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
MorningSummer School Day 2Summer School Day 3Summer School Day 4

Political round table (AlpConv)
Forum Alpinum 2026Excursion
AfternoonSummer School Day 1Summer School Day 2Summer School Day 3Summer School Day 4Forum Alpinum 2026Excursion
EveningPublic EventConference 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.