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When Labex ITTEM meetings sketch out new collaborations

29 November 2023

Les Rencontres 2023 du Labex ITTEM ont rassemblé de nombreux partenaires à Arvillard (Savoie) les 16 et 17 novembre 2023.

The Labex ITTEM 2023 meetings were held in Arvillard, Savoie, on November 16 and 17, 2023, giving rise to two days of intense, lively exchanges between the various partners involved in mountain research in the human and social sciences.

Academics, institutions, associations and the private sector discussed collaborations and transitions of all kinds, stimulated by the different formats offered during the event:

💬 Round tables moderated by freelance journalist Pauline Boulet, a mountain specialist. Her viewpoint – both knowledgeable and outside – enabled researchers and players to engage in an original dialogue around ongoing projects, questioning the mutual benefit of the partnerships forged. You can listen to these exchanges on the Labex ITTEM YouTube channel.

Migration and cooperation: the other side of transition? Disfrontalp and Coopérations montagnes-métropole projects
Round table Humans and nature: adapting for better sustainability? Alpages Sentinelles and Recibiodal projects
Tourism and leisure: changing the rules of the game? Projects Mountain second homes and Winter tourism, sharing water resources
Round table Transitions at work: opening up new avenues? Discussion on the film Recreater

🎬 A film screening open to the public, retracing mountain research projects on a variety of issues, followed by an exchange with the audience:

“Transition sous tension” by Violeta Ramirez – an investigation into local reactions to a lithium mining project in the Massif Central;
“Transition, un raid à skis dans le Queyras” by Yann Borgnet and Mikaël Chambru, following in the footsteps of two researchers who set out to meet local stakeholders;
“Return to Mont Aiguille” by Ludovic Veltz, or historian Stéphane Gal’s historical reconstruction of the 1st ascent of this emblematic Vercors peak in 1492, which has just won the Grand Prix Public 2023 at the Rencontres Montagne et Sciences, where it was previewed in Grenoble.

🎤 A half-day session led by local players, with Guillaume Dolques of I4CE, Lauren Mosdale of “2TM – Transition des territoires de montagne” and Claire Vaille of“Et maintenant” at the helm: collective portrait-robot session of the researcher, “bocal” session inviting spontaneous exchanges and “world cafe” workshop focusing on different themes. Discover the flipcharts produced during these sessions on three themes: federating in one place, trajectories and the local scale.

☕ Numerous times for informal exchanges over the two days, during which new ideas for collaboration often emerge.

🖼 An exhibition of a dozen posters by researchers outlining their projects, including: Matea – Matérialités de la transition énergétique; EST3 – Évenementiel sportif, transitions touristiques et territoriales; Comenterr – Communication, environnement, territoires; Partager les ressources en territoires de montagne.

📚 The discovery of several books by Labex ITTEM researchers published by PUG in the Montagne et Innovation collection, and La montagne en question(s ) just released by UGA Editions.

The Labex ITTEM team and coordination team would like to thank all its partners for their involvement and enthusiasm throughout the Rencontres.

Read the article by the Italian Rifai network, whose delegation of several members attended the Rencontres, which concludes:“Great conversations and natural connections took place between enthusiasts who have already laid the foundations for the development of future Franco-Italian partnerships“.