Upcoming events:

Näin hyödynnät pimeyttä matkai­lu­pal­ve­luissasi — Utilizing darkness in tourism offerings for SMEs

GLOW2.0’s free training series in Finland will enable you to refine your business on an individual and inter­na­tional level. The trainings will introduce you to the oppor­tu­nities of dark sky tourism through concrete activities and develop your business. You will learn how to use customer centered design, story­telling and immersive techno­logies in your services. Group training sessions will provide an oppor­tunity to exchange ideas, share experiences and network. You also get to share knowledge and best practices with entrepre­neurs from GLOW2.0’s partner countries.

The trainings will take place at Karelia UAS Tikka­rinne campus (Tikka­rinne 9, 80200 Joensuu). Hybrid partici­pation is also possible!

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Workshop 1, Friday 16.2. 13–15
Karelia-UAS, Tikka­rinne 9, Canvas Studio
Dark sky tourism concepts and target groups, brains­torming, immersive techno­logies

Workshop 2, Thursday 4.4. 13–15
Karelia-UAS, Tikka­rinne 9, Canvas Studio
Customer centred service creation, customer journey mapping, creating a sellable product

Workshop 3, Thursday 16.5. 13–15
Karelia-UAS, Tikka­rinne 9, Canvas Studio
Utilising story­telling and narra­tives in business, presen­ta­tions of created services, immersive techno­logies

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Past events:

DARK SKY movie event, wednesday 24.1. klo 15–17
Eloku­va­teat­te­ri­keskus Tapio, sali 3 (Kauppakatu 27, Joensuu)
The DARK SKY film event will explore the unlit sky, darkness and light pollution with researcher and entrepreneur Olli Reijonen (Syrjä­vaara Goodnight Oy) and through inter­na­tional documentary films. The event is free of charge, but due to the limited number of chairs, it is recom­mended to register via the link below: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/26F64BD61F494D80

DARK SKY program and movies

Kontio­lahden matkai­lu­yrit­täjien tapaa­minen, 23.11. 2023 8–9.30
Vaara Sport, Kontio­lahti
Presen­tation of the GLOW 2.0 project: harnessing digita­li­sation to develop tourism services

MATKALLA PIMEÄÄN, 14.11. 15–17
Hyvärilä, Nurmes
The event will explore the potential of artificial intel­li­gence to promote business, as well as the unlit sky, darkness and immersive techno­logies, especially in promoting tourism business. The event is organised by Karelia University of Applied Sciences and PIKES, Improving Business Change Capability and Glow2.0 projects.

TÄHTELÄ DARK EVENING, 27.10.2023 17–19
Sodankylä Geophy­sical Obser­vatory, Sodankylä
Come and discuss the oppor­tu­nities for tourism during the dark period! The GLOW 2.0 project and the Sodankylä Geophy­sical Obser­vatory (SGO) are organising a theme night to showcase northern lights cameras, star-sky tours and new possi­bi­lities for the future of dark time tourism. The event is open to all and free of charge, welcome!

Upcoming Events:

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Past Events:

Let´s first talk about darkness, 25.1. 2024 18–20
Bjarmanes culture center, Skaga­strönd
Using the oppor­tunity before the upcoming “LightUp 2024” to talk about darkness with Iceland science presenter nr 1 https://www.stjornusaevar.is/about-me

Upcoming Events:

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Past Events:

Building a Sustai­nable Tourism Business, 20.10.2023 10–13
TME Community Centre
A signi­ficant emphasis was placed on dark skies tourism and the essential knowledge around light pollution with a presen­tation on the Glow 2.0 Project. The sessions and workshops explored into various signi­ficant topics including business grants, sustai­nable practices, and innovative strategies to extend the tourism season

Upcoming Events:

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Past Events:

Embracing Dark Sky Tourism in Northern Periphery and Arctic Region, 7.2. 2024 9–12
Seminar for stake­holders
UiT Campus Narvik, Lodve Langes gate 2 

Programme:
9.00–10.30

• Welcoming speech by Lars Sigurd Eide, CEO/Head of Economic Development, Narvik munici­pality 
• Northern Norway tourism – trends, challenges and requi­re­ments for techno­lo­gical solutions by Ann-Hege Lund and June Sollund, Visit Narvik AS 
• The Northern Light Plane­tarium, past and present. Light Pollution in Norway – what is happening?  by Anne Bruvold, astro­nomer, Nordnorsk Viten­sen­teret 
• Exploring the impact of VR and plane­tarium experiences at Viten­senter Nordland by Georg Enga, market manager 
• Feasi­bility study of science tourism in Northern Norway by Elina Hutton, researcher, SALT.nu 

Coffee break 10.30 — 11.00 and Demo VR Technology Testing 
11.00–12.00

• Embracing Dark Sky Tourism in Northern Periphery and Arctic regions, by team GLOW2.0 
• Stake­holders from project partner countries  
• Discussion  

Presen­ta­tions:

Exploring the impact of VR and plane­tarium experiences at Viten­senter Nordland