The Wild North project will host its 4th partner meeting in Ísafjörður, Súðavík and Bolungarvík (Westfjords) on the 11. - 15. of October. The meeting is followed by a seminar on wildlife guiding and interpretation called "Getting your message across".

 See meeting agenda below: 

Sunday 10th of October
17:00 Departure from Reykjavík Domestic Airport on flight NY-026 to Ísafjörður
17:50 Bus from Ísafjörður Airport to Hótel Ísafjörður

Monday 11th of October – Meeting at the Arctic Fox Centre in Súðavík
08:30 Departure from Hótel Ísafjörður 
09:00  Welcome – Hrafnhildur Ýr Víglundsdóttir, project manager
09:15 IQAS and destination evaluation – Per Åke Nilsson
09:45 Cluster reports
09:45 Vatnsnes Peninsula Cluster
10:15  Coffee
10:30 Westfjords cluster
11:00 Greenland cluster
11:30 Skagaströnd cluster
12:00 Lunch at “Jón Indíafari”
13:10 Húsavík cluster
13:40 Norway cluster
14:10 Faroe Islands
14:30 Short break
14:40 Introduction of new partners
14:40 International Fund for Animal Welfare 
15:00 Ecofact (Norway)
15:20 Elding Whale Watching (in connection with Húsavík cluster)
15:40 Sealwatching (Vatnsnes Peninsula)
Meeting ends at 16:00
16:10 Introduction of the Arctic Fox Centre (refreshments)
Dinner in Súðavík or Ísafjörður – will be announced later

Tuesday 12th of October – Meeting at the Natural Heritage Museum in Bolungarvík
09:00 – 16:30   Closed partner meeting

Wednesday October 13th 
09:00 – 17:00 Getting your message across – The role of interpretation in sustainable wildlife tourism. Instructed by Deborah Benham from Wild at Heart - Ecoholidays.

Free evening

Thursday October 14th 
09:00 – 17:00 Getting your message across – The role of interpretation in sustainable wildlife tourism

Evening programme in Ísafjörður – Reception and final dinner

Friday October 15th
10:00 – 12:00 Summary and discussions
12:00  Lunch at Hótel Ísafjörður
13:30  Departure to airport

Please note that this is a draft. Venues and time schedule might still change a bit.