oikos Spring and Autumn Meetings

Autumn Meeting 2008 – Programme

Applied Corporate Responsibility - Let's find the oikos approach!

Thursday, 25 September

09:00-13:00

Strategy Meeting (Participants on invitation only: Local Chapter Presidents and representatives from oikos International and the oikos Foundation; Moderation: Lars Stein, oikos PhD Fellow)

UR 11.04

till 13:00

Arrival and registration

Student residence

13:30-14:00

Welcoming

Student residence

14:00-17:00

Getting to know Graz by getting to know each other - team building at Graz' sights

The participants will be devided into groups and go through different teambuilding exercises at special places in Graz.

17:00-23:00

oikos Fair

The oikos Fair serves as platform for exchanging experiences and developing ideas with the aim to boost the impact of oikos on the international as well as on the local level. All oikos entities (International, Foundation and Local Chapters) present and discuss their activities and projects.

Amongst others, oikos Bayreuth will present the results of its China Symposium, supported by the EU-project "Youth in Action".

Dinner will be served at the same time.

Buschenschank Sattler

Friday, 26 September

9:00-12:00

oikos skill workshops (read more)

  1. How to measure impact
    Kim Poldner, oikos PhD Fellow and Co-founder of www.ecofashionworld.com
    UR 11.04
  2. How to do a workshop
    Lars Stein, oikos PhD Fellow
    SR 11.06
  3. oikos Layout and Website/typo3
    Katharina Beck, oikos International president 2008
    Martin Herrndorf, oikos PhD Fellow
    UR 11.05
  4. Layout Workshop > included in workshop 3
  5. How to manage your Local Chapter
    Nina Hug, oikos PhD Fellow
    HS 11.03
  6. Fundraising
    Jost Hamschmidt, Managing Director oikos Foundation
    Tba
  7. Sustainability Primer
    Wolfgang Machur, oikos Hamburg
    Tba

different rooms at the university

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Mensa

13:30-15:30

Free time for conversation and exchange of ideas

15:30-15:45

Welcome adress to Conference

 

HS 11.03

15:45-16:30

Introduction to CSR (read more)

Philipp Gaggl (PricewaterhouseCoopers, Vienna) and Clemens Mader (RCE Graz-Styria) will give an overview on CSR.
Read more.
HS 11.03

16:00-17:00

Break

17:00-19:00

Panel Discussion "Corporate Social Responsibility - What for?" (read more about speakers and statements) 

Experts with diverse backgrounds will discuss about perspectives and the demand of CSR in todays society

Department of Theology, HS 47.01

The Panel Discussion is organised in cooperation with EUROSO, Summer University Europe South-East.

It will be live recorded to Milan, Kirchbach and to overseas oikos Local Chapters.

20:00

Official Reception

Both participants of the Autumn Meeting and the EUROSO conferences will be welcomed by the City of Graz. Dinner.

Department of Theology

Saturday, 27 September

9:00-12:00

Workshops on different aspects of CSR

First, the participants will get a short introduction to the workshop agenda. Subsequently, they will get inputs from experts to then discuss and find the oikos approach to applied CSR in parallel workshops on different CSR aspects.

Read the statements of the workshop conductors.

  1. Silvia Thaler (ECOPROFIT Graz) will give insights concerning eco-efficiency; including topics like waste and energy management or CO2-reduction.
    UR 11.04
  2. Interactions between local and global levels as well as the importance of intercultural networks will be discussed by Clemens Mader and Michael Schaller.
    Tba
  3. Philipp Gaggl (PWC) will give an understanding of the application of CSR strategies in management and organisational structures.
    Tba
  4. Ines Omann will talk about how to implement CSR in research institutions.
    SR 11.06
  5. The topic sustainability reporting will be adressed by Bettina Steinbrugger (respACT).
    Tba

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Mensa

13:30-15:00

World Café

One participant of each workshop will represent one table in the World Café. The results how the gained information can be applied to oikos will be presented and further discussed. Mostafa Tolba will also take part in this World Café.

Moderation: Clemens Mader

Department of Geography, Foyer

15:00-15:30

Break

15:30-16:00

Résumé

Mostafa Tolba will summarise and give an overall conclusion of his impressions concerning the conference outcome.

HS 11.03

the following two programme points are not for all participants

16.30-18:30

Local Chapter Presidents Meeting

The oikos Local Chapter Presidents meet in a smaller group to focus on the special situation and chances their oikos Local Chapters face.

UR 11.04

16.30-18.30

oikos PhD Colloquium

One of the oikos PhD Fellows presents his/her research status and discusses with faculty members and advanced oikos students.

SR 11.06

18.30-20.00

spare time

20.00-open end

Buffet and party

Sunday, 28 September

09:30-12:00

oikos Legislative Meeting
The oikos Local Chapters decide on legislative oikos issues.

Members can have a look at the topics here.

HS 11.03

 

12:00-12:30

Closure remarks, feedback and farewell

HS 11.03

 

 

Download the programme in a pdf version.

 

Download the Curricula of the speakers and their statements concerning CSR.

The participation fee per oikos member is 30€.

 

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oikos – students for sustainable economics and management