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Preliminary Programme

6th European Ranger Congress Programme

Monday, 6th October 2025

 Participants Check in/ Hotels Reception

 ERF Vice-President Ilan Yeger & ERF Treasurer Michael Großmann

Room Piatra Craiului

 Restaurant

Tuesday, October 7th 2025

Welcome address by ERF

 ERF President

 Conference Hall

(video by Dan Dinu)

 video screening

 Conference Hall

Diana Buzoianu, Romanian Minister of Environment

Mihaela Nastase, National Agency for Protected Areas, Romania

Jean Visan, General Director of the National Forestry Administration Romsilva, Romania

Major Nenciu Mihai-Constantin, General Inspectorate of the Romanian Gendarmerie

Conference Hall

Mihaela Nastase, National Agency for Protected Areas, Romania

Conference Hall

Christoph & Barbara Promberger, Foundation Conservation Carpathia

Conference Hall

Erika Vaida-Bela (Stanciu), ProPark/ IUCN WCPA

Conference Hall

Mircea Verghelet, Director of Piatra Craiului National Park (ERC host)

Conference Hall

Florin Stoican, Urban Nature Network / Kogayon Association

Conference Hall

Foundation Conservation Carpathia Communication team, Wiebke Bomas (ERF)

Conference Hall

 In front of the Restaurant

 Restaurant

Sean Willmore, Thin Green Line Foundation

Conference Hall

Urs Wegmann, Swiss Rangers / Swiss Federal Office for the Environment

 Conference Hall

Maria Gurscaia, Moldavian Association of Volunteer Rangers/ERF Secretary

 Conference Hall

- General Assembly on October 9th
- Field trips time and logistics next day
- following Workshops

Florin Halastauan, Maria Gurscaia

 Conference Hall

 Restaurant

*During the breaks: collecting items for Raffle

Wednesday, October 8th 2025

 Restaurant

(with different levels of difficulty), (lunch packed)

 Restaurant

Watching and Q&A session with Liviu Ungureanu and Călin Șerban from the Conservation Carpathia Foundation team

 Foundation Conservation Carpathia team

 Room Bucegi

Thursday, October 9th 2025

Agenda of the day

 ERF Board

 Conference Hall

  Ciaran Hatsell, Scottish Ranger Association (SCRA)

 Conference Hall

 Jovan Andevski, Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF)

 Conference Hall

Alejandro Rodriguez Pazos, Galicia Regional Government, Spain

 Conference Hall

Michael Großmann, ERF Treasurer & Fundraiser

 Conference Hall

 Restaurant

 Election Committee

 Conference Hall

New ERF President, IRF official representative & the Presidents of the NRAs

 Conference Hall

 Conference Hall

Friday, October 10th 2025

Other possible options:
Travelling to different Romanian Protected Areas for Internships / Study Visits;
Travel Carpathia Tours, Rewilding Romania.