Thursday 30 January 2020
3pm - 4pm: Registration in the Hotels
3.40pm: Buses leave Ayalde to the Paraninfo, Deusto University in Bilbao
3.50pm: Buses leave from the Hotel Seminario to the Paraninfo, Deusto University in Bilbao
4pm: Buses leave from the Holiday Inn Express to the Paraninfo, Deusto University in Bilbao
4.50pm: Everyone takes their seats
5.15pm - 6pm: General Assembly convenes with the Opening Ceremony and VIP Speeches
6pm - 8pm: General Assembly continues with Ambassadors' Speeches
6pm - 8pm: Arctic Council Opening Ceremony continues with Ministers' Speeches
8pm - 8.30pm: Chairs' meeting
8pm - 9.30pm: Welcome Cocktail in Deusto University, Bilbao
9.30pm: Buses leave for the hotels
Friday 31 January 2020
9am: Buses collect delegates and advisors from the hotels
9.30am - 12.30pm: Arctic Council Working Groups 1 (including Representatives’ speeches and tabling of discussion papers)
9.30am - 9.45am: Chairs' introduction in committees
9.45am - 11.30am: Lobbying and Merging for Topic A begins in committees
9.45am: Advisors' meeting in the txoko
10.45am - 1pm: Advisors' Excursion (location tbc)
11am - 11.30am: Tuck Shop is open
11.30am - Debating resolutions on Topic A in committees
12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lunch break for the Arctic Council and Security Council
12.45pm - 2pm: Lunch break for World Health and Historical Council
1.00pm - 2.15pm: Lunch break for Disec and Environment
1.15pm - 2.30pm: Lunch break for Human Rights and SpecSDGs
1.30pm - 2.45pm: Lunch break for Sochum and Ecosoc
1.30pm - 4.30pm: Arctic Council Working Groups 2
After Lunch: Lobbying and Merging for Topic B begins in committees (duration 45 minutes)
4pm - 4.45pm: Tuck Shop in open
4.30pm - 5pm: Break for the Arctic Council
End of Lobbying - 6.45pm: Debating resolutions on Topic B in committees
5pm - 7pm: Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials‘ Meeting 1
7.05pm: Buses leave for the hotels
Saturday 1 February 2020
9am: Buses collect delegates and advisors from the hotels
9.30am - 10.30am: Lobbying and Merging for Topic C begins in committees
9.30am - 12.30pm: Senior Arctic Officials' Meeting 2
10.30am - 11.30am: Tuck shop is open
10.30am - Lunch: Debating resolutions on Topic C in committees
12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lunch break for the Arctic Council and Security Council
12.50pm - 1.50pm: Lunch break for World Health and Historical Council
1.15pm - 2.15pm: Lunch break for Disec and Environment
1.35pm - 2.35pm: Lunch break for Human Rights and SpecSDGs
1.45pm - 2.45pm: Lunch break for Sochum and Ecosoc
1.30pm - 4.30pm: Arctic Council Pre-Ministerial Briefings
After lunch - 5pm: Debating resolutions on any topic in committees
4pm - 4.30pm: Tuck Shop is open
4.35pm - 5.30pm: Mass (optional)
5.40pm: Buses leave for the hotels
8pm: Buses leave from the hotels to the Formal Black Tie event
8.30pm -00:30: Formal Black Tie event (Location tbc)
00:30am: Buses leave for the hotels
Sunday 2 February 2020
8.45am: Buses collect delegates and advisors from the hotels
9.15am - 10.40am: General Assembly in session debating 2 committee-approved resolutions (followed by 5 minute break for delegates to swap over)
9.15am - 1.15pm: Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
10am - 10.30am: Advisors’ meeting in the txoko
10.30am - 11am: Tuck Shop is open
10.45am - 12.10pm: General Assembly in session debating 2 committee-approved resolutions (followed by 5 minute break for delegates to swap over)
12noon - 12.30pm: Tuck Shop is open
12.15pm - 2.20pm: General Assembly is session debating 3 committee-approved resolutions (followed by a 10 minute break for all delegates to be seated)
1.15pm - 1.45pm: Arctic Council break
1.45pm - 2.15pm: Arctic Council Closing Ceremony
2.30pm - 3pm: Closing ceremony
3pm - 3.40pm: Staggered Lunch
4pm: Buses leave for the hotels