Inauguration of the Pôle Sport Innovation and launch of the 20th Ocova Forum in Les Orres

This morning saw the official inauguration of the Pôle Sport Innovation des Orres, followed by the launch of the 20th OCOVA forum, in the presence of Renaud MUSELIER, President of the Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, François DE CANSON, President of the Comité Régional du Tourisme, dominique DUFOUR, Prefect of the Hautes-Alpes, Jean-Marie BERNARD, President of the Hautes-Alpes département, Chantal EYMEOUD, President of the Communauté de Communes Serre-Ponçon and Mayor of Embrun, and Christian CARRIOU, Regional Director of Banque des territoires.

Pierre VOLLAIRE, Mayor of Les Orres, gave a presentation and tour of the Pole Sport Innovation facilities. The President of the Region tried his hand at the alpine ski simulator, following in the footsteps of La Pousterle at the 2023 French Championships, in the virtual reality room. This was followed by a presentation of the climbing gyms (walls, bouldering and play climbing), the bodybuilding-cardio and fitness area and a demonstration of the indoor inclined ski mat.

At the end of the tour, the sponsors' plaque installed at the Pole Sport Innovation reception area was unveiled, and the inauguration ribbon was cut by all the elected representatives present.

Then it was off to the Espace Rencontre et Culture for the launch of the 20th edition of the OCOVA Forum. This was an opportunity for elected representatives to reiterate the importance of technological advances and innovation projects for the ecological transition and the emergence of tomorrow's mountain models.

The Sport Innovation Cluster in a nutshell

Its objectives? To diversify the resort's offering, attracting and converting as many people as possible to mountain sports and activities.

The Pôle Sport Innovation represents an investment of 5.2 million euros.

52% of the funding comes from subsidies, split between the French State (€1.30 million), the Region (€1.04 million), the Département (€444 k) and the Banque des Territoires (€70 k).

The Pôle Sport Innovation is at the heart of a tourism and sports ecosystem, and integrates human skills and advanced technical equipment linked to the region's outdoor world. Faithful to the values that make up the DNA of the Les Orres resort: sport, friendship and sharing. It is part of a decade-long drive to transform the tourism model into a sustainable, socially inclusive and economically efficient mountain, particularly with a view to the 2030 Winter Olympics.

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20th OCOVA Forum

Since 2004, the forum has been the ideal meeting place for innovation players in advanced digital and communication technologies at the service of regional development. The 2024 forum aims to present technological advances and innovation projects for the ecological transition and the emergence of tomorrow's mountain models.

3 major current mountain topics will be addressed throughout the day:

• Energy optimization in tourist accommodation.
• The deployment of drone operations and their use in resorts and valleys
• Valorization and exchange of territorial data for ecological transition

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