The ForumAlpinum 2026 conference on Friday, 29 May 2026 in Aosta, is part of a week of various back-to-back activities and integrated into the events calendar of the Italian presidency of the Alpine Convention. Among the back-to-back events are:
- Pre-ForumAlpinum Summer School for Young Academics
- ForumAlpinum Scientific Conference
- Public Event
- Political round table (Alpine Convention)
- AlpPlan side event & meeting
- Meetings of various Thematic Working Bodies of the Alpine Convention
- Excursion guided by the Aosta Valley Region with technical and political discussions directly in the locations in Aosta Valley that reflect the Forum’s contents
Programme overview
A more detailed programme will follow soon.
| Mon, 25 May | Tue, 26 May | Wed, 27 May | Thu, 28 May | Fri, 29 May | Sat, 30 May | |
| Morning | Summer School Day 2 | Summer School Day 3 | Summer School Day 4 Political round table (AlpConv) | Forum Alpinum 2026 | Excursion | |
| Afternoon | Summer School Day 1 | Summer School Day 2 | Summer School Day 3 | Summer School Day 4 | Forum Alpinum 2026 | Excursion |
| Evening | Public Event | Conference Dinner |
Foreseen parallel sessions at the ForumAlpinum Conference on 29 May 2026
- governance of Alpine territorial systems following glacier loss:
adaptation & mitigation, governance of resources, governance of public systems, governance of adaptation and transition processes, cascade effects, etc. - the impacts of cryosphere decline on environmental and cultural systems:
natural resources, biodiversity, landscape, tourism, community identity, etc. - the consequences on territorial and urban systems:
planning, depopulation, architecture, mobility, lowlands, cascade effects, etc. - the challenges posed to the economy and society:
community resilience, conflicts management, adaptation & mitigation, quality of life, youths, education, research, etc.