OPEN DAYS 2010 LOCAL EVENTS COUNTRY LEAFLET. Carinthia Lower Austria Styria Tyrol Vienna AUSTRIA. Partnership 1

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1 OPEN DAYS 2010 LOCAL EVENTS COUNTRY LEAFLET Carinthia Lower Austria Styria Tyrol Vienna AUSTRIA Partnership 1

2 INDEX Regional Partnerships Official Partners of the OPEN DAYS 2010 Carinthia...3 Lower Austria...4 Styria...5 Tyrol...6 Vienna...7 2

3 Carinthia (Baltic-Adriatic Corridor Regions) 'The added value of European Regional Policy on the regions. Competitiveness and Employment Regions - the example of Carinthia' 27 September 2010 Klagenfurt Competitiveness and cohesion Type: Roundtable discussion Organisers: Government of Carinthia, Minister for EU Affairs and EU-Representation Office of Carinthia Dr. Josef MARTINZ, Minister for EU Affairs Government of Carinthia, Member of the Committee of the Regions Speakers: Dr. Josef MARTINZ, Minister for EU Affairs Government of Carinthia, Member of the Committee of the Regions Mag. Sabrina SCHÜTZ-OBERLÄNDER, Development Agency Carinthia Dr. Karl HREN, Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Gottfried HABER, University of Klagenfurt Mag. Martina RATTINGER, Director of the EU-Representation Office of Carinthia Representatives from SME/private sector, Best Practice examples of ERDF and Territorial Co-operation funding Representative of local media Carinthia s local Open days event will focus on showcasing the concrete and tangible added value brought by EU Regional Policy to regions, in the particular case to Carinthia, by involving all relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries from current and past programmes. The event will be aimed at regional and local practitioners, SMEs, social partners, non-governmental organisations and project partners. It will be designed to raise awareness about the demonstrated added value of EU funding on regional economic development as well as research and innovation and cross-border co-operation. This will be demonstrated first-hand through the presentation of best practice examples. Active participation of the audience and question-time will be encouraged to ensure that also people who have little or no previous awareness nor experience of European Regional Policy and EU funding may be informed of the opportunities available. Experts, representatives from the region s universities, local authorities, local government, entrepreneurs, media 3

4 Lower Austria (Regions and the EU 2020 Strategy: Competitiveness Regions make it happen!) 'Success with FAIR responsibility CSR strategies and sustainability reports in Lower Austria' 5 October 2010 Sankt Pölten Competitiveness - Innovation & competitiveness; corporate social responsibility Type: Conference Organisers: Respact on behalf of the project consortium (Lower Austrian Government Dept. Economic Affairs, Tourism and Technology, Dept. of environmental economics and spatial planning, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, Chamber of Commerce Austria, Chamber of Commerce Lower Austria, University of Applied Science Wieselburg, WIP (Wirtschaftsantrieb am Punkt), respact) Dr. Petra BOHUSLAV, Regional Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourisms and Sport, Lower Austria Sonja ZWAZL, President of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce DI Nikolaus BERLAKOVICH, Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (tbc) Speakers: Andreas SCHNEIDER, Austrian Chamber of Commerce Roman MESICEK, respact austrian business council for sustainable development Christine JASCH, Chairwoman Jury ASRA (Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award) Beneficiaries of the project (interviews) Dr. Petra BOHUSLAV, Regional Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourisms and Sport, Lower Austria Sonja ZWAZL, President of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce DI Nikolaus BERLAKOVICH, Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (tbc) Christine MAREK, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth (tbc) The Lower Austrian Government developed in collaboration with several organisations of the national level, the University of Applied Science Wieselburg and the chamber of commerce the pilot action Success with FAIRresponsibility CSR strategies and sustainability reports in Lower Austria. This pilot action was implemented in two phases; during the first phase 27 companies developed their CSR strategy based on the CSR guideline In 7 steps to a CSR strategy ; within the second phase these companies elaborated their individual sustainability reports based on the guideline Development of sustainability reports in SMEs based on the criteria of the Global Reporting Initiative. The final conference will take place in the Lower Austrian Government in October Within this event the project results as well as the sustainability reports and the project booklet will be presented. Furthermore the participating companies have the possibility to report about their experiences and challenges related to the development of the CSR strategy and the sustainability reports. All companies will receive a certificate. In a concluding panel discussion the present politicians will discuss about CSR and sustainability. Companies, involved CSR consultants, representatives of the project consortium, political representatives More information: 4

5 Styria (1 Goal, 7 regions, 2020 Challenge) 'The twins disability and poverty' 21 October 2010 Graz Cohesion - Social cohesion - European year for combating poverty and social exclusion Type: Presentation and discussion Organiser: Department of European and international affairs ( Land Steiermark, regional government) in co-operation with the Representative for equal treatment & Advocacy of disabled persons of the Office of the regional government of Steiermark Speakers: Peter RUDLOF, ORF; national TV moderation Mineke HARDEMAN, EASPD Kurt SENKOVIC, Verein Achterbahn Organisation for people with psychiatric disabilities Tamara GÖDL, people first Steiermark Organisation for people with learning disabilities August SCHMÖLZER, Gustl 58 Association for the support of disadvantaged people Siegfried SUPPAN, advocacy for disabled persons of the Land Steiermark Sabine SCHULZE BAUER, Representative for equal treatment Silvia MILLNER, Department of European and international affairs Land Steiermark The local event of the OPEN DAYS will focus in Steiermark on the topic the twins disability and poverty and is part of the Austrian events under the European year for combating poverty and social exclusion. The department of European and international affairs of the Land Steiermark is organising a discussion on this issue, together with the advocacy for disabled persons and the representative for equal treatment of the Land Steiermark. Experts as well as people concerned will not only discuss the topic of disability and poverty, they will furthermore try to find solutions to deal with this issue. After the discussion, a reading will be performed by August Schmölzer (actor on national TV). Time (tbc): 17:00 18:30 Statements and discussion (media centre of the Land Steiermark Graz, Old University) ; 18:30 19:00 reading and buffet. Aims: 1) Social exclusion of disabled people often goes hand in hand with the poverty trap ; networks working against this phenomenon shall be introduced; 2) The general public shall learn that disabled people are equal members of our society; they are more often among the poor in our society than others. Experts, people concerned (disabled people) and the general public More information: 5

6 Tyrol (Towards An Alpine Macro-Region) 'Europe in my region' 6-7 October 2010 Innsbruck Cohesion Type: Open day of the Regional Administration of the State of the Tyrol Organiser: Europe Direct Tirol, Regional Government of the Tyrol Dr. Fritz STAUDIGL, Director of the Department of External Relations Speakers: Dr. Fritz STAUDIGL, Director of the Department of External Relations The Tyrol s local event will focus on how the region is increasing its engagement with the European Union and how we can benefit from the EU in our region. The event will showcase some examples of regional projects and initiatives that are tackling key European challenges. This one-day event will bring the Brussels Open Days back to the region, building on the themes debated in our Brussels event. We will raise awareness about how the Tyrol is represented within the European institutions and the advice and support organisations which can be contacted locally. The event will be aimed at European Union citizens living in the Tyrol. European Union citizens living in the Tyrol More information: 6

7 Vienna (Capital Cities and Regions) 'The Challenge of Europe 2020 for European Urban Policy' 26 November 2010 Vienna Cohesion - Europe 2020 challenges - Cohesion Urban dimension Type: Workshop Organisers: City of Vienna, Vienna Business Agency, Europaforum Wien Elisabeth VITOUCH, Mitglied des Wiener Landtags und Gemeinderätin, Vorsitzende der Gemeinderätlichen Europakommission, Vertreterin der Stadt Wien im Ausschuss der Regionen Martin POSPISCHILL, MA 27, EU-Strategie und Wirtschaftsentwicklung Gerhard HIRCZI, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien. Ein Fonds der Stadt Wien Fritz MEISSL, Wiener ArbeitnehmerInnen Förderungsfonds Speakers: Madeleine MAHOVSKY, Kabinett Regionalkommissar Dr. Johannes Hahn Georg PFEIFER, Vertreter des EP-Informationsbüros in Österreich Markus SEIDL, ÖROK Evelyn REGNER, Mitglied des Europäischen Parlaments Erika HESS, Wiener ArbeitnehmerInnen-Förderungsfonds Gabriele TATZBERGER, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien Thomas WENINGER, Österreichscher Städtebund Vienna s local event will focus on how Vienna in its broader regional context and role as the capital is working along the lines of the Europe 2020 challenges, especially in the socio-economic field. The event will showcase some examples of regional projects and initiatives that are tackling key European challenges and share best practice on the level of social inclusion aiming at empowering marginalised groups to fully participate in the economic development. This one-day workshop will deepen several aspects of social inclusion as discussed at the Brussels Open Days event of the CCRN (Capital Cities & Regions Network) Consortium. It will look at successful projects in Vienna, along present and future EU-policies, with special focus on the alignment of Cohesion Policy and ESF in the context of urban policy. The event will be aimed at officers and practitioners from different local bodies, representatives from the different departments, social partners, universities, non-governmental organisations, project partners of the City of Vienna and other actors involved in the development of urban policies. 7