These workshops give entrepreneurs and umbrella organisations the opportunity to gain an overview of the existing interest and the potential benefits of co-operation ventures in areas such as timber, energy efficiency and renewable energies. In addition to the topics mentioned above, the workshops are also to discuss the establishment of an alpine-wide network of innovation and sustainability-orientated companies. The first workshop in Chur/CH and Vorarlberg/A on 11 and 12 May will be aimed at businesses and umbrella organisations in the timber industry and its value-added chain. The second workshop will be held in Grenoble on 28 and 29 June and focus on the financing of renewable energies (and solar energy in particular).