Plenary session in Slovakia. A summary of the ground rules laid out for the project. Teams are created: Carpenters, information technologists, managers, curriculum developers, and researchers.

The Histoical Context for the Icelandic Re-construction. Managers, curriculum developers and researchers met in Iceland at Seydisfjörôur, hosted by members of the Town Council and local Technical Museum.

Managers meeting in Denmark focused on how the centre could receive students as well as PARABOW teams, and how to utilise their existing staff, training programmes, events, museum links and extensive network to best fulfil the goals of the project.

Curriculum developers meeting in the United Kingdom, included 'hands-on' training in wattle hurdle construction, pole lathe use and lighting fires using simple friction and wood fuel methods.

Managers timber sourcing trips to Germany, Slovakia, United Kingdom and Ireland. One of the budget headings for PARABOW was the purchase of timber for the construction of the craftman's house at Ribe VikingeCenter.  

Carpenters, curriculum developers and managers preliminary visit to Germany. The main purpose of the visit was to inspect the site on the outskirts on the village of Authausen which had been donated to the German partners for a reconstruction of a Saxon longhouse. 

The Parabow Managers meeting in Italy. Focusing on the scientific and educational input from our Italian partners while visiting many of the major wood related heritage sites in Italy.

Final visit. UK. At the end of February 2000, the PARABOW managers and curriculum development teams descended on North Yorkshire for the main element of their English trip. The main venue was Wensleydale in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park.