FEBRUARY 3 5, 2017DON BOSCO HALL, FRANZ VON SALES HALL (V2) GROUND FLOOR Ingeborg Geyer (Chairperson of Vienna Organizing Committee) ... Els van Winckel (ZC Morges-La Cote, Switzerland,

ZONTA IN A CHANGING SOCIETY – WAYS AND MEANS OF RESPONSE

TO EUROPEAN CHALLENGES

7TH EUROPEAN INTERDISTRICT

ZONTA SEMINAR

VIENNA FEBRUARY 3 – 5, 2017

Dear Zontians and guests,

a very warm welcome to all of you – thank you for coming to Vienna to participate in the 7th European Interdistrict Zonta Seminar. The idea to organize Interdistrict Seminars came out in the middle of the 1990th as a consequence to the splitting of the big District 14 into five smaller European Districts. The purpose since then is to bring together Zontians from the eight Districts to maintain Zonta friendship and to provide a platform for reflections and discussions on themes of great actuality, in particular themes related to Zonta´s advocacy strategies and the working methods. The seminars are prepared voluntarily by individual groups of Zontians and differ from the District Conferences: no business sessions, no decision-making. Zontians and guests participate in the seminars, highly motivated to bring forward Zonta’s mission. Eminent Zontians and high level experts are invited for keynote speeches and to present workshops. The first European Interdistrict Zonta Seminar was held in 1995 in Lübeck: “How to be a Zontian in Europe”. Followed by seminars in: 2002 Stuttgart: “Zonta in a changing society: Responding to European Challenges”; 2009 Bonn: “Zonta’s way forward: How to implement women’s rights; 2011 Bonn: “Keep up women’s rights! Enhancing Zonta’s ability to improve the status of women in the future”; 2013 Tampere: “Women in the 21st Century - Old Problems, New Solutions”; 2015 Brugge: “Empowering women in decision-making”. With the Vienna Seminar we will provide again a platform for lively discussions on several women specific issues lined out in the program. We hope to encourage Zontians for an exchange of views on effective strategies, mechanism and actions. We will reflect and respond to European challenges on the way to improve the status of

women in the future. Let us learn from the professional expertise and experience of each of us and let us be open to new perspectives. We will be honoured by the presence of our International President Sonja Hönig Schough and other members of the Zonta International Board. Their presence gives an extra dimension to the Vienna Seminar. Congratulations and special warm thanks to Inge Geyer, PID, and her wonderful Vienna Team, the organisers of this Seminar, and to the workshop-leaders from different districts. Let’s have a productive, thought-provoking and inspiring seminar! And enjoy the Zonta friendship.

Yours, Karin Nordmeyer, PID Co-Initiator European Seminars

Dear Zontians, dear guests,

a very warm welcome in Vienna. We are very proud and pleased that so many Zontians registered for the 7th European Seminar and we are doing our best to make this weekend a memorable experience for all of us. We like to thank Karin Nordmeyer for suggesting to organize this seminar in Vienna, where the first club in Europe was founded in 1930. When we started planning the seminar in summer 2015 governments and civil society had to scope with a new dimension of human rights issues. So we wanted to give ZONTIANS a platform to discuss ways and means of response to these new challenges. The number of participants shows the great interest and importance of the topic. We are honoured that ZI President Sonja Hönig Schough and the international board are with us and make the seminar to a very special event. The members of the three Viennese Zonta Clubs wish you a pleasant time in Vienna.

Your organizing team:

Ingeborg Geyer (Chairperson) Margot Fleck (Vice Chairperson)

Eva Maria Kodek-Werba (Treasurer) Mia Matisek (Secretary)

Christine Zöchling (Eventbooking) Gerda Senkyr (Sponsoring)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear participants of the ZONTA seminar,

as Vienna’s Executive City Councillor for Women’s Issues, I am delighted that the seventh European ZONTA seminar is held in Vienna. Our city has a strong political focus on women’s affairs. In cooperation with policymakers, various partners in Vienna work together to empower women and girls: private associations, initiatives and many other organisations offer a wide range of targeted services supporting women in all stages of life.

The City of Vienna devotes due attention to future challenges in achieving equal rights for women. This includes assistance for women who have just arrived as they start an independent life in Vienna, but also measures to close the gender pay gap and policies to end violence against women and girls, a phenomenon that, unfortunately, still persists. All these topics deserve our continued attention and relentless commitment. In my work as the member of the Vienna City Government in charge of women’s issues, I aim to enable all women and girls in this city to lead a safe, empowered and independent life. We have already managed to make changes improving the rights and chances of women in Vienna and worldwide, but it is still a long way to go before equality is achieved. To get there, we all need to join forces and pull in the same direction. There is no doubt that thematic events like the ZONTA seminar play a key role for effective networking and knowledge exchange. On this note I want to wish you inspiring discussions at this year’s seminar, and thank your organisation for its important work in promoting women’s policies and women’s rights. We stand together in solidarity with women worldwide.

Sandra Frauenberger Executive City Councillor for Women’s Issues Mayor of the City of Vienna

PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, February 03, 2017

DON BOSCO HAUS, ST. VEIT-GASSE 25, A-1130 VIENNA

REGISTRATION 04.00 – 06.00 p.m.

SCHNEIDER-GÖSSL, FIRMIANGASSE 9-11,

A-1130 VIENNA


SHUTTLE-BUS 06.30 – 10.00 p.m.

Don Bosco Haus – Heuriger Schneider-Gössl

Note: Shuttle bus starts at 06.30 p.m. at Don Bosco Haus

Last Shuttle bus transfer at 10.00 p.m.

from Schneider-Gössl to Don Bosco Haus

GET TOGETHER from 07.00 p.m.

at Heuriger Schneider-Gössl,

Firmiangasse 9-11, 1130 Vienna

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SATURDAY, February 04, 2017

DON BOSCO HAUS, ST. VEIT-GASSE 25, A-1130 VIENNA


WELCOME 09.30 – 10.00 a.m. DON BOSCO HALL, FRANZ VON SALES HALL (V2) GROUND FLOOR

Ingeborg Geyer (Chairperson of Vienna Organizing Committee) BM.a.D. Maria Rauch Kallat (Presenter/Moderator) Karin Nordmeyer (Co-Initiator of the European Seminars) Sonja Hönig Schough (Zonta International President) Silke Kobald (Bezirksvorsteherin/Head of Vienna District 13)

KEYNOTES 10.00 – 10.50 a.m.

CHALLENGES TO THE EUROPEAN UNION Video Message by Sebastian Kurz (Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria, Chairman OSCE 2017)

“THE RIGHT TO THE CITY – THE URBAN AGENDA 2030“ Irene Wiese v. Ofen (ZC Essen, Germany)

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COFFEE BREAK 10.50 – 11.15 a.m. LOBBY, ATRIUM

KEYNOTES 11.15 – 11.45 p.m.

FEMALE DIMENSION OF SECURITY IN EUROPE Cordula Geinitz (First Secretary Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the OSCE)

NEW CHALLENGES FOR WOMEN IN THE EUROPEAN LABOURMARKET

Martina Maurer (AMS Austria, Department Public Employment Service Austria of active Employment Policy for Women)

PANEL DISCUSSION 11.45 – 12.30 p.m.

Moderated by BM a.D. Maria Rauch Kallat

LUNCH 12.30 – 02.00 p.m. DINING HALL, GROUND FLOOR

WORKSHOPS 02.00 – 03.30 p.m.

1. SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS: WOMEN`S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS (“Human Rights”)

ROOM T1/1ST FLOOR

Introductory notes by: Shams Asadi (Head of Vienna Human Rights Bureau) and Anita Schnetzer-Spranger (ZC Mainz, ZI Council of Europe Committee Chairman)

2. COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (“Trafficking”)

ROOM T2/1ST FLOOR

Introductory notes by: Karin Nordmeyer (ZC Schauinsland, President UN Women National Committee Germany) and BM a.D. Helga Konrad (Regional Implementation Initiative on preventing & combating human trafficking) Contributions/Interventions: Presentation of a Project supported by ZC Vezprém (HU) concerning the organization „Missing children“

3. JOB MARKET: CHALLENGES FOR WOMEN ROOM V2, GROUND FLOOR

Introductory notes by: Claudia Gamon (NEOS deputy) and Els van Winckel (ZC Morges-La Cote, Switzerland, ZI UN-representative Geneva)

4. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND ZONTA’S MISSION

DON BOSCO HALL

Introductory notes by: Sonja Hönig Schough (ZI President) and Susanne von Bassewitz (ZI President elect) Prof. Jadranka Mustajbegovic, MD, PhD (ZC Zagreb, University of Zagreb)

COFFEE BREAK 03.30 – 04.00 p.m. LOBBY, ATRIUM

CLOSING 04.00 – 05.00 p.m. DON BOSCO HALL

WORKSHOP REPORTS

WRAP UP

BUS TRANSFERS 06.30 p.m. Starting at Don Bosco Haus via hotels Schneider-Gössl, Cortina, and Parkhotel Schönbrunn to Rathaus

SATURDAY, February 04, 2017

THE MAYOR OF VIENNA, MICHAEL HÄUPL,

CORDIALLY INVITES TO A

RECEPTION AT

WIENER RATHAUS (=City Town Hall)

Entrance: Lichtenfelsgasse 2, 1082 Vienna (Feststiege 2 – Wappensaal)

Admission: 07.30 p.m. Official start: 08.00 p.m. End: 10.00 p.m. Last bus departures 10.15 p.m.

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PROGRAMME

COCKTAIL Reception

WELCOME by the Club Presidents of the three Viennese Zonta Clubs Ingeborg Geyer, ZC Vienna Maria Safer, ZC Wien City Gerda Senkyr, ZC Vienna Parkring

WELCOME Address by the Representative of the Mayor of the City of Vienna,

SYBILLE STRAUBINGER, MAGA, MBA member of the Viennese Women`s committee. Member of the Viennese state parliament and member of the council of Vienna.

GREETINGS by Sonja Hönig Schough ZONTA International President

INTRODUCTION and Charter Celebration of Vienna sponsored by Zonta Club Vienna (by Margot Fleck, D-14 Chair Z and Golden Z Clubs)

Buffet Dinner

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SIDE PROGRAMME SUNDAY, February 05, 2017

Discover the beauty and charme of Vienna!

GUIDED CITY TOUR BY BUS 10.00 – 12.00 a.m.

Departure of busses from Don Bosco Haus at 10.00 a.m. End of Sightseeing tour at Museumsplatz at 12.00 a.m.

GUIDED TOUR LEOPOLD MUSEUM 12.00 –13.00 p.m.

Museumsplatz 1, A-1070 Vienna

(permanent exhibition: Klimt, Schiele, Hoffmann)

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CURRICULA VITAE IN ALPHABETICAL SEQUENCE:

SHAMS ASADI

is the Human Rights Commissioner and head of the Human Rights Office of the City of Vienna. She studied architecture and urban planning abroad before she arrived in Vienna, where she graduated from the University of Technology. S. Asadi has many years of practical and academic experience in Urban Regeneration and Urban Development with a focus on European and international affairs. The human rights dimension of urban development accompanied her from beginning of her professional life and since 2010 human rights are the main subject of her career.

SUSANNE VON BASSEWITZ, PHD

is President-Elect of Zonta International and Zonta International Foundation. Before starting her own consultancy, she was a communications manager and held leadership positions at major international companies for 23 years. As Vice President Public Relations at E.ON, a privately-owned energy group, she co-developed the corporate brand. Earlier in her career she worked in mass communication research at the University of Münster, Germany. Susanne has been a Zontian since 1994 and is a member of the Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany. She was elected 2014-2016 Vice

President. In 2012-2014 she served as Public Relations and Communications Committee Chairman, and in 2010-2012 as International Director. Susanne earned a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in communications, Roman languages and philosophy. In addition to her management responsibilities and her involvement in Zonta, she has been teaching at German universities, giving lectures on corporate communications and other topics.

CLAUDIA GAMON

holds a CEMS Master Degree in International Management of WU Vienna, studied at the Université Catholique de Lovain, School of Management in Belgium, at AALTO in Helsinki and GSOM in St.Petersburg. She is lecturer on social media marketing in politics and since October 2015 Member of the Austrian Parliament (NEOS), responsible for science and research, women’s rights, youth, sports and the Austrian court of audit (Rechnungshof). From 2013 to 2015 she served in various functions as Assistant to the campaign manager, head of campaign for regional elections and as head of communication and media activities of NEOS (Das neue Österreich).

CORDULA GEINITZ

joined the Federal Foreign Office in 2004. Before that, she worked for a Parliamentary Fraction of the German Bundestag. Furthermore, she

gathered working experience in various institutions and law firms including in Spain and Latin America, and by elaborating a legal assessment report on an EU directive. The trained lawyer studied at Göttingen and Madrid University. Having worked for nearly five years on Environmental and Climate Policy at the German Embassy Beijing, China, Cordula Geinitz is currently covering the Human Dimension at the German Permanent Mission to the OSCE in Vienna. She is married and has three children.

SONJA HÖNIG SCHOUGH

is President of Zonta International and Zonta International Foundation. She is a former business consultant for IFS Scandinavia, where her responsibilities included counseling, training and implementation of information technology support for customers, primarily in Scandinavian countries. Prior to IFS Scandinavia, Sonja worked for 25 years as a human resources director for Beiersdorf AB, a Swedish subsidiary of an international consumer goods company. Sonja joined the Zonta Club of Kungsbacka, Sweden, in 1993. Prior to becoming President, she served as the 2014-2016 President-Elect and the 2012-2014 International Vice President. She was an International Director from 2009-2012, Governor from 2006-2008. In addition to her career and Zonta leadership, Sonja served as chairman of the Industrial Health Service Company in Kungsbacka. She holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in psychology, both from the University of Gothenburg.

HELGA KONRAD, DR.

Executive Director Anti-Trafficking at the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, in Vienna and Head/ Coordinator of the 'Regional Implementation Initiative on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking, working on the issue for more than 20 years at national and international levels in various functions – as expert, manager, parliamentarian and executive politician. In her Capacity as first Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe she has established the ‘Alliance against Trafficking in Person’. She was chair of the EU Stability Pact Task Force on Human Trafficking for Southeastern Europe. In her capacity as Austrian Federal Government Minister for Women she hosted the 1st EU Conference on Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation in 1995. She was head of the Austrian government delegations to the UN World Conference on Women in Beijing/China and the 1st World Congress on Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of children in Stockholm/Sweden, 1996.

SEBASTIAN KURZ

Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz is State Secretary for Integration since 12/2013 and Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs since 9/2015. He currently serves as Chairman of the Political Academy of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Since 2003, he is involved in the Young Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP). Furthermore, he acted as member of the Vienna City Council until his appointment as State

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Secretary for Integration in April 2011. By focussing on the new approach “integration through performance”, Sebastian Kurz succeeded in de-emotionalising the public debate over integration of migrants in the Austrian society. In 2014, Sebastian Kurz was Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and acts as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE during the Austrian Chairmanship in 2017.

MARTINA MAURER, MAG.

has studied Psychology and Sociology at the University of Vienna (Austria), Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao, Spain) and Southwestern University (Austin,Texas). Since 2008 she has been working at the Public Employment Service Austria, in the department of active employment policy for women, being responsible for labour market data and conceptional work of labour market programs for women. In 2015 she has spent a year in Stockholm, Sweden to study intersectional equality measures and labour market integration programms for newly arrived immigrants.

JADRANKA MUSTAJBEGOVIĆ, MD. PHD

graduated at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine and is permanent full professor of University of Zagreb School of Medicine. She served 3 times as Head of the Department for environmental and occupational health. Her scientific interest is occupational and

environmental health of the persons employed in health care sector and people with disabilities. Jadranka is leader and coordinator of international and national scientific projects (of the Ministry of Science, FP7 and DG SANCO) and Mentor of 9 doctoral theses. She published 185 scientific papers, cited 1051. She got the Lifetime Achievement Award for the promotion of safety at work (2013) and is Member of the Croatian Academy of Medical Science since 1994; President of the Collegium of Public Health and current President of ZC Zagreb.

KARIN NORDMEYER

a strong advocate for human rights, in particular for the rights of women and children; Zonta lnternational: Past lnternational Director; Past Chair International Committee Council of Europe. She was actively involved in the drafting and monitoring of the Council of Europe Convention on action against Trafficking in Human Beings and the Council of Europe Convention to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence "lstanbul Convention". Karin was speaker at Council of Europe Conferences, such as the World Forum for Democracy 2012, Ministerial Conferences, such as Tromso 2009, Baku 2010; and is member of lNGO Conference Delegations to several Seminars throughout Europe. She is also lecturer at Council of Europe School of Political studies and current President of the UN Women National Committee Germany. Appointed by the German government to serve in several human rights commissions, such as the German Advisory Board for Civilian Crisis Prevention and to be member of the German Delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. She graduated in Music and Music History/Musicology and is teacher at High-school, University and cultural lnstitutions in Germany. Karin is married, has three grown-

up children and seven grandchildren. In 2016 she received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

MARIA RAUCH-KALLAT

former Federal Minister with more than 25 years of experience in politics. Maria Rauch-Kallat was Minister for Environment, Youth and Families from 1992 to 1995 and Federal Minister for Health and Women in the Austrian Federal Government from 2003 to 2007. Through these activities and her work as Secretary General of the Austrian People’s Party (1995-2003), as well as being a member of the Austrian National Assembly, the Austrian Federal Council, the Vienna State Parliament and City Council (1983-2008), she has extensive negotiation experience and access to a close network of national and international contacts. She was President of the Women`s Organisation of her party on the regional level (1988-2008) and on the federal level (1998-2010). Her versatile abilities are based on her training in teaching and psychology, including many years of work in the teaching profession, adult education and business. She also holds numerous other certificates. With her two business companies she is primarily active in strategic consulting and communications for national and international companies. Many of her professional and volunteer activities focus on the encouragement of women in business and politics all over Europe. Maria Rauch-Kallat is President of Club alpha, Mentory Club, Vice-President of TechWomen and Austrian Blindenwohlfahrt and a former Vice-President of the women’s organisation of the European People’s Party (2002-2012). She is also President of the Austrian Paralympic Committee as well as of the Association Austria-Hungary and the Austro-Egyptian Association and former President of the Austro-Tunisian Association. Maria Rauch-Kallat is among others also

holder of the ‘Great golden order of merit for services rendered to the Republic of Austria’

ANITA SCHNETZER-SPRANGER

received a Master’s degree in economics with a specialty in marketing from the University of Freiburg. After working for an international advertising agency in London and Düsseldorf for several years, Anita became Marketing Manager for an international cosmetics company in Mainz. This position involved a wide range of responsibilities, including strategic and financial planning, market analysis, brand development and communication concepts. Working with an international group of colleagues influenced her understanding for, and interest in, different people and made her aware of people’s varying mentalities, motivations and perceptions. She is currently a self-employed marketing consultant. Anita is a member of Zonta Club of Mainz/Germany. She joined Zonta at the age of 29. In the years since, she has served on all levels of Zonta, incl. International Director, member of the ZI Nominating Committee and most recently as ZI Council of Europe Committee Chair. As Chair of the ZI CoE Committee Anita’s goal is to make Zontians aware of Zonta’s strong position at the CoE, to inform and educate on relevant conventions and mechanisms and to help clubs and members to advocate effectively for women’s rights and gender equality.

IRENE WIESE VON OFEN

Beigeordnete der Stadt Essen a.D. Ehrenpräsidentin des Deutschen Verbandes für Wohnungswesen, Städtebau und Raumordnung Irene Wiese-v. Ofen, German, holds various honorary titles including the Past Presidency of the International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP, in former times The Hague) and the Honorary Presidency of the German Association for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning (DV, Berlin, Brussels ) She is founding Chairperson of the UNCHS-Professionals Forum (Nairobi) on Implementation of the HABITAT-Agenda and former member of the UNESCO Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) working group (Paris) as well as member of various national and international juries. She is Board member of European Association for supporting International Competition for Young Architects, Berlin. She is founding President of the AGENDA 21 Forum, (non-profit association, Essen). She holds a Ph.D. in engineering science and has studied architecture and city planning at the RWTH Aachen, Germany, and was active as assistant professor in town planning. She was Deputy Mayor of the city of Essen for housing and planning, civil engineering and heritage protection, land policy, mobility and urban renewal. She is member of an Expert Group to the German Ministry for Research and works as freelance Senior Adviser. Irene is member of ZC Essen and served on all Zonta International levels, from 2005 – 2007 as Vice President of Zonta International Foundation.

ELS VAN WINCKEL

holds a Degree (“Licentiaat”, 1983) and a Master in Economics (1985) of the University of Leuven, Belgium. She also studied International Politics at the same university, in combination with courses on International Economics and European Integration at the Institut Universitaire de Luxembourg. In addition, she studied the History and Future of European Integration at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Els started her career as an Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Leuven and joined the staff of the European Commission in Brussels in 1987. She worked as a Principal Administrator at the European Commission in the Directorate General on Employment, dealing with equal opportunities for women and men, employment analysis, labour mobility and the employment services. Since she moved to Switzerland, Els is involved in projects for the ILO (International Labour Organisation), on employment policies in Central Asia. She is also very active in several service projects. Els served as president of ZC Morges-La Côte (Switzerland, Lake Geneva) from 2014-2016. Before, she was the Chairman of the ZONTA District 27 Committee on the Status of Women. In November 2014, she became a member of the ZONTA International UN Committee, Geneva.

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