Registration options 

As this is a “destination” conference in a small village (population ~600 people), some features are different than at many other conferences. We advise you to read through the information carefully before registering. There is no early bird registration, but we advise people to still register early as there is limited space. Registration fees must be paid once you submit the form at the bottom of this page. Allergies or other food restrictions must also be provided when registering. 

Practical information about the conference hotel 

The conference venue is at the hotel (Hotel Ullensvang), which is providing special room rates for conference attendants. You must decide at registration if you will stay at the conference hotel or externally (see below for more info) to secure these rates. It is not possible to book via the hotel website or third-party websites. Costs for staying at the hotel are not included in the registration, however, and the bill will be paid directly at check-out. It is not possible to get an invoice for hotel stays. 

Hotel room rates (paid at check-out from the hotel) 

Accommodation rates include a warm buffet breakfast. 

Single room: NOK 1590.- per night 

Double room: NOK 2500.- per night 

Family room (1 queen bed and 2 bunk beds, 4 people total): NOK 2500. per night. There are only 10 family rooms available, so we advise booking early. Children 0-2 stay for free, breakfast included. Each child from ages 3-12 stays for an additional NOK 300 per night, including breakfast. Children 13 and older stay for an additional NOK 600 per night, including breakfast. If needed, a crib/child’s bed for children 0-2 can be added for NOK 300 per night. 

Swimming at the hotel pools / sauna use is included for free for all guests (non-guests can access the pools after payment).  

Alternative accommodation 

Other accommodation can be found in the area, although there are no other hotels in town. There are many Airbnb’s, which are very popular and should be booked early. In addition, there is a B&B (https://www.ullensvang-gjesteheim.no/en/) and a camping spot with small cabins for rent (https://lofthuscamping.com/). It is important to note that conference participants not staying at the hotel will have to pay extra at registration for lunch and the meeting facilities - see fee alternatives. 

Dinner options 

The hotel would like to know in advance how many people will be attending dinner each night (a buffet dinner from 18:00 to 21:30). Therefore, there is an option below to indicate which nights you are interested in having dinner (this is non-binding). Cost of dinner will be added to your room tab each night if staying at hotel (to be paid at check-out), or is payable at the entrance to the dinner buffet if you will not be a guest at the hotel. 

Conference attendees staying at the hotel pay NOK 550.- per dinner 

Children 0-12 pay a combined NOK 600.- per day for lunch and dinner. 

All others (conference attendees not staying at the hotel, non-participants, children 13 and older etc). pay NOK 695.- per dinner. 

Lunch can also be provided for non-participants without prebooking, NOK 360.- per day. 

There are some other alternatives for food in the village, see the “Venue, travel, and contact” page for more info. 

Registration alternatives: 

The registration fee to the organizer includes the welcome reception, online access to the Acta Horticulturae symposium proceedings, the excursion including lunch and symposium dinner in the area, coffee and tea breaks during the meeting, and lunch at the symposium hotel three days. 

If staying at the symposium hotel: 

ISHS member: NOK 9000.- 

Non-ISHS member: NOK 10200.- 

Student registration: NOK 8000.- 

One day registration including lunch, excluding Acta Horticulturae: NOK 1200.- 

If not staying at the symposium hotel: 

ISHS member: NOK 9500.- 

Non-ISHS member: NOK 10700.- 

Student registration: NOK 8500.- 

One day attendance: NOK 1500.- 

Half day attendance excl. lunch: NOK 500.-  

Additional meeting rooms during the symposium can be rented, contact the organizer at isphpp26@nibio.no 

Post symposium tour: 

A post symposium tour will be organized if enough people are interested. You need to express interest by sending an email to the conference e-mail address:  isphpp26@nibio.no by December 1st, and state whether you are interested in going to a fruit packinghouse and orchard or vegetable (onion and potato) packinghouses. 

Approx cost:  

2-3000 NOK per person in single rooms or 1500-2500 NOK per person in double rooms. Final price is dependent on the total number of participants and will be calculated according to the number of buses needed. 

Price includes: bus transport to Bø, dinner Friday evening in Bø, and hotel stay with breakfast in Bø, minibus to packinghouse/orchard in Bø-area or minibus to Larvik/Lågendalen to visit the vegetable or potato packinghouses. 

The tour ends at the railway stations in either Bø or Larvik which has direct trains to Oslo/airport Gardermoen. It is possible to arrange group train tickets for the group to Oslo-Gardermoen if enough people are interested.