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UIAA Mountain Protection Award Ceremony
2026-10-24 - 2026-10-25
The two prize winners for the 2025-2026 UIAA Mountain Protection Award, overall winner Flagship Shelters for the Environment by UIAA member association Fédération française des clubs alpins et de montagne (FFCAM), and Walking the Tra Tra by Mountain Club of South Africa, Best New Initiative, will be crowned officially on 23-24 October at the Alpine Museum in Bern, Switzerland held and jointly to the ceremony of the King Albert I Foundation’s Mountain Awards.
Further details to follow

UIAA Executive Committee Meeting
2026-10-28
The second in-person UIAA Executive Committee meeting of 2026 will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday 28 October.
For further details please contact the UIAA Office.

UIAA Management Board Meeting
2026-10-29 - 2026-10-30
The UIAA Management Board will host its second meeting in-person meeting of 2026 in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday 29 October.
For further details please contact the UIAA Office.

UIAA General Assembly 2026
2026-10-30 - 2026-10-31
The 2026 UIAA General Assembly takes place from 30-31 October in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event will be hosted by the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
The annual UIAA General Assembly is the largest, and most important, gathering of UIAA member federations, commissions, representatives and partners. At the General Assembly, hosted by a national federation, key decisions are made concerning UIAA’s role, its activities and budget and elections are held.
Please visit the GA page for further details.
The agenda and programme for the GA are still under development and will be confirmed in due course.

3rd UIAA Mountain Sports Symposium
2026-11-01
The third UIAA Mountain Sports Symposium is scheduled to take place in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday 1 November, 2026.
Further details to follow.
The official website page for the event is here.

2026 International Volunteer Day
2026-12-05
Celebrated on 5 annually, the United Nations’ International Volunteer Day will be observed by the UIAA.
The theme of the 2026 celebration is to be confirmed.

UIAA Executive Committee Meeting
2026-12-08 12:30 - 14:30 (Europe/Zurich)
The eighth UIAA Executive Committee meeting of 2026 will be held online on Tuesday 8 December.
The meeting will take place from 12:30-14:30 CET.
For further details please contact the UIAA Office.

2025 International Mountain Day
2026-12-11
Celebrated on 11 December annually, the United Nations’ International Mountain Day is an international observance day whose goal is to raise awareness about the role that mountainous regions play in the lives of people and their importance to our planet.
The theme of the 2026 celebration is to be confirmed.
