36th European Dendroecological Fieldweek
Start date and time:
End:
4 September 2026, 10:00
Location:
Bardonecchia, Italy
Organised by:
Dendrolabs of the WSL and the University of Torino, Italy
Languages:
English
Type of event:
Courses
Audience:
People interested in tree-rings from all over the world. Beginners, Master and PhD students are particularly encouraged to apply.
We have the pleasure to announce the 36th European Dendroecological Fieldweek, 28 August – 04 September 2026. It will take place in the scenic mountain village of Bardonecchia, in the south-western Italian Alps. This year the EDF will be organised again in close collaboration between the Dendrolabs of the WSL and the University of Torino, Italy. The Association for Tree-Ring Research ATR will support the event with some travel grants.
EDF is a course affiliated to the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR), University of Bern. Therefore, successful participants can be provided with 2.5 ECTS points.
Organizers ¶
Kerstin Treydte, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Alan Crivellaro, University of Torino, Italy
Paul Krusic, University of Torino
Alma Piermattei, University of Torino, Italy
Elisabet Martínez-Sancho, University of Barcelona, Spain
Roberta D’Andrea, University of Toulouse, France
Summary Information ¶
Deadline for registration and payment: 15 July 2026
First come first served...
Successful applicants will be notified in July.
Who
People interested in tree-rings from all over the world.
Beginners, Master and PhD students are particularly encouraged to apply.
When
28 August - 04 September 2026
Where
EDF 2026 will take place in the scenic mountain village of Bardonecchia, in the south-western Italian Alps.
550 Euro, including course material, accommodation and meals.
Registration
Deadline for Registration and Payment: 15 July, 2026.
The registration fee is 550 € including fieldweek material, accommodation and all meals.
To be paid by credit card or bank transfer.
Travel information ¶
EDF 2026 will take place in the Casa San Francesco, which is in Viale della Vittoria 63 in Bardonecchia. The venue is 1 km from the train station of Bardonecchia and can be easily reached by foot, taking the road just in front of the station to the left.
When arriving by plane
From Torino International Airport, use the train to reach Torino Porta Susa station (34-minute train ride, a train every 30 minutes). Then use the metro to reach Torino Porta Nuova train station (10-minutes ride, a metro train every few minutes), From Torino Porta Nuova take the train to Bardonecchia (90 minute train ride, one train every hour). See Trenitalia website from more information about train connections.
The airports of Milano Malpensa, Milano Linate and Bergamo Orio al Serio are connected by bus or by train to Torino Porta Nuova.
When arriving by train
From Torino Porta Nuova, take the train to Bardonecchia (90-minute train raid, one train every hour). Then, use the Trenitalia train connection.
When arriving by bus
We strongly recommend using a train connection from Torino Porta Nuova to Bardonecchia.
When arriving by car
From Torino follow highway A32 direction Bardonecchia and Frejus.
Location ¶
Venue
We will stay in the Casa San Francesco, a spacious accommodation with an extended garden, lecture room and lab space located close to a river at the edge of the forest.
Address
Viale della Vittoria, 63
10052 Bardonecchia
Torino
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