TECHNICAL VISIT
Technical visit to construction sites and production facilities will be arranged.
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR TO SPITSBERGEN, SVALBARD 16. – 18. SEPTEMBER
Svalbard is an Arctic archipelago situated at 80 degrees north. The islands are a mixture of national parks and nature reserves, modern mining operations, traditional hunting and fishing communities, tourist attractions and an Arctic research station. Longyearbyen, which is the administrative center of the archipelago, has a population of about 2200. The Norwegian Governor acts as county governor, chief of police and notary pulic. Thanks to the warm currents of the Gulf Stream, Svalbard has a milder climate than its location might indicate. But almost 60 % of Svalbard’s 63 000 square metres is covered by permanent ice. On land, the permafrost in coastal areas reaches down to 100 metres, and inland it is 500 metres deep.
Remember warm clothes and shoes – there might be snow at Spitsbergen in September.
Friday 16. September:
Departure at 12.20 from Tromsø Airport to Svalbard Airport. Arrival 14.00. Bus transport to hotel for check-in.
Sunday 18. September
Departure 14.45 from Svalbard Airport. Arrival Tromø Airport 16.20.
Limited numbers of participants
Price valid for a number of 15 participants:
NOK 9.500,- per person in single room
The price includes:
Flight Tromsø / Longyearbyen / Tromsø
2 nights in single room at Rica Hotel Spitsbergen
Transfer and bus transportation according to the programme
Meals: 2 x breakfast, 2 x lunch, 2 x dinner
Sight-seeing tour
Visit at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (established in the permafrost)
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Monday 12 September - Welcome Reception
A Welcome Reception (Get-together-party) included a light meal is given at 07.30 pm at Rica Ishavshotel.
Free of charge.
Wednesday 14 September – Banquet dinner
The Banquet dinner will be held at 07.30 pm at Rica Ishavshotel. Wine included. Free of charge.
