Who are we
The Austrian-Canadian Society was founded in 2003 and considers itself to be a bilateral friendship society according to the general mission and vision of the "Dachverband aller Österreichisch-Ausländischen Gesellschaften - PaN". Therefore, it is open to everybody who tries to improve the bilateral relationships between Austria and Canada in a sustainable manner. In particular the bilateral contacts in the fields of traditional diplomacy, business, science and culture but also inter-personal relationships are of highest importance in this regard. By keeping this in mind, the members of the Austrian-Canadian Society are trying to be true and good hosts to our Canadian friends.
The Austrian-Canadian Society considers itself to be the central platform for a bilateral exchange / relationships between the two countries and to be constantly trying to deepen as well as improve the friendships and relationships between Austria and Canada. Due to the fact that numerous members of the Austrian-Canadian Society have either lived and/or studied in Canada, they are able to understand Canadian culture and habits, which is essential to building a mutual sense of trust and understanding between the two countries.
The Austrian-Canadian Society tries to be publicly active in the sense that we support our Canadian friends in Austria, as well as help Austrians to establish contacts in and with Canada. Furthermore, it is highly important for us to improve the relationship between the two countries in general. With this in mind, we try to provide more knowledge about Canada in particular in Austria, but also to promote Austria in Canada.
Contact
The Austrian-Canadian Society has its headquarters in the Radisson BLU Palais Hotel, Parkring 16, 1010 Vienna.
Contact:
Austrian-Canadian Society
c/o Radisson BLU Palais Hotel, Parkring 16, 1010 Vienna, Austria, Europe
Email: info@austria-canada.com
Honorary President
His Excellency Ambassador Dr. John Barrett, Canadian Ambassador to Austria
Honorary Members
Her Excellency Ambassador Marie Gervais-Vidricaire
Ms Anne Drover
Counsellor Jennifer May
Counsellor Sheila Coutts
Executive Board
The Executive Board consists of the following people:
| President: | DDr. Heinz SEITINGER president@austria-canada.com | ||
| Vice-President: | Karen CONOLEY (tbc) vicepresident@austria-canada.com | ||
| Secretary General: | Dr. Armin J. KAMMEL, LL.M. (London)
secretarygeneral@austria-canada.com | ||
| Deputy Secretary General: | General Direktor Heimo LEITGEB | ||
| Treasurer: | Dr. Günther GRAF | ||
| Deputy Treasurer: | Karin OCHENBAUER
| | Botschafter i.R. Dr. Kurt HERNDL | |
| Timothy LEMAY (tbc) | (tbc)|||
| MMag. Erhard LICK |
| Auditors: | Mrs. Renate PAMMER RA Dr. Markus HEIDINGER, LLM. (tbc) |
Scientific Board
The Scientific Board consists of the following people:
Prof. Dr. Waldemar ZACHARASIEWICZ, Director of the Centre for Canada Studies at the University of Vienna
Prof. Dr. Fritz Peter KIRSCH, Deputy Director of the Centre for Canada Studies at the University of Vienna
Prof. Dr. Klaus Dieter ERTLER, Managing Director of the Centre for Canada Studies at the University of Graz
Associate Prof. Dr. Martin LÖSCHNIGG, Head of Department at the Institute of Anglistic at the University of Graz
Prof. Dr. Ursula MOSER-MATHIS, Head of Department at the Canada Studies Centre at the University of Innsbruck
Kimberley MacKINNON, J.D., Institute for Private Law and Commercial Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Prof. Dr. Gisela GERBER, Institut für Bildungswissenschaft, University of Vienna
Prof. Toni REINELT, University of Vienna
Prof. Dr. Dagmar REICHARDT, Dept. of Romance Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Dr. Doris EIBL, Institute for Romanic Studies, University of Innsbruck