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Outdoor Sports Euro'Meet

The European conference on outdoor sports and recreation

The EuroMeet is the largest European conference dedicated to outdoor sports and outdoor recreation, oragnised by the European Network of Outdoor sports and Recreation ENOS. It brings together the people who shape outdoor practice in Europe: those who design policies, manage spaces, lead organisations, train professionals, produce knowledge and develop services.

EuroMeet exists because outdoor sports and recreation has an icreasingly significant role to paly in the european societies. They influence public health, education, social inclusion, territorial development, tourism and environmental stewardship. They sit at the crossroads of sport, nature, culture and public interest. This complexity calls for a space where visions, experiences and responsibilities can be shared. EuroMeet is that space.

Every two years, over three days, EuroMeet becomes the reference gathering for the outdoor community in Europe. It is the moment when different cultures of outdoor practice, different governance models and different professional realities meet in one place. Participants do not come only to attend a conference; they come to be part of a European community that is shaping the future of outdoor sports.

Each edition is hosted by a European territory that opens its landscapes, projects and ways of organising outdoor life. The host region becomes a living laboratory where ideas, policies and practices can be observed, discussed and challenged through direct experience.

What makes EuroMeet unique is not only its European scale, but its ability to bring together, in the same space and at the same time, those who usually work in parallel worlds. Policy, practice, research, education, environmental management and the outdoor economy meet here as parts of one shared responsibility: to ensure that outdoor sports remain accessible, meaningful and beneficial for people, places and nature.

EuroMeet is the place where the European outdoor community recognises itself, exchanges, learns and builds common directions. It is the reference meeting for everyone who wants to understand where outdoor sports are going in Europe, and to take part in shaping that future.

Purpose

The Outdoor Sports and Recreation EuroMeet creates the European space where the outdoor community thinks and acts together. It connects field experience, research and public responsibility in a single conversation, allowing knowledge to circulate between those who practise, those who study, and those who govern outdoor sports.

Its purpose is to strengthen the collective capacity of the outdoor community to shape outdoor practice with ambition and responsibility: practices that serve society, respect living environments, and make sense within the territories where they take place. EuroMeet helps participants move beyond isolated initiatives toward shared directions at European scale.

More than a place to exchange experiences, EuroMeet is a place to build direction. It enables participants to:

  • Read European trends and policy dynamics that shape the future of outdoor sports
  • Understand how different national and regional models respond to common challenges
  • Transform knowledge into concrete tools, methods and strategies
  • Develop long-term European cooperation based on trust, shared vision and practical action

A Community of Changemakers

Each edition of EuroMeet brings together around 200 to 300 participants from across Europe. More than an audience, this is a community of changemakers: people who actively shape outdoor sports through their daily work, their decisions and their commitments. Policy-makers, practitioners, researchers, educators, managers and innovators meet here not as spectators, but as contributors, bringing their experience, their questions and their capacity to act. EuroMeet is built for this community. It is designed so that every participant can take part in the conversation, share their perspective, and leave with ideas, connections and directions they can put into practice.

Who EuroMeet is for

EuroMeet brings together people who shape outdoor sports through their professional responsibilities.

It is for those who lead decisions and strategies at local, national and European levels, and those who design public policy across sport, environment, health, education, tourism and territorial development. It includes those who plan and manage natural areas, trails, infrastructure and access frameworks, as well as leaders of outdoor organisations, participation systems and governance. It also welcomes those who teach, guide and professionalise outdoor practice, and those who produce research, data and evidence on participation, society, health and environments. Finally, EuroMeet is for those who build destinations and experiences, and those who create, invest in and scale solutions for the outdoor ecosystem — brands, companies, entrepreneurs, innovators and technology actors.

What makes EuroMeet unique

EuroMeet is defined by a particular combination. It operates at true European scale, bringing together perspectives shaped by different legal frameworks, cultural traditions and ways of organising outdoor sports and human–nature relationships. It is also deeply anchored in its host territory, where landscapes, projects and local policies become a core part of the programme and a living reference point. Finally, EuroMeet works across sectors as a principle, approaching outdoor sports at the intersection of sport, environment, education, health, tourism and spatial planning. This creates the conditions for solutions that connect public policy, field practice and long-term territorial strategy.

Conference format

EuroMeet is designed as a three-day experience that combines reflection, practice and connection. Its format is built to support depth, dialogue and learning across roles, sectors and countries.

The programme brings together:

  • Plenary sessions that frame the major European questions shaping outdoor sports, including access to nature, sustainability, inclusion, education, health, tourism and territorial planning. These sessions set shared reference points and open collective perspective.
  • Parallel workshops dedicated to concrete issues, projects and methods, where participants work from real experience, compare approaches and develop practical insights.
  • Field visits and outdoor sessions hosted by the local territory, turning landscapes, projects and infrastructures into learning spaces and case studies.
  • Structured and informal networking moments that allow ideas, partnerships and collaborations to grow naturally.

The conference design is built around interaction and exchange. Knowledge circulates through dialogue, shared analysis and experience, allowing participants to learn from each other and carry ideas back into their own contexts.

"The conference design is built around interaction and exchange"

The Value of EuroMeet

Participating in EuroMeet means entering the European space where outdoor sports are discussed, shaped and projected into the future. It means accessing high-level debate on major trends, policies and transformations, while learning from concrete practices and research that can be transferred across contexts. EuroMeet enables participants to contribute to collective reflections that go beyond individual projects and help shape shared European directions. It is also a place to build lasting professional relationships rooted in shared experience and common challenges. Above all, it connects local realities with European dynamics, strengthening practice through cooperation across Europe.

A Proven European Event

EuroMeet has been organised regularly since 2014 and has grown into a recognised reference point for the European outdoor community. Over the years, it has been hosted in different countries and regions, each edition building on the experience of the previous ones. This long-term continuity means that EuroMeet is not an experimental format. It is a mature conference, with proven methods for welcoming participants, supporting speakers, and creating high-quality dialogue. Speakers, partners and participants benefit from an event that is professionally organised, carefully curated and continuously improved through more than a decade of experience. EuroMeet combines innovation in content with reliability in organisation, offering both a strong intellectual environment and a safe, well-structured framework for exchange.