Commentary: Future Greenland 2015: Tourism as the future of Greenland?

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    Abstract

    Every second year the Greenlandic Business Association host the two-day conference “Future Greenland” in Nuuk. The main theme of this year conference was “Growth and welfare – scenarios for the development of Greenland”. The conference had more than 400 participants - mostly from Denmark and Greenland - but the format of the conference seems to be opening up for international business partners. This year’s conference facilitated a dialogue in Greenlandic, Danish and English. Next year even more interpreters will be needed. To strengthen the outreach, the conference was broadcasted live via KNR (Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa - Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation) to the rest of Greenland which made the conference even more important as a platform for dialogue on the future of Greenland.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationArctic Yearbook 2015
    EditorsLassi Heininen, Heather Exner-Pirot, Joël Plouffe
    Number of pages3
    PublisherNorthern Research Forum and the University of the Arctic
    Publication date9 Oct 2015
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Oct 2015
    EventFuture Greenland 2015 - Katuaq, Nuuk, Greenland
    Duration: 6 May 20157 May 2015

    Conference

    ConferenceFuture Greenland 2015
    LocationKatuaq
    Country/TerritoryGreenland
    CityNuuk
    Period06/05/201507/05/2015
    SeriesArctic Yearbook
    Volume2015
    ISSN2298-2418

    Keywords

    • Arctic
    • Tourism development
    • Greenland
    • Future challenges

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