Conference: Inclusive Nordic Travel

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Oslo, Norway. 7 November 2022. The conference highlights the advantages of inclusive tourism by showing how it can contribute to sustainable community building and further support equality and independence for everyone.
Monday 7th November 2022. 09.00 to
Place: Oslo, Thon Hotel Opera, Dronning Eufemias gate 4.
Registration
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- The conference language is English.
- The conference will be live streamed.
- Please read the accessibility statement
About the Conference
Sustainable tourism involves a complex system of interconnected technologies, structures, functions, and actors. It is defined by the UN World Tourism Organisation as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities.”
Making tourism services accessible increases their quality and the enjoyment for everyone. It also improves the quality of life in local communities.
The conference highlights the advantages of inclusive tourism by showing how inclusive tourism can contribute to sustainable community building, and further support equality and independence for everyone. We want to illustrate how universal design contributes to increased social sustainability in the Nordic countries. The conference seeks to inspire by presenting local examples of sustainable and inclusive tourism from Norway, the Nordic countries, and the rest of the world.
Our purpose is to bring together the private sector, administrators, public service providers, researchers, designers, architects, planners, developers, users, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Universal Design and Sustainable Tourism.
Event moderator is Torgeir Waterhouse from Otte AS.
Programme
09.00 – 11.10: Opening plenary
Opening comments
Anette Trettebergstuen, Ministry of Culture and Equality
UNWTO - promoting responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism
Igor Stefanovic, United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Accessible Tourism For All - identifying barriers and how to surpass them
Ivor Ambrose, European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT)
Hotel accessibility management - standards and training programmes for accessibility
Magnus Berglund (Accessibility advisor)
ACCESSTOUR – realising the potential in making destinations more accessible
Karin Marie Antonsen, Nordland Research Institute
11.30 – 13.00: Parallel sessions
Track 1 - Technology
Moderator: Torgeir Waterhouse
The Making of a Virtual Museum Experience – Roald Amundsen’s House in VR
Jonas Nordby, Follo Museum
AI in the travel industry: bias and oportunities
Morten Goodwin, Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research
Navigating world travel with the help of technology for someone who happens to be blind - Perspectives, barriers, and opportunities
Stein Erik Skotkjerra, Siteimprove
Track 2 - Outdoor experiences
Moderator: to be announced
Move Green Lab - Evidence-based solutions on how to make nature accessible
Ulrika Stigsdotter, University of Copenhagen
Nature Access to All (NatAc) - Accessible trails in Finnish national parks
Laura Lethonen, Metsähallitus
Accessible tourism in Iceland
Jón Gunnar Benjamínsson, Iceland Unlimited
Panel / talk
Track 3 - Transportation
Moderator: Kirsti Svinø, Bufdir
About implementing the UN's sustainability goals in the transport system - how to create equal travel opportunities for everyone
Sven Hunhammar, Swedish Transport Administration
The transport experience for people with disabilities: A tourism perspective
Nigel Halpern, Kristiania University College
Development of autonomous electric ferries with a universal design
Erik Dyrkoren, Zeabuz
Reflections around the future of transportation
Joakim Valevatn, Teknologirådet
13.00 – 14.00: Lunch
14.00 – 15.30: Sightseeing/networking
You can choose one of the following:
- Tour of Legacy of the Fjords
- Tour of the Munch museum (max 19 participants)
- Networking in La Boheme
15.30 – 17.00: Closing plenary
Accessibility and Nordic museums
Artistic contribution
Ihra Lill Scharning
How accessible are the museums in Norway
Kirsti Svinø, Bufdir and xxx, Rambøl
Accessibility in the museums of Iceland
Jón Gunnar Benjamínsson, Iceland Unlimited
Accessibility through technology
Jonas Nordby and xxx (Follo Museum)
Panel/conversation
Contact
Tone Alexandra Larsen, senior advisor Bufdir
Email: smartcity@bufdir.no