Social events
City tours in Tallinn
On Saturday, June 28 you will have an opportunity to go on a city tour in Tallinn with a professional guide. Groups leave at 12:00 and 14:00. You can stay in Tallinn for the whole day or even until the Welcome Reception starting in Tartu at 18:30. Please mind that the bus trip from Tallinn to Tartu takes 2.5 hours. The airport hotel is Mercure – the Delegate Services have made a prebooking with discount prices also at that hotel. The bus to Tartu also stops at the airport so it is convenient to stay there and leave your luggage for the city tour, if you wish.
Price: 25€ per person.
Welcome Reception
The reception will take place on Sunday evening, June 29, at 6.30 p.m at the Estonian National Museum (ERM; address: Muuseumi tee 2), the conference venue. Light snacks and drinks are offered.
Price: Included in the registration fee.
The Estonian National Museum is an ethnologically and cultural-historically oriented museum which aims at reflecting everyday life and culture as a way of life, taking into account its periodical, spatial and social diversity. The museum focuses on collecting, preserving and studying material concerned with the culture and history of Estonians, Estonian minorities and Finno-Ugric peoples and making it accessible.
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Symposium dinner
The symposium dinner will take place on Wednesday, July 2, at 7:00 p.m. The venue is to be announced.
Price: 100€
Pre-conference cultural excursions
On 29th June before conference it will be possible to participate in a city tour (60 minutes, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, registration is required). The meeting point is on the Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats) at the fountain.
Price: 25€
Post-conference tour to Saaremaa July 5-6
The post-conference tour will take participants to Saaremaa, the largest island in Estonia. On the way, we will visit the Soomaa and Matsalu National Parks. Once on the island, we will visit the capital city Kuressaare, the island of Muhu, the Kaali meteorite crater, Loode oak grove and the seaside. The precise programme will be announced in due course.
Accommodation and meals are included.
Departure is in the morning of July 5 from Tartu, the tour will end in Tallinn on July 6.
Price: 425€
The tour will happen when there are at least 20 people registered, the maximum number per tour is 45.
