IFRRO World Congress (IWC) 2023 will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland 2 – 5 October 2023. Hosted by Fjölís, Iceland will be the venue for this large-scale in-person meeting for the first time.

The full IWC 2023 program is available on IFRRO’s Members Zone. This year’s conference includes keynote presentations, roundtable discussions, networking opportunties, and meetings for several IFRRO Committees and Working Groups, including the Legal Issues Forum, the Equipment Levy Forum, the European Group, Visual Working Group, Newspapers and Periodicals Working Groups along with the PLR Forum.

MEETING VENUE/ACCOMMODATION/EVENTS/VISA

Meeting Venue

The IWC will be held at the Reykjavík Natura Hotel and rooms have been held for IWC attendees from 1 – 6 October. Please send questions about accommodations via email to miceres@icehotels.is and reference “IFFRO Natura“ in the subject line.

  • Transportation between the airport and Natura Hotel:
    The international airport is located in Keflavik on the Reykjanes peninsula. It takes 45 minutes to drive to Reykjavík by car. Transportation to and from the airport is by car only, that is either the Flybus that takes you to Reykjavík in 50-60 minutes and most of them take you straight to the hotel, or by a private taxi that takes 40-45 minutes.
  • Accommodation rates at Natura Hotel:
    Single occupancy with breakfast, VAT and Service fee included ISK 25.920 (around 172 EUR or 184 USD)
    Double occupancy with breakfast, VAT and Service fee included ISK 29.980 (around 199 EUR or 212 USD)
  • Additional accommodation options and rates:
    We have selected two additional options for accommodations that are separate from the meeting venue and may suit your needs. Please book directly at your convenience. We cannot guarantee availability. Bus Hostel Reykjavík and Snorri’s Guesthouse Reykjavík are both 15-20 minutes walk to the Natura Hotel.

Social Events

Attendees of the IWC are invited to two social events, a Welcome Cocktail reception on Tuesday 3 October at 18:00 and Gala Dinner on Wednesday 4 October at 19:00. Transportation from the Natural Hotel will be provided.

VISA Information

Do I need a VISA?
Where and how to obtain a VISA

IFRRO WORLD CONGRESS 2023 DOCUMENTS

Documents for the IWC 2023 will be posted on IFRRO’s Members Zone.

DESTINATION ICELAND

Reykjavík is the northernmost home of one of the IFRRO members, Fjölís, which is also the smallest RRO of the community. Reykjavík has around 250.000 inhabitants in the greater capital area. That counts for approximately 64% of the whole population of Iceland. 16% of the inhabitants are foreign citizens and the most common in Reykjavík are Poles, Lithuanians and Latvians.

Climate: Because of the location, the climate is fairly cold. The average temperature in October lies between 2.7°C and 7.5°C ( 36.9 – 45.5 F) It gets windy and it can even snow in October. Reykjavík only sees approximately 93 sunshine hours in October with a 31% chance of sunshine. The good news is that the average ultra violet index is just at around October often brings bright, calm and crisp days but also dark, windy and rainy days. We recommend warm clothing, and layers, including sweaters, coats, hats, mittens and a scarf. You probably will need it.

If the participants of the IWC are fortunate there is a chance that the northern lights will turn on for them. Unfortunately the northern lights are a wonder of the nature that can not be controlled. However the hosts will give you update on predictions of the weather before you arrive and predictions of the northern lights during the meeting.

Iceland is one of the smallest linguistic areas in the world with one of the smallest currencies as well, the Icelandic króna. Currency converter can be found here.

The international airport is located in Keflavik on the Reykjanes peninsula. It takes 45 minutes to drive to Reykjavik by car. Transportation to and from the airport is by ground only, that is either the Flybus that takes you to Reykjavík in 50-60 minutes (and most of them take you straight to the hotel), or by a taxi that takes 40-45 minutes. Iceland has no trains. Yet.

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