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In the course of the excursion, three areas of the LAG Vorarlberg will be visited. It starts with the Blumenegg communities and then leads us to the Biosphere park in the Great Walser Valley, and over the Faschina Pass to the Bregenzer Wald - Bregenz Forest.
The sites are independently organised in the matters of regional development.  The subjects of the excursion, timber construction, architecture, design, handcrafts and ecology are all connected.  Wood is not only an important renewable resource in the Alpine region, it is also a part of the cultural landscape and of the utmost importance when it comes to the climate. The adding value chain, timber, when looked at by the number of companies, is the biggest domain, with important  political significance in the area of employment. Based on old traditions, Vorarlberg could increase development in timber architecture and make a reputation for itself in Europe.  The culture of handcrafts, its nurturing and further development in the sense of the „In Kultur Nahme“ - or „Partaking in Culture“ (project) is therefore the middle point of the examples we will look at.  The examples will show several methods of how regional, natural and cultural resources are nurtured, utilized and developed.
Information about the logistics of the field trip:

  1. Four busses will start in Schruns in 15 minute intervals.  This changes in Ludesch to 30 minutes intervals and will be adhered to for the entire trip.
  2. Each bus has its own colour which is marked by a large coloured spot of the door.
  3. Each participant will be given his or her colour with the seminar documents.  The coloured spot will be on the seminar folder.  
  4. Inside the folder there will be a bus schedule for each colour.           
  5. There will be a guide on each bus who will give information about the programme before each stop.          
  6. Each programme will take about 30 minutes, whereby the presentation itself will take a maximum of 15 to 20 minutes.
  7. For the presentations “The Future of Timber Construction”, “Mountain Timber”, “Work Shop Depot”,  and “Silver Fir”, there will be a microphone and a beamer available.
  8. It is planned that information will also be able to be accessed using t-guide.     
  9. Drinking water will be supplied at each stop.  There will be no alcohol during the day with the exception of „medicinal drinks “for upset stomachs, during the breaks.       
  10. Food will be provided during the day in the form of catering during the breaks in Blons (lunch buffet) and Schwarzenberg (coffee with some cake and some cheese tasting).  An elaborate dinner has been planned in the evening.        
  11. After the presentation in Hittisau, the excursion participants will be given the opportunity to take a detailed tour of the village or they can sit in the large vestibule in groups and discuss their impressions of the tour.  Drinks will be provided.    
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