Oslo

Bygdøy peninsula, the site of the conference

Opening keynote, Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, presenting her paper “From Maoritanga to Matauranga: Indigenous Knowledge Discourses”

Delegates at the opening night reception at Oslo City Hall, guests of the Mayor of Oslo

Keynote Grant McCall, presenting his paper “Taking ‘Rapa Nui’ out of Polynesia: Chile and Rapanui”

Delegates on the conference excursion, an afternoon boat trip around the local fjords

Delegates on the conference excursion, an afternoon boat trip around the local fjords

Keynote Thor Heyerdahl Jr., presenting his paper “Our Relationship with the Sea: Winds, Currents, Voyages, Resources and Pollution”

Closing keynote Dame Professor Anne Salmond, presenting her paper “Whirlpools in Time: Exploring the Sea in New Zealand”

Members of the conference team (left to right) Jennie Wagner, Nele Rein and Laura Sedgwick, alongside the statues for Captain Roald Amundsen and his team of Polar explorers