The 8^th Interdisciplinary Workshop on Rockfall Protection aimed to bring together academics, researchers, managers and engineers  to share recent findings and improvements, new methods and practical experiences in mitigating rockfall disasters.

The workshop focused on rockfall protection structures, including nature-based solutions, in terms of design, efficiency improvement, new solutions, study cases, etc. Various key topics related to rockfall protection were also addressed, among which:

• • Mitigation strategy: from risk analysis to structure design
  • Initiation and propagation hazard assessment
  • Environmental impact
  • Structure construction and maintenance costs.

More than 120 experts from 16 countries, all around the world, joined this really great opportunity to meet, discuss and learn!

The Rockfall Expert Network (RocExs.net) is a forum of international rockfall scientists & practitioners who meet during  Interdisciplinary workshop on Rockfall Protection. Previous editions of Rocexs workshop were held in Japan (1999), France (2005), Switzerland (2008), Austria (2011), Italy (2014), Spain (2017) and Japan (2022). 

The workshop lasted three days, from 7 to  9 July 2026. It took place on the campus site of the University of Grenoble, France, a city surrounded by mountains and offering a wide range of accommodations.

The workshop  included an excursion on the afternoon of the last day. 

Rocexs 2026 was organized by rockfall specialists from five French public institutions  => see 'Committees'

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