Conference programme

Tuesday 27th of August

20:30 Bus leaves from Reykjavík to Bifröst, the bus leaves from here.

22:00 Arrival at Bifröst

Wednesday 28th of August

08:30 – 10:00 Registration and coffee at Bifröst

10:00 – 10:25 Plenary session in Hrifla: Opening of NCCPR2019

10:30 – 12:00 Parallel session

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 Parallel session

14:30 – 15:15 Keynote session in Hrifla: Ágúst Einarsson, "Cultural policy, lessons from Iceland"

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee

15:30 – 17:00 Parallel session

Break

19:00 – 23:00 Dinner and cultural programme at Bifröst

Thursday 29th of August

9:30 – 11:00 Parallel session

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee

11:15 – 12:00 Keynote session in Hrifla: Nancy Duxbury, "Cultural development in rural and remote areas: an emerging international conversation?"

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 Parallel session

14:30 – 14:45 Coffee

14:45 – 16:15 Parallel session

16.30 – 18:00 Outdoors activity

Break

19:00 Bus leaves for Reykholt

19:15 – 22:30 Dinner and tours around Snorrastofa, cultural and medieval centre in Reykholt

22:30 Bus takes guests back to hotels

Friday 30th of August

10:00 – 10:45 Keynote session in Hrifla: Constance DeVereaux, "Cultural policy and the identity of the incomplete"

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee  

11:00 - 11:45 Open forum and closing of the conference

12:00 Bus leaves for Reykjavík and will arrive here around 13:30.

Why Bifröst?

  1. Constant workload trains students in group and team work
  2. Small university that emphasises personal service
  3. We aim for personal development and social participation
  4. Friendly campus for individuals and families
  5. Active quality control and innovative teaching methods