Duration:
The course will take two days, and is held on June 28-29, just before the ERAD 2008.
 
Course venue:
 
Sat June 28, 2008 – we meet at 8.30 am
On Saturday the course will take place at Vaisala Helsinki which is about 25 minutes by bus from the conference venue.
The bus transportation to and from the course venue will be provided. The buses will depart from the Marina Congress Center in Helsinki at 8.30 am.
 
Sun June 29, 2008 – we meet at 9.15 am
On Sunday we will tour the Kumpula radar. The Kumpula radar is located at the top of the Physicum building of University of Helsinki.
T
he class participants can reach the class venue by public transport, either by taking buses 70, 73N or 77 or the tram number 6. The buses and the tram depart from the Central Railway Station or Kaisaniemi stop, which is just next to Hotels Arthur and Cumulus.
Please take the tram in the direction of Arabia and the buses in the following directions:
                           70 -> Suutarila
                           73N -> Suutarila
                           77 -> Jakomäki
The bus fair is 2,20 euro one way and the tram ticket price is 2 euro. It usually takes about 10 minutes by bus or 20 minutes by tram. Please see travel information for more details.
 
General Information -  Introduction to Radar in Meteorology
28-29 June, 2008