Participation and Registration: Onsite participation conference. No fee is required for the participation. The registration is now open!
Target audience: Open to all academics, sectoral operators, politics and public administrators, ForumAlpinum will give great importance to and encourage the participation of young academics (under 35 years).
Language: English.
For some institutional sessions, simultaneous interpretation from English into the main Alpine languages (Italian, German, French, Slovenian) might be provided.
Venue: new Campus of the University of Aosta Valley, City of Aosta, Italy.
Travel – how to get there: The ForumAlpinum 2026 will take place in the City of Aosta, Italy. The Aosta Valley is located at the north-western end of Italy, bordered by Piedmont Italian region to the south and east, but also by France (reachable through the Mont Blanc tunnel and, in summer, also from the Little Saint Bernard pass) and by Switzerland (reachable through the Great Saint Bernard tunnel and, in summer, also from the Great Saint Bernard pass). Please use the most sustainable means of transportation. More info: https://www.lovevda.it/en/coming
- By train – Reaching ForumAlpinum 2026 by train is a lovely carefree alternative to avoid road traffic and pollution. The train station is normally directly connected without changes with the stations of Turin Porta Nuova and Turin Porta Susa with over 20 daily trips. Journey time is less than 120 minutes. Arriving by train from Milan is possible in about 180 minutes, with a train change at Chivasso station. Please, be aware that due to railway electrification and modernisation works, the rail transport service along the Ivrea-Aosta stretch is carried out by bus.
- By bus – Consult the web pages referred to below to find out about bus connections, intermediate stops, fares and times of the services.
- The local public transport companies offer daily coach services to/from Milan (Arriva). The coaches also make intermediate stops in Valle d’Aosta and in Piedmont. It is advisable to book seats for the coach service to/from Milan.
- The Arriva company scheduled coach service to/from Turin (bus station in Corso Bolzano and Turin Porta Susa railway station, from which connections depart for Caselle airport) is operational on Fridays and Sundays.
- The local public transport companies offer weekly services to/from Chamonix (France) (Arriva) departing from Courmayeur.
- Stat turismo (Sanremo–Aosta)
- V.I.T.A. S.p.A. (local public bus transport in Valle d’Aosta)
- A bus line to/from Martigny (Switzerland) (TMR) operates from the Aosta coach station from Fridays to Tuesdays.
- Another good option is Flixbus, which offers daily connections to/from Aosta to/from various directions (Milan, Turin, Grenoble, Chamonix, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, etc.).
- By car – The venue is reachable from Italy, Switzerland and France, taking the useful exit from the A5 Italian motorway.
- By air – The most convenient airports are the airports of Turin Caselle (86 km), Milan Malpensa (159 km), Milan Linate (186 km) and Geneva (177 km). You can also purchase rail tickets from the main airports (Turin, Geneva, Milan, …) directly with thetrainline.com
If there is sufficient demand, we will endeavour to organise a suitable shuttle service to and from the main airports/train stations. Please let us know of any such interest in the registration form.
Accommodation: Please find some recommendations for accommodation in or near Aosta in this list. Participants are responsible for organizing their own accommodation and covering the associated costs.
Food: Lunch and dinner on ForumAlpinum conference day, 29 May (Friday), as well as lunch during the excursion on 30 May (Saturday), will be offered free of charge to registered participants.