Lillehammer has its own place in the heart of many sports enthusiasts, thanks to the 1994 Winter Olympics, one of Norway’s biggest and most successful sporting events. Lillehammer rewards great recognition both as sports and cultural city. In 2017, the city was named UNESCO City of Literature, and each year you can experience the Norwegian Literature Festival. In the charming and historic buildings of Lillehammer there is a modern shopping district with several specialty shops and a great selection of everything from cozy cafes to quality restaurants.

The Norwegian Scenic Route Rondane is a drive that offers close encounter with Norwegian nature in the easily accessible borderland between high mountains and ancient cultural landscapes. Like ancient slumbering giants, the mountains line the road that takes you alongside Rondane National Park.

The slowly changing landscape with its towering mountains is a memorable experience. 2,000 metre-high summits in a singular landscape decked in blinding white snow, the low sun sun reflecting on the glittering snow, the bluish light. The quiet tranquility. The area, with its distinctive geology along the first national park in Norway, offers experiences and inspiration at an easy-going pace.

The tour continues northeast to Røros, the mining town with UNESCO status

The traditional mountain village of Røros in Trøndelag is one of the oldest towns of wooden buildings in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is known for being a living museum that whispers centuries of history, all the way from the charming streets and down. Røros came into existence in 1644, after the first copper discovery in the area. The people of Røros have preserved the town’s original charm, with houses dating back to the 1700s and 1800s, as well as the surrounding cultural landscape. In 1980, the mining town of Røros was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

In 2010, the World Heritage site was expanded to include the surrounding area, which is called the Circumference.

A guided tour where you get to hear more about the history behind this charming wooden town, the people who lived here and how the city has evolved through preservation and modernization

The bus tour to Trondheim will leave from Røros and the Røros mountains, follows the Gauldalen (Gaula River valley) and along the river Gaula to Støren, and the village Støre Industrier.

Trondheim was once the Viking capital of Norway. But even before the Pilgrims and the Viking Age, people were drawn to the region because of the seafood-rich fjords and vast mountains filled with wildlife and some of the most fertile soil in the country.

Trondheim is bustling with youth and fresh ideas, a booming tech community, and cutting edge start-up incubators and coworking spaces. This is due in large part to being the home of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the largest university in Norway. Through its strategic research in areas such as energy, health, oceans, and sustainability, NTNU addresses many challenges of great importance to society. And the young minds of the 40,000 student body play a large role in facilitating a myriad of enriching cultural events and activities throughout the city.

Trondheim has it all. Situated on a fjord, Trondheim offers a vibrant city experience along with stunning natural surroundings. In summer, you can venture just beyond the city’s edges in Bymarka. This scenic area is ideal for hiking, mountain biking or cross-country skiing in the winter months, with an array of marked trails criss-crossing the reserve, leading to spectacular viewpoints, charming rest areas and cosy cabins offering food and refreshments. And if you want to venture out onto the fjord, take a boat trip to the islands if Hitra to taste some of the world’s best seafood.

Mjøstårnet is ratified as the world’s tallest timber building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), as well as Guinness World Records. The tower has also received numerous awards and recognitions, such as the New York Design Awards, Norwegian Tech Awards and CTBUH’s Award of Excellence.

Støren Treindustrie’s strong focus on service and automation has made them a specialist in mass-produced tailoring. In addition to housing, Støren Treindustrier is also strongly involved in the market for public buildings, mainly care buildings and kindergartens. Geographical distribution is the whole country, but our biggest market is the eastern part of the country.

The capacity is currently 1,000 housing units and an additional 80,000 roof trusses per year. The factory is located at Støren in Midtre Gauldal, we also have offices in Trondheim and in eastern Norway. The company has 130 employees.

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU is a public university in Norway and the largest university by enrollment in the country. The university’s headquarters campus is located in Trondheim, with regional campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund.

NTNU has the main national responsibility for education and research in engineering and technology, and is the successor of Norway’s preeminent engineering university, the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), established by Parliament in 1910 as Norway’s national engineering university. In addition to engineering and natural sciences, the university offers higher education in other academic disciplines ranging from medicine, psychology, social sciences, the arts, teacher education, architecture and fine art.

NTNU is well known for its close collaboration with industry, and particularly with its R&D partner SINTEF, which provided it with the biggest industrial link among all the technical universities in the world.[6] The university’s academics include three Nobel laureates in physiology or medicine: Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser and John O’Keef

Everyone can participate. But  you must be pre-registered at the WCTE conference before you can book pre- and post-conference tour

No. The Pre- and Post-conference tours are not included in the registration fee, but can be booked during the registration to the congress. There is a limited number of participants for each tour up to 50 people.

The pre-conference tour program to Trondheim includes:

Accommodation: 1 nights in Røros. 1 night in Trondheim incl breakfast

Food: 2 Breakfast, 3 Lunch (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), 2 dinners (Friday and Saturday)

Transportation: The tour to Trondheim will leave from Oslo Bus Terminal 23^th June 2023.  The tour to Oslo will leave from Trondheim 25^th June 2023.

Cancellation policy:
— Full payment is required at the time of booking
— Fully refundable prior to …. 2023
— 50% refundable between …. 2023
— Non-refundable after… 2023
— Deadline to register is …. 2023

We encourage all attendees to register for the conference in advance. This allows us to plan accordingly for the appropriate number of attendees.

The first-come, first-served principle applies here.

We accept all major credit cards – VISA, Mastercard, Diners, AMEX etc. We also accept payment via bank transfer. If you would like to pay using bank transfer please indicate that you need a “proforma invoice” on the registration form. However, our preferred method of payment is payment with credit/debit card.