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| Thursday, May 3rd |
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Brandon, MB
Please take survey for air travel to Brandon
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| 7:00 - 10:00 pm |
Registration & Information |
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Vendors and displays |
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Meet & Greet (The Kaffi Tima Choir) |
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| Friday, May 4th |
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Registration and Information 8:00am - 5:00pm |
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Vendors and displays 9:00 am – 5:00 pm & 6:30 – 10:30 pm |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 am |
Opening Remarks & Welcome
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Convention Co-chairs: Harold & Norma Jonasson |
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ICC of WM President: Bob Isleifson |
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INL of NA President: Gail Einarson-McCleery |
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| 9:15 - 9:45 am |
New INL of NA Projects: Gail Einarson-McCleery |
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| 9:45 - 10:30 am |
What the Bear Said: Bill Valgardson |
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| 10:30 - 10:45 am |
Health Break |
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| 10:50 - 11:50 am |
Fara Heim Expedition: Johann Sigurdson/David Collette |
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| 12:00 - 1:25 pm |
Luncheon - Sponsored by Westoba Credit Union |
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Greetings from City of Brandon: Mayor Shari Dector Hirst
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Beacons of Friendship: Peter Bjornson/Tammy Axelsson |
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| 1:30 - 2:15 pm |
Icelandic River Heritage Sites Projects: Harley Jonasson |
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| 2:15 - 2:45 pm |
Icelandic Camp: Brad Hirst |
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| 2:45 - 3:00 pm |
Health Break |
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| 3:05 - 4:15 pm |
Silent Flashes: Exploring Our Photographic HeritageNelson Gerrard |
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Opening Night Ceremonies and Reception |
| 6:30 - 10:30 pm |
Cash bar |
Video--National Anthems |
| 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Opening Night Ceremonies |
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Honorary Lifetime Membership Presentations |
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Lawrence Johnson Lifetime Acheivement Award |
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Video |
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Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Þórður Ægir Óskarsson |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 pm |
Reception & entertainment |
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Coffee, Icelandic food
Hors d’oeuvres will be served. |
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| Saturday, May 5 |
Registration & Information 8:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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Vendors and displays 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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| 8:30 - 10:30 am |
Annual General Meeting |
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| 10:30 - 10:45 am |
Health Break |
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| 10:45 - 12:00 pm |
Annual General Meeting continues |
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| 12:15 - 1:45 pm |
Luncheon - Sponsored by Durum Place Apartments Brandon |
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(Fred, Cecilia, Don & Lois Fjeldsted) |
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Perspectives of a Canadian Living in Iceland: Alana Odegard |
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| 1:50 - 2:35 pm |
Snorri Program: Asta Sol Kristjansdottir/Halldor Arnason |
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| 2:35 - 2:50 pm |
Health Break |
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| 2:55 - 3:10 pm |
Lögberg-Heimskringla: lcelanders’ Cultural Connection:
Joan Eyolfson Cadham |
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| 3:10 - 4:05 pm |
It Seems So Far Away to Iceland: The Correspondence of the Taylor Sisters, 1880-1930: Ryan Eyford |
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| 4:05 - 4:15 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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Convention Co-Chairs - Harold & Norma Jonasson |
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ICC of WM President - Bob Isleifson |
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INL of NA Past President |
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Saturday Evening Gala |
| 5:30 - 10:30 pm |
Cash bar |
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| 6:30 |
Master of Ceremonies: Joe Olafson |
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| 6:30 - 7:00 pm |
Entertainment: Heather Jordan / Theresa Thordarson |
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Welcome & Introduction of Distinguished Guests |
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Grace |
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Dinner |
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Greetings from Icelandair: Christina Annese, Sales Exec., New England |
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Greetings from INL of NA President |
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Greetings from Provincial Government: Peter Bjornson, Minister of Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade |
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Keynote Speaker: Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Iceland - One Year Later' |
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Entertainment: Ari Jakobson (crooner) - accompanied by Brady Mitchell on guitar and Adam Kowalchuk on stand up bass. |
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| 10:00 pm |
Silent Auction closes and winners are announced |
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Sunday, May 6 |
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| 8:30 am |
Bus Loading |
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| 9:00 am |
Tour of Icelandic communities, churches, gravesites |
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Lunch |
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| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Arrival time back in Brandon |
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| 4:30 - 5:30 pm |
Núna(now) play, “Sargent & Victor” |
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Performed by Debbie Patterson |
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