Thorbjørn Jagland candidate for position of Secretary General of the Council of Europe

05/06/2009 :: The fossil is so well preserved that it is possible to distinguish the imprint of fur, and even the remains of gut contents. A team of scientists headed by Jørn Hurum of the Oslo Natural History Museum presented the fossil in New York. They believe that it is the earliest primate fossil ever found.
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20/05/2009 :: Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will be hosting the High-Level Conference on Climate Change and Technology in Bergen on 27-28 May 2009. The agenda will focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology that could prove crucial if the world is to achieve necessary cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions. + 

04/06/2009 :: The very first ”Top of the World International Piano Competition” takes place in Tromsø between the 14th and 19th of June 2009. But the competition is already a success even before it starts due to the sensational and ”all time high” interest from all over the world: A total of 361 applicants from 56 different countries is by far a world record for any new piano competition. The contestants are between 17 and 35 years of age and they are all outstanding and marvelous pianists. + 

02/06/2009 :: On 19 May, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awarded the Abel Prize for 2009 to the Russian-born, French mathematician Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov. The award marked the end of three days of festivities in connection with the prize. +