The conference „Cruise Ships - on the right course?“ will be held in Edinborgarhúsið in Ísafjörður Monday and Tuesday of next week, April 3rd and 4th. The University Centre of the Westfjords is coordinating the event in cooperation with the Innovation Center of Iceland, the municipality of Ísafjarðarbær and other partners.

The minister of tourism, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, will address the conference early Monday morning followed by the Norwegian keynote speaker Frigg Jörgensen. Frigg is the managing director of AECO, Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators. It is an international association for expedition cruise operators operating in the Arctic. Frigg also has wide experience in the tourism industry in Svalbard, Norway. Other lecturers come from various parts of Iceland, ranging from academics to interest holders.

The purpose of the conferance is to create a venue for different opininons in this fast growing branch of the Icelandic tourism industry. The ultimate goal would be to aid in the formation of a strategic plan with sustainability in the foreground.

The conference is open to the public with a registration fee of only 5.000 ISK. All lectures aside from the keynote speakers‘ will be given in Icelandic. Registration takes place on the conference web site.