Dear all,
I have been asked about how to reach Saariselkae (and where it is located).
You can find more information via the Smartnet conference page http://www.lut.fi/%7Ejhyvarin/Smartnet2002.htm but here is a short description.
Saariselkae is a small town in the center of Lapland (Northern Finland). It is approxim. 10 or 15 kilometers south of the very small airport of Ivalo (IVL). You might reach Saariselkae also by bus from Rovaniemi but this will need much more time.
When we had our first meeting in Saariselkae (it was in March 1992 and it was the first meeting when I was TC6 chairman) we had a really wonderful time there: snow, absolute quieteness, skidoo driving,... It was just great. Thus I can only recommend to attend the meeting.
I hope that we a minibus can be provided from the airport to the hotel (such as for the previous meeting) but I suppose that both Friday flights from Helsinki to Ivalo will have several delegates who might also do some taxi sharing.
Best wishes Otto