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From CONF p. 9 workshop descriptions will be from the GRIC.
posted on the Phoenix event page. And did we mention the opening night reception
followed by Bingo Trivia (which includes prizes) and the
And so much more…
Do not forget to register for The Gila River closing meal and dance performance to celebrate the
Indian Community (GRIC) Immersion Experience GRIC? There is so much to experience at the Phoenix

preconference event. This event (July 19 and July 20) 2023 International Conference. Visit The Wild Horse
includes a tour of the Huhugam Heritage Center, an Pass to explore the resort location and plan your trip.
evening culturally endemic Food Festival, a kinesthetic Give yourself a well-deserved respite! Come
make-it-take-it activity, and a lunch featuring an enjoy time with your international DKG friends! Make
educational, interactive dance performance by a group opportunities to make connections while developing
personally and professionally!

Tap Into Tampere...

inland is waiting for you!
FThe Tampere International
Conference schedule is now
complete. The conference will

feature 5 outstanding keynote
speakers and around 40 unique
and relevant workshops. You
can find all the information —
as well as links to sites with
important tourist information
and more about Tampere itself
— on the separate Tampere
Conference website, where own airport, allowing you to fly in from Copenhagen

updates are posted weekly: and Amsterdam. Then, you can take a taxi from the
https://dkgtampere2021.weebly.com/. airport to the hotel.
The Tampere Steering Committee has received If you’d like to fly in from somewhere else, you
several emails with questions about registration. Note also can fly to Helsinki Vaanta Airport. From there
that when you start the registration process, you must you take a local train to Tikkurila, where you can
finish it completely, including inputting and processing then board a train for a 2-hour ride to Tampere.
payment, to confirm your registration. However, before Tickets for the train can be bought in advance on the

payment is processed, some banks may ask you to VR website at https://www.vr.fi or at the VR ticket
confirm the payment, especially if it’s an international machines located at the airport railway station. VR
purchase. If you did not receive a confirmation email, is the government-owned commuter rail system in
please contact your bank to ensure your payment has Finland. Note also that these trains feature assigned
been processed. seating, so be aware that you will have some time
Getting to Tampere is easy thanks to the many between landing and the departure time of the train.
different modes of transportation. Tampere has its When you arrive at the railway See CONF p. 11

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