Draft Program

Icelandic National League of North America
88th Annual Convention
Hotel Fort Garry, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
April 26, 27, 28, 29, 2007

Thursday, April 26, 2007
(tentative)
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 		Arrival of delegates
Registration – Hospitality Room
Setting up Icelandic-Canadian Displays Vendor tables
 

Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00 a.m.  – 9:00 a.m Continental Breakfast
Continued registration
Sales and Art Displays
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. INL Executive & Chapter President’s Meeting
Chair:  Garry Oddleifson, INL President.
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Official Welcome
President of Frón INL Chapter – Serena Goebel/Susan Hjalmarson
President of the INL/NA – Garry Oddleifson
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Landsbanki –unconfirmed
12: 00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.


 Lunch
Host – Garry Oddleifson, INL President
Snorri presentation – Craziest thing that happened while I was in Iceland  
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bus Tour - Icelandic Winnipeg  
Poetry Readings at the Hotel Fort Garry
Continued Art and Sales Tables
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Coffee Break – Mezzanine
4:00 p.m.  – 7:00 p.m. Break and Supper on your own
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONIES

Presentation of Honourary Life Memberships
Presentation of the Laurence Johnson Lifetime
Achievement Award
8:15 p.m. - Reception & entertainment
Cash Bar and coffee served.

Saturday, April 28, 2007
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Continued Registration                                                
9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. INL Opening Remarks
Chair – Garry Oddleifson, INL/NA President
Making the News - Panel Discussion Eiður Guðnasson – Moderator
Panelist to be announced
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 p.m Coffee Break –
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. INL Committee Reports –
Membership – Judy Thorsteinson
Youth & Culture – Brad Hirst
Communications – Margaret Grisdale
Heritage Quilt – Iris Torfason
Calendars – Gwen Mann
History Book – Gwen Mann
Website – Holly Ralph
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Chair – Geraldine McDonald – INL 1st Vice-President
Scandia Young Folk Dancers
1:30 p.m.  – 3:00 p.m Living Our Heritage – (10-15 min each)
 Icelandic Canadian Fron chapter of the INL
The Icelandic Canadian Magazine
Jon Sigurdsson chapter of the  IODE
Logberg Heimskringla
Canada Iceland Foundation
U of M Icelandic Deptartment
The Icelandic Collection
Lestrarfelag
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break - Logberg Heimskringla Future Fund
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bitten By the Bug
Logberg Heimskringla Future Fund
Slide Show Presentation of club activities
4:00 pm Program completed
:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Cocktails – Cash Bar
Silent Auction – Closed during dinner
7:00 p.m. Banquet
7:15 p.m. Dinner Served
8:30 p.m. Entertainment –
Góða Nótt

Sunday, April 29, 2007
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Coffee –Room ?
8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Delegates to pick-up voting cards
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

88th Annual General Meeting

Agenda

 

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