International Scientific Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage

PROGRAM 4TH-7TH SEPTEMBER 2017 International Scientific Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage

Military heritage is a priority within ´s cultural heritage protection, with an emphasis on the Second World War and The Cold War. Professor John Schofield Head of Department and Director of Studies, Cultural Heritage Physical remains from both these periods have already been Management, University of York. lost or are on the verge of disappearing leading to the loss of knowledge about military and ideological battlefields in conflict

landscapes. The Icofort International Meeting th2017 will focus on Military Heritage from the 20th Century the disappearing military heritage from the 20 century. - - The identification and protection of military sites and land 4th–7th September 2017 scapes has many challenges. The protection of remaining mili Preservation, reuse and management tary heritage is in need of a professional network, to exchange Associate professor experiences, provide new insights and inspire each other with Kristina Spohr Department of international history, good practice guidelines. London School of Economics and Political Science. To offer a forum for current perspectives and different approach that are relevant to the protection of cultural heritage and cultural tary memory, Icofort Norway has invited three internationally recognized experts.

The event is organized by Icofort Norway with the support of Icofort International. The President of Icofort International, HERI Milagros Flores, will be present at the conference and will lead Research Fellow the annual meeting. Magnus Håkenstad The Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS).

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President Icofort PLACES TO VISIT // Milagros Flores Tromsø, Storfjord, History degree at University of Navarre, Helligskogen, Narvik, Harstad, Spain. Specialist on Fortifications both Meløyvær, Trondenes for UNESCO and for ICOMOS. International Scientific Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage

DAY 1 PROTECTION DAY 2 MANAGEMENT Monday 4th September Tuesday 5th September (tentative)

Tromsø, Storfjord, Helligskogen Narvik, Harstad

registration and coffee 10.00 ARRIVAL AT TROMSØ COUNTY COUNCIL 08.00 DEPARTURE TO SKJOLD MILITARY CAMP

County counsellor

PROGRAM 10.30 WELCOME SPEECH 09.30 GUIDED TOUR to the listed barracks from 1950s Milagros Flores, President WELCOME ICOFORT International 11.00 TRANSPORT TO NARVIK above // Meløyvær fort INTRODUCTION AND SHORT PRESENTATION below // Lyngen defence line Roberta Luciani, President ICOFORT OF THE 4-DAYS PROGRAM 13.00 SESSIONLUNCH AT 2 NARVIKPapers andPEACE posters CENTRE

14.00 11.00 DEPARTURE TO OTEREN/SKIBOTN WELCOME SPEECH AND GUIDED TOUR AT THE Chair Janne Wilberg and RED CROSS WAR MUSEUM Eystein Markusson, director Narvik Peace Centre with the Red 12.00 LUNCH AT NORDKJOSBOTN SESSION 1 Papers and posters Cross War Museum John Schofield, Head of Department in 12.45 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Archaeology York University SHORT INTRODUCTION TO FRØY-LINE Anne-Karine Sandmo, director Tromsø County Council culture department 17.30 DEPARTURE TO HARSTAD SHORT INTRODUCTION TO LYNGEN-LINE Anders Hesjedal, researcher at Norwegian Institute for 19.00 ACCOMMODATION AT HOTEL IN HARSTAD Cultural Heritage research 20.00 DINNER narviksenteret.no/no/English/the-new-narvik-peace-centre.html 13.30 GUIDED TOUR http://kart.gulesider.no/søk/Trondenes-H.S.D. Bus to Nordkjosbotn to Oteren, visit to Command post and further to the conflict landscape of Kitdalen with military vehicles Nina Strøm Einevoll, director Nord-Troms museum

19.00 ARRIVAL AT HELLIGSKOGEN BARRACKS

20.00 DINNER AT HELLIGSKOGEN www.visittromso.no/en www.visitnorway.com/listings/helligskogen-hostel/90683/ http://kart.gulesider.no/m/w2crg International Scientific Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage

DAY 3 REUSE DAY 4 CONCLUSION Wednesday 6th September Thursday 7th September (tentative)

Meløyvær Trondenes SESSION 4 Papers and posters

08.00 DEPARTURE WITH BOAT TO MELØYVÆR FORT 09.00 TRONDENES HISTORICAL CENTRE chair: (to be announced) 09.30 GUIDED TOUR CONFERENCE Magnus Håkenstad, researcher

PROGRAM Visit to the 120mm turret-gun KEYNOTE SPEAKER commander Johnny Skoglund at Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies

12.30 LUNCH AT VALHALL 11.00 CONCLUSION OF THE CONFERENCE Meløyvær SESSION 3 Papers and posters

13.30 11.30 ICOFORT ANNUAL MEETING chair: (to be announced) chair: Milagros Flores CONFERENCE Ole J. Furset, director at WELCOME SPEECH Sør-Troms Museum 13.00 LUNCH AT TRONDENES HISTORICAL CENTRE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Kristina Spohr, associate professor at LSE 14.00 VISIT TO TRONDENES GUN FROM WWII, POWS CAMP AND TRONDENES MIDDLE AGES 17.00 RETURN TO HOTEL IN HARSTAD CHURCH

20.00 DINNER AT RØKENES GJESTEHUS 17.00 DEPARTURE TO HARSTAD/EVENES AIRPORT http://roekenesgaard.no/rokenes-farm/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trondenes_Fort https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meløyvær_Fortress http://www.nordnorge.com/EN-sor-troms/?News=62 http://www.stmu.no/TrondenesHistoriskeSenter

Icofort Norway Working Group: CONTACT art historian, architect, specialized colonel (R), Roberta Luciani Havran Janne Wilberg Marte Oftedal Dag Strømsæther President ICOFORT Norway, 13 years of specialized in history and protection of in management of military heritage in Norwegian army, commanding officer experience in protection, reuse and military heritage from the 20th century Norway. Current position: leader of - of Østfold Regiment, commandant at management of military heritage in - in Norway. Current position: director of Specialist Advisory section at the Norwe fortress. Engaged in ICOFORT Norway 2017 Norway. Current position: senior archi Cultural Heritage Management Office, gian Defence National Agency (NDEA) conversion of abandoned military E-MAIL: [email protected] tect at the National fortification heritage City of . infrastructure. Current position: CONTACT PERSON: Roberta Luciani Havran section, Norwegian Defence National Commandant at Fredriksten fortress. www.icofort.org Agency (NDEA).