17. Viking Congress  - Shetland 2013

3rd-10th August 2013,

followed by the Congress Tour  

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Shetland Amenity Trust

Garthspool

Lerwick

Shetland

United Kingdom

ZE1 ONY

 

Tel: 0044 1595 694688

Fax: 0044 1595 693956

E-mail: info@shetlandamenity.org


Program

The Congress fee

The Congress fee has been set at £250 per person

(£300 if paid after 31st May, 2013)

The Themes of the Congress are:

    • Shetland in the Viking World
    • Mapping the Viking World
    • Viking Identities and Traditions
    • Viking Islands
    • Viking Homelands

Delegate Papers should be no longer than 20 minutes in length. These will be delivered in sessions of up to 5 papers at a time, followed by a short question and answers session. The use of PowerPoint is encouraged.

General information

The weather in Shetland can be very variable, even in summer time, and we would recommend that delegates bring waterproof clothing and strong walking shoes or boots.

 


Registration

If you wish to register to attend the 17th Viking Congress, please use the following link and return your form to:

Catrina Carter
Admin Manager & PA
Shetland Amenity Trust, Garthspool,
Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0NY
E-mail: catrina@shetlandamenity.org

 

Forms should be returned by Friday 8th March, 2013

 

 

Press here for... The Link to the Registration Form


Participants

Participants

(Printable List - pdf)

National Representatives

Denmark
England
Faroe
Greenland
Iceland
Ireland
Norway
Scotland
Sweden
Wales

Delegates

Denmark
England
Faroe  
Greenland 
Iceland 
Ireland 
Norway 
Scotland 
Schleswig-Holstein 
Sweden 
Wales 

 

Public Speakers

List

Students

 List

Shetland Delegates

List

 


Sponsors

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 


Organising Committee 2012

Jimmy Moncrieff, Chairman

Shetland Amenity Trust

 

Olwyn Owen, Scotland Co-ordinator

Historic Scotland

 

Val Turner, Shetland Co-ordinator

Shetland Amenity Trust

Colleen Batey

University of Glasgow

Catrina Carter

Shetland Amenity Trust

Andrew Jennings

Centre for Nordic Studies, UHI

Brian Smith

Shetland Amenity Trust

Doreen Waugh

School of Scottish Studies

 

Earlier Organising Committees