I. In October 2016, at the Europe Conference in Tours, France, Angela Dernbach (Germany) representative of the CESR in Europe Committee, was elected Secretary of the Europe Committee 2016-2019 Last update 9 March 2017 Page 1
II. The 7 th European Workshop was held 3-8 March 2017 in Slovakia (Congress Centre Smolenice) with the theme : How to communicate with younger Guides and Scouts with 33 participants from 14 European countries. III. The 5th Friendship Meeting will be organised by the Central Europe Sub Region together with the Austrian Fellowship and the district Upper Austria, in Linz, OberÖsterreich, Friday 9 June 2017 to Wednesday 14 June 2017! IV. The 9 th CESR Conference will be hosted in Poznan Poland, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 to Sunday, 9 September 2018 V. The 10 th Europe Regional Conference will be hosted in Bremen Germany, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 to Sunday, 25 August 2019. VI. The 8 th CESR Conference took place from 23 to 27 September in seminar centre Zeillern castle in the province of Lower Austria. There were 80 participants from 12 countries. Last update 9 March 2017 Page 2
Teresa Tarkowska-Dudek from Poland, was elected new CESR Chairwoman -2018 Last update 9 March 2017 Page 3
PEACE LIGHT FROM BETHLEHEM Since 1986 the Peace Light comes with an airplane from Bethlehem to Austria and is given to the scouts to spread it over Europe. Peace Light in Italy In December 2016 the Peace Light was brought to Accumoli and Amatrice, where the earthquake of August 2016 destroyed everything and where the Executive Committee of the region Lazio brought comfort to the affected population, together with the bishop of the town of Rieti. It was here where the Austrians Scouts have funded a substantial amount for the people of central Italy hit by the earthquake. In Sicily, the arrival of the Peace Light launched a host project: welcome to life (family, children...), welcome to the people suffering (sick, disabled, elderly...), welcome to migrants with the small cross of Lampedusa. The spreading of the Peace Light from Bethlehem ended together with the small cross of Lampedusa, two small symbols, but both of enormous value. Last update 9 March 2017 Page 4
CENTRAL EUROPE Central Europe is the region lying between the variously defined areas of the Eastern and Western parts of the European continent. ISGF Central Europe Sub Region currently comprises the following NSGFs ( in alphabetical order) : Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia (AMO), Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland. Last update 9 March 2017 Page 5
HISTORY : The Central Europe Sub Region was founded in October 1992, in Bendern, Liechtenstein. During the World Conference 1991 in Greece, there was the first discussions to found a new Sub Region, that includes the German speaking countries in Europe. In January 1992 there was a meeting in Grossarl, where the decision was made to organize a founding conference the same year in Liechtenstein. The countries, namely the National Fellowships of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic and Slovakia), Hungary and Liechtenstein decided to found the new Sub Region Europe Central (24.10.1992). Each country had sent one delegate in the organizing committee: Rösle Frick for Liechtenstein, Wato Krüger for Germany, Alfred Partsch for Austria, Vladimir Kopriva for Czechoslovakia, Jenö Schumicky for Hungary and Lucette Schläppi for Switzerland. The first Sub Regional Conference took place in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary, in August 1993. The first elected committee consisted of the following persons: Rösle Frick, Liechtenstein Angela Dernbach, Germany, Gerda-Maria Pazdera, Austria Kati Schumicky, Hungary Ivo Slavicek, Czechoslovakia The first Constitution of the Sub Region was voted for and accepted on 31.8.2006 at the Conference in Rothenburg o. T., Germany. Last update 9 March 2017 Page 6
NEW CESR COMMITTEE -2018 A new sub-regional committee was elected in Zeillern, Austria for a term of three years (-2018). This consists of Teresa Tarkowska-Dudek (Chairwoman, Poland), Hans Slanec (Vice-Chairman, Austria), Meinhard Perkmann (Treasurer, Austria) and Florian Wiehring (Secretary, Germany). On the photo from left to right: Hans, Teresa, Florian and Meinhard. CESR COMMITTEE - Communication : Website : http://home.scoutnet.de/zentraleuropa/ Last update 9 March 2017 Page 7
ZE @ktuell : ( die Zeitschrift der Subregion Zentraleuropa - The Newspaper of the Central Europe, 3 times per year, usually only in German. Last update 9 March 2017 Page 8
CESR Countries and Membership Country / Logo/ Full name/ Membership Census admission ISGF/ Structure / abbreviation/ communication Flag Status 1. Austria 1953 (founder member) 3.305 Pfadfinder-Gilde Österreichs 3.228 3.324 3.363 Single Association Independent PGÖ www.ppoe.at/gilde 3.354 3.353 3.329 2. Czech Republic 1991-1993 Single association Branch of Scout Organisation Junák Junák-kmen dospĕlŷch skautů a skautek (Junák-Section of Adult Scouts and Guides) Czech NSGF (CZNSGF) Contact: skaut@junak.cz Website: www.skaut.cz/kmendospelych /index.php (info in English) 2.995 2.932 3.121 3.119 3.229 3.138 Last update 9 March 2017 Page 9
3.035 3. Estonia 2002 Associated Member Central Antony Guild of Estonia Scouts and Guides 40 36 36 30 Single Association ESAK 40 45 42 4. Germany 1971 Verband Deutscher Altpfadfindergilden e.v. 714 724 Single Association Independent VDAPG www.vdapg.de 689 669 646 566 575 5. Hungary 71 1991 Single Association Hungarian Scout Guild 54 52 Last update 9 March 2017 Page 10
49 48 37 37 6. Latvia 1996 Single Association National Union of Former Scouts and Former Guides of Latvia 7. Liechtenstein 1953 (founder member) Single Association Independent Pfadfindergilde Liechtenstein 164 150 150 150 150 150 140 Last update 9 March 2017 Page 11
8. Poland 1997 Polish Scouting and Guiding Association 2985 2985 ZHP Senior Council Adult Guiding and Scouting 2576 2602 branch of NSO 2749 2817 2916 9. Romania 1996 Association des Scouts Adultes de Roumanie 65 75 Single Association 65 37 37 37 30 10. Slovakia 1991-1993 Skautska Gilda Slovenska 180 Last update 9 March 2017 Page 12
11. Switzerland 481 1953 (founder member) Anciens Scouts de Suisse/ Ehemalige Pfadi Schweiz 465 460 431 Single association Independent AsdS www.eps-asds.ch 470 466 463 Central Europe Sub-Regional Gatherings: Year Venue Country Date Participants Theme 1 1993 Nyiregyháza Hungary 29 Aug.- 2 Sept. 50 2 1998 Friesach Austria 29 Aug. -5 Sept. 120 3 2001 Budapest Hungary 19-20 June 60 5 2006 Rothenburg Germany 30 Aug. - 3 Sept. 185 6 Mamaia Romania 3-6 September 63 "The future is in our hands" 7 Pilsen Czech Rep. 15-19 August 86 We built our Last update 9 March 2017 Page 13
future Zeillern Fraternity makes friends" 8 Austria 23-27 Sept. 9 2018 Polznan Poland 5-9 Sept Prior to Central Europe there were Alpine Countries Sub Regional gatherings: (organised by France or Switzerland) Year Venue Country Date Participants 1 1960 Sion Switzerland 2 1966 Genève Switzerland 3 1971 Obernai France 4 1974 Einsiedeln Switzerland 5 1976 Tours France Last update 9 March 2017 Page 14
In CESR a Conference is mainly official and includes the General Assembly and elections for the board while a Gathering is very informal and for making friends and having fun. Last update 9 March 2017 Page 15