mainly flat, but in the middle there is a small glass dome on top of which there is a small antenna or spike.

Venue, directions & accommodation

Venue

The symposium will be held in the main building of Nord University’s campus in Bodø, Norway. The talks will take place in the auditoria Elsa Laula Renberg (alternatively called A12 or 1403) and Regine Normann (alternatively called A11 or 1404), which are right next to each other in the area between entrances D and E.

Coffee breaks will be held in the area outside the entryway to these rooms.

An fairly big area with a lot of empty floor. There are some chairs and tables on the left hand side in the foreground. In the background, there are two sets of sliding doors leading outside. In side and to the right of these sliding doors, there is an open door on which it says "Regine Normann" and "Elsa Laula Renberg", inside this door there is a small space where parts of a door and coat hangers are visible on the left wall.

Finding your way around campus

The website or app of MazeMap can be used to search for and get directions to rooms within the university campus. The screenshots below in this section and the next are from MazeMap, where we have added labelling of the university’s entrances and alternative routes in red. Pictures are our own.

Route from the main entrance to the auditoria

The map below shows the route from the main building’s main entrance, H, to the auditoria. Inside the main entrance there is a reception where one can ask for information when needed.

Map from MazeMap with additional marking showing the route from the main entrance of the university's main building to room A11 and A12 where the symposium is held. Take two lefts when inside the main entrance, then take a right and continue straight on until reaching the open area between entrance D on the right and E on the left. Turning left here, the last door on the right enters into a small room where the entrance to A11 is straight ahead and the entrance to A12 is on the right.
Routes from entrance B to the auditoria

On the opposite side of the building from the main entrance, the biggest entrance is entrance B. The possible routes from this entrance to the auditoria are shown below.

Map from MazeMap with additional marking showing two possible routes from entrance B of the university's main building to room A11 and A12 where the symposium is held. The first route goes to the left and then continue down the first hallway to the right, continuing straight and then taking the first hallway to the right. It then continues straight, keeping the university library on the left and a few aduitoria and the reception on the right. When having the main entrance on the left hand side, the route continues down the hallway straight ahead and then takes a left and then takes a right turn. It thereafter continues straight on until reaching the open area between entrance D on the right and E on the left. Turning left here, the last door on the right enters into a small room where the entrance to A11 is straight ahead and the entrance to A12 is on the right. The other route follows the hallway rightwards from entrance B and keeps straight on when another hallway branches off to the left. It takes a left turn when the building does, and then keeps straight on and exits this branch of the main building through entrance E, entering the other branch through entrance D across from E. The last door on the right enters into a small room where the entrance to A11 is straight ahead and the entrance to A12 is on the right.
Routes from the auditoria to the cafeteria

Lunch can be eaten in the cafeteria, where it is possible to buy food or bring one’s own food to eat. Possible routes to the cafeteria are shown below.

Map from MazeMap with additional marking showing two possible routes from room A11 and A12 where the symposium is held to the university cafeteria. When standing with your back to the rooms, the first route goes down the hallway ahead/slightly to the right. Continue straight when another hallway branches off to the right, and takes the next left nad then takes a right turn immediately afterwards to get to the area inside the main entrance. It continues onwards keeping the reception and some auditoria on the left and the university library on the right, and takes the next left. After this, it continues straight ahead until the corner of the building. A tiny bit to the left of this corner, it exits the building through entrance B on the right. It then crosses the walking path continuing straight ahead to the door of the cafeteria building. It then goes straight ahead inside this building until it enters the big room with the seating area of the cafeteria on the left and the shop and tills on the right. The other route takes a left turn outside room A12 ans A11 where the symposium is held. It exits this branch of the main building through entrance D and enters the other branch through entrance C straight across from D. It continues down the hallway straight ahead, taking a right turn when the hallway does, and then goes on straight ahead when another hallway branches off to the right. Right before the next corner of the building, it extis entrance B on the left. It then crosses over and goes to the cafeteria as described above.

Getting to campus and the auditoria

From the city centre or airport of Bodø, the campus can be reached by bus.

Bus tickets can be bought through the Reis app, which contains a journey planner as well. Alternatively, tickets can be bought by debit card on the bus. A journey planner can also be found on the website https://www.reisnordland.no/.

The campus can be reached by the following bus lines:

Directions from Mørkvedtråkket bus stop

Link to directions from Mørkvedtråkket in MazeMap

Map from MazeMap with additional marking showing the route from the bus stop Mørkvedtråkket to the venue. Staying on the same side of the road, the route goes away from the bus stop and crosses a parking lot, continuing straight/slightly leftwards on the walking path on the other side. Reaching the gap between two differetn parts of the university's main building, the route enters the building through entrance D on the rigt.
A small parking lot in front of the main building of the university, a red brick building with slanting glass roofs. There is a small gap between two parts of the building. The entrance to the leftmost part is labelled "C" in the picture, whereas the entrance to the rightmost part is labelled "D".
A path to a red brick building with a slanting glass roof above the entrance. The entrance is labelled "D" in the picture.
Directions from Universitetet bus stop

Link to directions from Universitetet in MazeMap

Map from MazeMap with additional marking showing two possible routes from the bus stop Universitetet to the venue. One route goes back the way the bus came from on the outside of all the university buildings until reaching entrance D of the main building and entering there. The other route goes away from the bus stop on the same side of the road, past the cafeteria building and then takes a right turn between the cafeteria building and the main building and entering the main building through entrance B, directly opposite the cafeteria. From there, it goes through the university building to the rooms between entrances D and E.
A pathway in the snow towards a couple of red brick buildings. The closest one is labelled "Cafeteria" in the picture, whereas the entrance of the building which is partly behind it is labelled "B".
A red brick building with an entrance with the sign "Inngang" above it. The entrance is labelled "B" in the picture. Further along the wall, there is a sign with the logo of Nord University. A pathway goes between this building and a building we just see a tiny bit of.
A road with a bus stop at each side and a building on its left side.
Directions from Studentparken bus stop

Link to directions from Studentparken in MazeMap

Map from MazeMap with additional markings showing two possible routes from the bus stop Studentparken to the venue. Crossing the road from the bus stop and following the walking path continuing rightwards, the routes diverge right after the bridge crossing the road from the right leading to the walking path. One route takes a left between the big building on the left and the parking lots on the right. Past the parking lots, it then follows the rightmost branch of the walking path. There is soon a row of houses on the left of it and a university building on the right. Further on, there are a few small parking lots on the right, past these it reaches entrance E of hte main building and enters there. After passing the bridge on the right hand side, the other route continues straight ahead along the pavement between the parking lots on the left and the road in the right. When a small road branches off to the left of this road, the route follows it up the hill to the university. After the road turns left, there is a walking path going off to the right which goes straight up the hill. Follwing this walking path straight ahead leads to the main entrance of the university's main building, and you can then walk through the building from there to the rooms between entrance E and D. Alternatively, you can take a left when this walking path crosses small parking lots, and then stay on the left of the small parking lots furter on to reach entrance E.
A strip of pavement next to a road which has a walking path on the other side. Between the road and the walking path, there is a sign pointing across the road where it says "Mørkvedlia studentboliger". A bit further down there is a metal walking bridge across the road, which starts at the walking path. On the hill above the walking path there is a big building. Another big building can be seen in the backgroun further down the road after the bridge.
A branching walking path where the right branch leads up to rows of red, wooden houses.
A small road with a few cars and a row of red, wooden houses on the left side and a bigger red building on its right side. At the end of the road there is a red brick building with a slanting glass roof.
A path up a small slope leading to a the entrance of a red brick building. The entrance is labelled "E" in the picture and has a slanting glass roof directly above it.
A crossing over to a pavement with a bus stop. On the left of the pavement there is a parking lot, and there are a few buildings on the other side of the parking lot. On the right of the pavement there is a road.
A parking lot to the left and a couple of buildings to the right of a small rpad going up a hill. On top of the hill are two dark wooden sculptures, and the roof of a red bruck building can be seen behind them.
Two sculptures in dark wood on each side of a path in the snow. The sculptures are inspired of two fantastic creatures from the archway to Ål stave church. They each have four legs, with a hjuge hump above the hind legs, long throats and fairly flat faces with small pointy ears on the top of their heads. The path leads to Nord University's main building, which is made of red brick and glass. Straigth ahead is hte university's main entrance, which is made of glass and is labelled "H" in the picture. On the brick wall left of this entrance is the university's logo. More of the building can be seen to the left of the sculptures, this part is labelled "E" in the picture.
Directions from Hokkåsterassen bus stop

Link to directions from Hokkåsterassen in MazeMap:
Note that the linked directions take you through several buildings before crossing the road and make you enter the university through the student housing section, buildings/sections which are genereally not accessible to most people. Rather follow the directions given below, but the linked map can be used to get a better overview of the different roads and paths than the screenshot below.

Map from MazeMap with additional marking showing two possible routes from the bus stop Hokkåsterassen to the venue. Both routes start by staying on the same side of the road and keeping the road on the right hand side and a building on the left hand side, taking a left at the corner of this building. Walking between this building and the building next to it, it takes the first right at the end of the latter building. It then continues straight along the walking path between several buildings until reaching a road and crossing it via the zebra crossing straight ahead. The routes diverge after corssing this road. The first route follows the pavement by the small road straight ahead, and continues on the walking path branching rightwards when this road stops (the road has already branched off to the left once). At the next juncture in this walking path, the route follows the left branch which goes between the cfeteria building on the right and the main building of the university on the left. It enters the main building through entrance B, which is direcctly opposite the cafeteria, and goes through the building to the rooms from there.
Snow-covered pavement with a yellow wooden three-floor apartment building on its left hand side. There seems to be a gap between this building and the next one, which is a lower brown, wooden building with a red-brick foundation and a pitched roof.
A walking path with a yellow wooden building with a small parking space in front on the left side and a low and long brown building on the right side. At the end of the path there's another building.
A walking path between two rows of buildings with various signs on them. At the end of the path, there's a car on a road below a small hill.
A zebra crossing partly obscured by snow. On the other side of the road, a small road with pavement on its right hand side goes up to several big buildings. A sign at the start of the road shows that it's a dead end.
A path flanked by red brick buildings on both sides after taking a left turn. Further down the path behind building on the right, there is a big yellow building.
A small road up a hill. To the left of the road is a small parking lot below a building in light brown wood. A row of birch trees partly conceals a darker building on the right side of the road on top of the hill.
An entrance in glass and white metal with the sign "Handelshøgskolen - Nord University Business School" above it. The entrance is labelled "A" in the pciture. To the right of the entrance, the wall is of red brick, and there is a small sign on the wall where "A" is written.

Accommodation

Details about accommodation will follow.