Hotels and venue
Venue
The conference is held at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress (Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall)
Venue website > (opens in new window)
Visiting address: Vaksala torg 1
Post address: 753 75 UPPSALA
Hotel Reservation
Hotel reservations can be made on-line. The hotels are all situated in the city centre of Uppsala and the Conference venue Uppsala Concert & Congress hall is accessible with public transportation.
All hotel rooms in all categories have private bath with shower or tub, telephone, television and breakfast facilities. All prices include VAT.
| Hotel | Single room | Double room | Superior room |
SEK 1565 |
n/a |
SEK 1770 |
|
SEK 1399 |
SEK 1599 |
n/a |
|
SEK 1445 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
SEK 1345 |
SEK 1645 |
n/a |
|
SEK 1490 |
n/a |
n/a |
Prices quoted per hotel night.
Hotel accommodation will be reserved and confirmed only when Congrex has received your payment.
Congrex reserves the right to book another hotel category if the desired accommodation should be fully booked.
To ensure that the hotel reservation will be made as required, please pay the full payment upon your reservation, as soon as possible but no later than April 29 2010. After this deadline accommodation and rates will be confirmed according to availability.
The hotel reserves the right to charge you for all nights reserved and guaranteed on the registration form, should you check out before confirmed departure date or in case of no-show.
All reservations are handled by Congrex.
Possible changes of your hotel reservation as well as cancellation must be made in writing to Congrex. Please do not contact the hotel directly.
Cancellations and Refunds
Cancellation of Hotel Reservation Notification of cancellation must be made in writing and sent to Congrex.
Cancellation of any hotel reservation will be accepted until April 29, 2010, up to which date the hotel deposit will be refunded less a cancellation fee of SEK 500. We regret that the hotel deposit cannot be refunded after April 29, 2010.
Alterations
Alterations to your registration must be made in writing and sent to Congrex by e-mail: medical-ethics2010@congrex.com
Change of Name
Should you be unable to attend, you will be given the opportunity to send a colleague in your place. An administration fee of SEK 100 will then be charged.
Payment
Please indicate your name and the payment reference number 0041 on all money transfers. The Conference secretariat will not be responsible for identifying funds transferred directly into the account when the name of the participant or invoice number is not mentioned, nor will the secretariat accept charges of bank fees associated with the transfer.
Full payment should be made in advance by one of the following methods:
- American Express, Visa or Eurocard/Mastercard may be used for all charges. Please indicate card number, expiry date and CVV code on the registration form.
- Transfer to SHB (Svenska Handelsbanken, Box 7190, SE-103 88 Stockholm, Sweden, BIC/SWIFT-code: HANDSESS) Account no. 589 715 542 IBAN no. SE48 6000 0000 0005 8971 5542 in SEK to Congrex Sweden AB
As from 3 weeks before the Conference we only accept credit card as payment. Admission to the Conference is granted only if Congrex has received the registration fee. Delegates, who have made late payments, should bring a proof of payment to the Conference. Failure to produce this on request gives Congrex the right to charge the amount to your credit card.
Clarion Hotel Gillet, 4*
Clarion Hotell Gillet is situated in the heart of Uppsala, a 5 minute walk from the central station. There are plenty of restaurants and bars nearby. All rooms are equipped with broadband, shower and TV.
Hotel website > (opens in new window)
Best Western Hotel Svava, 4*

The Best Western Svava Hotel has 127 nice rooms and is located in the heart of Uppsala. All rooms are equipped with cable TV, radio, air conditioner, minibar, iron, hair dryer and tea/coffee facilities.
Hotel website > (opens in new window)
Park Inn Uppsala, 4*
Situated just next to Central Station, the Park Inn Uppsala is the perfect base for exploring the charming university town of Uppsala. The hotel is an easy 5 minute walk from top attractions, excellent shopping and buzzing restaurants and nightlife. Ideal for leisure and business travellers, the hotel is also the closest hotel to the Uppsala Concert Hall and Uppsala's Congress Centre. All rooms are equipped with internet, TV, iron and hair dryer.
Hotel website > (opens in new window)
First Hotel Linné, 4*

First Hotel Linné is situated in the middle of Uppsala just around the corner of the oldest Botanical garden in Sweden. The rooms are designed to have a personal feel and furnished with textiles and furniture from classic Swedish designers. All rooms have a shower or bath tub and the equipment includes TV, telephone, desk, hair dryer, iron and ironing board and a large wardrobe space.
Hotel website > (opens in new window, Swedish website)
Scandic Uplandia, 4*

Within a 5 minutes walk from the historical centre of Uppsala you find Scandic Uplandia. The hotel offers comfortable rooms equipped with TV, radio, hair dryer and shower/bath.
Hotel website > (opens in new window)
Organisers
The conference is arranged by Cesagen at the universities of Lancaster and Cardiff and the Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics at Uppsala University.
The Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics is an interfaculty centre at Uppsala University.
Cesagen is a collaborative research centre which is funded as part of the ESRC Genomics Network. The Centre is based at the universities of Lancaster and Cardiff.






