Revision of Accompanying persons programme from Thu, 2009-07-09 14:22
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. 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
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.
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 tour of Njarka
Njarka is located on a peninsula in lake Häggsjön, 15 minutes driving distance from the famous ski resorts of Åre/Duved. This quiet and breathtaking beautiful location is surrounded by mountains and the waterfall Tännforsen nearby. You will find an amazing diversity of wildlife in this area including hundreds of species of birds including eagles, ruffs and ptarmigans. Visitors
will be invited to participate and learn about the native Sami culture, nightguests
are accomodated in modern cabins, for the more adventurous Njarka offers the possibility to spend a night in a traditional Sami hut.
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.