Current Affairs
Geothermal Energy In Iceland – INLUS Webinar
Learn About Iceland’s Geothermal Energy Program Iceland is a leader in the use of geothermal energy and is rapidly reducing its dependence on fossil fuels. The Hellisheiði Power Station is the eighth-largest geothermal power station in the world and the largest in Iceland. Inside the plant is the Geothermal Exhibition. Kári Valgeirsson will provide a…
Read MoreHappy Iceland! Book Launch-INLUS Webinar
Happy Iceland: How Icelandic Strangers Taught a Miserable American the Secret to Lifelong Happiness. In 2016, on the precipice of turning 30, American writer Anne Marie Wells embarked on a quest to travel Iceland. Instead of following an itinerary, renting a car, and staying in hotels, she asked a random Icelandic worker at the Keflavik airport,…
Read MoreThe First Lady Next Door Book Release
Iceland’s Former First Lady, Eliza Reid, Releases Her Memoir in the United States on May 5, 2026. The First Lady Next Door, by Eliza Reid, is the memoir of her time as Iceland’s First Lady, while her husband, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson was Iceland’s President from 2016 to 2024. She subtitles the book “A Memoir…
Read MoreMeet Iceland’s Ambassador to the US-INLUS Webinar
In August 2024, Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir became the seventeenth Ambassador of Iceland to the United States. Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir, Iceland’s Ambassador to the United States She has an extensive background as a senior political advisor to the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and to the Prime Minister, as well as serving as Secretary General…
Read MoreLiving and Working in the Westfjords-INLUS Webinar
What is it like to live and work in the Westfjords of Iceland in winter? During 2024-2025, Dr. Aaron Kennedy served as a Fulbright Scholar in Iceland under the National Science Foundation Arctic Research Grant. Working with the Icelandic Meteorological Office, he lived in the remote Westfjords region of Iceland and deployed weather instrumentation…
Read MoreIceland Search and Rescue -INLUS Webinar
Life in Iceland is complicated by natural forces… Volcanic eruptions can endanger entire towns, like Grindavík in 2024. Extreme floods can destroy bridges and roads to rural areas. Windstorms and snowstorms can make travel impossible. How does Iceland cope with all these potential disasters? The concept of an Iceland search and rescue group was formed…
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