Mobile Pre-Conference

Sunday, 3 June 2018

Duration: 7 h 53 min
Starts: 9:14 (Helsinki)
Ends: 17:17 (Rovaniemi)

In addition to lots of Finnish sceneries, this family-friendly pre-conference includes ‘Trainshops’ on: micro-mobilities, magics of slow travel, travelogues about transit, handicraft tourism, and tourism fairy tales. The journey is intended to bridge the nexus of professional and private travelling to conferences, as it acknowledges partners and children of participants as stakeholders in the academic reality we as individuals create, and invites the co-travelling family-members to participate in activities and discussions provided.

How to get there

Those coming directly from Helsinki airport: train leaves from there at 09:01 ('Lähijuna P' to Helsinki, change in Tikkurila).

Those staying overnight in Helsinki: the train leaves Helsinki Central Railway Station at 09:14 ('Intercity 23' to Oulu).

There will be TEFI-train guides waiting for you at the train platforms 15 minutes before departure.

The purpose: 

To experience and discuss the magic of slow travel through Finland.  

To get attuned to slow and caring modes of being together.

To have time to discuss: What does travelling to conferences mean in terms of the responsibilities we have for intrapersonal and extra-personal matters (such as; family commitments, work-pressures, polluting travel modes, transit regions, to name a few)?

Prices

Participants and accompanying persons 110 €

Children between 4-16 years 70 €
Children under 4 years 20 €

The organizers reserve a right to changes.