Norway BC

Norway BC

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  • Christian Pfäffli
    Christian Pfäffli
    (not a XING member)
    Introducing BC Stavanger
    BC Stavanger is a local section of Norway BC. The section arranges local offline activities for the local Norway Business Club members such as:

    - social networking events
    - business dinners and lunch events with local guest speakers
    - family, sport and leisure events

    The teamleader is: Christian Pfaeffli (temporary)______________________________________________________________

    Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway, located on a peninsula on the southwest coast of Norway. It is the fourth largest city and the centre of the third largest metropolitan area in the country. The climate is maritime mild temperate (marine west coast - cfb) and rather windy, with all monthly averages above freezing, and precipitation 1200 mm/year. Summers are pleasant and lowland areas in and around Stavanger has the longest growing season in Norway (220 days).

    Breiavatnet, a small lake located in the city centreThe city itself is a combination of new and old. There is a significant foreign influence with a nearby NATO base called JWC, as well as foreign oil interests. Norway's oldest Cathedral, Stavanger domkirke, is situated right in the city centre. Stavanger has several beautiful lakes, which are popular recreation areas. Breiavatnet is located in the heart of Stavanger, while Mosvatnet and Stokkavatnet are situated right outside.

    Stavanger Airport is located 14 km from the city centre, in the municipality of Sola. One of the local football teams, Viking F.K., plays in the Norwegian top league (2004). The city now has a brand new football stadium, Viking Stadion, which was opened in 2004.

    Since petroleum exploration and production became the most important business sector in the Stavanger area during the mid 1970s, business and cultural climate has changed considerably. The self-esteem of Stavanger people has been strongly reinforced and there is a considerable amount of entrepreneurial spirit. There is a powerful consciousness of the area's large contribution to GNP. The petroleum sector is strongly globalised and it can be argued that the Stavanger area is one of the most dynamic and receptive regions in Norway in terms of business and culture.

    The city of Stavanger is now running out of land for future development for housing and industry. To rectify this, the administration has approached the neighboring municipalities (Norwegian: Kommuner), in particular Sandnes. The process has been challenged by Stavanger's lack of ability in demonstrating the benefits for anyone but themselves. Thus, it seems evident that the growth in the area will take place outside the boundaries of Stavanger.

    The largest oil company in Stavanger is mainly state-owned oil company Statoil who have their headquarters located in the suburbian area of Forus, located between neighboring Sandnes and Stavanger. University of Stavanger with about 10,000 students was granted full University status beginning January 1, 2005.

    The NATO Joint Warfare Centre is also located at Forus.

    source: wikipedia
    This post was modified on 06 May 2006 at 10:29 am.
    • 06 May 2006, 10:28 am