Schedule For Energy From the Edge

Venue: Clickimin Centre, Lerwick. 

Note: The following times are only provisional at this stage.

Wednesday 12th September

1430-1600 Conference Registration
1600-1800 Joint Plenary Session
  Welcome and Introductions
  Symposium Report; Conference Prospect, Mark Shrimpton, NewFoundland
  Report of findings from the Energy from the Edge Symposium
  The Arc of Opportunity: Realising the Potential of Scotland's Island Communities, Stuart Black, Scotland
  Community Energy Developments and Future Opportunities for Remote Communities, Patrick Ross-Smith, Shetland
1900 for 1930 Grand Dinner for Symposium and Conference Participants
  Welcome by Convener of Shetland Islands Council, Sandy Cluness

Thursday 13th September

0745 - 1645
 Energy Field Trip (transport and trip details will be in each registration pack)
0845 - 1645
 Heritage Field trip (transport and trip details will be in each registration pack)
1700 - 1800  Feedback session from fieldtrips (includes afternoon tea)
1800 - 1830  Northern Knowledge Network, Sheila Downer, Smart Labrador, Canada 
1830 Conference Finishes for the day
1830 - 1900
 International Society of Marginal Regions (ISSMR) Seminar
1830 - 1900  Current Local Life Support Policies by the Local Governments under the NEW National Land and Sustainability Plan, Yasutaka Matsuo, Senshu University, Japan

Friday September 14th

0900 Conference registration for new delegates 
0930 - 0940  Welcome by Chair to Labour Market Mobility, Douglas Irvine, Shetland
0940 - 1010 Population Dynamics from Peripheral Regions, Godfrey Baldacchino, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1010 - 1040 Labour Market Mobility: Challenges and Opportunities for sparsely populated areas, Ottar Brox, Norway
1040 - 1100 Coffee Break
1100 - 1130 Challenges Facing Small Remote Rural Labour Markets, Andrew Blackadder, Shetland
1130 - 1150 Q & A Session for all speakers
1200 - 1315 Lunch at Clickimin
   
  Parallel Sessions:
   
Session 1 Making the Most of Large Scale Resource Development in Remote Communities
1330 - 1340 Introduction by Chair, Kaspar Lytthans, Faroe
1340 - 1405 How Shetland's Experience Of The Oil Era Can Be Applied To Local Renewable Energy Development, Alastair Cooper, Shetland 
1405 - 1430 Exploitation of Hydropower for Aluminum Production in a Small Community in East-Iceland, Hjalti Jóhannesson, Iceland
1430 - 1455 The Bright Future of the High North, Mette Ravn Midtgard, Norway
1455 - 1515 Q & A Session for all speakers
   
Session 2 Prosperity through Identity
1330 - 1340 Introduction by Chair, Alastair Hamilton, Shetland
1340 - 1405  Icelandic Reflections on Sustainable Identity, Ragnar Baldursson, Iceland
1405 - 1430  Capacity Buildling, Local Identity and Regional Development: The Experiences from Bornholm, Denmark , Peter Billing, Denmark
1430 - 1455  Electricity at the Edge: decision-making in the energy institution, Kathy Stuart, Prince Edward Island
1455 - 1515  Q & A Session for all speakers
1515-1535 Joint Coffee Break for Session 1 and Session 2
   
  Plenary Session on Governance
1535 - 1545 Introduction by Chair to Governance, Jorgen Amdam, Norway
1545 - 1610 Governance for Regional Development Around the North Atlantic Rim: opportunities from the Inside Out and the Outside In, Rob Greenwood, Newfoundland
1610 - 1635 An Island: Inside or Out? Karen Scott, Isle of Man
1635 - 1700 Towards Integrated management of the Southern Gulf: Where do coastal communities fit in? Irene Novaczek, Prince Edward Island 
1700 - 1715 Q & A Session for all speakers 
   
1715-1800 Conference findings, concluding thoughts, panel discussion from Chairs of NORA, ISSMR, SIC and NAF, chaired by Godfrey Baldacchino
   
1930 Closing Conference Dinner
 

Saturday September 15th
0930 - 1100 International Society of Marginal Regions Seminar
(Islesburgh Community Centre, Room 10) 
  The Politics of Peripherality and the Issue of Sovereignty: Case Studies from the North and South Atlantic, Alison McCleery, Napier University, Edinburgh
  Regional Building and Economic Change in Western Norway, Jørgen Amdam, Volda University College, Norway
  Empowerment Planning in Regional Development, Roar Amdam, Volda University College, Norway

Field Trips 

As part of the Energy from the Edge Symposium and Conference, Thursday 13th September will be dedicated to Field Trips.

One of these trips will focus on Energy (renewable energy in particular) and will include a visit to the most northerly island of Unst and the PURE Energy Centre. Amongst other things, the tour will also include a visit to Burradale Windfarm and a stop off at Sullom Voe Oil Terminal.

The second trip will focus on Heritage and Tourism within Lerwick and the South end of Shetland. The trip will include a visit to Shetland Amenity Trust’s dig at Scatness, a tour of the new Shetland Museum and Archives, St Ninians Isle and the settlement at Jarlshof. See the full proposed itinerary for the second trip.