Program - Tourism Management Conference

The conference will be at Meieriet Kultursenter in the middle of Leknes, Lofoten Islands.

Deadline for signing up for the conference will be Thursday 29th of August.

Side events, 31st of August and 1st of September
We've been organising two wide events for the programme that you can participate in. You will find more information about the side events here. 

Local day Monday, September 2

10:00 - 11:00 Registration for the conference and mingling with coffee
11:00 - 11:50 Lunch
11:50 - 12:10 Opening by Arne Ivar Mikalsen, County Councilor for Community, Culture and
Environment
12:10 - 13:00 Introduction to the conference
13:00 - 13:30 Coffee refill.

Administration group

13:30 - 13:50 Reinebringen Mountain and Lofotodden National Park, Matias Hana and Ole-
Jakob Kvalshaug
13:50 - 14:00 Challenges and solutions at Fredvang, Leif Solhaug and Jørn Aarsland
14:00 - 14:20 Film as a measure in visitor management, Yngvar Christensen, Lofoten Film
Collective
14:20 - 14:40 Coffee break

Value creation group
14:40 - 14:50 Visitor management in the fishing village Nusfjord, Fred Anton Ravneberg
14:50 - 15:00 Without Sheep We Wouldn't Be Here, Ragnhild Lie, Lofoten Wool
15:00 - 15:20 Coffee break

Knowledge group
15:20 - 15:30 Visitor Management as tool for sustainable tourism and community
development, Knut Bjørn Stokke, NMBU (digital)
15:30 - 15:40 Can we achieve good visitor management in Lofoten?, Line Samuelsen, Visit
Lofoten
15:40 - 15:50 Research on travel facilities for the disabled, Karin Antonsen,
Nordlandsforskning
15:50 - 16:00 Vestvågøy Municipalitys work on visitor management, Sigve Olsen

Dinner
18:00 - 20:00 Dinner at Scandic Leknes Hotel. Sign up for dinner. 

International Day Tuesday, September 3
08:30 - 09:00 Registration for the conference and mingling with coffee

09:00 - 09:30 Voluntary travel management in the Highlands, Natasha Hutchison in Wester
Ross Biosphere Reserve
09:30 - 10:00 Challenges and solutions from Canadian Coastal Tourism, Amber Turnau,
Howe Sound Biosphere Region
10:00 - 10:30 How tourism has changed in Blekinge Arkipelago, Simone Wenzel, Blekinge
Biosphere Reserve
10:30 - 10:50 Break

10:50 - 11:20 Design and visitor management, Kjartan Bollasson, Holar University
11:20 - 12:00 Panel Discussion
12:00 - 12:15 Summary of the day, Kari E Natland, Nordhordland Biosphere Reser
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch

Excursion

13:00 - 15:00 Uttakleiv and the road to Europa Nostra awards, Eldar Stig
Andersen Uttakleiv Grendelag