• PROGRAMME
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PRESENTATIONS - 25th November

• Current activities of the Alpine Convention and priorities of the Slovene Presidency 
  Blanka Bartol, Slovene Presidency of the Alpine Conference

Research in the frame of the Alpine Convention

• Observation obligations and research needs of the Alpine Convention and the System of Observation and Information on the Alps SOIA
  Regula Imhof, Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention
• Transforming issues from MAP 2005-2010 into a research agenda: state of the art and outlook of ISCAR activities
  Thomas Scheurer, International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps, ISCAR
• Platform „Ecological Network" of the Alpine Convention
  Yann Kohler, Task Force Protected Areas, Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention

Input Collection of relevant research topics for the Alpine Area: Presentation of research questions as elements for a concerted action for Research on the Alps

• The hydrology and the Alps: research topics and methods
  Elisa Bartolini, Department of Hydraulic, Transports and civil infrastructures, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• PermaNET – Permafrost monitoring network in the Alpine Space
  Andreas Zischg, Abenis Alpinexpert GmbH
• The SHARE STELVIO project: an interdisciplinary program for detecting early evidences of climate change in the Alpine Stelvio National Park (I)
  Guglielmina Diolaiuti, University of Milan/Ev-K2-CNR Committee
• SHARE – ITALY: a monitoring network in the Alps and the Appenines
  Guglielmina Diolaiuti, University of Milan/Ev-K2-CNR Committee
• IDRO-STELVIO: A hydrometric network for the Stelvio Park of Italy
  Daniele Bocchiola, Politecnico di Milano
• Alpine River Ecosystems and Climate Change
  Leopold  Füreder, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck
• The AlpsWaterScarce project: the water re-use approach
  Bruno Maiolini, IASMA Research and Innovation Centre
• National Institute of Biology at the Biological Center in Ljubljana
  Anton Brancelj, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana
• The CARIPANDA project: Climate change and water resources in the Adamello  Natural Park of Italy
  Bibiana Groppelli, Politecnico di Milano
• Resilience and Social-ecological systems in upland cultural landscapes: People, landscapes and nature conservation
  Rocco Scolozzi, IASMA Research and Innovation Centre
• Alpine Mobility Check – Step 2. AlpCheck 2
  Paolo Menegazzo, Regione Veneto
  

PRESENTATIONS - 26th November

The relevance, opportunities and funding mechanisms for research on the Alps in existing observation systems, scientific programmes and initiatives

International programs

• Global Change in Mountain Regions: the MRI, GLOCHAMORE, the Global Land Project and Net-DYNAMO
  Greg Greenwood, Mountain Research Initiative
• Environmental observation needs on the Alps: the Alpine Convention as a partner providing regional information
  Stéphane Isoard, European Environment Agency
• CIRCLE ERA-Net 2005-2009: CIRCLE MOUNTAIN call
  Astrid Felderer, Federal Environment Agency Austria

National programs

• Slovenian National System of Research and Instruments of Funding of R&D
  Davor Kozmus, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Slovenia
• Possible links between the goals of the Alpine Convention and the scientific research programmes and initiatives in Italy
  Antonio Ballarin-Denti, CRASL – Research Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, Catholic University of Brescia, Italy
• Possible links between the goals of the Alpine Convention and the scientific research programmes and initiatives in Italy on biodiversity
  Riccardo Santolini, Urbino University (I)

Other programs