Consistently with the article 9 of the Framework Convention, the 6^th Session of the Conference decided to set up a Permanent Secretariat.

The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention was established by a decision taken at the 7^th Alpine Conference of Meran in November 2002. Since 2003, the Permanent Secretariat has been located in Innsbruck, Austria, with a branch office in Bozen, Italy.

The tasks of the Permanent Secretariat are as follows:

-          administrative and technical support to the bodies of the Alpine Convention

-          public relations

-          co-ordination of the Alpine research projects

-          support with respect to the implementation of the Alpine Convention

-          observation and information system for the Alps (SOIA)

Contact

Office in Innsbruck:

Herzog-Friedrich-Straße 15
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Tel.: 0043-512-588589-0
Fax: 0043-512-588589-20
Email: sekretariat@alpconv.org
www.alpconv.org

Branch office in Bolzano:

Viale Druso / Drususallee 1
39100 Bolzano / Bozen
Italia
Tel.: 0039 0471 055357
Fax:  0039 0471 055359
www.alpconv.org
 

*work in progress