To commemorate the centenary of this extraordinary adventure, a global consortium or institutions museums, historians, geographers. researchers, experts, and enthusiasts has come together to revive, celebrate, and share the story of the Norge expedition
On Tuesday 13 May, the exhibition ‘The World of Airships’ by Max Pinucci and MBVision/Hun in the Sun will be opened by the Presidency of the Bulgarian Republic at the National History Museum in Sofia. The exhibition, which comes fromLeggi tutto »Panels for the National History Museum of Sofia
We have a website: www.norgepolar100.comPlease, check it. We prepared a video about the expedition.Soon, we’ll launch a password-protected splash page with a private section featuring a chat service, news, and file repository. Our generic email is team@norgepolar100.com which forwards to all of us.Leggi tutto »We have a website
NEXT STEPS: Subgroup formation to streamline tasks.I’d love to have a first structure before the end of March.I would also love to have one coordinator for each group… Funding (direct funding/ fundraising/contacts with sponsors)Content provision/production (materials, design & co) Planning/execution (management) External relations, PR and communication I will suggest,Leggi tutto »Next steps
Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) joined officially the Celebration Working Group. In Sweden, Ulf Svensson and Carl-Oscar Lawaczeck of Oceansky are making arrangements to host, as a preview to the Centenary, the exhibition that is currently at the History Museum inLeggi tutto »Meanwhile, in Sweden
Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) joined officially the Celebration Working Group. Through our friend Antonio Ventre, director of the Umberto Nobile Museum, we have received news that the Municipality of Lauro, Nobile’s hometown, is intended to set aside a small but welcome budgetLeggi tutto »Municipality of Lauro
The Società Geografica italiana (Italian Geographical Society) submitted our project to their Board a officialised their partnership. The SGI will be represented by prof. Gianluca Casagrande (key contact) and by prof. Margherita Azzari, vice-president.
Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) joined officially the Celebration Working Group. Represented by General Urbano Floreani, Chief of the 5th Department of the Air Force General Staff, and operationally by Colonel Gerardo Cervone, they’ll contribute:MUSAM (Air Force Historical Museum)Umberto Nobile Documentation Centre Historical Office (Ufficio StoricoLeggi tutto »Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) joined officially
The Airship Association (UK based) joined officially our Celebration Working Group.This partnership strengthens our credibility and authority, and we’re proud to welcome them aboard. Our friend Alan Shrimpton will be the key contact for collaboration
Concerning our membership policy, we are currently examining potential temporary partnership structures, such as committees and associations, which could encompass both natural persons and legal entities . I would appreciate receiving your suggestions on this matter. Possible partnership structures (committeeLeggi tutto »Membership policy
Branding and membership policies in progress: Communication We are working urgently on materials for the team and for communicating the project to stakeholders, possible partners, the public. The first things are Logo design Website design with private section (password-protected chat, newsLeggi tutto »Branding