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Alpinforum
The Alpinforum, organised by the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety (ÖKAS), is an annual conference dedicated to specialist Alpine issues. It is aimed at experts, multipliers and interested parties from the professional world. In addition to accident prevention, the main task of the ÖKAS, the Alpinforum at the Alpinmesse has also served the function of informing, training, exchanging information and networking since 2006.
The Alpinforum deals with a variety of topics in the field of alpine accidents, including risk management, equipment & technology and legal issues. These are presented, discussed or explored in more detail in workshops and tutorials. Speakers from various disciplines will present best practices and new findings. The international focus of the event enables a comprehensive exchange of knowledge and experience across national borders. The theme of the Alpineforum 2024 is “Change & Adaptation.
The Alpinforum …
- is an annual event on the latest findings in alpine and high-altitude sports
- is a platform for promoting safety and personal responsibility on the mountain
- offers a comprehensive training programme for mountain sports through cooperation with all alpine institutions
- is aimed at all those who are interested in safety on the mountain
- is primarily aimed at multipliers in mountain sports and the mountaineering public
- imparts specialised knowledge and skills through renowned speakers
- concludes with an exciting panel discussion
Program
8.30 a.m. | Admission
9.00 a.m. | Opening & Welcome
- 09.00 a.m. - Opening of the Alpine Forum 2024 by ÖKAS President Peter Paal and welcome by Governor Anton Mattle
- 09.10 a.m. - Natural disasters are part of life in the Alps. Are there new challenges? | Anton Mattle, Governor of Tyrol
09.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. | Topic block #1: What has changed in the mountains?
- 09.30-10.00 a.m. - What ecological changes will climate change bring to the mountains? | Christina Schwann, ecologist
- 10.00-10.30 a.m. - Climatic changes in the Alps - effects in the mountains? | Alexander Radlherr, meteorologist
10.30-11.00 a.m. - Mountains in transition - well-known routes are gone, popular climbs are becoming more difficult. And what now? | Gerhard Mössmer, mountain guide
11.00-11.30 a.m. - Changes in air rescue - from reaction to prevention? | Markus Thaler & Klaus Schwarzenberger, Christophorus Air Rescue Association
11.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. - Have alpine accidents and the work of the Alpine Police changed? | Viktor Horvath, Head of the Tyrolean Alpine Police
13.30-16.30 p.m. | Topic block #2: Mountain professionals: consequences in everyday working life and training?
13.30-14.00 p.m. - My life in the mountains and why it's never boring | Helene Steiner, mountain guide
14.00-14.30 p.m. - Mountain Guiding in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities in Alpine Tourism | Kurt Walde, Mountain Guide, President Technical Commission IFMGA
14.30-15.00 p.m. - Climate change and mountain sports in Switzerland | Bruno Hasler, mountain guide
15.00-15.30 p.m. - Alpine accidents on guided tours. A (data) analysis between gross negligence and fateful residual risk | Walter Würtl, Alpine scientist, expert & mountain guide
15.30-16.00 p.m. - Consequences for mountain sports guides in practice and in training | Panel discussion with Helene Steiner, Kurt Walde, Bruno Hasler, Walter Würtl and Walter Zörer (President VÖBS).
16.30-18.00 p.m. | Topic block #3: Piste professionals: New problems in everyday life at ski resorts?
- 16.30-16.50 p.m. - Changing ski resorts - challenges and solution strategies | Reinhard Klier, entrepreneur
- 16.50-17.10 p.m. - Development of sliding snow avalanches & slope failure | Amelie Fees & Christoph Mitterer, avalanche researchers
- 17.10-17.40 p.m. - Dealing with sliding snow problems in practice | Christian Raass & Michael Winkler
- 17.30-18.00 p.m. - Discussion: Organized skiing in the Alps: What do you expect from the future? | Robert Wallner asks the speakers questions about the ski resorts' perspective.
REVIEW 2023
The Alpinforum 2023 was centred around the key theme of ‘personal responsibility’ and offered participants a series of informative presentations, exciting interviews and stimulating panel discussions.
