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PROGRAM
« Public Service and Integration of migrants in the European Union »
Vienna, 29-30 September 2011
Lieu: ARCOTEL Conference & Eventcenter Vienna
Neubaugürtel 34-36, A-1070 Vienna (Austria)
www.arcotelhotels.com/en/wimberger_hotel_vienna
Interpretation : DE, EN, ES, FR, IT
This symposium will address the Public Service and the Integration of Migrants: the issue of public service staff vis-à-vis migrants, dealt with here in their capacity as users of the public services of the Member States of the European Union.
The symposium will be conducted by a moderator, Ms. Andrea DESPOT.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
| until 17h00 | Participants’ arrival |
| 18h00-19h00 | Participants’ registration |
| 19h30 | Welcome dinner at the hotel |
Thursday, 29 September 2011
| 08h30 | Participants’ registration continues |
OPENING SESSION:
Welcome : Dr. Wilhelm GLOSS, President of CESI-Europe Academy
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| 09h00 | Opening speech
Fritz NEUGEBAUER, CESI President and Second President of the Nationalrat (Austrian National Council) |
| 09h20 | Speech
Helmut MÜLLERS, CESI General Secretary |
| 09h40 | Address
Sebastian KURZ, State Secretary for Integration, Austria |
1st SESSION: Setting the migration scene
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| 10h00 | Presentation I
Defining migrants – Outline of the migratory flows to the EU
Albert KRALER, Research Officer and acting Programme Manager at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) |
| 10h30 | Presentation II
EU Migration Policy and European framework for the integration of third-country nationals
Eva SCHULTZ, European Commission, DG HOME, Unit B1 « Immigration and Integration » |
| 11h00-11h20 | Coffee Break and Networking
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2nd SESSION: Integration mainstreaming
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| 11h20 | Introductory presentation
Anna LUDWINEK, Research Officer at the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND)
(Cf. Joint Report Eurofound/Clip “Integration of migrants: Contribution of local and regional authorities”) |
| 11h50 | Personal experience
Personal experience of migration and integration
Hamid SENNI, Partner and Co-founder of Vision Enabler Consulting |
| 12h10 | Discussion |
| 12h40-14h00 | Lunch and networking
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Selection of BEST PRACTICES
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| 14h00 | Best Practice 1:
Presentation of the Portuguese initiative “One-stop-shop: a new answer for immigrant integration?”
Catarina REIS OLIVEIRA, Head of Unit of Research and International Relations of the High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI), Portugal
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| 14h20 | Best Practice 2:
Presentation of the Italian initiative “Progetto Immigrati” of the Christian Associations of Italian Workers (ACLI)
Giuseppe GULIA, National Representative of the ‘Patronato’ ACLI, Italy
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| 14h40 | Best Practice 3:
Integration in the labour market: German initiative “Wir sind Hamburg! Bist Du dabei? ” - integration of young workers with migration background in the training courses of the administration in Hambourg
Stefan MÜLLER, Project Manager “We are Hamburg! Won´t you join us?”, Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
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| 15h00 | Discussion
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| 15h15-15h30 | Pause café et networking |
| 15h30-17h00 | PARALLEL WORKSHOPS (various aspects linked to migration/integration)
These workshops have been prepared by three working groups (WG), which have met in the months preceding the symposium.
WORKSHOP A: The role of public services’ staff in direct contact with migrants
Interpretation: DE-EN-ES-FR
Moderated by: Franjo STEINER
President of the WG: Report on the working group’s activities
Carmen GUAITA FERNÁNDEZ, ANPE, Spain
Speaker II: Expert: introduction to the topic
Sana SAIDI, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany
Speaker III: example of best practice in the field
Juan NAVARRO BARBA, Department for Education of Murcia, Spain
Discussion with the workshop’s participants
WORKSHOP B: Promoting the integration of migrants through local administration public services
Interpretation: DE-EN-IT
Moderated by: Andrea DESPOT
President of the WG: report on the working group’s activities
Urs STAUFFER, ZV, Switzerland
Speaker II: Expert: introduction to the topic
Claude GENGLER, Forum EUROPA, Luxembourg
Speaker III: example of best practice in the field
Luiza SOSNA, City of Strassen, Luxembourg
Discussion with the workshop’s participants
WORKSHOP C: Cultural and linguistic integration
Interpretation: DE-FR-ES-IT
Moderated by: Sonja GRUBER
President of the WG: report on the working group’s activities
Emilio FATOVIC, CONFSAL, Italy
Speaker II: Expert: introduction to the topic
Tania OGAY, Fribourg University, Switzerland
Speaker III: example of best practice in the field
Sascha TITZE, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany
Discussion with the workshop’s participants
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| 17h00 | End of the 1st working day
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| Evening | SOCIAL PROGRAMME |
Friday, 30 September 2011
| 09h30 | Presentation of the results of the three Workshops by the Presidents of the working groups
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| 10h00 | Introductory presentation:
Interaction between public service and migrants: which new challenges for the personnel?
Gabriella B. KLEIN, Professor at the University of Perugia and Transnational Coordinator of the project BRIDGE-IT, Italy
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| 10h20 | ROUND TABLE:
« Public Service and Integration of Migrants »
Participants: to be confirmed
Donatella CANDURA, Civil servant, Ministry of Interior, Italy
Helga FLAMTERMESKY, Intercultural mediator, ASMIN, Spain
Brian KILLORAN, Information and Referral Service Coordinator, Immigrant Council of Ireland
Barbara SZERB-MANTL, City of Vienna, Department MA 17 – Integration and Diversity
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| 11h15 | Discussion
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| 11h30-11h45 | Coffee break and networking |
| 11h45 | Final discussion |
| 12h15 | Summary of the debates
Dr. Wilhelm GLOSS, President of CESI-Europe Academy |
| 12h30 | Political perspective
Peter HEESEN, CESI President
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| 13h00 | Symposium’s end
Light lunch followed by participants’ departure |
The symposium is chiefly financed by European Union funds
CESI-Académie Europe
Centre de recherche et de formation continue de la CESI
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