Regional Conferences

27th March: Annual conference of the Christian Democratic Senior Citizens’ Federation of Czech Republic (SKS) in Prague

2nd-4th May: Regional Conference of the Mediterranean region in Malta.
Topic: "The elderly generation is an asset - not a burden! / The situation in South-eastern Europe" (especially in the Mediterranean countries)
host: Maltese Pensioners and Elderly Association (APAN) - in collaboration with ESU and EPP

23rd-25th August: ”1st Summer Academy of the ESCU for Senior citizens' leaders in Vienna“
Main Topic: "SENIOR CITIZENS - ACTIVE LIFE WITH STRONG VALUES." With transfer of experience in founding and leadership of senior citizens associations / ways of dealing with new social challenges
(in cooperation with the Austrian Senior Federation and its Political Academy, Venue: Conference center, Springer-Schlössl)
(please direct any agenda recommendations to the ÖSB, Lichtenfelsgasse 7, A-1010 Vienna
Tel.: +43 1 40126 151
e-mail: bundesorg@seniorenbund.at )

17th-19th September: Conference in Klaipeda (LT) - with guests from Estonia and Latvia
Organizer: Lithuanian Association of United Seniors
Topic: "The economic, social and cultural change and life-long learning in the 21st Century"

Autumn 2010 (TBC): Regional Conference ”Central“ in Brussels on "Participation of older people in politics and society" (continuation of the Conference of Eupen 2009)
Organizer: two senior citizens' organizations in Belgium - in cooperation with ESU and EPP

ESCU agenda

21-22nd January:  ”Work group“ discusses Yearly planning in Königswinter (D)

23rd March: Board in Brussels (B)
the convening of the Seventh Congress, a discussion of the congress documents
(at the Representation of German Federal Land Baden-Württemberg to the European Commission.
Rue Belliard 60-62; B-1040 Brussels;
Tel.: + 32-2-741 77 11; poststelle@bruessel.bwl.de)

29th June:  Board meeting in Brussels (B)
30th June:  Executive committee meeting (morning) in Brussels (B)

2nd-4th November: VIIth Congress of the ESCU in Bad Honnef (Rheinland) (D)
Theme: ”Innovation and solidarity - the pillars of Europe’s Future“
"Seminar-Hotel", Hauptstr. 22, D-53604 Bad Honnef, Tel: +49 (0) 2224-189 -470
www.seminaris.de/kongresspark
e-mail: kongresspark@seminaris.de

ESCU agenda items:
Board meeting in Brussels on 5th March and on April 28th in Warsaw (on the occasion of the EPP congress; Palace for Culture and Science, 4-7pm);
Board and Executive committee: 11th June, Brussels.
Board closed meeting: 6-7th October, Königswinter (D)
Board and Executive committee: 8th December, Brussels.

Regional Conferences in 2009:
• 17th March Eupen (Belgium): “Participating in the life of society” (Western Region)
• 7-9th May Dresden (Germany): “Europe – a shared legacy and a shared future” (Eastern)
• 26-27th May Vienna (Austria): “The EU – engine of European solidarity” (South Eastern)
• 24-25th September Tallinn (Estonia): “Healthy Ageing” (Northern and Baltic Region)