Agenda
Nordica Hotel, Reykjavík
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Sunday, 28 August 2005 |
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10.00-16.00 |
Excursion (for those who arrive on Saturday) |
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18.00-20.00 |
Welcome reception at Museum Ásmundarsafn |
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Monday, 29 August 2005 |
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08.30-9.00 |
Coffee and Registration |
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09.00-9.15 |
Welcome - Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture |
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09.15-9.30 |
Opening remarks - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland 1980-1996 |
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09.30-9.40 |
Message from UNESCO: Role of Women in Cultural Understanding - Katérina Stenou, Director, Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue |
| 09.40-9.50 | Entertainment |
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09.50-10.10 |
Women’s Empowerment: Measuring the Global Gender Gap, World Economic Forum - Cherie Booth QC |
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10.10-10.30 |
Coffee Break |
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10.30-11.00 |
Brief interventions from Ministers |
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11.00-12.00 |
Discussion |
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12.00-13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30-13.40 |
Entertainment |
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13.40-14.00 |
Women’s Cultural Rights – Mahnaz Afkhami, President, Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace |
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14.00-15.10 |
Discussion |
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15.10-15.30 |
Coffee Break |
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15.30-16.45 |
Discussion |
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16.45-17.00 |
Discussion summary |
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19.30 |
Dinner at Perlan Restaurant, hosted by the Prime Minister of Iceland, Halldór Ásgrímsson |
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Tuesday, 30 August |
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09.00-9.20 |
Gender, Globalisation and Tourism Cultures - Dr. Annette Pritchard, Director of the Welsh Centre of Tourism Research, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff |
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09.20-10.50 |
Discussion |
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10.50-11.10 |
Coffee Break |
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11.10-11.30 |
Networking – Laura Liswood, Secretary General, Council of Women World Leaders |
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11.30-11.45 |
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11.45-14.00 |
Visit and lunch at the National Museum of Iceland |

