Program - Tourism Management Conference

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


Local day Monday, September 2

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 TBD

13:00 - 13:30 Coffee refill.


Administration group

13:30 - 13:50 Reinebringen and Lofotodden National park, Matias Hana and Ole-Jakob Kvalshaug

13:50 - 14:00 Leif Solhaug and Jørn Aarsland about challenges and solutions at Fredvang

14:00 - 14:20 Lofoten Film Collective Talks about film as a tool, Yngvar Christensen

14:20 - 14:30 Coffee break


Value creation group

14:30 - 14:40 Visitor management in the fishing village Nusfjord, Fred Anton Ravneberg

14:40 - 14:50 Wool - a resource for the future?, Ragnhild Lie from Lofoten Wool

14:50 - 15:00 Coffee break


Knowledge group

15:00 - 15:10 Social Development, Climate Adaptation, and Protected Areas, Knut Bjørn Stokke

15:10 - 15:20 Destination Lofoten's work on visitor management, Line Samuelsen

15:20 - 15:30 Nordlandsforskning: Research on travel facilities for the disabled, Karin Antonsen

15:30 - 15:40 Vestvågøy Municipality's work on visitor management, Sigve Olsen


International day Tuesday, September 3

09:00 - 09:30 Voluntary travel management in Highlands, Natasha Hutchinson in Wester Ross Biosphere

09:30 - 10:00 Example from Vancover Islands, Pam Shaw and Graham Sakaki

10:00 - 10:30 How tourism has changed in Blekinge, Simone Wenzel

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 - 13:00 Lunch

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