Alpine Town of the Year
Alpine Town of the Year is awarded to towns in the Alps for their outstanding commitment to the implementation of the Alpine Convention, the main international protection and support program for the Alpine region. The Alpine towns are organized in international Alpine Town of the Year. The association is an observer at the Standing Committee of the Alpine Convention.
Concerns and objectives
The Annual Meeting of the Alpine Town of the Year nominates to the proposal of an international jury an "Alpine Town of the Year". Member of the jury are Norbert Weixlbaumer by the International CIPRA, Gerhard Leeb Pro Vita Alpina and Antonio Zambon for the community network Alliance in the Alps. The central concern of the Association Alpine town of the year is to make life in the Alps sustained and the objectives of the Alpine Convention concretely in each member city. The idea for the award Alpine Town of the Year comes from the editor of the magazine Planet Alps, the Villach Gerhard Leeb.
The Alpine Towns of the year to work beyond the year in which they received the title of Alpine town of the year, together in a non-profit organization. To find, for example, twice a year a general meeting place. First Chairman of the Association is currently Thierry Billet (Annecy ), the Second Board is Bojan Sever ( Idrija ). Hubert Buhl ( Sonthofen ) and Patrizia Trincanato ( Bolzano ) take on the role of assessors.
The five objectives of the association are to strengthen the Alps awareness to involve the population to strengthen bridges to the region, to design a sustainable future and to develop cooperation with other cities. 60 % of the alpine population living in cities who want to perceive " as an engine of economic development in the Alps " their " great responsibility to the surrounding area and the climate." The office of the Association Alpine Town of the Year is run by the International CIPRA since 2003. The association is also working with the community network Alliance in the Alps and with the Standing Committee of the Alpine Convention. The Alpine Town of the Year is not to be confused with the Association of Alpine towns, which has its headquarters in Bellinzona ( Switzerland ).
Services and costs
Services of the Association for the member cities include personal advice through e -mail and telephone, as well as the right to use the logo of the association, participation and voting rights at the general meetings for the exchange of experiences. In addition, the support in the design of local projects and translation services. All documents of the association are placed in the four Alpine languages . The tasks of coordinating a branch, which also publishes a regular newsletter and annual report. The member cities pay for an annual membership fee of 5000 EUR for at least six years. The supporting each title town takes an additional post of 2300 euros for the greater administrative burden and will host a seminar pulse, at which they discussed their program and projects with the other cities. The " excellent " city on a yearly Alpine town of the year.