NLA/IFLA EU conference 2014 - "Landscape and Democracy"

NLA's autumn conference 2014 is a cooperation with IFLA Europe, in connection with IFLA's General Assembly 18-19 October in Oslo.

NLA conference "Landscape and Democracy", 17 October 2014

The conference is held at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences NMBU at Ås, 30 km south of Oslo. Ås is easily accessed by train from Oslo S.
Address/ link: "Arabidopsis", Biotechnology building, Christian Magnus Falsens vei 1, 1430 Ås.
Link to registration form for online payment at deltager.no. Search for landscape_and_democracy + deltager.no or https://www.deltager.no/landscape_and_democracy

PROGRAMME 17 Oct (All lectures will be held in English)
10.30-11.00 Coffee and registration

11.15 Welcome to Norway Mrs Aase Hørsdal, NLA president
11.30 Welcome to NMBU Mrs Inger-Lise Saglie, Head of Department of Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning, NMBU
11.45 Eidsvoll 1814 – The birth of the Norwegian Constitution at Eidsvoll Mr Erik Jondell, dir. Eidsvoll 1814
12.15 - 13.15 LUNCH
13.15 Democracy materialised Mrs Shelley Egoz, Dr. Prof. and Mrs Therese Andersson, Ph.D.-student, Centre for landscape and democracy at NMBU
13.45 Russia – public space and democracy Mrs Maria Ignatieva, Dr. Prof. Uppsala University
14.15 Public participation and planning Mrs Gro Sandkjær Hansen, Dr. Polit, researcher at NIBR Norwegian Institute for urban and regional research (NIBR)
14.45 Continous professional development - the tool for strengthening public roles of landscape architects in the Baltic Sea region Mr Gintaras Stauskis, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and Mrs Vaiva Deveikiene, Vilnius City Municipality, Litauen, Mrs Una Ile and Ms Kristine Dreija - Latvian Association of Landscape Architecture
15.15 - 15.45 BREAK
15.45 National streets and urban open places Mrs Sunniva Schjetne and Mr Alf E. Støle, both Landscape architects MNLA, Norwegian directorate of public roads (Statens vegvesen)
16.00 Security, safety and liveability in urban open spaces Mr Yngvar Hegrenes, senior landscape architect, Municipality of Oslo
16.15 The Utøya project Mr Erlend Blakstad Haffner, architect, CEO Blakstad Haffner Architects
16.45 - 17.00 BREAK
17.00 Memorial sites and democracy Mrs Annegreth Dietze-Schirdewahn, Dr., Prof. ILP/NMBU
17.30 Urban space and free democracies Mrs Jenny B. Osuldsen, Prof. ILP/NMBU, partner at Snøhetta
18.00 Closing remarks by Mrs Ana Luengo, President of IFLA Europe

18.05-21.00 Reception with tapas food and drinks at NMBU - shortly after the conference.

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IFLA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 18-19 Oct 2014
The IFLA GA will be held in Oslo in the House of Architects (Arkitektenes Hus).
Delegates and presidents will receive the GA Agenda with enclosures from IFLA General Secretary.
Schedule for IFLA GA: Saturday 18 Oct at 8.30-18.30 and Sunday 19 Oct at 8.30-16.30.
Address/link: Josefines gate 34, NO-0351 Oslo (5 min walk from the Royal Castle).
Please fill in the registration form if you are an IFLA delegate or observer to GA - even if you are not attending the conference on 17 Oct.

IFLA ExCo MEETINGS (Only for ExCo members)
Schedule: Thursday 16 Oct at 16.00-20.00 at the Comfort Hotel Grand Central and Monday 20 Oct at 9.30-16.45 at Arkitektenes Hus, Josefines gate 34.
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REGISTRATION: 10 October (extended from 1 Oct)
Hotel rooms are reserved at Comfort Hotel Grand Central. Due to hotel booking and possibly cancellation of leftover rooms, preferably all events should be booked by filling in the registration form within 1 October.
Link to registration form for online payment at deltager.no. Search for landscape_and_democracy + deltager.no or https://www.deltager.no/landscape_and_democracy

PRICES: CONFERENCE WITH RECEPTION
Students: NOK 0,- (NB: reception not included).
IFLA delegates and IFLA GA observers: NOK 500,-.
Member of NLA and other IFLA associated organisations: NOK 1500,-.
Non-members: NOK 2000,-.

HOTEL ACCOMODATION
Rooms are reserved at Comfort Hotel Grand Central - situated at the Oslo S.
Address: Jernbanetorget 1, Oslo.
Single room with breakfast per night: NOK 980,-
Double room with breakfast per night: NOK 1180,-
Booking:
Use the registration form directly or mail to co.grand.central@choice.no or phone +47 22 98 28 00.
For booking by mail or phone, use the booking code is: 1123 R 039 468.
Payment for IFLA delegates by invoice to IFLA, others pay directly to the hotel.

TRANSPORT TO ÅS BY TRAIN:
Oslo S - Ås (L21 Moss): 18 minutes past every hour.
Ås - Oslo S (L21 Skøyen): 51 minutes past every hour.
Remember to buy your tickets before entering the train (NOK 70 x2). The trip takes 30 minutes. The walk from Ås station to the campus at NMBU will take you 30 min. Taxi or bus available by showing the train ticket.

MORE INFORMATION? CONTACT
NLA: Executive Secretary Marit Hovi Tel: +47 23 33 24 60/ +47 918 53 106
NLA: IFLA Delegate Gyda Grendstad Tel: +47 952 72 428
IFLA: IFLA Secretary General Marina Cervera Tel: +32 (497) 630 550
ELASA: Pavel Sagen Tel: +47 414 10 319

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
Hesselberg Bygg AS, Vestre AS, Naturviterne, Organowood AS, Claussen & Heyerdahl AS, Extery Oü/ Miljø & Sikkerhet AS, GH Form, Euroskilt AS, Streetlife Studio Scandinavia, Wallax, Lek og Trivsel and Van den Berk Nurseries.

Arranged by
The Norwegian Association for Landscape Architects - NLA
The International Federation of Landscape Architecture Europe - IFLA Europe
The European Landscape Architecture Student Association - ELASA