Organized by Pro Silva Slovakia Team (2024): Michal Tomcík, Michal Vanco
Contact: delegat@prosilvaslovakia.sk
The Annual Meeting will have its homebase in Hotel Štefánik, Nám. M. R. Štefánika 37, 907 01 Myjava, Slovakia. Accomodation is also offered at Pension Rosy (10 min walk).
The registration fee for this event is € 410 and includes accommodation for three nights (check-in on 28th May, check out on 31st May), transport and meals. Please note this fee is per person sharing a room and an additional fee (full room rates) will be charged for single occupancy.
Please contact delegat@prosilvaslovakia.sk for further details.
Registration fee is to be paid to:
Account name: Pro Silva Slovakia
IBAN: SK89 0900 0000 0051 8886 7513
BIC: GIBASKBX
Please ensure your name and organization is included on the bank transfer.
Please also complete the registration form to confirm your booking
Registration closing date is Sunday 31st March 2024.
We must close our registration, because we are fully booked with 55 participants from 18 members and guests from IFSA, Estonia, New England, Forest Europe, Integrate Network and member candidates from Monte Negro and North Macedonia. Thanks for Your interest !
In special cases please contact Michal Vanco (delegat(at)prosilvaslovakia.sk) or presedent@prosilva.org.
Pro Silva Slovakia is delighted to invite you to the Pro Silva Annual Meeting and AGM from Tuesday 28th to Friday 31st May, in Myjava, Slovakia.
Pro Silva Slovakia will introduce sustainable forest management in Western edge of West Carpathians, a mountain range with well-preserved biodiversity. We would like to share our achievements in application of close-to nature forestry but also challenges which are ahead of us – mainly in upscaling the best practices among wide forestry community and increasing acceptance of close-to-nature approaches. We believe that sharing experiences at European scale in these issues can add value and bring benefits to our common endeavour.
Excursions will bring us to the non-state (municipal) forests and also to state forest district of Duchonka where the forest managers apply close-to-nature principles in beech and oak forests as well as in converting artificial spruce forests to more diverse and resilient forest structures. Besides the expert topics, we also offer cultural programme – you will have an opportunity to experience treasures of our history, touch 600 years old oaks and taste local food.
After arrival of the participants and registration at noon on Tuesday 28th May after lunch there will be the opening address and the annual general meeting. In the evening there will be dinner at hotel Štefánik and cultural programme (traditional folk music)
On Wednesday 29th May 2024 there will be an excursion in beech forest of municipal forest (ca 2 km forest trail) which will be continued after lunch in a forest hut (or outdoors) of another walking trail (1,5 km). The evening will be closed by dinner and evening program in local brewery & distillery (Turak a vnuk).
On Thursday 30 May 2024 the excursion will lead to visit Bojná – a museum of Great Moravia and beginning of Christianity in the area – and will be followed by excursion in forest district Duchonka (state forests) with topic management of oak stands. After outdoor lunch the excursion will continue with topics management of beech stands, water retention measures. Dinner will be in a local fish farm.
On Friday 31st May there will be farewell and departure from the meeting venue. You may individually organize further nature or cultural visits on you way back.
Time schedule
Arrival
The meeting principles will be
draft programme, 28th Februray 2024 - final programme due April 2024
Here you find the draft programm