Practical information

Here you will find information regarding conference preparations and navigating around Helsinki, and contact info. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
Presentation and Poster Instructions

Presentations:

*Each presenter will have 15 minutes for their presentation. This includes 10 minutes for the presentation itself and 5 minutes for Q&A. 

Please note: times limits will be strictly adhered to. 

*Prepare your presentation, preferably as a PowerPoint or as PDF. We ask the presenters to enter the session room 15 minutes before the start of the session to deliver their presentation, via a thumb drive/USB stick. Conference rooms are equipped with projectors and computers.

Please note: 1) There is no need to submit your presentations to us via email; 2) it is not possible to use your computer to deliver the presentation.

 

Posters:

*The poster should be AO size with clearly readable text with a font size between 34-90 points. 

*Posters can be hung up on Monday afternoon (3 June 2024) or Tuesday morning (4 June 2024). Posters are on display in the Agora room located on the 1st floor of the University of Helsinki Main Building (Fabianinkatu 33). 

*Posters will remain on display during the conference and MUST be picked up on Thursday afternoon (6 June 2024).
Conference venue

We welcome you to the capital city of the happiest country in the world, according to the 2023 World Happiness Report.

The conference will be held at the University of Helsinki City Centre Campus in the Main Building, entrance from Fabianinkatu 33.
University Main Building, Fabianinkatu 33 Auditorium, 2nd floor
Tekla Hultin F3003, 3rd floor
Agora, 1st floor
Fuksi, 1st floor
Auditorium. Lecture hall. Glass covered courtyard with tables and chairs. Set of chairs and a round table in a lobby. Sofas and tables in a lobby.
Navigating Helsinki

To help you navigate the city of Helsinki, the conference venues and excursion sites, the maps below have been provided with the venues and sites marked out. 

Each map can be downloaded as a PDF by click on the corresponding link below the images. 

 

PDF - Helsinki City Center map

PDF - University of Helsinki City Centre campus map

PDF - Greater Helsinki map
Com­ing to the University of Helsinki

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Welcome to the University of Helsinki (video)
Contact and mailing list

If you have any questions or need more information concerning the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us: biocolours2024@helsinki.fi

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