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Program
Here you can find the preliminary INAC 2025 program*!
INAC 2025 will be divided into 5 major topics:
- Session 1: Natural Hazard Management in an Adapting Alpine Environment
- Session 2: Gravitational and Hydrological Hazard Processes in a Changing Climate
- Session 3: Sustainable Protection Measures and Safety Concepts
- Session 4: Compound Events and Cascading Process Chains
- Session 5: Innovative Solutions for Natural Hazards: Industry Sessions @ INTERALPIN **
* Please note that this is just a preliminary program and there may still be changes.
** As part of the congress, there will be the opportunity to take part in a guided tour at the INTERALPIN trade fair, the so-called “industry sessions”. Here, selected exhibitors will give short presentations on practice-oriented topics. The guided tours will be offered in both English and German.
Monday, 5th May 2025
01.45 pm-02.00 pm: Congress Opening
Chair: M. Keiler, we4DRR/University of Innsbruck/Austrian Academy of Sciences
02.00 pm-03.30 pm
02.00 pm-02.15 pm: Managing Alpine Hazards in a Changing Climate - Challenges and Solutions
F. Rudolf-Miklau, Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control (WLV)
02.15 pm-02.30 pm: How Does Climate Change Affect the Snow Conditions and Snowmaking Capabilities of Ski Areas in Austria?
S. Drechsel, GeoSphere Austria
02.30 pm-02.45 pm: Natural Hazard Management and Change Processes in Ski Resorts
R. Klier, Wintersport Tirol AG
02.45 pm-03.00 pm: Opening, Securing or Closing Mountain Roads. Changes in the Management of Natural Risks by Alpine Societies (1824-2024)
E. Mouret, University of Grenoble (UGA)
03.00 pm-03.15 pm: Avalanche Mitigation in a Changing Climate and Its Public Perception in Austria
I. Reiweger, BOKU University
03.15 pm-03.30 pm: Monitoring of Glacier Risks at a Regional Scale
F. Troilo, Fondazione Montagna sicura
Chair: R. Hofmann, University of Innsbruck
04.15 pm-5.30 pm
04.15 pm-04.30 pm: Runoff Processes in Alpine Catchments - Characteristics, Triggers and their Changes
G. Meißl, University of Innsbruck
04.30 pm-04.45 pm: New Normative and Digital Instruments in Avalanche Protection
F. Oesterle, Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)/Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control (WLV); M. Granig, Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control (WLV
04.45 pm-05.00 pm: Rock Fall and Rock Avalanches in the High Alpine Environment
C. Zangerl, BOKU University
05.00 pm-05.15 pm: Lessons learnt from the Debris Floods that Occured During Storm Alex, 02/10/2020 (French Maritime Alps)
C. Misset, French National Forestry Office (ONF)
05.15 pm-05.30 pm: Marmolada Glacier, July 3, 2022: from the Collapse to the Rescue, from Monitoring for Safety Purposes to the Understanding of the Causes of the Event
M. Gaddo, Office of Forecasting and Planning, Province of Trento
06.00 pm: Welcome Reception
Tuesday, 6th May 2025
Chair: W. Gallmetzer, Civil Protection Agency, Province of Bolzano
09.00 am-10.30 am
09.00 am-09.15 am: Climate Risk Assessment Approaches for the Infrastructure Sector: Insights from National and International Projects
J. Schmieder, alpS GmbH; K. Schneeberger, alpS GmbH
09.15 am-09.30 am: Global Change Impacts on Avalanche Protective Forests: What Do We Know and Where Do We Grow from Here?
M. Teich, Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)
09.30 am-09.45 am: Central Office for Engineering Structures and Georisks: Management of Geohazards on Roads of the Bavarian Road Administration and the Monitoring of Protective Structures Against Alpine Natural Hazards
A. Koch, Zentralstelle Ingenieurbauwerke und Georisiken (ZIG) der Bayerischen Staatsbauverwaltung
09.45 am-10.00 am: Non-Structural Mitigation Measures: the Experience of the Debris Flow Warning in the Boite Valley, Dolomites (Veneto Region, Italy)
M. Cesca, Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection, Veneto Region
10.00 am-10.15 am: Safety Concepts for Remote Avalanche Control Systems - Example from Switzerland
L. Stoffel, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF)
10.15 am-10.30 am: Road Protection in Tyrol Using Examples from the Landeck District
R. Zach, Land Tirol
10.30 am-11.15 am: Coffee Break
Chair: S. Wernhart, Disaster Competence Network Austria (DCNA)
11.15 am-12.45 pm
11.15 am-11.30 am: Compound and Cascading Processes – New Challenges Ahead?
N. Salzmann, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF)
11.30 am-11.45 am: Risk Management in the Field of Weather and Avalanche Warning Services for Railway Infrastructure Providers
C. Rachoy, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG
11.45 am-12.00 pm: Hazard Mapping in Norway: A Multi Process Site with a Long History
K. Bergbjørn, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE); M. Hannus, SWECO
12.00 pm-12.15 pm: Torrent Processes and Climate Changes - Protective Engineering Adaptation Strategies from Practical Engineering Experience
M. Moser, Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control (WLV); L. Puschmann, Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control (WLV)
12.15 pm-12.30 pm: Historical Experiences on Avalanche Mitigation in Widespread Settlements in Norway and Demands on Future Development
P. Gauer, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)
12.30 pm-12.45 pm: Guideline for Reducing the Impact of Forest Roads on Surface Runoff
C. Karnitschar, Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung, Wasserwirtschaft
12.45 am-03.00 pm: Lunch Break
Chair: S. Hupfau, Congress Messe Innsbruck
03.00 pm-05.30 pm: Industry Sessions*
Guided tour of INTERALPIN trade fair with stops at selected exhibitors
07.30 pm: Snow Crystal Gala
An evening event with culinary delights, live bands and artists
Wednesday, 7th May 2025
11.15 am-12.15 pm: INTERALPIN Inspiration Days*
Focus on Natural Hazards - Discussion: J. Fischer, Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW); G. Walter, Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control (WLV); R. Klier, Wintersport Tirol AG
11.15 am-11.45 am: Natural Hazard Management in an Adapting Alpine Environment and Compound Events and Cascading Process Chains
M. Keiler, we4DRR/University of Innsbruck/Austrian Academy of Sciences
11.45 am-12.15 pm: Gravitational and Hydrological Hazard Processes in a Changing Climate and Sustainable Protection Measures and Safety Concepts F. De Polo, Civil Protection Agency, Province of Bolzano
12.15 pm-02.00 pm: Lunch Break
02.00 pm-05.30 pm: Open INTERALPIN VISIT*
* at Messe Innsbruck / Exhibition Centre Innsbruck
