Information for participants

Please, when registering for participation in the Congress, indicate your desire to present a workshop in the registration form.

 

For those, wishing to present a workshop, they should send a short summary of the workshop to fp.congress.2024@gmail.com by 15 July, 2024. (Use the attached description).

 

In the period from August 15 to September 2, everyone will have the opportunity to choose and register for participation in the individual small working spaces during the second Congress day.

Each participant can be presented in only one working space.

 

Discussion groups

Discussion group 1 - "Who/what is a forest pedagogue? (methods, quality standards, evaluation, …)" Dirk Schmechel, Head of FCN Subgroup Forest Pedagogics and Head of Department Knowledge-transfer at LWF, Bavaria; Ulrike Schuth, Member of FCN Subgroup Forest Pedagogics and Head of Division of Education at SDW

Discussion group 2 - "Role of parents in Forest pedagogy" Veronika Jaloviarová, NATIONAL FOREST CENTRE - Institute for Forest Consulting and Education Sokolská

Discussion group 3 - "How to handle philosophical and psychological-processes with the methods of Forest pedagogy (feelings/emotions, losses, disconnected, ...)", Przemysław Szabłowski - Polish Association of Forest Pedagogues

Discussion group 4 - "May Forest pedagogy be in favor to reach consensus in controversial/conflicting cases as “Bistrishko Branishte”, “Białowieża Forest”, “Bavarian forest” etc. Branishte”. Pests in forests - way of communication with society by forest pedagogy" Momchil Panayotov PhD - University of Forestry, Dendrology Dept., SOFIA; Bulgarian Extreme and FreeSkiing Association (BEFSA); Petya Mateva PhD – Executive forest agency, Sofia, Bulgaria

Discussion group 5 - "Naturally regenerated forests with lower risk of abiotic and biotic damages versus artificial plantations – effective communication approaches" Andreana Trifonova - Rewilding Rhodopes Foundation

Discussion group 6 - "Forest shelterbelts as possible element for establishing of green corridors to protect the biodiversity. Searching of social support through effective communication and transferring of knowledge to general audience. How to increase the interest of the society to maintain the existing forest shelterbelts?" Radoslav Radev - Balchik State Hunting Enterprise, North-East State Company

Discussion group 7 - "How to explain the need of sylvicultural activities aiming to reduce the negative impact of climate change on forest ecosystems and regain the social trust" Elena Rafailova PhD - Executive Forest Agency

 

When registering for participation, indicate your interest for a workshop discussion group in this registration form.

 

Keynote speeches

"Learning To Live With Fire: How Wildfire Is Changing Along With Our Climate And The Im-portant Role Of Forest Educators In Wildfire Prevention" Edward Olson MSc - German Forest Protection Society (SDW)

"Resilient Forest Landscapes – A Challenge For Experts And Society" ASSOC. PROF.GEORGI KOSTOV PhD – University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria

"Impact Of Climate Change On Eco-Anxiety And Mental Health" Prof. Dr. Snezhana Ilieva, Prof. Dr. Sonia Karabeliova - SU "St. Kliment Ohridski"

"Exploring The Perspectives And Challenges Of Forest School Teachers Trainers In Developing Forest Pedagogy Approaches For Climate Change Education" Ms. Moriya Netzer, PhD student at the School of Eenvironmental Sciences - University of Haifa

 

Important information

There is no pharmacy in the area, we would ask participants to provide the necessary medications they usually use.

 

In case of emergency

112 – the universal emergency number that will connect you to the police, fire and ambulance. This number can be dialled even from a mobile phone without credit or a SIM card.

 

Key dates to remember

01 May – Registration for the Congress opens and publication of the preliminary Congress program;

July 15 – deadline for registration of participants;

July 15 – deadline for sending a brief description of the workshop activities

July 15 – deadline for payment of the Congress participation fee;

August 20 – deadline for keynote speakers to submit presentations and abstracts.

August 15 - September 2 – selection for participation in a small working group on September 4th.

 

Accommodation

Accommodation for the participants is provided in shared rooms in the student campus of the Training and Experimental Forest Range (TEFR) "G. St. Avramov", Yundola village, with 12 double and 37 triple rooms. All rooms are equipped with a bathroom, free Wi-Fi, and a terrace.

 

Travel information

The Republic of Bulgaria shares the principles of the migration and visa policy of the European Union and the Schengen area. The official list of countries and types of visa contacts is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.