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Accommodation
Runde Environmental Centre
(Runde Miljøsenter) represents an opportunity
for
those wishing to make an event into a unique
experience. The research
station provides prime facilities for courses
and conferences, as well as
for accommodation. It is an extraordinary location
for participants wishing
to combine professional meetings with spectacular
encounters of nature.
Cultural events in the region lend themselves
to be incorporated into
special events.
During a visit at Runde Environmental Centre
it is natural to experience the
ecosystem the island is part of, and the research
station offers insights
into current and exciting research on sustainable
development.
The centre’s international research setting
provides guests with the
opportunity to discover the environment by visiting
the information centre
or meeting enthusiastic researchers from across
the world. During a work
break one may want to enjoy the sight of thousands
of sea birds or the
magical sounds of the open ocean with breaking
waves against the wild shores
of the island.
As part of a meeting, fishing trips, seal safaris
or bird watching
adventures can be arranged, and the centre’s
remote submarine (ROV) makes it
possible to see live images from beyond the ocean’s
surface, such as
protected deep sea coral reefs.
In addition, a stay at Runde is easily combine
with a visit to the art
nouveau town of Ålesund or the world’s
most beautiful fjord Geiranger
(UNESCO Natural Heritage Site). Meetings and
seminars at Runde Environmental
Centre lend themselves to be joined to events
and special excursions as well
as to other professional conferences in the area,
e.g. in Ålesund.
We would like to welcome you to arrange meetings,
seminars and conferences
at Runde Environmental Centre on Runde. A meeting
place where experiences
exceed your expectations
Facts about Runde Environmental Centre
Runde Environmental Centre, open year-round,
has an intimate atmosphere and
thereby stimulates both, efficiency and relaxation,
while offering
experiences bound to exceed the guest’s
expectations. The conference centre,
including auditorium, conference room and restaurant
facilities serving
delightful meals, can accommodate 120 persons.
Overnight guests have access
to 34 hotel-standard rooms in 8 apartment suites.
For larger events, the
centre cooperates with various course and conference
hotels in Ålesund and
the vicinity with transport arrangements tailored
to your needs.
Runde Environmental Centre offers assistance
in finding the event and
excursion arrangement best suitable for your
requirements: bird watching,
fishing trips, SCUBA diving, seal safaris and
researcher-guided
environmental tours above and below the ocean’s
surface. In addition, prime
destinations such as the art nouveau town Ålesund,
world-renowned Geiranger
fjord (UNESCO world heritage site), Sunnmøre
Alps, Hjørundfjorden and
Trollstigen, are within immediate reach.
The centre’s building and facilities are
brand new and are suitable for a
large variety of meetings and gatherings. As
the location on Runde is
characterised by the highly sensitive natural
environment and represents a
protected area, the building has been designed
to the most modern standards
of ‘green’ technology, including
sustainable building materials, energy
efficiency, water conservation and recycling
of waste materials and water.
For this very reason, the building itself has
also become an international
attraction.
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