PHOTOS FROM THE KABELVÅG WORKSHOP
Nyvågar Rorbuhotell - conference site
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Oddmund Graham delivers the opening address
as participants embark on a boat ride
for dinner and fishing through the Lofoton Islands
The Boat Ride
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Rae-Kwon Chung and Erik Brandsma catch fish |
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Then the Work begins...
Chair Joke Waller Hunter gives the opening speech...
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...participants engage in dialogue in Plenary...
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...discussion groups formulate recommendations...
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...discussion groups present their recommendations in Plenary...
...Norwegian Secretary of State Jesper W. Simonsen delivers the closing remarks.
Participants board the boat again for a trip to Steigen,
site of a pilot project of the Sustainable Local Communities Initiative...
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...enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains as they cruise through the Westfjord...
...are welcomed by a live band at the dock...
...visit the local fish plant, founded in 1920...
...are greeted by the Mayor of Steigen...
...enjoy a theater presentation by local school children...
(here, the evil Dr. CO2 and the Eco-Fairy battle it out over a sleeping carrot)
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... are offered insights into local traditions by an exhibition prepared by the students of Leines School...
... and return to the conference site (home sweet home!) for the final dinner with the Secretary of State.