Dear Conference participant
We are proud to present the program book for the 18th EECERA conference.
To view the Program book press here.
Wednesday, 3rd September 2008
09.30 - 17.30: Registration
09.00 - 12.00: Meeting of the EECERA Board of Trustees
09.30 - 12.30: Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings I
12.00 -14.30: Study visits to Kindergartens (optional)
13.00 - 14.30: Meeting of the Editorial Board of the EECERA Journal
14.30 -15.00: Coffee Break
15.00 -17.00: Post visit discussion group at University
15.00 - 17.00: Meeting of EECERA Electoral College
19.00 - 21.00: Opening reception hosted by the Mayor of Stavanger
Thursday, 4th September 2008
08.00 - 08.45: Registration
07.15- 08.20: Shuttle bus from hotels to university
08.45 -09.25: Opening Ceremony
Chair of Eecera 2008 Associate Prof. Dr. Marit Alvestad
Rector of University of Stavanger, Prof. Dr. Aslaug Mikkelsen
Minister of Education in Norway, Bård Vegar Solhjell
President of EECERA Prof. Dr. Chris Pascal
09.30 -10.15: Keynote 1 Former Manager Dr. John Bennett
10.15 -10.45: Coffe break
10.45 -12.15: Symposium Set I
12.15 -13.30: Lunch
13.30 -15.00: Symposium Set II
15.00 -15.30: Coffe break
15.30 - 16.15: Keynote 2 Associate Prof.Dr. Berit Bae
16.15 -17.30: Poster presentations
16.30 -18.00: Annual General Meeting of the EECERA members
18.00-18.30: Shuttle bus to hotels
19.00-22.00: Optional evening programmes
Friday, 5th September 2008
07.15 - 08.20: Shuttle bus from hotels to University
08.45 - 09.30: Keynote 3, Prof. Dr. Lilian Fried
09.30 - 10.00: Coffe Break
10.00 - 11.30: Symposium Set III
11.30 - 12.00: Coffe Break
12.00 - 12.45: Keynote 4, Associate Prof. Dr. Hillevi Lenz Taguchi
12.45 - 13.00: Information Section
13.00 - 14.15: Lunch
14.15 - 15.45: Symposium Set IV
15.45 - 16.15: Coffe Break
16.15 – 17.45: Symposium Set V
16.15 – 17.45: SIG meetings
17.50: Shuttle bus to hotels
19.15: Bus from Smart Hotel Forus, Alstor and Park INN to Conference Dinner
19.30: Conference Dinner at Restaurant Røde Sjøhus
23.00: Bus from Conference Dinner to Alstor and Smart Hotel Forus
Saturday, 6th September 2008
07.15 - 08.20: Shuttle Bus from hotels to University
08.45 - 09.30: Keynote 5 Prof. Dr. Colette Tayler
09.30 - 09.45: Coffee Break
09.45 - 11.15: Symposium Set VI
11.15 - 11.45: Coffee Break
11.45 - 12.30: Keynote 6 Associate Prof. Dr. Stig Broström
12.30 – 13.00: Closing Session
Closing of the conference by the vice president of EECERA Maelis Karlsson Lohmander
Farewell by the Chair of the 2008 EECERA conference Dr. Marit Alvestad
13.00 – 14.00: Lunch
13.00: Departure for Pulpit Rock (lunch at the ferry).
Return to the city centre, approximately at 20.00 in the Evening.
14.00 - 18.00: Optional sightseeing tours
Bus departure from the University for other Optional Sightseeing Tours.




