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Thursday, May 14
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6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Hotel
Check-in and Registration
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Foyer
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7:00 pm
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Opening
Reception
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Riverside
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Friday, May 15
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All
events will be held in the Foyer and Ballroom on the second floor of the
hotel, accessable by the stairway or elevators in the Main Lobby.
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7:00 am – Noon
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Registration
Open
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Foyer
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7:00 am – 8:30 am
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CONTINENTAL
BREAKFAST BUFFET
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Foyer
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8:30 am – 10:00 am
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Opening
Ceremony
Procession
of Dignitaries - Gail Einarson-McCleery, Honorary Consul of Iceland in
Toronto
National
Anthems - Led by Heather Alda Ireland, Consul General, BC & Yukon
Opening
Comments - Claire Eckley, President of INL of NA
Welcome
from Minnesota Icelandic Community - Dianne O’Konski, Minnesota Icelandic
Communities
Welcome from
the City of Bloomington -Mayor Gene Winstead
Greetings
from INL Iceland- Halldór Árnason, President INL Iceland
Greetings
from Iceland’s Ambassador to Canada - Ambassador Sturla Sigurjónsson
Greetings
from Iceland’s Ambassador to the US - Ambassador Geir Haarde
Closing
Comments - Claire Eckley, President of the INL of NA
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Ballroom
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10:00
am – 10:30 am
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BREAK
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10:30 am – 12:00 pm
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Sessions
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Research/ Education
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Promoting Innovation Through Minnesota-Icelandic Partnerships –
Connie Delaney
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Ballroom
IV
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Heritage
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Topics
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Ballroom
III
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Lögberg-Heimskringla
- Stefan Jonasson
Movies-Movies-Movies
– Gail Einarson-McCleery
Youth Panel: The
Next Generation – Gail Einarson-McCleery facilitating - Erin Johnson,
Joe Bowen, Ashley Thorvaldson and Sacha Gudmundsson
Capturing
Biographies of Our Early Icelandic Settlers – Dianne O’Konski
Icelandic
Connection – Signy McInnis
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Workshop
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Picturing
Iceland – Nancy Johnson & Gail Murton
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Ballroom
II
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12:00
pm – 1:30 pm
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LUNCH - Icelandic Sweater (Clothing) Fashion Show – Rosemary Guttormsson
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Foyer
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Friday,
May 15 (continued)
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1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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Sessions
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Research/ Education
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Energy and the Environment:
Finding a Balance with Nature - Peter Hudleston (Earth Science), Len
Ferrington (Entomology), Paul Imbertson (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
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Ballroom IV
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Heritage
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Topics
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Ballroom III
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Icelandic
Camp for Kids – Brad Hirst
International
Visits (Sharing Talents with Clubs Here and Across the Ocean) – Alicyn
Goodman and Joni Shaw
Words
Worth Keeping: The Fragile Heritage Project – Ryan Eric Johnson
The Snorri Connection – Halldór Árneson, Ásta Sól
Kristjánsdóttir, Gail Einarson-McCleery
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Workshop
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Lopapeysa and More! –
Rosemary Guttormson
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Ballroom II
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3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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BREAK
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Foyer
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3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
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Sessions
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Research/ Education
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Culture Detective Iceland -
Thórunn Bjarnadóttir (Program Director of Intercultural Education)
Design Thinking in Iceland -
Tryggvi Thayer (University of Iceland) and Virajita Singh (University of
Minnesota)
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Ballroom IV
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Heritage
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Topics
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Introducing the Icelandic Association of Utah - Richard Williams
The Icelandic Churches in Vesturheimur...A Virtual Trip –
Gudmundur Vidarsson
Charitable
Gifts that Support Organizations You Love - How Planned Gifts Work – Susan
Hommes
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Ballroom III
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Workshop
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Genealogy – Sunna Furstenau, Cathy Josephson, Michelle Braakman,
Doreen Kristjanson Marston, Ferne Gudnason, David Johnon
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Ballroom II
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5:00 pm
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DINNER on your own
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7:30 pm
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INL of NA Awards Ceremony
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Ballroom III
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Saturday, May 16
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7:00 am – 8:30 am
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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST BUFFET
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Foyer
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8:30 am – 9:15 am
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“Þau fóru . . .Ties That Bind East Iceland and Minnesota – Cathy
Josephson
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Ballroom III
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9:15 am – 9:30 am
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Val Björnson: Minnesota Journalist and Politician – Dr. Örn
Arnar
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Ballroom III
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9:30 am – 10:00 am
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Icelandic Landscapes -
Jody (Bjornson) Martinez
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Ballroom III
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10:00 am – 10:30 am
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BREAK
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Foyer
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10:30 am – 11:00 am
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Ten Plays - Tíu leikrit by
Guttormur J. Guttormsson, the Poet of New Iceland - Heather Alda Ireland, Dr.
Birna Bjarnadóttir, Elin Thordarson, Christopher Crocker
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Ballroom III
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Iceland: Stepping Stone for the Medieval Norse Fur Trade in
North America – Robert Johnson and Janie Westin
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Ballroom III
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12:00
pm – 1:30 pm
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LUNCH – Viking Park Update from Gimli, MB
– Kathi Thorarinson Neal
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Foyer
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1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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Annual General Meeting of the INL of NA
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Ballroom IV
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1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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Cooking Icelandic Style – Kristján Thors
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Ballroom III
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5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
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Social Hour
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6:30 pm
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Samkoma and the Icelandic National
League Of North America Banquet hosted by the Icelandic Hekla Club
Keynote Speaker – Madame Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir, Former President of Iceland and current UNESCO Goodwill
Ambassador of Languages of the World.
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General Ballroom
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Sunday, May 17
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7:00 am – 8:30 am
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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST BUFFET
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Foyer
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8:30 am – 9:15 am
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Icelanders and Washington Island – Richard Purinton
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Ballroom III
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9:15 am – 9:30 am
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A Look at the Life of Guttormur
Guttormsson – Stefan Guttormsson
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Ballroom III
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9:30 am – 10:00 am
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BREAK
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Foyer
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10:00 am – 11:00 am
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Utah’s Western Icelanders: A
History and Living Legacy – Richard Williams
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Ballroom III
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11:00 am – 11:15 am
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Highlighting Judge Gudmundur Grimson – Steingrimur Steinolfson
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Ballroom III
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11:15 am – 11:45 am
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Hand-off to Vancouver & Convention Close
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Ballroom III
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