Social Program | Oslo is a very inviting city, offering many social activities, which the congress of course intends to make use of.
The Opening ceremony will take place on Tuesday July 7, at the Opera House, right on the Oslo fjord, and close to the congress venues. The ceremony starts at 19.00. From 18.30 Alexander Rybak, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, will play in the lobby! Open for all participants at the congress, also to the reception. Limited access to the ceremony in the Hall.
The City of Oslo will hold an invited reception on Wednesday July 8, from 19.30, at the City Hall where the Nobel Peace prize ceremony is conducted annually. | | | | The closing ceremony will be held on the afternoon of Friday July 10, 17.00 - 17.45, at the Plaza Hotel, in "Olympia" | | "An evening by the fjord" | Will take place on Thursday July 9.
| Summer party at Aker Brygge
This event will take place at a charming stand up theatre/restaurant called ”Latter”, that is situated on Oslo’s famous harbour “Aker Brygge”. Here you can dance, have some tapas and cava, mingle with your colleagues and enjoy the panorama view of the Oslo fjord. Price per person: NOK 320,- Norwegian kroner (food and a drink is included). Starting at 20.00.
| Boat trip on the Oslo fjord
This cruise gives you a wonderful nature experience on the Oslo fjord. We will be cruising among lovely little islands and historical attractions, enjoying seafood and the excellent view of the Opera House and Akershus fortress. The trip will last for 4 hours, starting at 1930. Price per person: NOK 600,- Norwegian kroner. (Meal is included). | | | Sightseeing in Oslo | Accompanying persons tour - Oslo Highlight tour (3hrs)
This sightseeing starts with a visit to one of Oslo’s main attractions, a walk through the Vigeland Sculpture Park. You will leave the bus at the front gate of the park and walk with the guide through the “Circle of Life” – this unique sculpture park containing more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite, and cast iron is the work of one artist, sculptor Gustav Vigeland. Re-board the bus at the far side of the park. The tour continues to the Bygdøy peninsula for a visit to the Viking Ship Museum, a museum that features the original and best preserved Viking Ships ever found, also on display are the unique finds from the gravesites. Last and final stop on this tour will be at the Oslo Opera House.
Included in accompanying persons fee. | | | Download social program information  | | | | Should you want to organise a reception or social gathering yourself, please contact the congress office at ecp2009@psykologforeningen.no | |
