program

Wednesday, 6 july:Arrival

• Welcoming appetizer at the ETH
• Sightseeing and dinner in Zürich
• Accommodation with host-students 

Thursday, 7 july: Overwiev Switzerland and Zürich

• Opening Speech and overview of Forestry in Switzerland. Speaker: Markus Sieber, Lecturer ETH Zürich
• Workshop on multifunctionality and on new forestry products and services. Speaker: Georg Schoop, city forest officer Baden
• Excursion and dinner at Üetliberg
• Accommodation with host-students

Friday, 8 july: Research in Switzerland

• Breakfast at  WSL, Birmensdorf (Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research)
• Presentations of each delegation
• Visit of the WSL with Focus on one research topic: Value of the forest for recreation near urban centers. Presentation: Katrin Bernath
• Value of the forest for recreation near urban centers
• Trip to Lucerne, walk through the city
• Accomodation: Naturfreundehaus Schrattenblick

Saturday, 9 july: Forest management versus conservation

• Excursion to the Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO) Entlebuch. Guide: Agnes Amir, district forest officer Entlebuch
• Presentation of mehrwertHOLZ , visit the three house. Speaker: Hans Peter Stutz
• Accomodation: Naturfreundehaus Schrattenblick

Sunday, 10 july: Innovation in Forestry

• Sleep in ...
• Trip and hike to Bergseehütte (Göscheneralp) (cottage in the mountains)
• Swiss evening
• Accomodation: Bergseehütte

Monday, 11 july: Protection Forest

• Hike
• Presentation of model region Göscheneralp
  Speaker: Bruno Zwyssig
• Trip to the avalanche defense constructions above Andermatt
• Trip to Beatenberg
• Night-accomodation: Naturfreundehaus Beatenberg

Tuesday, 12 july: On the way back

• Visit of the engineering consultants Impuls in Thun
• Trip back to Zürich, goodbye