Programming
Several expert bodies advise and support the European Forum Alpbach in the programming of its symposia and events.
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board is one of the central bodies of the European Forum Alpbach with regards to content programming: It proposes the general themes for the annual main event, prepares the Seminar week and provides the Council and the Steering Committee with advice and recommendations regarding the programme content. The Scientific Advisory Board consists of 30 renowned scientists and eminent representatives of the cultural sector, who choose one chairperson from among themselves.
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board
Brigitte Bach, Matthias Beck, Anna Durnová, Martin H. Gerzabek, Irene Giner-Reichl (Chair), Markus Hengstschläger, Barbara Horejs, Maximilian Jösch, Sylvia Knapp, Winfried Kneip (Chair), Martin Kocher, Katja Mayer, Josef Mitterer, Hanns-Christoph Nägerl, Manfred Nowak, Elisabeth Oberzaucher, Daniela Pollak, Barbara Prainsack, Peter Purgathofer, Margit Schratzenstaller-Altzinger, Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff, Saskia Stachowitsch, Alma Steger, Harald Stelzer, Kristina Stöckl, Ulrike Tappeiner, Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein, Miriam Unterlass, Michael Wagner, Andreas Wimmer, Rudolf Zechner
Corresponding members of the Scientific Advisory Board
Jeremias Adams-Prassl, Nadia Al-Bagdadi, Petar Bojanić, Johann Frank, Maja Göpel, Hermann Hauser, Michael Ignatieff, Sabine Junginger, Hedwig Josefine Kaiser, Lisa Kaltenegger, Peter G. Kirchschläger, Wilhelm Krull, Dominik Markl, Thomas Mayr-Harting, Gero Miesenböck, Jürgen Mlynek, Berthold Molden, Friedrich B. Prinz, Michael Reiterer, Dirk Rupnow, Anya Schiffrin, Tobias Schumacher, Nona Shepphard, Otmar D. Wiestler, Howard Williamson, Ruth Wodak
International Advisory Board
The International Advisory Board unites outstanding international personalities who know Alpbach and have already prominently participated in its activities as well as new board members, who are co-opted following the advice of the existing members. Central tasks of the board are consultations regarding the selection of topics and speakers but also the support of the Forum in expanding its international network. The board, founded in 2019, is chaired by Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting.
