Day 1: Monday – September 3, Oulu
Meeting section – meeting sessions for the Council of UArctic, Rectors roundtable, and Thematic Networks and Institute leaders meeting.
Social program – Ice Breaker Lunch
Side events - APECS-UArctic Science Communication workshop
Optional tours in and around Oulu: Guided bus tour of Oulu, Guided walking tour in the city centre and Sound & silence forest walk
Day 2: Tuesday – September 4, Oulu
Meeting section – Council meeting continuation, "Meet UArctic" info session, and Congress Declaration (joint session for Council members, rectors, etc).
Side events – Company visits
Social program – Visit and Lunch at the Historical Maikkula Mansion
UArctic Congress 2018 Opening, including Plenary Panel discussion "Arctic Agenda 2030 - a Challenge?"
Social program – Congress Dinner at Oulu Theatre
Day 3: Wednesday – September 5, Oulu
Plenary sessions – Science keynote: Environmental protection, Arctic Council Permanent Participants panel discussion
Social program – Venetian Garden Party
Day 4: Thursday – September 6, Oulu & Helsinki
Parallel science sessions in Oulu
Plenary sessions in Oulu – Science keynote: Education, Science keynote: Connectivity
Departures for Helsinki
Social program – Reception at ThinkCorner in Helsinki
Day 5: Friday – September 7, Helsinki
Plenary sessions – Science keynote: Meteorological Cooperation, Science Keynote: Gender
UArctic Congress 2018 Closing – including Plenary Panel discussion & Grand Final presentations
Social program - Reception at Helsinki City Hall – sponsored by the City of Helsinki