Program for the Nordic World Heritage Conference 2022
We are pleased to present the program for the Nordic World Heritage Conference 2022 in Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage, and look forward to welcoming colleagues from the Nordic World Heritage sites to three days of interesting keynotes, debates, experiences and networking. The topic for this years conference is «Protecting and Creating Value».
Tuesday 6. September - Gaustablikk Mountain resort, Tinn Municipality
Host: Åsmund Nordstoga
11:30 Lunch at Gaustablikk Mountain Resort
13:00 Musical opening, Bluestown Kings
13:10 Welcome to the Nordic World Heritage Conference 2022, Einar Asgeir Sæmundsen, Chairperson, Nordic World Heritage Association
13:20 Welcome to a Norwegian World Heritage site, Jan Dølør, Chairperson, World Heritage Norway
13:30 Welcome to Vestfold and Telemark county and Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage, Terje Riis-Johansen, County mayor, Vestfold and Telemark County
13:45 Presentation of the Nordic World Heritage sites, Members of the Board of Directors, Nordic World Heritage Association
15:00 Coffee break
16:00 Norway – member of the World Heritage Committee (2017 – 2021) – A brief report from the many cases and discussions, Hanna Geiran, Director, the Directorate for Cultural Heritage
16:20 Protecting world heritage in the face of global environmental challenges – reflections from four years in the World Heritage, Knut Fossum, Section manager, Protected Areas Section
16:40 Creating and Protecting value – a political perspective, Moderator: Liv Astrid Sverdrup, Director, World Heritage Norway Panel: Terje Riis-Johansen, County Mayor, Vestfold and Telemark County, Isak Veierud Busch, Mayor, Røros Municipality, Eva Hove , Mayor, Fjord Municipality
17:15 Coffee break
17:45 World Heritage Leadership Programme, Nicole Franceschini, Online Activities and Networking Coordinator for the World Heritage Leadership Programme, IUCN-ICCROM
18:15 Impact Assesment for World Heritage, Sarah Court, Impact Assessment Focal Point for the World Heritage Leadership Programme, IUCN-ICCROM
18:45 The program for the day is over
19:30 Informal dinner at Gaustablikk Mountain resort
Wednesday 7. September - Gaustablikk Mountain resort, Tinn Municipality
Host: Åsmund Nordstoga
09:00 Welcome to day 2 of the Nordic World Heritage Conference 2022, Åsmund Nordstoga
09:15 Protecting value, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director, UNESCO World Heritage Center in Paris
09:45 Creating value through travel and sustainability, Kristin Ørmen Johnsen, Senior advisor, University of South-Eastern Norway
10:30 Departure for parallel sessions
Parallel session - Protecting Value - Visitor Centre Hardangervidda National Park Host: Kjell Christenson, World Heritage Coordinator, Vinje Municipality
11:30 Boat trip with M/S Fjellvåken on Lake Møsvatn with lunch and storytelling, Welcome to Vinje Municipality, Anders Sandvik, Assistant Municipal Chief Executive Manager, Vinje Municipality, Storytelling by Kjell Bitustøyl
13:00 Enabling Heritage Involvement: Participatory Models for Cultural Heritage, Margaretha Ehrström, ICOMOS Finland
13:30 Climate change and World Heritage – The agricultural landscape of southern Öland, Birgitta Eriksson, Head of Division of Regional Cultural heritage
14:00 Coffee break
14:15 Research as a tool for conservation – Surtsey World Heritage site, Magnús Freyr Sigurkarlsson, World Heritage site manager for the Environment Agency of Iceland
14:45 Discussion
15:00 Departure for Gaustablikk Mountain resort
Parallel session - Creating Value - Rjukanhuset Host: Hans Olav Stegarud, World Heritage Coordinator, Tinn Municipality
11:00 Trip with the Krossobanen with storytelling, Welcome to Tinn Muicipality, Steinar Bergsland, Mayor, Tinn Municipality, Storytelling by Øystein Haugan
12:45 Lunch at Rjukanhuset
13:30 Nordic World Heritage VR Network – sustainability, accessibility and endless possibilities, Henrik Harryson, Filmadvisor, Region Gävleborg
14:00 Communicating World Heritage – about the work on a new basic exhibition for the Norwegian World Heritage Centers, Atle Omland, Senior advisor, the Directorate of Cultural Heritage / Liv Astrid Sverdrup, Director, World Heritage Norway
14:30 Coffee break
14:45 Community development, Sten Rosenvinge Lundby, Site Manager, Christiansfeld World Heritage site
15:15 Communicating Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage to children – Sam and Sara – the Industrial Adventure, Øistein Kristiansen, Cartoonist, author and media personality
15:45 Departure for Gaustablikk Mountain resort
Wednesday 7. September - Vemork, Tinn Municipality
18:30 Departure for the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum at Vemork
19:30 Aperitif served in the Heavy Water Cellar
20:15 Dinner in the Machine Hall at Vemork power plant / the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum – World Heritage Center Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage with cultural elements and storytelling
23:15 Departure for Gaustablikk Mountain resort
Thursday 8. September - Notodden Municipality - Host: Juliana Strogan, World Heritage Coordinator, Vestfold and Telemark County
08:30 Time for meetings at Gaustablikk Mountain resort
09:00 Departure for Notodden
10:30 Guided city walks in Notodden from World Heritage Center Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage to Bok- og Blueshuset, Guides from World Heritage Center Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage
12:00 Lunch at Bok- og Blueshuset, Notodden
13:00 Musical opening, Trym Innleggen Hagalia
13:10 Welcome to Notodden Municipality, Gry Fuglestveit, Mayor, Notodden Municipality
13:15 The Norwegian Government’s World Heritage policy, Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen, Member of Parliament
13:45 News from the Board of Directors and a presentation of the work with a new strategy for the Nordic World Heritage Association, Einar Asgeir Sæmundsen, Chairperson, Nordic World Heritage Association
14:15 Presentation of the Nordic World Heritage Conference 2023, Planning team, Vatnajökull National Park
14:30 Conference is over, departure for Kongsberg railway station