10/22/2018 - 09:30 - 10/23/2018 - 09:30

Graz – Austria

Hauptplatz 1
8010 Graz
 

 

Meeting place: Town Hall of the City of Graz (Rathaus), Hauptplatz 1, Graz, Austria

 

Programme:

Sunday 21.10.18,       15:00 – 18:00

• Board-Meeting: Preparation of the General Assembly & Steering Committee Meeting

Meeting place: Town Hall (Rathaus), Hauptplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Trauungssaal, 1. Floor

Monday 22.10.18,      9:00 – 14:00 (with coffee and lunch break)

9:00       Reception

9:30       Welcoming speeches of:

• • • City of Graz, City Council Kurt Hohensinner MAS
    • UNESCO, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, Nada Al-Nashif
    • ECCAR President, Benedetto Zacchiroli
• Adoption of the minutes 26./28.04.18 Liege
• Discussion & vote of the admission of new member cities: Bordeaux (France), Mechelen (Belgium)
• Presentation of newly admitted member city: City of Leuven (10-15min)
• Admission and closure of budget for the financial years 2016 and 2017
• Report from the President on the Board’s activities
• ECCAR Award – Proposition and brief presentation by ECCAR president
• Agreement between the ECCAR & the Simon Wiesenthal Center – President
• Next Steering Committee (where? when?)

 

14:00 – 17:00   Celebration of 70 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the                  Membership of Austria in UNESCO, followed by a reception at the Municipal Council      Hall, 2nd Floor

                 Guests: Mayor Mag.: Mr Nagl, State Governor: Mr Schützenhöfer and UNESCO               Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences: Ms Al-Nashif

 

 

Tuesday 23.10.18,     9:00 – 12:30 (with coffee break)

9.00                        Reception

 

9:30 – 12:30      Follow-up of the General Assembly & ECCAR-Steering Committee Meeting

• • Discussion over the experience of the rise of right extremism affecting European countries: Focus on Austria and Slovenia – Mr. Rajakovics & Mayor of Maribor, Mr. Dr. Andrej Fistravec
  • ECCAR-project 2018 – Report of UISP project(s) 2018: Daniela Conti (UISP Emilia Romagna)
  • ECCAR-projects 2019 – Discussion upon core topics for projects in 2019: Sectors education, culture, etc.
  • Presentation of the concept of the Scientific Advisory Council – Dr. Klaus Starl and Paul Lappalainen
  • Budget 2019 – Proposition from the Board
  • ECCAR Joint Action(s) within the Week Against Racism (existing cooperation agreements with United since 2013) – ECCAR-Office
  • Miscellaneous / AOB

 

• 13:00                     Joint lunch buffet