On the initiative of minister Andrä Rupprechter, currently President of the Alpine Conference, the Austrian Presidency of the Alpine Convention is organizing on 18-19 April 2017 in Alpbach, Tyrol a conference “The Role of Women in Mountain Regions” aiming at providing information, fresh input and ideas on a forum for exchange and networking for the stakeholders involved in the questions of the role of women in Sustainable development in the mountains.