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INVITATION
TO REPORTERS:
SOLVE MEDIA WEEK: January 27-31, 2003
The SOLVE campaign will hold a media week beginning Monday,
January 27, 2003.
During that week, members of the media may schedule appointments
for interviews with specific researchers. Also, a “Media
Day,” open house will be held at the Arena Arctica Hangar
on Wednesday, January 29th, 2003. Researchers will be available
throughout Media Day to answer questions and provide tours
of the hangar and operations.
All
media visiting Arena Arctica must coordinate their visit during
media week or the open house with NASA Public Affairs and
Kiruna Airport Security.
Members
of the media can fly into Kiruna airport in Kiruna, Sweden.
For airport information, see: http://www.lfv.se/site/airports/kiruna/eng/index.asp
The SOLVE Campaign hangar is about 200 yards from the airport
terminal
AIRLINES:
Any airline to Stockholm, Sweden, and then fly “SAS”
(Scandanavian Airlines) to Kiruna.
LODGING
AND INTERVIEW ACCOMMODATIONS:
Reporters can meet with the researchers at the Arena Arctica
facility/hangar at the Kiruna airport or the Scandic Ferrum
hotel. The Scandic Ferrum hotel is located at: Lars Janssongatan
15, S-981 31 Kiruna Tel: +46 980 39 86 00 Fax: +46-980 39
86 11 E-mail: ferrum@scandic-hotels.com
Rooms: 172; Restaurants: 3; The hotel is situated right in
the center of town. Railway station approx. 500 meters. Kiruna
Airport approx. 7 kilometers. Airport taxis. For more information
and reservations, see: http://www.scandic-hotels.com/br/50/50indexfromfirstpage.asp
Contact
Scandic Hotels
Internet reservation service If you experience any problems
with making a reservation over the Internet, please contact
Scandic Support, reservations system on tel: +46 8 517 517
60, or internetbokning@scandic-hotels.com.
They can be reached between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
Book a room You can also book a room or inquire by phone on
weekdays on tel: +46 8 517 517 00 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.
You can also fax them at +46 8 517 517 11.
NOTE:
Be sure to pack an adapter for your computer or other electronic
equipment to account for the difference in electricity in
Sweden.
TIME
DIFFERENCE: If making reservations by telephone, please
note that Sweden is 6 hours later than Eastern Standard Time.
It is located one time zone east of the Greenwich Meridian.
TRANSPORTATION:
Transportation from the airport or hotel to the Media Day
events is available by taxicab.
TO
ATTEND MEDIA WEEK:
To participate in the field campaign in Kiruna, Sweden, please
register with:
Elvia Thompson, NASA Headquarters Public Affairs, Tel. 202-358-1696,
email: ethompson@hq.nasa.gov
Or Mrs Julia Acevedo, Press Officer, European Commission,
Research DG, Tel. +322 2952043
julia.acevedo-bueno@cec.eu.int
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