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XIX Congress 2017 in Mainz, Germany

27 September - 01 October 2017



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PROGRAM OF THE XIXth UEF CONGRESS 2017 IN MAINZ, GERMANY

WEDNESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER – ARRIVAL DAY

The program can be downloaded from here.

12:00 -                    Transportation from Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
                               or main railwaystation in Mainz to
                               Schloss Waldthausen, Im Wald 1, 55257 Budenheim

                               Participants travelling via Frankfurt Airport are kindly
                               requested to wait at the main meeting points in Terminal 1 or 2.
                               You will be picked up there for transfer.

                               Both meeting points are outside the baggage reclaim.
                               (Further details can be found in the attached plan.)

                               Please remember to report your arrival data.                           
13:00 – 14:00           Lunch at Schloss Waldthausen

14:30 – 17:00           Presidency Meeting

19:00                      Dinner at Schloss Waldthausen

20:30 -                    informal meeting in Wine bar at Schloss Waldthausen

THURSDAY 28th SEPTEMBER – SEMINAR DAY

7:00 – 8:00                Breakfast

Seminar on “Change Processes and Change Management in Forestry”

hosted by UEF, FECOF, BDF and Landesforsten
(Translation English, French, German is offered.)
                                  
8:30                            Welcoming words by
                                   Michael Diemer, President of UEF
                                   Pierre Grandadam, President of FECOF
                                   Ulrike Höfken, Minister for Environment, Energy, Food and Forests
                                   Rhineland-Palatinate

                                   Ulrich Dohle, Chairman of BDF


9:00                            Keynote presentations by
                                  Dan Burgar-Kuzelicki (DG Agri):
                                  “Change Processes in European Forestry”
                                  Prof. Ulrich Schraml:
                                  “Effects of change processes on the workforce in Forestry”

10:30                         Coffee break
11:00                          Panel discussion (2nd part of seminar)
                                  with               
                                  Håkan Nystrand, METO Finland
                                  Alain Lesturgez, FECOF France
                                  Prof. Dr. Ivan Paligorov, UBF Bulgaria
                                  Dr. Mattia Busti, CONAF Italy

                                  Moderation: Hans Jacobs, BDF

Alternative program for accompanying persons

9:00 – 12:00             Sightseeing by bus:
                               City tour Mainz and visit Gutenberg Museum

Common program for all

12.15                       Photo call in front of the castle

12:30                       Lunch at Schloss Waldthausen

14:00                       Excursion to the Soonwald-Forest
                               with exemplary change-processes in forest management:

  • Qualifying and Dimensioning –
    Silviculture perspectives in Rhineland-Palatinate
    Technical progress in forestry –
  • logging concepts with GPS and laser
    Climate protection through wind power on forest sites

18:30                       Dinner in Forest Pedagogic Center
                               offered by Landesforsten Rheinland-Pfalz

21:00                       Return to Schloss Waldthausen by bus

22:30 -                     informal meeting in Wine bar at Schloss Waldthausen

FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER – CONGRESS DAY

7:00 – 8:30               Breakfast
Congress work for delegates

Agenda according to UEF Statutes
9:00                         Meeting at the Congress room at Schloss Waldthausen
10:30                       Coffee break
13:00  - 14:00           Lunch
14:15                       Meeting continues

Alternative program for accompanying persons

8:45                         Sightseeing by bus:
                               Visit to Monastery Eberbach

12:00                       Lunch at Monastery Eberbach

13:00                       City tour Eltville

Common program for all
15:30 – 16:00           Coffee break
16:30                       visit to sparkling wine cellar Kupferberg in Mainz
19:30                       Dinner at Proviantamt Mainz
22:00                       Return to Schloss Waldthausen by bus
22:30 -                     informal meeting in Wine bar at Schloss Waldthausen

SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER – CONGRESS EXCURSION DAY

7:00 – 8:30               Breakfast
9:00                         Departure for the Congress Excursion Day
                               to the Middle Rhine Valley

10:00                       Visit to Marksburg

12:00 - 13:30            Lunch in Brewery Restaurant Maximilians Brauwiesen in Lahnstein

14:30 – 16:00           freetime in Boppard at Wine festival
16:00 – 17:30           Boattrip on river Rhine to Loreley
17:30                       Return to Hotel by bus
20:00                       Farewell Dinner at Schloss Waldthausen
21:30 -                     continuing the party in Wine bar at Schloss Waldthausen

SUNDAY 1st OCTOBER – DEPARTURE DAY

8:00 – 9:00               Breakfast

Transportation to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) or main railwaystation in Mainz according to individual travel bookings



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