Call for Presenters for ICAR Congress 2026

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS 

ICAR Congress 2026 

Innsbruck, Austria | October 6–11, 2026 

Themes 

• Disaster Preparedness 

• The future of training and continuing education for our mountain rescuers
• Developing the Next Generation of Rescuers 
• Rethinking Training – from field experience to digital learning 

Theme-aligned presentations receive priority consideration. 

Commission Contacts

Commission	Name	Email
Air (AIR)	Renaud Guillermet	renaud.guillermet@alpine-rescue.org
Avalanche (AVA)	Stephanie Thomas	stephanie.thomas@alpine-rescue.org
Dog (DOG)	Marcel Meier	marcel.meier@alpine-rescue.org
Medical (MED)	Natalie Hoelzl	natalie.hoelzl@alpine-rescue.org
Terrestrial (TER)	Stefan Blochum	stefan.blochum@alpine-rescue.org

 

Saturday Session – General Topics for All Participants 

Presentations on topics of broad interest to all mountain rescue disciplines should be submitted directly to: 

Stephanie Thomas 

stephanie.thomas@alpine-rescue.org 

Key Dates 

• Submission Deadline: July 20, 2026 
• Notification of Acceptance: August 30, 2026 
• Congress Dates: October 6–11, 2026