WCSB10
10th World Conference on Sampling and Blending in Kristiansand, Norway
Venue

Kristiansand waterfront by night. The conference hotel to the left. Photo: Gorm Helge Grønli Rudschinat
The conference venue is Kristiansand, southern Norway.
Kristiansand is popular with both international and local visitors who love to bask in the sun along Fiskebrygga (water front), stroll along the picturesque streets of Posebyen (the old town), or take a short hike in Ravnedalen. This beautiful city by the sea with endless summer nights offers many cultural and culinary opportunities waiting for you to explore—and now also WCSB10!
There are no special restrictions regarding Norwegian visitor’s visa. Read more

Conference hotel
With a city center location right beside the sea, the Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel, Kristiansand provides a perfect base for enjoying the city. Stay within walking distance of the bus, ferry, and railway stations and just 20 minutes from Kristiansand Kjevik Airport (KRS).

Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel
Photos: Radisson Blu Caledonien

Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel

Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel
How to get here
From Kristiansand, Kjevik airport (KRS), enjoy a short duration flight connection to Oslo (40 minutes), Copenhagen (55 minutes), Amsterdam (1 hour), or London Stansted (2 hours) as well as a ferry connection to Denmark (Hirtshals).
Links:
- Airport
- Ferry to/from Hirtshals, Denmark:
- Train to/from Oslo and Stavanger
- Bus to/from Oslo and Stavanger
- Nor-Way bussekspress
- Lavprisekspressen (webpage only in Norwegian)
For updated travel information to Norway due to COVID-19, click here.

Kristiansand waterfront Photo: Visit Sørlandet

"Posebyen" (the old town) Photo: Gorm Helge Grønli Rudschinat

Ravnedalen. Photo: Visit Sørlandet
Read more about the destination
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