Accompanying persons programme

Tour Programme for Accompanying Persons

Accompanying persons are invited to particpate to the welcome reception at the Östersund city hall on wednesday, September 30 and as well to the plenary sessions and the lunches at the conference on thursday and friday, October 1-2. Accompanying persons are also welcome to attend the evening dinner on October 1 at the Folkets hus wintergarden.

The tours and buses will start after lunch from the campus area at Mid Sweden University. Accompanying persons may choose one of the offers at each of the 2 days.

Thursday, October 1 , 14.00 - 18.00

Guided tour of Moose Garden, Orrviken

[inline:1=Helge at Moose Garden] Meet the king of the forest. A visit to Moose garden where you can enjoy the company of tame elks close up, pat them and perhaps even feed them. This is also the only place to produce elk paper, made of elk droppings of course.

The entire establishment is focused on recycling and environmental friendliness. The moose paper is just one of the many examples of that. During the renovation of the buildings most of the materials were reused and each floorboard has its own story. The cafe serves homemade bread and cookies made only from eco-friendly ingredients. For more information take a trip to moosegarden.

Guided tour of Östersund

[inline:2=Sailing in Östersund] Experience an interesting and exciting walk through the heart of Östersund. An authorized guide of Östersund will unveil the cities’ secrets. He will provide information about houses and buildings that you will pass and will tell you about interesting personalities who have lived and been active in the city during the years.

Friday, October 2 , 09.00 - 13.00

Guided art and design tour

[inline:4=Östersund design tour] The art & design tour in Östersund, a walk through the city among public art in the centre of Östersund. During the promenade, you will see the art and works from artists from several periods of the cities’ history. A guide will explain and tell you the stories about the artists and their works. We also visit Gaaltije - the South-Sami culture center.

Conference programme

Wednesday September 30, 2009

18.30

Welcome reception at the Östersund town hall

Thursday October 1, 2009

09.00

PLENARY I - Opening session

Chair: Prof. Marie-Louise von Bergmann Winberg, Mid Sweden University
Welcoming comments: Håkan Wiklund, Pro Vice Chancellor, Mid Sweden University
Jens Nilsson, Mayor of Östersund
Mrs. Pia Sandvik Wiklund, County Director of Jämtland

Speech: Experiences and follow up of the 1st International CIRIEC Research conference on the Social Economy in Victoria, B.C. 2007 - Dr. Ian Mac Pherson, Canada

10.15

Refreshment break and cultural entertainment

10.45

PLENARY I - The Social Economy in a world facing a global crisis

Chair: Lisa Fröbel, SISE/CIRIEC Scandinavia
Interventions by: Antonella Noya, OECD/CFE/LEED programme, Italy
Dr. Benoit Levesque, Canada
Kristina Persson, Global Utmaning, Sweden

12.30

Lunch

14.00

PARALLEL SESSIONS A

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6

A7

A8

15.45

Refreshment break

16.15

PARALLEL SESSIONS B

B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

B6

B7

B8

18.00

End of conference day 1

19.30

Evening dinner at the wintergarden of “Folkets hus”

(with the possibility of minor modifications)

Friday October 2, 2009

9.00	PARALLEL SESSIONS C

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

10.45

Refreshment break

11.15

PARALLEL SESSIONS D

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

13.00

Lunch

14.00

PLENARY II - Conclusions from the conference and paths for future research on social economy

Chair: Prof. Marie-Louise von Bergmann Winberg, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Speech: Professor Bengt Johannisson, University of Växjö, Sweden
Panel: The Challenges of Co-operative Internationalization in a global economy.
Dr. Ian McPherson Canada, Prof. Darryl Reed Canada and Prof. J.J Mc Murtry Canada
Conclusions: Prof. Marie Bouchard, Canada

16.00

End of the conference

(with the possibility of minor modifications)