General programme

The Programme at a Glance

Wednesday August 23rd: University of Helsinki, Porthania building
8.30–9.15 Registration, Porthania, ground floor, on the left when entering
9.15–9.30 Welcome address by Dr. Kai Mikkonen, University of Helsinki and Dr. Brigitte Le Juez, General Coordinator of the ENCLS-REELC
location: building Porthania, ground floor, lecture hall PII
9.30–10.00 Opening address by Docent Mika Aaltola (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs): ”Fear of War and Horror
of Violence in the Contemporary Europe” (location: building Porthania, ground floor, lecture hall PII)
10.00–11.00 10.00–11.00 Plenary lecture: Pr. Anne Duprat (L’université de Picardie Jules Verne): ”Hasard et littérature: le risque en question” (the talk will be given in French) (location: building Porthania, ground floor, lecture hall PII)
11.00–11.30 Coffee break, ground floor, building Porthania
11.30–13.30 Parallel sessions on Porthania 6th floor: rooms P617, P667, P669, P673
13.30–15.00 Lunch, Restaurant Bank, Unioninkatu 20
15.00–17.00 Parallel sessions
18.00–19.00 Opening drinks in the Empire Room of the Old Town Hall.
Address: Pohjoisesplanadi 11–13

Thursday August 24th: University of Helsinki, Porthania
9.00–11.00 Parallel sessions (rooms P617, P667, P669, P673, they are on the 6thfloor)
11.00–11.30 Coffee break (ground floor, building Porthania)
11.30–13.30 Parallel sessions (rooms P617, P667, P669, P673, they are on the 6thfloor)
13.30–14.30 Lunch (Restaurant Bank, Unioninkatu 20)
14.30–16.30 Parallel sessions (rooms P617, P667, P669, P673, they are on the 6thfloor)
16.30–17.00 Short break
17.00–18.00 Plenary lecture: Pr. Johan Schimanski (University of Oslo): ”Migrant Utopias, Migrant Dystopias” (location: building Porthania, ground floor, lecture hall PII)
19.00–21.00 Conference dinner: subject to an additional registration and fee
Restaurant Sipuli, Street name: Kanavanranta 7.

Friday August 25th: University of Helsinki, Porthania
9.00–11.00 Parallel sessions (rooms P617, P667, P669, P673, they are on the 6thfloor)
11.00–11.30 Coffee break (ground floor, building Porthania)
11.30–13.30 Parallel sessions (rooms P617, P667, P669, P673, they are on the 6thfloor)
13.30–14.30 Lunch (Restaurant Bank, Unioninkatu 20)
14.30–16.30 Parallel sessions (rooms P617, P667, P669, P673, they are on the 6thfloor)
16.30–17.00 Short break
17.00–19.00 General Assembly opened by Dr. Brigitte Le Juez, representative of the ENCLS/REELC (PIII ground floor of Porthania)

Saturday August 26th: Day trip to Vallisaari: subject to an additional registration and fee
9.15 Meeting at Helsinki Market Square
9.30 departure from Helsinki Market Square
10.20 start of the guided tour on the island, in English
12.30 departure of the lunch cruise from Vallisaari island
14.00 return to Helsinki Market square