International Forum Oslo
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Vinderen Seniorsenter In accordance with the Statutes of International Forum, formal notification is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting to be held this year on Monday, June 3 at Vinderen Seniorsenter at 17:45 (for 18:00). We hope our members will enjoy this end-of-year social gathering, which includes a […]
Monday, May 6 Christofer Unger Solheim Artificial Intelligence will transform the world as dramatically as Internet has done. Christofer Unger Solheim, Executive Chairman of Sigmai Limited, is a Norwegian serial entrepreneur and co-founder and former CEO of Sigma News Ventures. He started as a project manager in the oil and gas sector, developing models to predict expenditure, […]
International Politics - A View from the Inside The Monthly Meeting Committee is pleased to announce the March speaker, Christian Borch, one of Norway’s most well-known journalists and NRK news anchors. He has a degree in journalism from the University of Oslo and is a graduate from the London School of Economics (International Political History), […]
Major General Kristin Lund Monday, February 5 Differences in male and female leadership - Experiences from peace operations Major General Kristin Lund is our speaker at the February Monthly Meeting. She is a retired senior officer of the Norwegian Army, and she was the first woman to command a United Nations Peacekeeping Operation, serving as […]
‘Animal spirits, Shamans and Monkey for dinner: Living with theChewong in the jungle of Malaysia’ Professor Emeritus and International Forum member Signe Howell will talk about her research with a small group of hunter-gatherers deep in the tropical rain forest of Malaysia. Her initial fieldwork lasted 18 months and she has subsequently visited them many […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the traditional Christmas meeting. According to tradition, we are planning a raffle this year, so we ask each member to please bring a small, wrapped gift. The proceeds of the raffle this year will be donated to Fattighuset. Fattighuset is a charitable self-help organization […]
‘Why do women live longer than men?’ Professor emeritus Karen Helene Ørstavik from the Institute of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oslo will talk about this interesting and somewhat complicated topic.
September 4 Odd Gunnar Skagestad Author and former Norwegian diplomat, Odd Gunnar Skagestad will give a talk on “Russia after Putin”. The talk is based on his new book with the same name where he discusses the question of what kind of country Russia will be once its authoritarian and warlike leader leaves the […]
Ms. Lisa Ann Cooper on her Work in Norway In 1987, when Lisa Ann Cooper was 25, she met with explicit racism for the first time in her life. With a new job in New York City, she needed a suitable apartment and asked a lodging rental agency to find one, only to be told […]
Tove Romsaas Wang, former Director General of Save the Children Norway and a registered nurse, has been a long-time NGO worker. She has a Master in International Health from John Hopkins University in 1982. After a short career at Rikshospitalet and a mission for the UN and WHO in Jemen in the 70s, she became […]
Why are hytter (chalets or secondary homes) - so important to many Norwegians? And what may we learn about Norwegian kinship and Norwegian families from studying their beloved and contested secondary homes? Almost half of all Norwegians have access to at least one hytte, making secondary homes more common in Norway than in most other […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the traditional pre-Christmas meeting. According to tradition, we are planning a raffle this year, so we ask each member to please bring a small, wrapped gift. The raffle tickets will be sold at the door by VIPPS. The proceeds of the raffle this year […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee is proud to invite our members for a presentation by Dr Ross Wetherbee, researcher in ecology and natural resource management at the Faculty of Environmental Science and Nature Management at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) at Ås. Dr Wetherbee has a PhD in Ecology and Natural Resource Management from […]
Nuclear Weapons and their Humanitarian Consequences Since 2019, Dr Anja Lillegraven has been the managing director of Norske leger mot atomvåpen (Norwegian Physicians Against Atomic Weapons), the Norwegian branch of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Dr Lillegraven holds an MA in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo. Before engaging in […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee is proud to announce the speaker for September, Dr Eystein Hoddevik, who is pathologist working at the University Hospital of Oslo. He holds a PhD in molecular biology and neuroscience. Dr Hoddevik has lived abroad – in France, Scotland, Germany and Sweden – and has experience from the Navy, emergency wards, […]
Kjell Magne Bondevik Monday, April 25 Mr Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran Minister and well-known politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as the Prime Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, the longest tenure since World War II. Currently, Bondevik is President of the Oslo Center for […]
Mr Jon Westborg holds a Master of Philosophy from the reputed Cranfield School of Management in the UK. Before entering the world of diplomacy, he worked for the Lutheran World Federation, Save the Children Norway, the Strømme Foundation and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). From 1996 to 2003, he served as the Norwegian […]
The Monthly Meeting Committee is proud to invite Forum members and guests to a talk by Dr Ross Wetherby, researcher in ecology and natural resource management at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences at Ås outside Oslo. He has published extensively on the subject and has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University […]
Bjørn Skogmo served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1969 to 2012. He was a personal assistant to the foreign minister in the 1970s, twice attached to the policy planning department of the MFA, senior advisor and ambassador at the Prime Minister’s Office from 1989 to 1992, and assistant secretary-general for development in the […]
Member of the International Forum, photographer Sidsel Jakhelln Semb gave us a glimpse of her ‘Life in photography’ in a Zoom meeting on February 1. This was a short introduction to the exhibition she will arrange on September 6 at Vinderen Senior senter, corona restrictions permitting. We will then be able to see a selection […]
Dr. Teresa Løvold Berents is a Specialist in dermatology and allergology and Senior Consultant at Oslo University Hospital. She has a PhD on Atopic Dermatitis and Skin Barrier Function in Infancy and Early Childhood. She is a member of the University’s Dermatology Research Group and has published extensively both in Norway and internationally.
Please notice: Because of the Corona restrictions and the uncertainty as to how many people may participate in our events, Sidsel Jakhelln Semb has graciously agreed to give us a 30-minute survey of her work as a professional photographer on ZOOM on February 1, in lieu of a physical Monthly Meeting. She promises to have […]
Ambassador of Korea, H.E. Young-Sook Nam The international media including the National Geographic, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and the New York Times have reported on how Korea successfully managed the Coronavirus. Ambassador of Korea to Norway, H.E. Young-Sook Nam, will talk to us on Korea’s experience in combating Covid-19 at the Monthly Meeting […]
Cancelled event due to Covid-19 restrictions. We will hopefully be able to have this presentation some time next year. On the impact of religions in the Middle East Peace process The speaker, Reverend Canon Dr Trond Bakkevig was a pastor in the Lutheran Church of Norway and Dean of Vestre Aker in Oslo. Dr Bakkevig […]
Asle Skredderberget - The Incredible Story of the Norwegian ‘Oil Fund’ Asle Skredderberget is a Norwegian writer works as a writer and creator of both TV and film productions, including one about the so-called ‘Oil Fund’ or the Pension Fund. He has a background as a journalist, economist and crime writer. His books often centre […]
Vidar Helgesen The UN Ocean Panel and Norway’s Role in it Vidar Helgesen is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Norwegian Conservative Party. He has, among other things, served as Minister of European Affairs, Minister of the Climate and the Environment, and as chief of staff to Prime Minister Erna Solberg. He also served […]
