CNS SPEAKER SERIES
Each event will be announced in our CNS-announce subscription email service and listed here. Some events will be online only. The Zoom link will be sent out in advance via CNS-announce.
Duration
September - May
Time
7:00 PM
Location
Check each event announcement. Some events are held via Zoom. In-person events are usually held at the Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset Street West, Ottawa.
Admission
Free for members. When in-person events are held, members of the public are welcome to attend the CNS Speaker Series for a $5 admission fee.
Parking at Army Officers' Mess
Some parking is available at the Army Officers' Mess in the evenings. Parking is also available on neighbourhood streets and lots. 24-hour parking is available a short walk away at Ottawa City Hall on Laurier Avenue. The Lisgar Street pedestrian exit is the closest to the Mess.
Dress code for in-person events at the Army Officers' Mess
Men: Sports jacket and trousers with a shirt and tie or turtleneck. Jeans are not permitted.
Women: Dressy blouse or sweater and dress slacks or skirt, or a dress. Jeans are not permitted.
Ideas and suggestions for speakers and events are welcome. Please contact any member of the Council.
Blue Ocean, Green Future
Norway's Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Jon Elvedal Fredriksen
Date: April 19, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset Street West, Ottawa
New Nordic Cuisine
Per Unheim
Date: March 29, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: via Zoom
Nordic-Canadian Fellowship in Environmental Journalism
Laura McLeod
Date: February 22, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: via Zoom
Danish Health Diplomacy
Katrine Dalsgaard Skovly
Date: November 16, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Army Officers' Mess, 149 Somerset St. West, Ottawa
Security Situation in Northern Europe
Ambassadors of Finland and Sweden
Date: October 19, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 440 Albert Street (Continuing Education Centre), Auditorium
Nordic Languages Kickoff
Various speakers
Date: September 14, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 440 Albert Street (Continuing Education Centre), Room 229
Green economies and Iceland
Ambassador Hlynur Guðjónsson
Date: April 20, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Favourites of Finnish Design
Raija Hilska
Date: February 16, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Nordic Bridges: Sharing Art and Culture
Laura McLeod and Jan-Terje Storaas
Date: January 12, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Christmas Cozy Event
Various speakers
Date: December 8, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Nordic Noir
Dr. Gunnar Iversen
Date: November 17, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
(Image from LifeinNorway.net)
Swedish and Canadian Educational Co-operation
Johan Olafson and Maria Hildefors
Date: October 20, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Distinguished Speaker H.E. Jon Elvedal Fredriksen on “Norway - National and international Health Matters”
H.E. Roy Eriksson, Norwegian Ambassador to Canada
Date: September 22, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Distinguished Speaker H.E. Roy Eriksson on “Finnish education – preparing for the future”
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H.E. Roy Eriksson, Finnish Ambassador to Canada
Date: April 21, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM
A Tribute to the Late Brigadier-General (Ret'd) Sheila Hellström and our shared roots in Åland"
Lennart Nylund
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM