"NORTHERN SEAS - THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION"#

24th Annual Conference of ACADEMIA EUROPAEA, Bergen , 2012#

The 24th Annual Conference of ACADEMIA EUROPAEA will take place on September 10-13, 2012, in Bergen, Norway. The Nominations meeting would be on 10th September; AGM on the 11th followed by the opening ceremony. The main sessions will take place on September 12-13.

The programme will be uploaded in the near future and a list of Hotels is already available. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU EXPLORE ACCOMMODATION AND BOOK EARLY.

Several Sections are arranging mini workshop events taking place before the main conference programme. Contact your Section chair for more information. Details will be uploaded as they become available

There will also be a social programme including Music and cultural activities appropriate to Bergen

For general information about Bergen, see http://www.visitbergen.com/en

GENERAL TIMETABLE OF EVENTS#

SUNDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER#

• (Starting at 2pm): Nominations sub Committee (Private meeting)

MONDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER#

• (Starting at 09:30am) Nominations sub committee contd
• (Starting at 2pm) Nominations sub committee contd.
• (Starting at 6pm) Board meeting (Private)

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TUESDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER#

• (Starting at 09:30am) Council meeting (Private)
• MAIN CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DESK OPENS AT 14:00
• (Starting at 14:00) 24th Annual Business Meeting of Members of the Academia Europaea
• (Starting at 17:00) OPENING SESSION OF THE 24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION

WEDNESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER: (STARTING AT 09:00) #

• MAIN CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER (STRATING AT 09:00) #

• MAIN CONFERENCE PROGRAMME to be followed by a conference dinner.

Acommodation - Hotels in Bergen#

Download a list of selected hotels.

NOTE: Hotels are holding rooms ONLY until FRIDAY 27 JULY, 2012. After that date you will take a chance! PLEASE MAKE YOUR OWN RESERVATIONS.

The local organising group:#

• Anne Gro Vea Salvanes, marine ecologist, former vice-rector of the University of Bergen - Chair
• Ole Didrik Lærum, medical pathologist, previously rector of the University of Bergen, past President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
• Olav Eldholm, geoscientist, former Dean of the Natural Science Faculty
• Eystein Jansen, palaeoclimatologist, marine geologist, head of the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research at the University of Bergen
• Jan Vaagen, physicist, interested in energy questions locally and globally
• Agnar Sandmo, economist at the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen
• Sverre Bagge, medieval historian, head of a Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bergen