We propose an open conference on the Oslo-Kiel ferry with the purpose of creating a intimate and personal meeting space between the GLAM community and the technical community, for the purpose of creating new and stunning applications and discussing common use cases.
By using a boat like this for a conference everybody will be together for the whole duration of the conference, which will create a very intense experience and make it easier to communicate and coordinate. The meetings and discussions will be held in parallel and in plenum, at meeting places in the ferry, and will continue over several days as we will be on a rundtrip from Oslo Kiel?
During the stop in Kiel Oslo? If we are not able to hold the conference early enough in the fall we will try to hold a conference during the spring. We will probably not hold a conference like this during the winter because of the risk for bad weather, but then again they have Norwegian Christmas food in November and December.
It is not clear which direction is the "best", but if we go from Kiel to Oslo it is easier for people from Denmark and Germany, and also somewhat easier for people from southern Sweden. It will also make it possible with short visits to some of the best museums and galleries in Norway; for example Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art and National Museum of Art is within walking distance from the harbor and just outside walking distance is the Munch Museum , Viking Ship Museum and Norwegian Museum of Cultural History with its stave church form Gol.
The cost for the conference cruise starts at either NOK Approx. This is the standard prices and includes internal cabins. It is possible to get better cabins with a view for additional cost, and also other increased accommodations.
