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Welcome to Norway!
A Welcome Message from Per Dahl,
Chair of the Local Organizing Committee
On behalf of the local organizing committee it is my pleasure to welcome the IMS to the Stavanger region in Stavanger, with its unique hub of music institutions in Bjergsted Culture Park, makes possible an international congress in music. In 2016, we have already successfully held the Intercongressional IMS Symposium, “Music as Art, Artefact and Fact,” at the University of Stavanger, and we can now combine all institutions in the Bjergsted Culture Park in preparing the Quinquennial IMS Congress in 2027 (IMS2027).
The university’s Faculty of Performing Arts will cooperate with the Stavanger Concert Hall, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the Stavanger Cathedral School, and the Stavanger Cultural School. This ecosystem of concert halls and meeting rooms with fully hybrid conferencing technology, will make the logistics of the IMS2027 Congress smooth and effective.
The concentration of all these institutions close to the city center makes Stavanger especially suited for an international congress in music. Being the energy capital of Norway (since the 1970s), the city and the region have developed a high level of expertise in facilitating international conferences. We offer comfortable hotels, restaurants serving local specialties and international cuisine, as well as pre- and post-conference excursions, such as easy day trips to Pulpit Rock. As all music institutions are within walking distance in the park, we would like to welcome you personally to a meeting place with a lot of fresh air, colleagues, and enlightenment.