We are sorry to inform you that we had closed the registration we reached the maxium of participants. For more information send an email to stowa@stowa.nl 

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Program

Sunday February 2nd – location hotel Wageningen:
--.--     Early arrival walk with Beaver Britt
18.00 Registration, welcome and appetizers
20.00 Introduction of the Dutch situation and dilemmas

Monday February 3rd – location University of Wageningen:
09.00 Opening and welcome
09.15 Introduction, Hanneke Kloosterboer (NL, STOWA)
09.30 International oversight Vilmar Dijkstra (NL, Mammal Society)
09.50 Population development and distribution, Jitka Uhlikova (CZ, Czech University of
            Life Sciences)
            Break
11.00 Challenges for infrastructure in daily conditions, Reindert Stellingwerff & Michel van
            den Bogaert (NL, RWS en ProRail)
11.30 High water levels and prevention, Torsten Heyer (DE, TU-Dresden)
12.00 Management plans in Switzerland, Christof Angst (CH, Info Fauna)
            Lunch
13.30 Fieldtrip, Water Board Rivierenland
17.00 Back in the hotel. Moment of rest
18.30 Walk in the dark by Reindert Stellingwerff
19.00 Diner

Tuesday February 4th – location University of Wageningen:
08.30 Start second day with parallel sessions

      Technical solutions
            - Inspection and repair, Wijnand Evers & Kees Schep (NL, Water Boards)
            - Preventive measures, Gerhard Schwab (DE, Bund Naturschutz Bayern)
            - Fiber optic detection, Cees-Jan Mas (NL, ProRail)
            - Innovative methods, Martin Rudolf (DE, LUGV Brandenburg)

     Human Beaver interaction
             - Human Beaver interaction, Dagmar Haase (DE, Humboldt-Universität)
             - Human Beaver interaction, Inge Dekker (NL, Radbout University)
             - Beaver and education, Martina Vida (SL, LUTRA)
             - Dealing with conflicts in Styria, Brigitte Komposch (AT, Öko Team)

     Management plans
             - Risk management, Elly Andison (UK, Environment Agency)
             - Dealing with European Legislation, Luuk Boerema (NL, Bestia et Lex)
             - Eco system services, Annegret Larsen (NL, Wageningen University)
             - Monitoring, Christof Angst (CH, Info Fauna) & Annegret Larsen (NL,
               Wageningen University)

12.30 Lunch
13.30 Fieldtrip
17.00 End of the program

Accommodation

Your costs for the meeting will be limited to your travel and accommodation costs. Traveling and hotel costs are at your own expense. Sunday Dinner on the 2nd of February, is at our cost. 

We have made hotel room options, so please book your own hotel room by mailing: info@frontofficewageningen.nl with the reference GFC7713. The reference expires 16 December 2024.

• Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant De Wageningsche Berg - Google Maps
• Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant De Wageningsche Berg – Fletcher Hotels (hoteldewageningscheberg.nl)

Any questions?

Please contact us if you have any questions or if you’re facing difficulties concerning the travel/accommodation/program. We are looking forward to meet you in real life!

Hanneke Kloosterboer, +31 6 51 58 67 79

Robin Biemans, +31 6 22 96 58 80