Social Programme

Reception at Stockholm City Hall
7 July

The reception will take place by courtesy of the city of Stockholm and the County Council at Stockholm City Hall, the venue for the Nobel Prize dinner.

Stockholm's City Hall was built 1911-1923 to the design of architect Ragnar Östberg. It is one of Sweden's foremost buildings in the National Romantic style. Behind the imposing façades, built with 8 million bricks are found offices, meeting rooms and banqueting halls. Inspired by the palaces of the Renaissance, Ragnar Östberg had the City Hall built around two squares or "piazzas", Borggården and the Blue Hall.
 

Conference dinner
9 July

The conference dinner will be held on board SS Stockholm, a floating jewel from the 1930's. The old steamer was saved from the junk-yard and after restoration she was re-inaugurated in May 2000 by King Carl XVI Gustaf.

She is a modern ship but has kept her original 1930's character, enhanced by the art-deco inspired interior design in burgundy, black and chrome.