Joint Meetings UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG

Joint Meetings UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), International Liaison Committee (ILC) and South Korea Conference Organizing Committee (SKCOC) for the 6 th International Wildland Fire Conference, and the International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG)

In cooperation with and supported by the

UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Forestry and Timber Section Euro-Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), Council of Europe Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) United Nations University (UNU), International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) U.S. Forest Service, Korea Forest Service (KFS) and Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI)

Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg, Germany 27-30 June 2014

Objectives and Final Agenda

Objectives

One year ahead of the 6 th International Wildland Fire Conference (IWFC-6) (Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Korea, 12-16 October 2015), members of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), the International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG), the IWFC-6 International Liaison Committee (ILC) and the South Korea Conference Organizing Committee (SKCOC) will meet to discuss the roadmap 2014-2015.

On the first day the groups will be briefed on the outcomes and the follow-up of the UNECE/FAO Regional Forum on Cross-boundary Fire Management (UN Geneva, 28-29 November 2013: http://www.fire.uni- freiburg.de/intro/team.html ), based on a draft report to be circulated one month before the meeting. Regional networks and international organizations will provide their views or report on the status, projects or strategic plans for enhancing transboundary cooperation in fire management.

The ILC and the SKCOC will meet on the second day and continue the preparation of the IWFC-6. Members of WFAG and IFAWG are invited to attend and provide suggestions from regions and international organizations for themes to be addressed by the 6 th International Wildland Fire Conference.

The IFAWG will meet on 27 June 2014 and discuss the final draft of the International Fire Aviation Guidelines for presentation and discussion of its international application and dissemination at the joint meetings. An additional meeting of participants of the project "Fire Management in Protected Areas and Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites" (Council of Europe) will also be held on 27 June 2014.

Format of Meetings The joint meetings are a set of business meetings in which mainly strategic papers will be presented, discussed and prepared for adoption. GFMC will ask selected participants for oral statements / presentations.

Draft Agenda – Overview (detailed agendas cf. further down)

Thursday / Friday, 26 / 27 June 2014

Arrival of participants in Freiburg

Friday, 27 June 2014

Two events in which members of the CoE / EUR-OPA project and members of IFAWG will attend

09:00-13:00 International Workshop "Fire Management in Protected Areas and Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites" Meeting of members and partners of the CoE Project “Fire Management in UNESCO World Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites and other Protected Areas”, in preparation of the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014. Observers and guests are welcome. Participants take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 08:55, arrival Airport Campus at 08:57. Meeting venue: Lecture Hall of Building No. 5. Detailed Agenda: See Annex I (p. 4)

14:30-17:45 International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG) Meeting With voluntary participation of members of the International Working Group on Cooperation in Wildfire Preparedness and Response (IWGC-WPR). Participants take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 14:08, arrival Airport Campus at 14:11. Meeting venue: Lecture Hall of Building No. 5. Detailed Agenda: See Annex II (p. 5)

19:00 Icebreaker at Hotel Minerva: All participants will bring a drink or snack typical for their home country – an old tradition of the joint meetings to share the taste of the facet-rich food-and-drink cultures globally.

Saturday, 28 June 2014

09:00-13:00 Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG) Meeting Part I Participants take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 08:55, arrival Airport Campus at 08:57. Meeting venue: Lecture Hall of Building No. 5.

Theme : Reporting back and evaluation of the UNECE/FAO Regional Forum on Cross- boundary Fire Management (Geneva, November 2013): Implications for the Global Wildland Fire Network / Wildland Fire Advisory Group and associated international organizations / United Nations system. Detailed Agenda: See Annex III (p. 6)

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break

14:00-17:50 WFAG Meeting Part II (continued) Theme : Evaluation of the UNECE/FAO Regional Forum on Cross-Boundary Fire Management: Discussion of an international agenda aimed at defining goals and enhancing acceptance and efficiency of international cooperation in fire management, including implications for the 6 th International Wildland Fire Conference. Detailed Agenda: See Annex III (p. 6)

17:45 Participants leaving and return with shuttle train leaving Airport Campus at 18:02, arrive Freiburg Main Station at 18:05.

19:30 Joint Dinner at Restaurant „Kybfelsen“ 18:40 Departure from hotels, guided walking to Tram Station downtown (ca. 20 min walking) (Note: There will be maintenance repair work of tram rails by end of June, so that the group needs to depart from tram Line 2 stop "Holzmarktplatz", directly behind the “Martinstor” (i.e. the old city tower) 18:57 / 19:12 Departure of tram Line 2 from station “Holzmarktplatz” to Günterstal (arrival 19:08 / 19:23). Return from Günterstal to City Center by Line 2: Every full hour +13 and 43 min.

Sunday, 29 June 2014

09:30-13:00 ILC / SKCOC Meeting Part I Participants take shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 09:24, arrival Airport Campus at 09:27. Meeting venue: Lecture Hall of Building No. 5.

Meeting co-chaired by U.S. Forest Service and Korea Forest Service (KFS). WFAG / IFAWG members are welcome to attend. Detailed Agenda: See Annex IV (p. 7)

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break

13:00-14:00 Lunch Break

14:00-17:50 ILC / SKCOC Meeting Part II Detailed Agenda: See Annex IV (p. 7)

End of Day 2 Participants return with shuttle train leaving Airport Campus at 17:02 or 18:02, arrive Freiburg Main Station at 17:05 or 18:05.

No evening programme. Downtown Freiburg offers numerous opportunities for visiting open air and indoor restaurants in walking distance, e.g. around the cathedral (“Münster”). Note : In 2014 the 44 th annual street party of the local inhabitants of “old” downtown Freiburg will take place between 27 and 29 June 2014. Just a few meters behind the cathedral. Get a flavor of hospitality of the citizens of Freiburg and visit this event individually or in small groups: http://www.oberlindenhock.de/

18:00-20:00 Side Meeting: Fire Management Actions Alliance Advisory Group

2014 FIFA World Cup Saturday 28 June and Sunday 29 June: Round of 16 of FIFA World Cup. Numerous public viewing locations or beer gardens downtown will provide large TV screens and a great atmosphere!

Saturday 28 June 18:00h: Winner Group A vs. Runner Up Group B (Belo Horizonte) 22:00h: Winner Group C vs. Runner Up Group D (Rio de Janeiro)

Sunday 29 June 18:00h: Winner Group B vs. Runner Up Group A (Fortaleza) 22:00h: Winner Group D vs. Runner Up Group C (Recife)

Monday, 30 June 2014

Open Day for side meetings and those who wish to stay for sightseeing in Freiburg and nearby Black Forest.

Currently scheduled side meeting:

09:30-13:00 Round Table of Regional Wildland Fire Networks and Centers (Business Meeting)

Participants will take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 09:24, arrival Airport Campus at 09:27. Meeting venue: GFMC.

Objective: Following the success of the 2012 inter-regional network meeting, the regional networks will continue to exchange views and arrange cooperative approaches in consolidation of the Regional Wildland Fire Networks and the establishment of Regional Fire Management Resource Centers.

3 Annex I Draft Agenda of Side Event I

International Workshop "Fire Management in Protected Areas and Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites"

Meeting of members and partners of the CoE Project, including observers and guests “Fire Management in Major Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites of the EUR-OPA countries” In preparation of the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany Airport Campus, Lecture Hall of Building No. 5 27 June 2014, 09:00-12:40 (or 13:30 - t.b.d.)

Logistics Note : Participants take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 08:55, arrival Airport Campus at 08:57. Return to Freiburg downtown / hotels: Shuttle train leaving 12:49 (next option: 14:01h)

09:00-09:10 Registration

09:10-09:20 Opening and Welcome to the participants Johann Georg Goldammer (GFMC, host): Welcome and opening remarks Eladio Fernández-Galiano (Council of Europe, sponsor): Opening remarks 09:20-09:30 Introduction of Participants

Presentations

09:30-09:45 Status and Needs of Fire Management in UNESCO Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites - A Global overview (Johann G. Goldammer)

09:45-10:00 Status of Fire Management in Protected Areas in EUR-OPA Member States (Esteban Beltrán)

10:00-10:15 Assessing Wildfire Risk in Holy Mount Athos, Greece: Preliminary results (Ioannis Mitsopoulos, Giorgos Mallinis and Esteban Beltrán)

10:15-10:30 Perspectives on Forest Fire Issues in the National Parks of Parnis and Oeta in Greece (Gavriil Xanthopoulos et al.)

10:30-10:50 Coffee Break

10:50-11:10 Transboundary Fire Management: The Balkans Perspective in the Country Triangle Greece-Albania-FYR Macedonia (Nikola Nikolov and Ioannis Mitsopoulos)

11:10-11:30 The international perspective (I): Brazil – The Case of the Cerrado-Jalapão Project (Larah Steil)

11:30-11:50 The international perspective (II): Wildfires in Protected Areas of Mongolia – Historic and Contemporary Views (Oyunsanaa Byambasuren)

11:50-12:10 The international perspective (III): Wildfires in Protected Areas of Indonesia (Bambang H. Saharjo)

12:10-12:40 Discussion : Fire Management in Protected Areas (National and Transboundary) – Needs for Research and Management

12:49 / 14:01 Departures of shuttle trains

19:00 Icebreaker at Hotel Minerva

4 Annex II Draft Agenda of Side Event II

International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG) Meeting With voluntary participation of members of the International Working Group on Cooperation in Wildfire Preparedness and Response (IWGC-WPR) and interested observers of the Joint Meetings Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany Airport Campus, Lecture Hall of Building No. 5 27 June 2014, 14:50-17:45

Logistics Note I : Participants take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 14:08, arrival Airport Campus at 14:11. Return to Freiburg downtown / hotels: Shuttle train leaving at 18:02

Logistics Note II : The Final Draft of the International Fire Aviation Guidelines and the International Manual of Common Rules for Fire Aviation will be provided to IFAWG by mid of June 2014. All attendees please bring your printed materials to the meeting.

14:15-14:30 Welcome Coffee and Survival Snacks With continuing self service during the whole meeting, no further coffee break

14:30-14:40 Opening and Welcome to the participants Johann Georg Goldammer (GFMC / IFAWG Secretariat, host): Opening remarks Richard Alder (Chair, IFAWG): Opening remarks 14:40-14:45 Introduction of Participants

14:45-15:00 Brief reports from members

15:00-15:10 Review of safety issues

15:10-15:20 Development of database for accident and incidents

15:20-15:30 Introduction of the Final Draft of the International Fire Aviation Guidelines and the International Manual of Common Rules for Fire Aviation (Richard Alder)

15:30-16:30 Discussion of the Guidelines: Suggestions for additions and changes Discussion of future arrangements: - Promotion of the Guidelines - Maintenance of the Guidelines - Patronage and auspice of the Guidelines

16:30-16:40 International Aerial Firefighting Association

16:40-17:00 Review IFAWG mission, terms of reference and work plan, including: - IFAWG future - IFAWG Chair, Secretariat and website

17:00-17:45 - Other business

18:02 Departure of shuttle train

19:00 Icebreaker at Hotel Minerva

5 Annex III Draft Agenda Joint Meeting of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG) International Liaison Committee (ILC) and South Korea Conference Organizing Committee (SKCOC) for the 6 th International Wildland Fire Conference International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG) Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany Airport Campus, Lecture Hall of Building No. 5 28 June 2014, 09:00-17:45

Logistics Note I : Participants take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 08:55, arrival Airport Campus at 08:57. Return by shuttle train at 19:02.

Logistics Note II : The draft version of the document “Follow-up of the UNECE/FAO Regional Forum on Cross-boundary Fire Management“ will be provided to the attendees of the meeting by circular mail on 06 June 2014. The final draft will be circulated a few days before the joint meetings. All attendees please bring your printed materials to the meeting.

09:30-13:00 WFAG Meeting (Part I) Reporting back and evaluation of the UNECE/FAO Regional Forum on Cross-boundary Fire Management (Geneva, November 2013): Implications for the Global Wildland Fire Network / Wildland Fire Advisory Group and associated international organizations / United Nations system. 09:00-09:15 Registration 09:15-09:30 Welcome and opening remarks (Johann G. Goldammer) and introduction of participants 09:30-09:45 The Geneva Forum and the follow-up process (Johann G. Goldammer) 09:45-10:00 The International Wildfire Preparedness Mechanism (IWPM): Introduction (Mark Jones) Three case studies will be presented to explore the utility of previous experience in support of the IWPM: - Case Study I: Exchange between Southwest and Northwest Europe (Marc Castellnou) - Case Study II: History of North American Wildfire Cooperation (Dale Dague, Kim Connors) - Case Study III: East-West Fire Management Exchange (Andrey Eritsov, J.G. Goldammer) 10:00-11:00 Additional presentations of statements of WFAG members. These statements should highlight the view from the regions concerning the cooperation in a future IWPM – What are regional needs and how could regions contribute, based on previous activities and experience. Suggested contributions from the regions: - Latin America I (Luis Diego Roman) - Latin America II (Larah Steil and Patricio Sanhueza) - NE Asia and the Pan-Asia Region (KFRI) - Central Asia (Oyunsanaa Byambasuren) 11:00-11:30 Coffee break 11:30-13:00 Continuation of presentations of statements and discussion. Statements have been suggested to address common tools and platforms (e.g., training materials and glossaries for international use): - EuroFire Standards I: Rationale and history (Mark Jones) - EuroFire Standards II: Examples of application (Nikola Nikolov, Sergiy Zibtsev) - Multilingual fire management terminologies – new products for Central Asia and Europe (Oyunsanaa Byambasuren and Robert Stacey)

New regional centers of excellence in fire management: - Eastern European Fire Monitoring Center (Kiev, Ukraine, 2013) (Sergiy Zibtsev) - Regional Central Asia Fire Management Resource Center (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2014) (Oyunsanaa Byambasuren) - European Forest Risk Facility (start-up project FRISK-GO, ongoing) (Marc Castellnou) - Fire management training at regional level (I): Eastern Mediterranean Basin, Balkans, Near East, South Caucasus (Antalya, Turkey, by Ertugrul Bilgili) - Fire management training at regional level (II): Western Europe (Catalonian Center for Forestry Technology, by Marc Castellnou) 13:00-14:00 Lunch break 14:00-17:45 WFAG Meeting Part II Discussion of an international agenda aimed at defining goals and enhancing acceptance and efficiency of international cooperation in fire management 14:00-15:30 - Presentation of the Final Draft of the International Fire Aviation Guidelines and the International Manual of Common Rules for Fire Aviation (Richard Alder) - Summary and discussion of recommended follow-up scope and activities 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-17:45 Discussion and conclusions / wrap up 18:02 Departure of shuttle train, transfer to hotels and later walk to tram station “Holzmarktplatz” 19:30 Joint Dinner at Restaurant „Kybfelsen“ (Freiburg-Günterstal)

6 Annex IV Agenda Joint Meeting of the International Liaison Committee (ILC) and South Korea Conference Organizing Committee (SKCOC) of the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany Airport Campus, Lecture Hall of Building No. 5 29 June 2014, 09:30-17:45

Logistics Note : Participants take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 09:24, arrival Airport Campus at 09:27. Meeting venue: Lecture Hall of Building No. 5.

09:30-09:45 Welcome and introductions - SKCOC host welcome remarks - ILC chairman welcome remarks - Introductions 09:45-10:45 SKCOC Report - Preparation status - Establishment of comprehensive plan (1 May – 30 August) - Programme, field demonstration and excursion - Conference venue plan - Management plan - Website renewal - Schedule - Draft design - Promotional activities of year 2014 - Domestic activities - Overseas activities - Online/media promotion - Plan to expand participation - Accompanying events and workshops (including Asian Forest Fire Training Program) - Publication of presentation papers - Tour and Companions program - Roadmap to 2015 10:45-11:15 Coffee break 11:15-13:00 Discussion – SKCOC Report of preparation (Continued) 13:00-14:00 Lunch break 14:00-15:50 Discussion - Conclusion of conference session themes which were discussed in the last ILC meeting in October 2013 in Korea to decide conference programme - Plenary sessions - Legacy of fire - Community and wildland fire - Towards a cohesive global fire management strategy - Application of technology to wildland fire management - Protecting the global natural and cultural heritage from fire - Parallel sessions - Wildland fire and ecology - Wildland fire governance - Wildland fire in advanced technology - Wildland fire and society - Wildland fire and safety - Firefighting in Incident Command System (ICS) - Aerial firefighting and resource sharing - Knowledge from country experience - Poster session - Selection process - Trade show (vendors and sponsors) - Support of International Organizations 15:15-16:15 Coffee break 16:15-17:45 Discussion with core ILC members - Plan of International Organizations’ support for participants from developing countries - Discussion of host country of the 7 th IWFC - Recommendation of invited keynote speakers (Opening & Closing Ceremony, Plenary) - Discussion of 6 th IWFC Operating Plan Joint SKCOC and ILC activities 2014-2015 - 2015 SKCOC/ILC meeting Scheduled activities between 2014 meeting and 6 th IWFC (October 2015) 17:02 / 18:02 Departure of shuttle trains

7 Annex V Draft Agenda Round Table of Regional Wildland Fire Networks and Centers (Business Meeting) Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany Airport Campus, GFMC Building 30 June 2014, 09:30-13:00

Objective: Following the success of the 2012 inter-regional network meeting regional networks will continue to exchange views and arrange cooperative approaches in consolidation of regional Wildland Fire Networks and establishment of Regional Fire Management Resource Centers.

Logistics Note I : Participants take the shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 09:24, arrival Airport Campus at 09:27. Return by shuttle train at any time (due to different departure times of attendees).

Logistics Note II : Coffee and tea will be served. No provision of lunch or dinner.

09:30-09:45 Welcome Coffee and Survival Snacks Informal opening of the meeting (Johann G. Goldammer) Brief news from the regions (very brief, targeted presentations, max. 10 min.): 09:45-11:30 - Latin America (Larah Steil and Patricio Sanhueza - Mesoamerica (Luis Diego Roman) - Subsahara Africa (Val Charlton) - Central Asia (Oyunsanaa Byambasuren) - SE Asia (Bambang Hero Saharjo) - NE Asia and Pan-Asia Network (Korean Group) - SE Europe / Caucasus (Nikola Nikolov) - Mediterranean (Elena Hernandez Paredes and Gavriil Xanthopoulos) - Eurasia (Andrey Eritsov, Sergiy Zibtsev and Johann G. Goldammer) - North America / Australasia (Dale Dague, Gordon Sachs and Bill de Groot) 11:30-11:45 Coffee break (take coffee back to the meeting room) Discussion: 11:45-13:00 - Building Regional Fire Management Resource Centers - Inter-regional Cooperation

Wrap up

8 Annex VI Logistics of the Joint Meetings UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG) International Liaison Committee (ILC) and South Korea Conference Organizing Committee (SKCOC) for the 6 th International Wildland Fire Conference International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG) Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg, Germany, 27-30 June 2014

Venue

The meetings will be held at and around the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC). The meetings on Friday (the workshop "Fire Management in Protected Areas and Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites" and the IFAWG meeting) and the joint meetings on Saturday / Sunday will be held in the Lecture Hall of Building No. 5 of Freiburg University Airport Campus, Freiburg. The business meeting / round table of the Regional Wildland Fire Network will be held in the GFMC building.

In order to locate the meeting venue please see the map below or click on the website of the Campus. Buildings No. 5 is located opposite the local train station (green “H” on the left side of the map). GFMC is located in buildings No. 11 and 12.

http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/intro/about3.html

Travel instructions to reach Freiburg University Airport Campus :

Directions via local train: The University Campus is located at the airport and can be reached by local train (approx. 3 minutes). The train departs every 30 minutes from Freiburg "Hauptbahnhof" (Main Station) from platform 5 (please verify!) in direction "Breisach". Exit the train at the stop "Neue Messe / Universität". Building No. 5 is very close to the train stop (50 m). Recommended departure times: See agenda (above).

Download of the train schedule: http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/intro/bsb_schedule2014.pdf

Weather Forecast and Dress Code: The weather around end of June may bring mid-day temperatures between 28 and 30°C. There may be a temperature drop in the evenings – so please bring a sweater / pullover. The meeting venue is the same large room as in 2012, pleasant atmosphere and non-cooling air conditioning. Dress code: Convenient and casual clothing. Since most of you know each other we shall not follow tight dress code rules.

9 Directions by car (coming from the freeway "Autobahn")

Exit "Freiburg Mitte" and drive in direction city center. Take the third exit (at road sign "ADAC- Prüfzentrum") and turn left at the first traffic light, which leads into the "Berliner Allee". Now go straight until the road leads beneath a railway bridge. Turn left at first traffic light after passing beneath the railway bridge and enter the University Campus. Look for signs "Feuerökologie – 075" or "Global Fire Monitoring Center".

Arrival by air

Arriving at Frankfurt Airport : Please follow the sign “Long Distance Trains”. Tickets are easy to buy at the airport railway station. There are new additional ticket counters as you will be passing through the “tube” towards the platforms (at arriving on your right hand side). Seat reservation in advance is not necessary when arriving on Thursday. In case of arriving Friday 28 June 2014 you may wish to buy a seat reservation. For the return trip this can be done at the Freiburg station, showing the return ticket purchased in Frankfurt Airport. A seat reservation costs € 4.50 per trip.

Ticket fares: 2nd class return ticket: € 134; first class return ticket: € 218.

Download of train schedule: http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/intro/FRAAirport-FR-jan14-dec14.pdf

Note : On pages 1 to 2 of the schedule you will find all departures from Frankfurt Airport (lower part of page 2 and following are for the return from Freiburg to Frankfurt Airport). On the left side you will find the departure times from Frankfurt Airport train station. We recommend to use only the easiest train connections that are leaving every full hour + 53 minutes (arrival times are given at the right side of the schedule table). Please see main train connections in the following list:

05:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 08:00) 06:53 (change of train in Mannheim, very easy, usually on the other side of the platform – arrival 08:59) 07:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 10:02) 08:53 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 10:59) 09:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 11:59) 10:53 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 12:59) 11:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 13:59) 12:53 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 14:59) 13:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 15:59) 14:53 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 16:59) 15:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 17:59) 16:53 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 18:59) 17:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 19:59) 18:53 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 21:04) 19:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 22:15) 20:53 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 23:09) 21:53 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 00:15 after midnight)

Arriving at Basel Airport : Please leave after baggage claim through the exit “FRANCE” ( do not leave through the exit “SWITZERLAND”). Ask for the Airport bus to Freiburg.

Download of Airport Bus schedule: http://www.freiburger-reisedienst.de/en/airportbus/timetable.php Bus arrival is at Freiburg Railway station – please proceed to the as described above.

Arriving at Zurich Airport : There are train connections from Zurich Airport Railway Station to Freiburg (via Zurich Main Station and / or Basel) departing every full hour plus 4, 13 and 43 minutes respectively. Average travel time is between 2 and 2.5 hours.

10 Accommodation

The GFMC has a contract with special rates in three hotels conveniently located close to Freiburg Central Railway Station (“Hauptbahnhof”). All participants have been booked by GFMC in Hotels BARBARA, MIBNERVA and PARK HOTEL POST.

Registration Fee

A registration fee of € 100.00 will be due and used for logistics. A receipt will be issued. Participants sponsored by GFMC and ITTO will be reimbursed through the travel claim. The registration fee for ILC members will be covered by the U.S. Forest Service. See also column “registration fee” in the attendance list.

Internet access

All hotels provide free internet access in your rooms. On-site Campus a wireless internet access has been set up for the meeting rooms (Friday to Monday):

SSID : FIRE2014 Password : WFAG-2014

Local public transport

Hotels Minerva and Park Hotel Post provide cost-free tickets valid for all public transportation lines in Freiburg Region during the stay in the hotel. The tickets can be used for the very rapid S-Bahn shuttle connections between the "Hauptbahnhof" (main station) and the GFMC site (station "Neue Messe / Universität"), and for the ILC meeting on Monday to commute to the “House of Forest”. Please do not forget to ask for the free ticket!

Hotel Barbara does not provide the free ticket for local public transportation. We will purchase group tickets for those staying in Hotel Barbara for use starting Saturday morning.

General Hotel Information

Hotel Barbara ( http://www.hotel-barbara.de/ ) is located in Poststrasse No. 4 (Tel: +49-761-296250, locally dial 296250 only; Fax: +49-761-296250). Arriving at the Central Station by rail or by airport shuttle bus (from Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport) please go to main exit of the station (50 m from arrival point of the Airport Shuttle. Go straight ahead towards downtown, entering Eisenbahnstrasse for ca. 150 m and turn next street to the left where you will find Hotel Barbara. Free internet available in all rooms.

Hotel Minerva ( http://www.minerva-freiburg.de/ ) is a similar Hotel located 50 m down from Hotel Barbara (see above) in Poststrasse No. 8 (Tel: +49-761-386490, locally dial 386490 only; Fax: +49-761-3864944). Arriving at the Central Station by rail or by airport shuttle bus (from Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport) please go to main exit of the station (50 m from arrival point of the Airport Shuttle. Go straight ahead towards downtown, entering Eisenbahnstrasse for ca. 150 m and turn next street to the left where you will find Hotel Minerva. The hotel provides a cost-free ticket valid for all public transportation lines in Freiburg Region during the stay in the hotel. The ticket can be used for the very rapid S-Bahn shuttle connections between the "Hauptbahnhof" (main station) and the GFMC site (station "Neue Messe / Universität") (see above). Free wireless internet available in all rooms.

Park Hotel Post ( http://www.park-hotel-post.de/ ) is located nearby, close to the corner between Eisenbahnstrasse and Poststrasse (Tel: +49-761-385480, locally dial 385480 only; Fax: +49-761-31680). The hotel also provides on request cost-free tickets valid for the public transportation lines in Freiburg Region during the stay in the hotel. The ticket can be used for the very rapid S-Bahn shuttle connections between the "Hauptbahnhof" (Main Station) and the GFMC site (station "Neue Messe / Universität") (see above). Free wireless internet available in all rooms.