District Conference – Zonta International District
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Preliminary Programme
Akureyri 8th -11th September 2011
Thursday September 8th
20.00-22.00 Registration and Get together at the University of
Akureyri
Friday September 9th
08.00-09.00 Registration
09.00-10.00 Opening Session
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-12.30 Lectures on Gender and Climate Change
| Auður H Ingólfsdóttir, Assistant Professor, Bifröst University Climate Change and Environmental Degradation - What is the link to gender equality? |
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| Brynhildur Pétursdóttir, Representant of The Consumer Association of Iceland Women and Sustainable Consumption |
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| Embla Eir Oddsdóttir, Project Manager, Stefansson Arctic Institute Climate Change – Displacement and Disaster or Resilience and Recovery? |
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15:00 Business Session
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-17.00 Business Session
19.00- Dinner at a Zonta home
Saturday September 10th
09.00-10.00 Business Session
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-13.00 Business Session
Saturday Afternoon
Norwegian area meeting
City tour in Akueyri with stops at the Zontahouse, Jón Sveinsson Memorial Museum (Nonnahús) and Akureyri Museum (Minjasafn Akureyrar).
19.30- Conference Dinner at Hof
Sunday September 11th
Excursions to Lake Mývatn, the town of Siglufjörður and Akureyri.
