Thursday 24 January 2019
3pm - 4pm: Registration in the Hotels
3.40pm: Buses leave Ayalde for the hotels
4pm: Buses leave from the Hotel Seminario to the Paraninfo, Deusto University in Bilbao
4.15pm: Buses leave from the Holiday Inn Express to the Paraninfo, Deusto University in Bilbao
4.50pm: Everyone takes their seats
5pm - 5.45pm: General Assembly convenes with the Opening Ceremony and VIP Speeches
5.45pm - 8pm: General Assembly continues with Ambassadors' Speeches
5.45pm - 8pm: Arctic Council Opening Ceremony continues with Ministers' Speeches
8pm - 9.30pm: Welcome Cocktail in Deusto University, Bilbao
9.30pm: Buses leave for the hotels
Friday 25 January 2019
9am: Buses collect delegates and advisors from the hotels
9.15am: Chairs' meeting in the Approval Panel
9.15am - 9.30am: Arctic Council Plenary
9.30am - 12.30pm: Arctic Council Working Group 1 (including presentation of Position Papers)
9.30am - 9.45am: Chairs' introduction in committees
9.45am - 11.30am: Lobbying and Merging for Topic A begins in committees
10am: Advisors' meeting in the txoko
11am - 11.30am: Tuck Shop is open
11.30am - 1.30pm: Debating resolutions on Topic A in committees
12.10pm - 2pm: Advisors' Excursion (location to be confirmed)
12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lunch break for the Arctic Council
1.30pm - 3pm: Staggered lunch for committees
1.30pm - 4.30pm: Arctic Council Working Group 2
3pm - 4.30pm: Lobbying and Merging for Topic B begins in committees
4pm - 4.45pm: Tuck Shop in open
4.30pm - 5pm: Break for the Arctic Council
4.45pm - 6.45pm: Debating resolutions on Topic B in committees
5pm - 7pm: Arctic Council Working Group 3
7.05pm: Buses leave for the hotels
Saturday 26 January 2019
8.30am: Buses collect delegates and advisors from the hotels
9am - 10.30am: Lobbying and Merging for Topic C begins in committees
9am - 12noon: Senior Arctic Officers' Meeting 1
10.30am - 11.30am: Tuck shop is open
11am - 12.30pm: Debating resolutions on Topic C in committees
12noon - 1pm: Lunch break for the Arctic Council
12.30pm - 2pm: Staggered lunch for committees
1pm - 4pm: Senior Arctic Officers' Meeting 2
2pm - 6pm: General Assembly in session debating committee-approved resolutions
4pm - 6pm: Arctic Council Pre-Ministerial Briefing / Break / Preparion time
4pm - 4.30pm: Tuck shop is open
6.15pm: Buses leave for the hotels
8pm: Buses leave from the hotels to the Formal Black Tie event
8.30pm - 12midnight: Formal Black Tie event (location to be confirmed)
12midnight: Buses leave for the hotels
Sunday 27 January 2019
9am: Buses collect delegates and advisors from the hotels
9.30am - 10am: Mass (optional)
10am - 1pm: General Assembly in session debating committee-approved resolutions
10am - 1pm: Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
10.30am: Advisors' meeting in the txoko
11am -11.30am: Tuck shop is open
1pm - 1.30pm: Closing ceremony
1.30pm - 2.30pm: Staggered lunch
2.40pm: Buses leave for the hotels