{"id":162,"date":"2014-12-01T00:41:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T22:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/?p=162"},"modified":"2014-12-01T11:27:40","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T09:27:40","slug":"excited-to-experience-the-best-of-scandinavia-preparations-are-full-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/excited-to-experience-the-best-of-scandinavia-preparations-are-full-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Excited to experience the best of Scandinavia \u2013 preparations are full on"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_163\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163\" class=\"wp-image-163\" src=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tuulia-hokkanen.jpg\" alt=\"tuulia-hokkanen\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tuulia-hokkanen.jpg 270w, http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tuulia-hokkanen-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Post by Tuulia Hokkanen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The headquarters of the European College of Sport Science together with the technical team visited the host city of the 20th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science.<\/p>\n<p>It is stunning to see how much the city of Malm\u00f6 has developed in the past few years! The first time the ECSS Office visited Malm\u00f6 was 2010 and at that time the Clarion Hotel and Congress Malm\u00f6 Live was just a dream on paper. Now in November 2014 you can already recognize the huge construction when stepping outside from the Central Station. The congress venue really is centrally located!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_166\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166\" class=\"wp-image-166\" src=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1-team.jpg\" alt=\"ECSS office and the technical team at Turning Torso, Malm\u00f6.\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1-team.jpg 449w, http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1-team-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1-team-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ECSS office and the technical team at Turning Torso, Malm\u00f6.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During this three-day-trip to Malm\u00f6 the ECSS Office met a lot of people from the local hosting team. The <a href=\"http:\/\/ecss-congress.eu\/2015\/15\/index.php\/programme\" target=\"_blank\">invited programme<\/a> is already available on the congress website and the congress programme as a whole will be available 1st of April next year. The<a href=\"http:\/\/ecss-congress.eu\/2015\/15\/index.php\/programme\/social-programme\" target=\"_blank\"> social programme<\/a> is now finalized, demonstrating the diversity of Malm\u00f6 as well as Swedish traditions. The city of Malm\u00f6 will showcase the best of Scandinavia to the participants of the 20th annual congress of the ECSS.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168\" class=\"wp-image-168 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2-biking.jpg\" alt=\"Malm\u00f6 by bike.\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2-biking.jpg 500w, http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2-biking-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malm\u00f6 by bike \u2013 and day.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the Malm\u00f6 Live the construction of the buildings has been remarkable! Now it was already possible to locate session rooms and reception accurately and it was necessary to get the feeling of the space that was available for us. We almost could imagine the plus 2.500 ECSS congress participants walking through the hallways and mingling in the exhibition areas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_169\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169\" class=\"size-full wp-image-169\" src=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/3-building.jpg\" alt=\"Working on a building...\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/3-building.jpg 500w, http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/3-building-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working on a building&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The congress presidents Susanna Hedenborg and Aage Radmann were terrific guides for the ECSS Office and we got to experience Malm\u00f6 at its best! Even though the weather was a bit cloudy and rainy, bikes still were the best option to get around the city. Malm\u00f6 is full of amazing restaurants and pubs. Especially the Little Square (Lilla Torget) will be an amazing place to hang out in the summer and enjoy the unique Swedish atmosphere, hospitality and culinary treats.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_170\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170\" class=\"size-full wp-image-170\" src=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/4-considering.jpg\" alt=\"Carefully considering the whole situation.\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/4-considering.jpg 500w, http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/4-considering-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carefully considering the whole situation.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Malm\u00f6 is a great city. It has something to offer for everyone and especially as a sport enthusiastic it provides countless opportunities to exercise and enjoy physical activity. There are many parks in the city area, which give a great opportunity for a calm morning run. In addition, all the water sports and skateboarding are extremely popular. Still in November the salty sea provided a great platform for a morning dip &#8211; with or without sauna.<\/p>\n<p>The congress party of the 20th annual congress will be a night to remember! Keep your eyes open and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECSS2015\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a> to get the first hand information about the location! It will be announced early next year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_171\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-image-171 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/5-sights.jpg\" alt=\"Getting an eyeful of Malm\u00f6 dockside development.\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/5-sights.jpg 500w, http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/5-sights-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting an eyeful of Malm\u00f6 dockside development.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We are looking forward to the 20th anniversary congress of the ECSS and are hoping to see you all there!<\/p>\n<p>Please find more images of Malm\u00f6 from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/e_c_s_s\/sets\/72157649389560191\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr account<\/a> and visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/ecss-congress.eu\/2015\/15\/\" target=\"_blank\">congress website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tuulia Hokkanen<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Communication and Media Manager, ECSS<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The headquarters of the European College of Sport Science together with the technical team visited the host city of the 20th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. It is stunning to see how much the city of Malm\u00f6 has developed in the past few years! The first time the ECSS Office visited &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/excited-to-experience-the-best-of-scandinavia-preparations-are-full-on\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tuulia-hokkanen"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p587n8-2C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions\/175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/idrottsforum.org\/ecss2015malmo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}