237:
Every Alpine town implements at least two local projects reflecting the association's objectives in its Alpine Town Year. These are stored in an online data bank. In addition, any other projects are regularly presented in the association's newsletter, which appears in four languages. The Alpine Town
259:
In 2008, the
Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention and the association signed a Memorandum of Understanding for continuous cooperation. The association has been an official observer with the Alpine Convention since 2011. As such, the association takes part in the meetings of the Permanent
99:
can apply for the award. The designated Alpine Town of the Year organizes a workshop during which its programme is presented at least six months before the actual Alpine Town Year. During the Alpine Town Year, there will be at least three international events, and two sustainable projects will be
169:
The jury examines the submissions and makes a recommendation on the next Alpine Town of the Year to the
General Meeting. It provides the town with advice on substantive issues and receives the town's final report. The jury consists of three representatives of Alpine-wide organizations. They are
186:
The representatives of the Alpine Towns of the Year meet twice a year in a different town. The
General Assembly elects the Alpine Town of the Year, the jury and the Board, and determines the overall orientation of the association's activities. The General Association also serves as a personal
94:
is awarded annually by the general meeting of the association's members at the recommendation of a jury. The jury examines the projects and proposals of the candidates on the basis of ecological, social and economic criteria. Every town in the area covered by the
216:
Every town designates a contact person or consultant who serves as the interface between the town, the other members and the association's office. The consultant is also responsible for the local realization of the association's objectives.
195:
The Board has three to five members - burgomasters or their legitimate representatives. The Board is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the association. Its present members are
Thierry Billet (president,
260:
Commission and in the biennial Alpine
Conference. The association has no voting rights but can submit its proposals directly to the policy makers of the participating countries.
100:
realized. The award and the cooperation across linguistic and geographical borders put the participating towns into the limelight, give wide publicity to their efforts for
290:(CIPRA) runs the association's office and is represented on the jury. The association and CIPRA, among other things, jointly organize events. An international meeting in
104:
and strengthen the links among the participating towns. The Alpine Town Year can also stimulate the realization of projects: the
Dobratsch Nature Park in
275:
and the association, for example during the joint meetings of the Boards. In addition, there are towns which are members of both networks, such as
787:
287:
226:
171:
826:
101:
71:
239:
759:
687:
175:
651:
174:
International), Cristina Del
Biaggio (University of Ginevra), Antonio Zambon (Community Network
381:
134:
96:
67:
711:
170:
elected every two years by the
General Meeting. The present members are Norbert Weixlbaumer (
366:
225:
The office is responsible for the association's day-to-day activities; it has been run by
158:
28:
699:
676:
246:
a climate-neutral region. The project started in July 2011 and will end in March 2014.
66:
award is given to towns which have made exceptional efforts for the realization of the
723:
127:
Involving the population in the programme and projects of the Alpine Town of the Year.
820:
311:
476:
441:
401:
124:
Strengthening awareness of the Alps as a space where people and nature coexist.
747:
606:
501:
130:
Strengthening links within the region through cooperation with the hinterland.
802:
789:
229:
International since 2003. CIPRA has been represented on the jury since 1997.
471:
426:
276:
205:
735:
621:
591:
581:
561:
521:
356:
271:
There is a regular exchange of information between the municipal network
187:
communication platform among the towns, overcoming linguistic barriers.
506:
486:
456:
431:
396:
371:
351:
336:
326:
321:
109:
105:
656:
636:
576:
566:
536:
531:
516:
446:
411:
386:
280:
201:
197:
157:
award cooperate in the association. The association has an office in
133:
Creating a sustainable future by realizing the basic concept of the
641:
626:
611:
596:
551:
546:
491:
461:
416:
341:
291:
243:
50:
774:
78:
are members of the international association of the same name.
42:
778:
54:
46:
120:
The Alpine Town of the Year
Association has five objectives:
781:, Association Alpine Town of the Year – official website
288:
International
Commission for the Protection of the Alps
112:), for example, is based on the Alpine Town concept.
140:
Increasing cooperation among the towns in the Alps.
38:
21:
242:Alpstar. The project's objective is to make the
8:
16:
301:
294:(Italy), for example, is planned in 2013.
15:
669:
178:) and Gerhard Leeb (Pro Vita Alpina).
702:, Association Alpine Town of the Year
690:, Association Alpine Town of the Year
678:, Association Alpine Town of the Year
7:
17:Association Alpine Town of the Year
153:The towns which have received the
14:
238:Association is a partner in the
200:), Bojan Sever (vice president,
760:PDF Memorandum of Understanding
1:
204:), Ingrid Fischer (assessor,
843:
137:through concrete projects.
76:Alpine Towns of the Year
155:Alpine Town of the Year
147:Alpine Town of the Year
102:sustainable development
92:Alpine Town of the Year
84:Alpine Town of the Year
72:sustainable development
64:Alpine Town of the Year
264:The Municipal Network
240:Alpine Space Programme
255:The Alpine Convention
51:www.villedesalpes.org
775:www.alpenstaedte.org
273:Alliance in the Alps
266:Alliance in the Alps
182:The General Assembly
176:Alliance in the Alps
43:www.alpenstaedte.org
803:46.5500°N 15.6500°E
799: /
779:www.cittaalpina.org
90:The honorary title
55:www.alpskomesto.org
47:www.cittaalpina.org
18:
762:, alpenstaedte.org
750:, alpenstaedte.org
738:, alpenstaedte.org
726:, alpenstaedte.org
714:, alpenstaedte.org
662:
661:
135:Alpine Convention
97:Alpine Convention
68:Alpine Convention
60:
59:
834:
827:Community awards
814:
813:
811:
810:
809:
808:46.5500; 15.6500
804:
800:
797:
796:
795:
792:
763:
757:
751:
745:
739:
733:
727:
721:
715:
709:
703:
697:
691:
685:
679:
674:
302:
298:The Alpine Towns
19:
842:
841:
837:
836:
835:
833:
832:
831:
817:
816:
807:
805:
801:
798:
793:
790:
788:
786:
785:
771:
766:
758:
754:
746:
742:
734:
730:
722:
718:
710:
706:
698:
694:
688:Executive Board
686:
682:
675:
671:
667:
367:Bad Reichenhall
300:
269:
257:
252:
235:
223:
214:
193:
184:
167:
159:Bad Reichenhall
151:
118:
88:
34:
29:Bad Reichenhall
12:
11:
5:
840:
838:
830:
829:
819:
818:
783:
782:
770:
769:External links
767:
765:
764:
752:
740:
728:
716:
704:
692:
680:
668:
666:
663:
660:
659:
654:
649:
645:
644:
639:
634:
630:
629:
624:
619:
615:
614:
609:
604:
600:
599:
594:
589:
585:
584:
579:
574:
570:
569:
564:
559:
555:
554:
549:
544:
540:
539:
534:
529:
525:
524:
519:
514:
510:
509:
504:
499:
495:
494:
489:
484:
480:
479:
474:
469:
465:
464:
459:
454:
450:
449:
444:
439:
435:
434:
429:
424:
420:
419:
414:
409:
405:
404:
399:
394:
390:
389:
384:
379:
375:
374:
369:
364:
360:
359:
354:
349:
345:
344:
339:
334:
330:
329:
324:
319:
315:
314:
309:
306:
299:
296:
268:
262:
256:
253:
251:
248:
234:
231:
222:
219:
213:
212:The Consultant
210:
192:
189:
183:
180:
166:
163:
150:
143:
142:
141:
138:
131:
128:
125:
117:
114:
87:
80:
58:
57:
40:
36:
35:
33:
32:
25:
23:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
839:
828:
825:
824:
822:
815:
812:
780:
776:
773:
772:
768:
761:
756:
753:
749:
744:
741:
737:
732:
729:
725:
720:
717:
713:
708:
705:
701:
696:
693:
689:
684:
681:
677:
673:
670:
664:
658:
655:
653:
650:
647:
646:
643:
640:
638:
635:
632:
631:
628:
625:
623:
620:
617:
616:
613:
610:
608:
605:
602:
601:
598:
595:
593:
590:
587:
586:
583:
580:
578:
575:
572:
571:
568:
565:
563:
560:
557:
556:
553:
550:
548:
545:
542:
541:
538:
535:
533:
530:
527:
526:
523:
520:
518:
515:
512:
511:
508:
505:
503:
500:
497:
496:
493:
490:
488:
485:
482:
481:
478:
475:
473:
470:
467:
466:
463:
460:
458:
455:
452:
451:
448:
445:
443:
440:
437:
436:
433:
430:
428:
425:
422:
421:
418:
415:
413:
410:
407:
406:
403:
400:
398:
395:
392:
391:
388:
385:
383:
380:
377:
376:
373:
370:
368:
365:
362:
361:
358:
355:
353:
350:
347:
346:
343:
340:
338:
335:
332:
331:
328:
325:
323:
320:
317:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
303:
297:
295:
293:
289:
284:
282:
278:
274:
267:
263:
261:
254:
249:
247:
245:
241:
232:
230:
228:
220:
218:
211:
209:
207:
203:
199:
190:
188:
181:
179:
177:
173:
164:
162:
160:
156:
148:
144:
139:
136:
132:
129:
126:
123:
122:
121:
115:
113:
111:
107:
103:
98:
93:
85:
81:
79:
77:
73:
69:
65:
56:
52:
48:
44:
41:
37:
30:
27:
26:
24:
20:
784:
755:
743:
731:
719:
707:
695:
683:
672:
312:Alpine State
285:
272:
270:
265:
258:
236:
224:
215:
194:
185:
168:
154:
152:
146:
119:
91:
89:
83:
75:
63:
61:
806: /
748:Infoservice
700:Organigramm
477:Switzerland
402:Switzerland
250:Cooperation
161:, Germany.
149:Association
794:15°39′00″E
791:46°33′00″N
724:Objectives
665:References
607:Bressanone
502:Bad Aussee
221:The Office
116:Objectives
472:Brig-Glis
427:Sonthofen
277:Sonthofen
206:Sonthofen
191:The Board
821:Category
736:Projects
622:Morbegno
592:Tolmezzo
582:Slovenia
562:Chamonix
522:Slovenia
442:Chambéry
357:Slovenia
308:Location
233:Projects
165:The Jury
70:and for
31:/Germany
22:Location
507:Austria
487:Bolzano
457:Sondrio
432:Germany
397:Herisau
372:Germany
352:Maribor
337:Belluno
327:Austria
322:Villach
110:Austria
106:Villach
39:Website
657:France
637:Biella
577:Tolmin
567:France
537:France
532:Annecy
517:Idrija
447:France
412:Trento
387:France
281:Annecy
202:Idrija
198:Annecy
74:. The
652:Passy
642:Italy
627:Italy
612:Italy
597:Italy
552:Italy
547:Lecco
492:Italy
462:Italy
417:Italy
342:Italy
292:Lecco
227:CIPRA
172:CIPRA
86:Award
712:Jury
648:2022
633:2021
618:2019
603:2018
588:2017
573:2016
558:2015
543:2013
528:2012
513:2011
498:2010
483:2009
468:2008
453:2007
438:2006
423:2005
408:2004
393:2003
378:2002
363:2001
348:2000
333:1999
318:1997
305:Year
286:The
279:and
244:Alps
145:The
82:The
62:The
777:or
382:Gap
208:).
823::
283:.
53:,
49:,
45:,
108:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.