Læknablaðið : fylgirit - 01.05.2002, Qupperneq 17

PROGRAM / 3 3RD SNC & 2ND SCNN
Social Program
Wednesday, May 29 13:00-13:30 Opening ceremony The opening ceremony takes place in Hall 1. The president of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, will open the congress formally. Professor Elías Ólafsson, MD, PhD, and Ásta Möller, member of the parliament of Iceland, 2nd vice- president of the International Council of Nurses, former president of the Icelandic Nurses Association, will address the congress.
17:30-19:00 Welcome reception at Reykjavík City Hall The welcome reception is by invitation of the City Council of Reykjavík and takes place in the City Hall, in the centre of town. You will get the opportunity to enjoy drinks and small canapés, while greeting old and new friends. Buses leavefrom the congress hotels at 17:20.
Thursday, May 30 9:00-13:00 City sightseeing for accompanying guests The tour is a great introduction to Reykjavík, past and present. The city is situated on a peninsula. To the east are hills and mountain ranges. Reykjavík is the nation’s centre of culture, government, commerce and industry. Departure at 09:00 from Háskólabíó.
17:00-17:45 Iceland, nature and landscape Raw forces of nature - glaciers, volcanoes and the ocean - have been forging and shaping the face of Iceland for twenty million years and are still hard at work. It is a country which moves alarmingly beneath your feet with an earthquake or a volcanic eruption every five years or so. Location: Háskólabíó, Hall 2
Friday, May 31 17:00-17:45 Icelandic Sagas Delight in culture that has been an inseparable part of the Icelanders' character and identity ever since they wrote the medieval Sagas. The lecture will give you an insight into some of the most famous Icelandic Sagas. Location: Háskólabíó, Hall 2
20:00-01:00 Gala dinner A three-course dinner with wine and entertainment at Broadway at Radisson SAS - Hotel ísland. No transportation provided. Price: EUR 75,- per person.
Congress liotels are: Radisson SAS Saga Hotel Radisson SAS ísland Hotel Icelandair Loftleiðir Hotel
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