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The first phase of the North Atlantic Islands Programme
came to an end with the inaugural North Atlantic Forum, held
in Charlottetown from September 17–19, 1998. More than a hundred
people gathered, including many friends and colleagues from the
participating islands. Along with Prince Edward Island Premier Pat
Binns and several of his Ministers, special guests included the
Icelandic Ambassador, Hon. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, the
Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Hon. Høgni Hoydal,
and the Newfoundland Minister of Development and Rural Renewal,
Hon. Beaton Tulk. The various sessions included presentations on
"The Power of Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction as a Resource in
North Atlantic Islands," the results of the four NAIP research
sectors (tourism, small-scale manufacturing, primary resources,
and export of knowledge-based services), "Present Prospects,
Strategic Options for North Atlantic Islands" by key officials
in each of the North Atlantic Islands represented, and a report
on the Public Engagement programme. The business part of the Conference
finished with an upbeat consideration of "The Way Ahead,"
resulting in the decision to hold a North Atlantic Forum on a regular
basis.
North Atlantic Forum 2000: Opportunity and Action in a Knowledge-Driven
Economy -- New Lessons from the Edge was hels in Corner Brook,
Newfoundland, September 24-27, 2000, hosted by Memorial University
of Newfoundland and the College of the North Atlantic.
The Community Economic Development (CED) Institute,
University College of Cape Breton, and artsCape Breton, in Sydney,
Nova Scotia, Canada, hosted the North Atlantic Forum 2002 - The
Warp, the Woof and the Fabric: Interweaving Culture, Politics and
Economy in Small Islands.
The next North Atlantic Forum is in the planning stages.
Updates will be posted here as they become available.
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