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.
[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.
[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.
[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.