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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

HENRIK IBSEN: THE BIRTH OF ”FRILUFTSLIV”

A 150 YEAR INTERNATIONAL

DIALOGUE CONFERENCE JUBILEE CELEBRATION

NORD-TRØNDELAG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

NORWAY

SEPTEMBER 14-19, 2009

Paa Viddene (On the Heights)

Well, then come!

In wind and rainstorm,

‘Cross the highland’s rolling

heather!

He who wants may take the

church road:

I will not, for I am free!

In the lonely seter-corner,

My abundant catch I take

There’s a hearth, and a table,

And friluftsliv for my thoughts.

                                              Henrik Ibsen, 1859

In 1859, the word ”friluftsliv” first emerged in printed form from the pen of Henrik Ibsen in his poem “På Viddene” (“On the Heights”),

a word which has anchored itself deeply in the Scandinavian soul ever since.

Today, the word and its manifold interpretations in philosophy and activity have taken flight, seeking new horizons.

At Nord-Trøndelag University College in central Norway we wish to invite reflective outdoor scholars and practitioners from around the world in a celebration of this jubilee of the friluftsliv phenomenon and its perspectives ahead.

Would you like to join us for this friluftsliv feast for mind, body, and soul?

Our vision is for a creatively distinctive conference, doing honour to the spirit of Ibsen. We would like to build on the much lauded pioneering format of the 2007 Gisna Valley conference in Norway, “Being in Nature; -Experiential Learning and Teaching”, where

speaking, reading, and writing about friluftsliv was woven intimately with its practice.

How do we visualize this?

The PROGRAMME will be as follows:

Day 1: Levanger campus, Nord-Trøndelag University College. Registration and

            plenum sessions, indoors and outdoors.

Day 2: Transport to Nedalshytta mountain station (Norway). 

            Website: (www.turistforeningen.no/english/cabin.php?ca_id=5).

            Plenum and group sessions, indoors and outdoors.

Day 3: Group session hike to Storerikvollen mountain station (Norway).

            Website: (www.turistforeningen.no/english/cabin.php?ca_id=15).

            This 21 km route on the eastern shore of lake Nesjøen goes

             north along the lake, but above the treeline, with views of the rugged     

             Sylane mountain range to the east. Approaching Storerikvollen the route  

             approaches the vegetated shoreline of Essandsjøen, on the north shore  

             of which lies the station. The route is relatively flat. Plenum and group  

             sessions at station in the evening.                              

Day 4: Group session hike to Sylarna mountain station (Sweden). This 19 km  

            route climbs SE from the lake up into the Sylane/Sylarna massif where

            the Sylarna station lies in the main valley of this area. Website: 

            (www.stfsylarna.com). This day is the most alpine of the conference.

            Plenum and group sessions at station in evening.                                                                                      

Day 5: Group session hike to Storulvån mountain station (Sweden). Website: 

            (www.storulvan.se). This 16 km route travels NE in a relatively straight

            line with mountain views in all directions. The terrain is generally downhill

            on this last day of the conference. Plenum session and Ibsen Jubilee

           Dinner at station in evening.   

Day 6: Morning transport to Enafors and Stjørdal railway stations and

           Trondheim/Værnes airport. 

The Setting:

The Nord-Trøndelag University College campus, (www.hint.no/hint/international),

on a peninsula of the Trondheim fjord, is a worthy opening site for the conference; -a setting where “near friluftsliv” takes place

daily not only for those on campus, but also for the town population.

That the main setting for the jubilee celebration should then move to the mountains is in the spirit of Ibsen’s “On the Heights”. The

mountain region to the south-east is legendary in Scandinavian friluftsliv, and the area will be in its full autumn colour glory in

September. The peaks, mountain stations, hiking/skiing routes, and the mountain huts on both sides of the Norwegian/Swedish

border have for many an iconic status. Here the conference participants will live the border-transcending character of modern

friluftsliv, so appropriate from the perspective of Henrik Ibsen, the internationalist. With one conference mountain station in

each country reachable by road, and the other by foot; comparative reflections on high country friluftsliv in Scandinavia are

enhanced.

Themes:

Presentations are invited on the broad theme of the significance and meaning of friluftsliv from Ibsen to the present, and its role in the challenging times ahead.

More specific themes are as follows:

     -    “…And friluftsliv for my thoughts.” –Henrik Ibsen, 1859

-         Friluftsliv in the era of the climate debate ; -Quo vadis?

-         Friluftsliv in the postmodern societal arena; -a distant cry in the wilderness?

-         The environmental impact of friluftsliv; -does the jury have a verdict/solution?

-         Friluftsliv; -its influence and prospects in the global arena.

-         Friluftsliv; -a way to become self-determined, not determined?

-         Is friluftsliv a non-material guide to life in a material world?

-         1859; -the midpoint of the union period of Norway and Sweden:

-a 150 year divergent friluftsliv path in the two nations?

Scholarly critiques of existing theory and research are also welcome. Presentations submitted on outdoor themes outside the above

scope will be considered according to program space. Postgraduate student work, and works in progress may be submitted for review.

Abstracts:

Abstracts for presentations are invited. Submissions should be made as an

e-mail attachment to aage.jensen@hint.no with subject line  IBSEN2009ABSTRACT<AUTHOR’S NAME>. Abstracts should be no more

than 300 words, and must include: conference theme the abstract addresses, name of author(s), organization, mailing address,

telephone number, and e-mail address. Abstracts must conform to APA (American Psychological Association) guidelines and be in Word format. Scientific committee will consider no more than two abstracts per registrant.  

Important dates and deadlines:

-         Abstract deadline is December 5, 2008. Early submission is welcomed.

-         Notification of acceptance, as well as instructions for full paper submission will be given by January 9, 2009.

-         Full paper submission deadline is March 20, 2009, Ibsen’s birthday. Early submission is welcomed. All papers will be peer  reviewed for the purpose of Conference Proceedings inclusion. Final decision of the reviewers will be communicated by

      April 30.

-         Early deadline for registration is June 1, 2009. Final registration date is August 15, 2009. Participants who wish to overnight indoors in the mountain stations should meet the early deadline.

-         Conference Proceedings distribution in electronic format to participants will start in June 2009. Only papers of authors

      registered for the conference will be included in this format of the Proceedings.

-         Proceedings in paper format will be mailed to participants after the conference. Only papers of presenting authors will be

      included. 

Presentations:

The success of the celebration will depend heavily on participant familiarity with the Proceedings and consequent engaged

contributions to the discussions. Hiking sessions between stations will be led by authors of Proceedings papers where the presentation

themes will be discussed in small groups while walking and at rest stops. A host friluftsliv student familiar with the area will be with

each group for purposes of orienteering and the sharing of local knowledge. With hiking times for the first two mountain days being approximately 6 hours, these will be divided into three 2-hour sessions on different topics. The final mountain day is ca. 4 hours, so

this hike will be divided into two 2-hour sessions. Change-over locations for the sessions will be pre-determined. Topics may be

repeated once according to desire, but in no case would an author do more than one presentation per day. All presenters and the

general participants will, in this way, have generous opportunity to interact on many conference topics. At the stations, group

sessions may continue as needed. Group size and number of sessions will be flexibly organized depending on quantity of

submissions and registrants. Weather may influence structure of sessions. The language of the Jubilee Conference will be English. 

Conference Presenters:

Preliminary list of speakers and short biographies will be posted on the conference website in February and onwards. Final list will be available in May.  

Exhibit Tables:

Conference participants are invited to exhibit books, journals, academic and professional programme information, and future conference materials, etc., at a convenient site in conjunction with the campus opening day events. Materials remaining will be delivered to owners courtesy of the bus collecting participants at Storulvån at the closing of the conference.  

Conference Region Websites:

Levanger: www.levanger.kommune.no (view English link),

                 http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levanger.  

Tydal: www.tydal.kommune.no (no English link; but view “kart” link,

           showing map of Norwegian section of conference mountain area),

           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tydal.

Åre: www.areturistbyra.com (view English link) 

How to get here:

For information in Norwegian, please view the following websites www.hint.no/hint/levanger/transport_og_kommunikasjon and www.hint.no/hint/levanger/kart_studiested_levanger.

By air

Levanger is located 50 km north of the Trondheim airport, Værnes (www.avinor.no/lufthavn/trondheim), and there is frequent train service from the airport to Nord-Trøndelag University College, which has its own train-stop: “HiNT Røstad” (www.nsb.no).

By train

Daily trains from Oslo and Stockholm to Trondheim, where you will need to change to a train to Levanger/HiNT Røstad (www.nsb.no).

By bus or car

Levanger is also on the main national highway, the E6, with long distance bus service.

Driving maps can be found on: http://www.norgeskartet.no/norgeskartet/index.c?ps=8&e=14.7087883705926&scrollX=0&scrollY=0&n=64.6317645635299&zoom=2&s=62.8501911802296&w=

7.86324137545307&tool=zoom

Accommodations

The conference hotel for the first night is Backlund Hotel in Levanger, a 15 min. walk from campus

(www.norlandia.no/backlund). Other hotels are available in the neighbouring town of Verdal:  Stiklestad Park Hotell – (www.stiklestadpark.no) and  Verdal Hotell – (www.verdalhotell.no).

Camping will be available on campus in traditional lavvos (teepee-like structures) provided by Nord-Trøndelag University

College, or in personal tents. For campers, personal hygiene facilities are available on campus.

The mountain accommodations will be in the Norwegian stations, Nedalshytta and Storerikvollen, and the Swedish stations,

Sylarna and Storulvån. Camping in personal tents by the stations is also available. There is a variety of room, bed, and meal

options in the different stations. Campers pay a fee which gives access to station facilities.

For information of options please view station websites:

NORWAY: www.tt.no is the website for both stations. However, English link is not available for option details. Nevertheless, by clicking on “Priser og Åpningstider” you will find options and 2008 prices: “Fullpensjonspriser” (all inclusive), “Andre priser” (renting of sheet bag, camping), “Enkeltpriser” (overnight without meals), “Bevertning” (meals). Prices may rise slightly in 2009.

The two prices for all options show member price (left) and non-member price (right). For booking, please contact Trondhjems Turistforening, Sandgt. 30,

NO-7012 Trondheim, Norway. E-mail: firmapost@tt.no; Telephone: +47/ 73 92 42 00.

SWEDEN: Each station has its own website; Sylarna: www.stfsylarna.com, and Storulvån: www.storulvan.se. For option

details, click English link. After scrolling down under “Accommodations, Choose here”, click on “Sylarna/Storulvån Mountain

Lodge”. Next, after clicking on “Prices under winter season 2008” you will view bed/room/meal options. Summer prices for

2009 will be somewhat higher. Please note that meal prices at Sylarna are listed only on the Swedish version of the website.

Dinner at Sylarna is only available for groups of minimum 10. For booking, note that both stations have the same address;

SE-83015 Duved, Sweden; and telephone number; +46/(0)647 722 00. Other contact information differs. Sylarna: E-mail, sylarna@stfturist.se; Fax, +46/(0)647 750 12. Storulvån: E-mail, storulvan@stfturist.se; Fax, +46/(0)647 740 26.

Please note that in mountain stations in Scandinavia accommodations are by the bed. If you wish to share a room with specific others, do indicate this in your booking. In your contact with the stations, specify that you are with the Ibsen conference.

Membership Issue:             

Both Norwegian and Swedish mountain stations have more favourable prices for members of DNT and STF than for

non-members. DNT (Den Norske Turistforening) and STF (Svenska Turistföreningen) are the respective leading national

friluftsliv organizations which own and operate the stations on the conference programme. Conference participants who

plan to overnight indoors may wish to take out membership in one of these organizations (or corresponding organization in

Finland or Iceland). These Nordic countries recognize each others’ memberships. Savings incurred on the overnight costs

for the 4 nights will more than offset membership fee.

Another approach to qualify for member prices in Sweden, but not in Norway, is for conference delegates to take out

membership in a national organization affiliated with the International Youth Hostel Federation, Hostelling International

(HI). In this way they receive member prices. Alternatively, conference participants may receive the same benefit by

arranging purchase of a Hostelling International Card through one of the Swedish stations for the price of SEK 175 (2008).

N.B.!

Conference delegates must make their own accommodation and meal bookings.

Campers have access to self service kitchens and food stores in the Swedish stations.

View our coming website for information about the special Swedish station dinners: Sylarna (minimum 10 persons),

and the Ibsen Jubilee Dinner at Storulvån.

View our coming website for possible conference discount at the Norwegian stations.

REGISTRATION FORM

HENRIK IBSEN: THE BIRTH OF ”FRILUFTSLIV”

A 150 YEAR INTERNATIONAL

DIALOGUE CONFERENCE JUBILEE CELEBRATION

SEPTEMBER 14-19, 2009

(Please, complete and e-mail to ole.a.hustad@hint.no)

Registration Fee:

Please view our coming website for conference fee information. You will shortly be notified of our web-address.

Registration is valid when payment has been received.

The conference fee includes: Conference Proceedings in electronic and printed forms, campus overnight in lavvos/personal

tents, opening day grill-feast and refreshments, transport to and from Verdal hotels, transport to Nedalshytta, guide service

in the mountains, and transport from Storulvån Mountain Station to Enafors Railway Station (Sweden)/Stjørdal Railway Station (Norway)/

Trondheim-Værnes Airport (Norway). 

Luggage:

Luggage not needed during the mountain segment of the conference may be stored on campus. It will be brought by the bus collecting the participants at Storulvån on the last morning of the conference.  

Pre- and post-conference experiences:

Conference organizers can facilitate planning for friluftsliv or other activities prior to or after the conference. Please let

us know your desires. For additional friluftsliv, the region holds many more route-connected stations and huts among its peaks. There is also convenient taxi/van service from the Storulvån mountain station to the near-by railway station of Enafors

which has connections east and west. The historic Enaforsholm mountain estate of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture

and Forestry (www.ksla.se) (English link), within short walking distance from the Enafors train station and the E14 highway,

can also be a convenient base for further explorations. Further afield, the Skäckerfjällen  mountains to the north and the Trollheimen mountain region, SW of Trondheim, can be recommended. 

Conference Organizing Committee: Nord-Trøndelag University College

Chair: Nils Olof Vikander

Ole A. Hustad

Aage Jensen

Terje Rønning

Eivind Sæther

General Inquiries:

  Aage Jensen                                        Nils Olof Vikander

  Nord-Trøndelag University College      Nord-Trøndelag University College

  NO-7600 Levanger, Norway                 NO-7600 Levanger, Norway

  E-mail: aage.jensen@hint.no                 nils.vikander@hint.no

  Ph.:      +47 74 02 27 04                         +47 74 02 29 52

  Fax:     +47 74  02 25 03                        +47 74 02 27 01

PLEASE VIEW OUR COMING CONFERENCE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES! :  

DO JOIN US FOR THIS FRILUFTSLIV CELEBRATION!