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The European Forum Alpbach brings together young people from Europe and from all over the world, leading scholars, thinkers, scientists, policy makers, business people and civil society actors to engage and contribute to this mission of shaping a stronger Europe for the good of all.

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Alpbach is a place for those who want to change Europe for the better, and for those who can do it.

Our aim is to create inspirational experiences by connecting Europe’s next generation of leadership with the most innovative minds, decision-makers and experts from politics, economy, science, culture and civil society.

The various groups of attendees consist of invited contributors such as speakers and artists, partners, employees and volunteers of the organisational team, scholarship holders and ordinary participants.

The European Forum Alpbach is a non-profit association based in Vienna, Austria. Our association is made up of numerous personalities who, with the exception of the organising team, work for the Forum Alpbach on a voluntary basis. They are involved in various committees and are committed to ensuring that our activities and events are of high quality and relevance as well as programmed in line with our mission statement.

The EFA is managed by the Executive Board. The organising team works on the programme and additionally ensures that all events and the scholarship programme are well coordinated. The Scientific Advisory Board as well as the International Advisory Board support programming our events. The Strategic Advisory Council and the General Assembly determine guidelines for the activities of the association and the programme design. The voice of the numerous independent Alpbach alumni associations is represented by an elected coordination team in all committees of the European Forum Alpbach.

We are financed by participation and member fees, contributions by sponsors and by public funds. Our non-profit private foundation is responsible for the scholarship programme which – with the help of private supporters – enables young people from all over the world to participate in the European Forum Alpbach each year.

Information on our finances can be found in the respective annual report of the Forum.

Compliance:

1. The Forum does not tolerate any form of bribery or corruption and actively supports international efforts to fight bribery and corruption.
2. Due to its independence and intellectual integrity, the Forum as an organisation does not contribute funds or resources to any religious group or political parties, elected officials or candidates for public office in any country.
3. Personal data is treated confidentially and in accordance with data protection laws. Personal data includes data or information relating to any identified or identifiable legal or natural person that is protected by applicable law and covers without limitation personal data of the forum, forum members, network members, staff, directors, contractors and suppliers and any participants in forum events and activities. You must comply with applicable legal requirements and Forum IT policies as they relate to the processing, collection, storage, use, revision, disclosure, archiving or destruction of personal data. The necessary measures must be taken to maintain all personal data securely and confidentially. This includes storing personal data where it can be accessed only by authorised Forum Staff. The EFA Staff must give prior authorisation to the provision of personal data to any third party.
4. The EFA maintains secrecy towards unauthorized parties about matters concerning the forum, its partners and other third parties that have come to the attention through EFA’s work. The obligation to maintain secrecy also applies after the termination of a contract. It does not apply to information that is in the public domain or which in terms of significance does not require secrecy.

Green Meeting Alpbach is a project of the European Forum Alpbach and the Congress Centrum Alpbach. The aim is to make our event more sustainable and ecologically responsible. In July 2010, the European Forum Alpbach and the Congress Centrum Alpbach were the first events to be awarded the Austrian eco-label for Green Meetings.

Some of our measures are:

• environmentally friendly prints (eco-label certified)
• recycled office paper
• use and recommendation of public transport and climate-neutral travel
• direct free shuttle service to Wörgl train station and back with connection to the long-distance train service
• evening free shuttle service from Alpbach to the accommodations
• e-vehicles and hybrid models as vehicles
• electric bike rental for our participants
• vegetarian/vegan catering with products from regional and organic production and fair-trade products
• energy-efficient IT
• waste separation
• collecting the event badges and putting them to proper recycling after use

The main venue - Congress Centrum Alpbach - is barrier-free. As the European Forum Alpbach takes place in a mountain village with steep roads, we are constantly striving to meet all accessibility requirements in the village and at all other venues. Most of our venues offer a high level of accessibility and provide appropriate conditions for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility. However, the Hike format may be challenging and/or infeasible in some areas for wheelchair users or people with mobility impairments. Blind and visually impaired people, hearing impaired people and people with any other accessibility requirements or questions are kindly requested to contact our team to clarify appropriate accommodation and other facilities beforehand to enable the most barrier-free access possible to the events they would like to attend.

Your contact for accessibility: dei@alpbach.org

You can also find more information on the website of the Congress Centrum Alpbach: Barrier-free access Congress Centre Alpbach, Tirol, Österreich (congressalpbach.at)

This website is built to help impaired people understand its content. This includes the use of high contrasts, understandable language, and screen readability. The measures undertaken correspond to an AA certification. However, as the ticketshop is newly developed you may need assistance. We apologise for any technical challenges regarding the ticketshop. We are constantly working on improvements and therefore are pleased to receive your comments.

We are very pleased about your interest in a cooperation. Please send your enquiry to partnerships@alpbach.org.

All participants of the EFA (including partners, scholarship holders, staff) agree to the EFA Code of Conduct. Professional and appropriate behaviour is expected of everyone at all times and places during the EFA. During the EFA, an ombudsteam (with no affiliation to EFA) is present and available to mediate in the event of any violations or conflicts. You can reach the EFA ombudsperson during the event via e-mail: ombudsteam@alpbach.org

More information: Code of Conduct

Please head over to Press for more information.

Yes, this is possible. Please head over to Press for more information.

Yes, there will be a press room available for interviews in Alpbach. For further details please contact presse@alpbach.org.