Report about the National Stage Contest YPEF in Austria!

The National Stage Contest took place on 4th of July 2011 (0.00 a.m. – 02.00 p.m.)at the Technical Forestry High School Bruck an der Mur (Styria), Dr. Theodor Körnerstrasse 44, 8600 Bruck / Mur.In Austria the Contest was organized by the Union of Austrian Foresters. The Contest language was Englisch.

The Contest had two parts:

1^st category: list of questions
2^nd category: presentation of Austrian´s forest (10 minutes)
Participants are the students from 4th classes - Forestry High School. (4a and 4b)
5 teams (two students per team) came to the final round.

The National Commission decided:
Winner are:  1. Mr.   Jürgen Gasser (4a),
                      2. Mr.   Michael Pusterhofer (4b),
                      3. Mrs. Johanna Köttstorfer (4a)
                      4. Mrs. Carina Steinkogler (4a) and
                      5. Mr.   Benno Czernin-Kinsky (4b)

The 3 winners will go to Poland to the International Contest + 1 substitute (Number 4 or 5), together with Mrs. Prof. Bettina Gailberger (Member of National Commission and Professor at Technical Forestry High School Bruck an der Mur) and Mr. Wolfgang Schweighofer (Vice-president of National Commission).

Ing. Thomas Baschny