Annual meeting of NACC Member and Chapter Presidents
November 6th & 7th, 2003 Agenda

2003 ANNUAL MEETING OF NACC MEMBERS AND CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 6-8, 2003

Thursday, November 6
7:30 pm Welcome Reception and Dinner in the Embassy Residence
Hosts: Ambassador and Mrs. Ingvard Havnen
Friday, November 7
9:00 am - 12:00 pm   
Room: Laurier
Business Seminar
Research/ Technology / Innovations
Organizers: Science and program attached.
Participants include Team Norway, NACC members, specially invited Norwegian, U.S. and Canadian guests.
12:00 pm Lunch - Torhild Widvey, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Room: Laurier
NACC Annual Meeting
NACC Members and Chapter Presidents together with Participants from Team Norway and Research and Technology Forum.
Welcome: NACC President Olav Rakkenes.
  Public Diplomacy/Norway's Image Abroad
Torhild Widvey, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Reorganization of governmental agencies abroad
Helle Hammer, State Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry
3:15 pm
Coffee Break
3:30 pm
Plans for the Centennial Events in 2005
Øyvind Stokke, Project Coordinato/Programs Abroad, Centennial Celebration 2005, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Plans for the 2005 Centennial Events in the U.S.
Jon-Åge Øyslebø, Minister Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs, Norwegian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
4:30 pm -5:30 pm
NACC Meeting continues
Liability Insurance Plans - Is there still a need for these? - Discussion moderated by Steven Peri, Chairman, Chapter Relations Committee
7:00 pm
NACC Annual Dinner at Restaurant Le Jardin, 127 York Street, Ottawa
Saturday 8 November
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Room: L'Orangerie
NACC Annual meeting continues
Items for discussion:
  • Chapter Reporting
  • Communication among chapters
  • Ideas for NACCs role in the Centennial events of 2005
The meeting is concluded with a luncheon
2:00 pm
Ideas for Sightseeing - Optional:
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization
  • National Art Gallery
  • Wakefield railroad
  • Rideau Canal, guided local tour
7:00 pm
Members staying over to Sunday may wish to gettogether for dinner
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