The conference will take place on-site in the charming town of Bolzano (Italian) or Bozen (German) in South Tyrol at the heart of the Dolomites - the pink mountains of the Alps. The nature around the city is a tourist haven for people interested in hiking in the mountains, mountain climbing, biking along the valley and in winter skiing brings millions of tourists to the area.

The region is trilingual between the major languages Italian and German and the minority language Ladin. Due to the large degree of tourism in the city, the majority of the population also speaks English.

Together with Innsbruck, Bolzano is officially the capital of the Alps because the seat of the Alpine Convention is there. The world-famous Museum of Archaeology with the Iceman and the Messner Mountain Museum’s main seat make Bolzano a world city of mountaineering history and culture.