(Photo: Per Melander)
Insight and outlook – Conference on Sábmie related research
organised by Várdduo – Centre for Sámi research
Ubmejen universitiähta/Umeå University
8-10 October 2024, Umeå.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Program
The Conference will start with registration at 08.00 on Tuesday October 8 and will finish after lunch at 13.00 on Thursday October 10. The conference will take place in the Humanities Building at Campus Umeå. A complete programme will be available on this site after mid September.

Venue
The conference will be held at Umeå University and in the Humanities Building, (address: Biblioteksgränd 3).
Map over Campus Umeå

Hotel
The Clarion Hotel Umeå will be the conference hotel, this is where you will stay if you book via the registration form. It is also at this hotel that Tuesday's mingle dinner will take place.

Travel within Umeå

ULTRA BUS
The easiest way to travel within Umeå is via Ultra city buses. You can download the Ultra app or use their website to see timetables and ticket prices. Please note that you cannot pay with cash on the buses.

TAXI

Umeå Taxi AB
+46(0)90-77 00 00

Taxi Björkstaden
+46(0)90-360 00

Ecotaxi
+46(0)90- 911 91

About Umeå, Umeå University and Várdduo – Centre for Sámi research
Umeå, Ubmejen in Ume Sami, is one of Sweden's fastest growing cities. The average age of the 130,000 people living in Umeå is 38 years. The city offers world-class art, theatre, film, industry, music and research. Umeå is called "Björkarnas Stad" - the ‘City of Birches’ because after a major fire in 1888, almost 3,000 silver birch trees were planted along the city streets.

Umeå University, founded in 1965, offers research and education in medicine, science and technology, social sciences, humanities and education. In 2000, Umeå University established a centre for Sámi research, since 1 January 2020 it is called Várdduo - Centre for Sámi Research, in Swedish, and Várdduo - Sámien uhtssademenguovdátje, in Ume-Sámi, respectively.

Várdduo is a hub for doctoral students and researchers from different disciplines within the university. In collaboration with Sámi actors, organisations and society, a positive research environment is created where creative meetings and exchanges of ideas enrich research. Várdduo means ‘a mountain with a view for miles’ in Ume Sámi.