En delegasjon fra Troms fylkeskommune med fylkesrådsleder Willy Ørnebakk i spissen deltar på Arctic Circle Assembly i Reykjavik 18.-21. oktober.

Det er også andre representanter fra Troms der, blant dem Tromsø kommune, Fram – Nordområdesenter for klima- og miljøforsknning, som har en stand på konferansen i tillegg til å være involvert i ulike arrangementer.

Her er en oversikt over hvor Troms fylkeskommunes deltakere kan treffes på under konferansen:

• Ørnebakk er invitert til å holde et innlegg under en breakout session kalt The role of Arts, Culture and Creative Industries in Building Sustainable Societies in the Arctic. Sesjonen organisert av Arctic Arts Summit /Arctic Arts Festival (Festspillene i Nord-Norge) fredag 19. oktober. Det er en oppfølging av Arctic Arts Summit, som ble arrangert i Harstad i 2017.
• Fylkesnæringssjef Nils Arne Johnsen har travle dager i Reykjavik. Hans program inkluderer:
• Fredag 19.10 kl. 15.30-17.00: Breakout Session  Port Cities Connected by the North Atlantic: Workhsop on Logistics, Bioeconomy and Tourism
  Sesjonen er organisert av High North Atlantic Business Alliance, og Johnsen skal lede sesjonen.
• Fredag19.10 17.15-18.45: Breakout Session Research for Societal Benefit: Where Polar Research Can Make a Difference
  Sesjonen er organisert av EU-PolarNet. Johnsen skal holde innlegg og også delta i paneldebatt.
• Lørdag 20.10 16.15-17.45 Breakout Session: And Action! Moving Beyond Benevolent Rhetoric in Stakeholder Engagement
  Sesjonen er organisert av Fram-senteret, NINA og EU-PolarNet. Johnsen skal lede sesjonen.

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Troms County Council at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2018

A delegation from Troms County Council, headed by Mr. Willy Ørnebakk, Chair of the Troms County Government, attends the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik on October 18-21.

There are also other representatives from Troms, among them Tromso municipality and Fram – High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, which is having a stand at the conference in addition to being invovled in various events.

Here is an overview of where Troms County Council’s representatives can be met during the conference:

• Mr. Ørnebakk is invited to give a speech at a breakout session called The role of Arts, Culture and Creative Industries in Building Sustainable Societies in the Arctic. The session is organised by the Arctic Arts Summit/Arctic Arts Festival on Friday October 19 and is a follow-up of the Arctic Arts Summit, which was held in Harstad in 2017.
• Troms County Council’s Director of Business Development, Mr. Nils Arne Johnsen, will have busy days in Reykjavik. His program includes:
  Friday 19.10 15.30-17.00: Breakout Session  Port Cities Connected by the North Atlantic: Workhsop on Logistics, Bioeconomy and Tourism
  The session is organized by the High North Atlantic Business Alliance, and Mr. Johnsen will chair the session.
• Friday 19.10 17.15-18.45: Breakout Session Research for Societal Benefit: Where Polar Research Can Make a Difference
  The session is organized by EU-PolarNet. Mr. Johnsen will give a speech at this session and also be a panelist
• Saturday 20.10 16.15-17.45: Breakout Session And Action! Moving Beyond Benevolent Rhetoric in Stakeholder Engagement
  The session is organized by the Fram Centre, NINA and EU-PolarNet. Mr Johnsen will chair the session.