Programme(subject to change)
Saturday 3rd August, 2013
Arrive Shetland and Register @ Shetland Museum & Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick.
Sunday 4th August, 2013
Registration @ Mareel for those unable to register on Saturday
Full Day Public Lectures
Lunch Shetland Museum & Archives
Evening Civic Reception hosted by Shetland Islands Council at
Lerwick Town Hall
Monday 5th August, 2013
Morning Congress Lectures
Lunch Shetland Museum & Archives
Afternoon Site Visits to Jarlshof, Mousa and Catpund Soapstone Quarry
Dinner At a local hall before travelling to the Optional Site Visit to Mousa or returning to Lerwick for the Optional Concert or free evening
Evening Optional Site Visit to the island of Mousa (£20 per head), or
Optional Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Concert (£15-£20 per head), or
Free Evening
Tuesday 6th August, 2013
Full Day Congress Lectures
Lunch Shetland Museum & Archives
Evening Reception hosted by Historic Scotland at Shetland Museum & Archives
Dinner location to be confirmed
Wednesday 7th August, 2013
Morning Congress Address by the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Culture & External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop
Full Day Congress Lectures
Lunch Shetland Museum & Archives
Evening Site Visits en-route to Scalloway for Reception hosted by the
Centre for Nordic Studies
Dinner North Atlantic Fisheries College, Scalloway
Thursday 8th August, 2013
Morning Congress Lectures
Lunch Shetland Museum & Archives
Afternoon Site Visit to Clickhimin Broch (imposing Broch and later structures) and free time in Lerwick
Dinner Shetland Museum & Archives
Evening Congress Lectures
Friday 9th August, 2013
Full Day Congress Lectures & Congress Council (p.m.)
Lunch Shetland Museum & Archives
Evening Congress Dinner at Lerwick Town Hall (additional £50 fee payable)
Saturday 10th August, 2013
Full Day Congress Lectures
Lunch Shetland Museum & Archives
Finish in time for delegates to leave on the Northlink Ferry at 1900 hrs if they wish
Dinner will not be provided this evening
Sunday 11th August, 2013
Departure day or
Post-Congress Tour (for the maximum of 60 delegates who have registered)
For those on the Post-Congress Tour, lunch and dinner will be provided this day
Monday 12th August, 2013
Site visits in Unst
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided
Tuesday 13th August, 2013
Depart Unst and visit the island of Papa Stour
Breakfast and lunch will be provided
Return to Lerwick in time for delegates to leave on the Northlink Ferry at 1900 hrs if they wish
Wednesday 14th August, 2013
Departure day for remaining delegates