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EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES & ART III. FOUNDATIONS The European Academy of Sciences Arts holds a foundation in Austria entitled “Europäische Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste-Privatstiftung”. The foundation has the specific goal to identify additional funds for projects of the Academy and to raise 5 million Euro, that the Academy can be maintain by the interest. Steering Committee Unger Felix, Lobkowicz Nikolaus, Bornschein Karl Board of Trustees President Penk Andreas, Vice-President Noever Peter, Lacina Ferdinand, Raidl Claus, Schmid Hans Founders Penk Andreas, Raidl Claus, Schmid Hans, Unger Felix, Republic of Austria The “Europäische Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste – Stiftung Schweiz” main objective is to initiate and realize projects of European relevance. The Stiftung Schweiz is very closely linked to the Swiss Delegation. The Stiftung Schweiz report can be found in the section of the Swiss Delegation. Supervisory Board President Sitter-Liver Beat, Vice-President Studer Marcel, Vice-President Burckhardt Jacqueline, Member Jorio Marco Associations Due to the various national laws in Europe, the Academy is registered as an association in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Spain. 14
ACTIVITIES 2008 IV. PLENA 2008 In the tradition of the Academy there are two annual plenary sessions as well as special sessions, conventions and working groups. 1. On March 8th, 2008 the Festive Plenary Session took place in Salzburg, where new members were introduced and Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer, Chancellor of Austria and Christina Wulff, Prime Minister of Lower Saxony were made Honorary Senators. The Plenary Session was honoured by the visit of the Governor of Salzburg, Gabi Burgstaller. Both new Honorary Senators focused in their speeches on culture, especially Alfred Gusenbauer was speaking about the freedom of the traditional scientific research, which enable progress. The Prime Minister of Lower Saxony reported on education in the European context. The whole Plenary Session was embedded in music by the “Kilviria Quartett”. Traditionally the Festive Plenary Session was closed with the European Anthem. Alfred Gusenbauer, Gabi Burgstaller, Christian Wulff, Felix Unger, Festive Plenary Session 2008, Salzburg 2. On August 15th the Price of Tolerance was awarded to Eugen Biser. Eugen Biser has been Dean of the class Worldreligions for nearly 20 years and he propelled and moved the interreligious dialogues which lead to a Charter of Tolerance which was handed over to the United Nations in 2002. Eugen Biser has contributed and formulated the Charta of Tolerance with outstanding endeavours. Manfred Perterer, Carla Amina Baghajati, Eugen Biser, Richard Heinzmann, Mathias Becker, Felix Unger Price of Tolerance 2008, Salzburg 15
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