The 2025-2026 "Les Saisies" class, the training manager, and representatives from Cluster Montagne are pleased to invite you to the presentations of the planning workshops conducted by students in the Master 2 Geography & Mountain Planning (GAM) program at the UFR Sciences et Montagne department of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), on Thursday, February 26, and Friday, February 27, 2026, on the Bourget-du-Lac campus, in the Nivolet amphitheater – Building 8B.
ON THE PROGRAM
Thursday, February 26, 2026
8:00-8:15 a.m.: Welcome speeches by Jean-François Dreuille, Vice President of Education at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, Camille Girault, Director of the Geography and Planning Department, and Isabelle Bouleau, President of Cluster Montagne.
Workshop presentations by students:
8:15-9:10 a.m. : Analysis and proposals for managing winter visitor numbers in relation to biodiversity, on the fringes of the Tignes and Val d'Isère ski areas;
9:10–10:05 a.m.: Strengthening public action to promote permanent and seasonal housing in Tignes, with a view to the future revision of the local urban planning (PLU) policy;
10:05-11:00 a.m.: Developing summer and winter connections in the Bellevarde sector. Scenarios for restructuring: optimizing the ski area, connecting with Tignes, and summer uses for overall consistency.
11:10 a.m.–12:05 p.m.: Propose connections between the new Plateau du Cairn neighborhood and the center of the Val Thorens resort;
12:05 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Managing visitor numbers, reconciling different uses, and protecting the Chapieux Valley: proposals and scenarios;
1:00 p.m. to 1:55 p.m.: Launching a pilot project to transition tourism activities and high-mountain refuges in a mountaineering area in the Écrins: Vallouise.
1:55 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.: Jury deliberation
1:55 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Buffet provided by the Master's program in Geography & Mountain Development (GAM) – Rooms 52 and 53, on the ground floor of Building 3, Mountain Center
Friday, February 27, 2026
8:00-8:15 a.m.: Welcome speeches by Philippe Briand, President of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, Marguerite Gisclon, Director of the Science and Mountain Department, and Gwénaëlle Valentin, Head of Membership, Partnerships, Employment, and Training at Cluster Montagne.
Workshop presentations by students:
8:15-9:10 a.m. : Development proposal as part of visitor flow management: the Chéran Islands tourist site;
9:10-10:05 a.m.: Rethinking the organization of and access to sites through soft mobility in tourism and recreational practices: recommendations for natural sites of interest in Chartreuse;
10:05-11:00 a.m.: Medium-term transformation of the beginners' and leisure area at the Morillon 1100 – Les Esserts resort: diversification and adaptation to climate change;
11:10 a.m.–12:05 p.m.: Requalify the Col du Corbier (1,237 m, Le Biot) with a view to post-ski transition;
12:05 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Reconciling uses at the Praz de Lys Sommand resort (Tanings-Mieussy): between agriculture and pastoralism, the boom in outdoor activities, and the protection of natural environments;
1:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.: Jury deliberation
1:20 p.m. to 1:40 p.m.: Announcement of the results for both days
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Buffet offered by the Master's program in Geography & Mountain Development (GAM) – Student Life Area (EVE), Building 6
Learn more
- See the detailed program
- Free admission upon registration before February 20, 2026 with Lionel Laslaz, Head of the Master's 2 program in Geography & Mountain Development (GAM)
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When registering, please specify:
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your presence on February 26 and/or February 27;
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your assistance with returns and/or your participation in meals, for each of the two days, so that we can accurately anticipate the number of people for the catering order.
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- Contact:lionel.laslaz@univ-smb.fr / +33 (0)4 79 75 86 87