This event will also be a part of the celebrations of the Tercentenary of the birth of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. The Ambassador of Sweden to Canada Mrs. Ingrid Iremark will give introductory remarks on Linnaeus at the conference and Dr Heidi Hansson from Umeå university will speak about Linnaeus, Lappland and the Image of Sweden.
The final version of the programme can be found in the menu to the right.