07/10/2014 Brussels Save the date ! Young women: A key target group for rural development in Europe. © Daly and Newton/OJO Images/Getty Images Transnational forum The event is dealing with young women as a key target group of regional development strategies to tackle demographic change in rural areas. Female and youth sensitive concepts and experiences from companies and regions to limit further bran-drain of young females will be presented. Presentations and discussions will especially focus on the importance of female networks and the image of rural regions. In this respect approaches for the improvement of living and working conditions for women in rural areas from six regions in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia will be discussed with committed women, EU-policymakers, entrepreneurs and regional representatives. The Transnational forum is organised in the frame of the project WOMEN which is implemented through the Central Europe Programme and co-financed by the ERDF. The entrance is free of charge. The language of the transnational forum is English. 1 Transnational forum Young women: A key target group for rural development in Europe. Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 05:00 p.m. State Representation of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt Boulevard Saint Michel 80, 1040 Brussels, Belgium 05:00 p.m. video Warm-up: Videos and refreshments 06:00 p.m. Welcome and introduction Get together and enjoy video portraits of successful female role models from the project regions, registration Dr. Henrike Franz, Director of Representation of Saxony-Anhalt to the EU, Brussels, DE 06:10 p.m. Europe for women: Rights and equal opportunities today N.N. (Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) (t.b.c.) 06:25 p.m. Women as employees: Prospects of HR management in rural areas N.N. (Human Resource and Talent manager at DOW Chemical ) (t.b.c.) 06:40 p.m. interview 5 minutes, 5 questions to 06:50 p.m. (R)Emigration: Rural development strategies in Europe Maria Skazel, Major of the family friendly municipality “St. Peter im Sulmtal”, A Arne Lietz, Member of the European Parliament (t.b.c.), DE A. Urmos, DG REGIO (t.b.c.) 07:05 p.m. Young women: A key target group for rural development in Europe video & presentation Wilfried Köhler, Head of the Unit for Demographic Change, Ministry for Regional Development and Transport Sachsen-Anhalt, DE 07:20 p.m. The WOMEN EU-Mainstreaming Strategy Paper – objectives and recommendations for rural development Andrzej Parafiniuk, President of the Board of Podlaska Regional Development Foundation and Robert Girejko, PL 07:35 p.m. Women in rural areas: What they should be looking for? How to support them? panel discussion moderated by Dr. Henrike Franz, DE Elżbieta Łukacijewska, Member of the European Parliament (t.b.c.), PL Sven Schulze, Member of European Parliament, DE Olga Golonka, Winner of the women are future –award, Leader of the women network Geek Girls Carrots in Rzeszow, PL Franziska Hillmer, Winner of the women are future – award, DE 08:10 p.m. Opening of the exhibition “20 projects ERDF/ESF” exhibition by Sven Schulze, Member of EU Parliament After the conference a buffet reception with culinary specialties from the project regions will take pace to which you will be cordially invited 2 Registration Form Young women: A key target group for rural development in Europe. Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 05:00 p.m. State Representation of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt Boulevard Saint Michel 80, 1040 Brussels, Belgium To register for the Transnational Forum on October 7th, please fill in your personal data and send your registration until 25th of September via email to [email protected]. The entrance is free of charge. TITLE FIRST NAME FAMILY NAME INSTITUTION CITY, COUNTRY E-MAIL PHONE FURTHER INFORMATION 100 Women – 100 different commitments to 6 home regions Interested? Please take a look at 100 portraits of successful women. All of them consciously decided to stay. They prove that it is not necessary to leave the region to realise visions. Portraits are available from September 2014 on 100portraits.women-project.eu More information are available on www.women-project.de facebook.com/eu.project.women Are you already aware of the following workshop? Opportunities for job creation and growth – Facing the challanges of demographic change (07A07) 7/10/2014, 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m., Centre of the Regions Please contact us if you have further questions: Ministry for Regional Development and Transport Saxony-Anhalt [email protected] / [email protected] 3