Social Events

Welcome reception

On the 3rd of June 2009, there will be a welcome reception in the University main building. The Main Building is situated in the center of the town, close to the cathedral. It was built in the 1880s in a sort of Romanesque Renaissance style. It has magnificent and spacious foyer with light cupolas and the Grand Auditorium, which seats about 1800. There are many grand rooms in the building. The rooms are adorned with numerous portraits depicting kings, cultural figures, and above all professors who have been active at the University over the centuries. Uppsala University's art collection is one of the largest in the country owned by the Swedish state.

Conference Banquet

On the 4th of June 2009, there will be a banquet dinner in the Rikssalen, the former Hall of State, at Uppsala Castle. Uppsala Castle began to be built in 1549 by the swedish king Gustav Vasa. The castle was destined to play a major role for many years in the history of Sweden and of Uppsala. Some events that have taken place at the castle include "Sturemorden" in 1567 (murdered by the mentally ill King Erik XIV of several noblemen accused of treason), and the decision by Gustav II Adolf that Sweden should participate in what would later develop into the Thirty Years' War. It was in the Rikssal in the castle that Schering Rosenhane announced the abdication of Queen Kristina on 6 June, 1654.

KES AMSTA 2009
Uppsala, Sweden
3 - 5 June 2009