Organizers planned for the first time a conference in Reno which talked about the universal check system for mountain environment. Final day was hosted by University of Nevada which attracted the attention of all the scientist, anthropologists, sociologist and economist. It was a four day conference which addressed several issues subject for instance hydrology, ecology, climatology etc and tried to make link among the, environmental, social and land influence on mountains. They wanted to create a complete global mountain observation system by intensifying the bonds between the other observation systems.
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Greg Greenwood, director of the Mountain Research Initiative at the Institute of Geography in Bern, Switzerland reported that the these type of conferences will help them in constructing systems which will contribute in giving awareness on the social and environmental effects on mountains. This conference comprises group excursions, workshops and round table debates to evaluate the difference between project, instrumentations and systems.
Switzerland’s Mountain Research Initiative, in cooperation with the university, organized this event. University of Nevada is famous for its innovative ideas like the first snow survey system was also founded by this university in 1905