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UPPSALA UNIVERSITY :
CMMSE : Uppsala and Surrounding Areas
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Welcome to CMMSE - 2004
International Conference on Computational
and
Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering
UPPSALA AND SURROUNDING AREAS
The largest
church in all of Scandinavia. Construction began around 1260 and was
finished in 1435 after 175 years of work. The Gothic architecture
bears witness to the skill, work capacity and commitment of the
medieval citizen. From the Middle Ages until the 18th century, the
Swedish sovereigns were crowned here, and here lie the graves of
many famous Swedes.
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The Conference
Banquet will be held at the 16th century Uppsala Castle. The
construction of the castle was begun by Gustav Vasa, the king, in
the mid-1500s and reached its present form in 1757. The
castle holds the Hall of State as well as the Uppsala Art Museum,
the university's art collection, a café, the governor's residence
and the Sture Vault.
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The beautiful Linneaus Gardens are located within walking distance of the
conference center. It is Sweden's oldest botanical garden,
established in 1655. Some 1,300 different species are arranged in
beds of annuals, perennials, spring blocks and autumn
blocks.
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The Botanical Garden is located just below the castle and has been used
for teaching and research for 350 years. Here you will find 13,000
species and sub-species from all over the world. There is always an
orchid, cactus or giant waterlily flowering in the tropical
greenhouses. Here you can also see Linnaeus's laurel bush in the
Orangery or the vegetables, trees, stone gardens, and brilliant
flowers outdoors.
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According to the myth, Old Uppsala was the place where the king of Svea had his
throne and the most important cult center up until 1000
AD, when the Svea dynasty died out and Christianity took
precedence over pagan beliefs. In Old Uppsala you can hear the
exciting history of the old Viking burial mounds and visit the
church from the 12th century.
Here is also the Old Uppsala Historical Center, which contains a
permanent Viking Age exhibition with original items from the mounds
and from boat burials from nearby Viking Age settlements.
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There are many old ironwork towns outside Uppsala. On the picture you can see the
Österby ironwork, which dates back as far as
1433.
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The site of the conference is the old Uppsala University building, located in the
centre of the city. Uppsala University was founded in 1477 and is
the oldest university in the Nordic countries. Today, the university
offers more than 40 programs of study and over 1,200 independent
courses. About 37,000 students study at Uppsala University,
including 2,500 graduate students. The welcome reception of the
conference will be held at the Uppsala University
building
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Carolina Rediviva is the old university library. The name 'the resurrected
Carolina' has the following origin: The oldest university building,
which was opposite the cathedral, was called 'Academia Carolina'
after Charles IX, who donated it to the University in
the 1590s. Over the years it became quite dilapidated and was torn
down in 1778. The present building is from the
1840's.
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The Ångström Laboratory, completed just three years ago, accomodates
all the physics, astronomy and materials science departments of
Uppsala University. It contains facilities for higher education,
basic and applied research. The basic research involves atomic- and
molecular physics, quantum chemistry, surface physics, condensed
materials physics and theory, chemical physics, polymer chemistry,
nuclear and elementary particle physics and space-, plasma-, and
astrophysics. The applied research involves e.g. atomic design of
functional materials for many applications such as electronics, solar
cells, batteries, sensors, micro mechanics, tribology, and
information storage. The Ångström laboratory is located about 2.5 km
south of the center of Uppsala.
LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UPPSALA
For further information regarding the city of Uppsala and surrounding
areas, please visit the following Internet sites:
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