This information is directed primary to the participants of the SIYSS week.
The SIYSS 2008 will begin at 7pm on December 4th and end on the morning of December 11th following the Nobel Banquet. The Organizing Committee will meet all participants upon arrival at Arlanda Airport (ARN) provided we have been informed of your flight itinerary. Please do not leave the airport on your own; we will do our best not to keep you waiting in the arrival hall. If you plan to arrive before December 4th or leave after December 11th, special arrangements will be made. Transportation to the airport on December 11th will also be taken care of by the Organizing Committee. If you expect any changes in the arrival time please contact the International Coordinator (contact information below).
We hope that it will be enough to use e-mail to solve the communication issues; therefore it is of the highest importance that you check your inbox regularly to see if new information has arrived. Communicating by phone is is not recommended, due to of the difference in time-zones among the SIYSS participants. We will not send information to you continuously, but there might occur special issues with e.g. travel arrangements that only are relevant for you. Participants should contact the International Coordinator, Jakob Wärnhjelm if they have any questions. He is available at jakob.warnhjelm@fuf.org or +46 732 434 727 (GMT +1). He will answer your enquiries as quick as possible. If he has not answered within a week, use the address siyss@fuf.org. Contact information of all the SIYSS coordinators is available at www.fuf.org/siyss.
Food and board during the week are included in the participation fee, but there will be opportunities to do some shopping. Therefore it is always a good idea to bring some extra money or in case something unexpected would occur. Remember to check your travel insurance before you leave. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Our e-mail address is siyss@fuf.org and Jakob Wärnhjelm (International Coordinator) can be reached at jakob.warnhjelm@fuf.org or +46 732 434 727
One of the highlights of the SIYSS is the Symposium where you are given the opportunity to present your project and/or research and have to privilege of hearing what the other participants are working on. The audience will be composed of your fellow SIYSS-colleagues, representatives from the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists, students from local schools and a number of professors and other interested scientists. Please prepare a short presentation in English that is no more than 8 minutes long (if it is longer, we are sorry to say, we have to interrupt you in your presentation). An abstract of your research, as an introduction to your presentation, should be submitted along with the completed registration form.
The abstract should be divided into four parts: the title, the author(s), your school/institution, and the text body. The text body should describe the objective, background, methods of your work and naturally the main results and conclusions. Please do not have the title exceed 15 words and the text body no more than 250 words. The reason to keep the abstracts as short as 250 words is lack of space in the folder that we will publish them in.
Please observe that your audience will mainly consist of Swedish high-school students specializing in different subjects of science. Therefore they will have troubles to understand details of the advanced research that you have performed to be awarded to go to the SIYSS, and that is why the Organizing Committee kindly ask you to try to influence your presentation by the manners in popular science, with a short brief of the research area and pictures (if possible) to properly illustrate your subject. We are aware that your project might not be suitable to explain within the borders of what is mainly regarded as popular science, but we are convinced that you will do your best to make an outstanding presentation in the short time (7-8 minutes) available. We recommend that you use only eight to ten (8-10) slides for your presentation.
We will be using one or two computers for all slides, which mean that you will not be able to use your own computer at the presentation. The computers this year will most probably be PC laptops running Windows Vista (with Office 2007), and Macs if the need would occur.
To put all the different slides together (it is not necessary to use computer slides, but most people do) we need to have the presentations sent to us before 27th November 2008. The technical solution that we will use to arrange this transfer is in this moment not fully decided. Hopefully, we will be able to offer a webpage to upload your presentations on. Information regarding this will be sent to your personal e-mail later.
If you are using computer slides, remember to put all media files (such as pictures, videos, sounds) copied in a separate folder while completing the slides, and to send them in to us together with your completed slide. It will be possible to make minor changes in Stockholm, but the resources of unplanned time during the SIYSS are extremely harsh, and it is much more fun to make new friends than to work in Powerpoint. Please follow the restrictions above. During this dinner it is most likely that we will ask you to present your country in a minute.
A "Get-together" informal dinner will take place during the week and the Organizing Committee will ask the participants from each country to put on a small sketch, song or show that is characteristic for that nation. This is a wonderful evening to exchange cultural insights, get to know each other and have fun. One performance per country is sufficient and naturally the SIYSS coordinators will prepare something special from Sweden.
Bring along items needed for you SIYSS Symposium presentation and Get-together sketch as well as toiletteries and a towel for your stay at the youth hostel.
In general, winter in Sweden can be cold, rainy, and snowy and temperatures ranging between +5 and -20 degrees Celsius are to be expected. To manage this weather it is extremely important that you bring very warm clothes and shoes. Don't forget a winter coat, hat, scarf and gloves. Seeing as we will do some walking, do not plan on being able to wear high heels (women) and nice shoes (men) outside during a full day. Both men and women in Sweden often wear warm and comfortable shoes outdoors and bring along an additional set of shoes to wear indoors.
The dress code during the week depends on the activities of the day. Smart or formal clothing will be required on several occasions and most of the days. To make packing easier, we have here provided you with some examples of suitable clothing worn by previous participants. Please take the time to assure that you bring the appropriate attire with you, we would rather see participants dressed too formally than too casually during some occasions of the week. If you should have any questions at all regarding dress code do take the time to e-mail us: siyss@fuf.org.
For days when attire informal / casual is indicated (click Programme, under Participants), bring warm and comfortable clothes for everyday wear. Jeans are no problem, but bring them clean and in one piece. Around the hostel you are welcome to wear just about anything that makes you comfortable. For activities outside the hostel, we appreciate if you look clean and tidy.
Semi-formal indicates days when more formal clothing is needed. For men, a dress shirt and pants would be appropriate. Women can choose between pants and skirt, but please don't wear broken jeans or sweatpants.
Suit / formal means formal business attire for both men and women, that need not to be dark. This will be worn for your formal presentations, when attending official visits and press conferences.
Dark suit is the most formal daytime wear. For men, bring a dark suit and tie, with dress shoes. During day-time, girls should wear formal business attire, such as a formal suit or dress. At night, a shorter cocktail dress or similar can be worn. You will need this for visits to the parliament and royal court, and for the Nobel Foundation's reception.
Tails / ball gown is the dress code for the Nobel ceremonies, where ladies need to wear a full length respectable ball gown with a wide skirt. Gentlemen will need black tails with a white shirt, vest and bow-tie and black shoes with shoe-laces. For participants who have the possibility of bringing formal traditional or national costumes, this is very much appreciated! If you wish you can rent a complete set of black tails or a ball gown in Stockholm. For the men the tail can be rented for 1000 SEK excluding shoes (250 SEK). You can bring own shoes but they have to be respectable and black. For the ladies gown can be rented for around 1200 SEK and are also welcome to visit a hairdresser and have their hair done for the evening, the price is usually around 700 SEK, but can vary between 500 – 1500 SEK.