Copenhagen - The Capital of Denmark
Copenhagen was founded more than 1000 years ago. In the years that follow, the town grows tenfold in size. Copenhagen is located at the most important approach to the Baltic Sea and the rich North German trading towns. Despite centuries of power struggles and warring Copenhagen grows increasingly rich. Foreign merchants come to the town. Craft guilds are established and a university is founded. In the 14th century King Christian IV expands Copenhagen by adding new districts and new buildings and castles. During the Napoleonic Wars the English see the large navy of Denmark as a threat and attacked Copenhagen in 1801 and 1807. Walking the streets and alleys of Copenhagen you could have encountered such personalities as the fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, the ballet master August Bournonville, the painter C.W. Eckersberg, the natural scientist H.C. Ørsted, who discovered electromagnetism, and the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.
The oldest inner city area of Copenhagen has now become a shopping and entertainment center that attracts people from the surrounding areas. Today Copenhagen is benefiting from the ambitious projects connected to a new district called 'Ørestad' and a fixed link to Sweden. So aspiration of the late King Christian IV to turn the Øresund region into the top economic and cultural region of Northern Europe is in the process of becoming reality - only in a modern guise.
September is usually a warm, mostly sunny month and summer is still celebrated throughout the city as in all Denmark.
You can find more information about the Capital of Denmark at the official tourism site of Copenhagen and the sorrounding area: visitcopenhagen.com
Venue
The conference venue is the beautiful “Conference Centre of the Society of Danish Engineers IDA”. There you will find a 5 star conference centre, cosy café at the waterfront and a tower restaurant with a breathtaking view of the canals and port of Copenhagen.
The Conference Centre is located in the heart of Copenhagen – about 5-10 minutes walking distance from the central city.
See the location of the Conference Center (adress: Kalvebod Brygge 31-33, DK1780 Copenhagen V, Denmark) at the Google Map for IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference 2008