Organiser: Round Table Iceland
Main Event Dates: 17 — 20 October 2024
The NEA TM — Northern Europa and Americas Tablers Meetings, sometimes called NEARTM for 2024, was held in Northern Iceland. The event was held in Svalbarðseyri and Akureyri, where the main hub was at a local country hotel, Hotel Natur. In total, around 140 tablers from the NEA association members and guests attended the meeting. The date of the event was 17. — 20. October 2024.
Pre-Tour
One pre-tour was organized that started in Reykjavík and went south coast and stopped at the Black Beaches, glaciers, stunning waterfalls and Jökulsárlón, to name a few stops. Short stop in the capital of the eastern region Egilsstaðir, where Round Table 9 and 16 held a Tabler party in a hunting cabin. The trip ended in North Iceland at the welcome party.
Day Tours
A large day tour was organized on Friday for non-delegates, which took the group towards Húsavík, where Round Table 4 organized some sightseeing, visits, a local lunch, and more.
On Saturday, a trip for non-delegates was organized that brought the guests to the local Ice Cream Store, which is famous in the region, and ended up at the Christmas Village in Hrafnagil down in Eyjafjörður.
The Main Event
On Thursday evening, the welcome party was organized at the hotel. The theme of the evening was linked to the Round Table Iceland Charity Foundation’s strong man club.
Friday was reserved for board meetings but during the evening, house parties were organized in Akureyri. The guests ended up at the Round Table 5 Club House for an afterparty into the night.
Saturday morning was the board workshops where each board position could meet up and discuss, share their best practices, and goals for the year. After lunch, the NEA meeting itself was held. The event ended on a party where the theme was an Icelandic “Sveitaball”, basically wearing wool sweaters.
