Newsletter April 2024

Order-wide Events

60th birthday of our Procurator

7 June 2024, 6.30 pm – 11 pm
Garden of the Order Residence, Rennweg 10, 1030 Vienna, Austria

To celebrate the 60th birthday of our High Procurator, we invite you to a small party in the garden of the Order Residence. Tickets with contributions for a group gift can be booked at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vereindessanctgeorgsorden/1207494. There is also a congratulations book for your personal wishes at https://www.georgsorden.eu/en/congratulation-book-60-birthday-procurator/.


Cross-Commandery Events

10 – 12 May 2024

150th birthday of Sir Winston Churchill in London
Commandery Großbritannien und Nordirland
London, Great Britain

To celebrate the 150th birthday of Sir Winston Churchill, the English Commandery is organising a weekend of sightseeing, gala dinner and high-calibre lectures.

Contact person: Commander David Mackintosh
E-mail: dmackintosh@rocketmail.com

23 May 2024

Visit to Langenlebarn
Commandery Niederösterreich – Heldenberg
Fliegerhorst Brumowski, 3425 Langenlebarn, Austria
Start: 9 am

until 9 am: arrival of the participants
9 am: presentation by Brigadier Reinhard Kraft
10 am: tour of the stations at the airbase
12 pm: lunch (invitation to troop catering)
afterwards: farewell

Contact person: Chancellor´s office
Registration until 7 May 2024 to: kanzleramt@georgsorden.eu

24 May 2024

Symposium: Are we Frankenstein´s heirs? Artificial intelligence and its consequences.
Commandery Slowenien
Villa Hartenau, 8010 Graz, Austria
Start: 3 pm

In cooperation with the Order Academy, the Commandery Slowenien is organising a symposium on the topic of artificial intelligence with top-class speakers.

As AI’s capabilities grow, so too does the question: Will we be the architects of our own salvation or the authors of our own obsolescence?

Speaker: Dalith Steiger-Gablinger, Mitja Jermol, Dr. Paul Ertl, Andy Fitze, Dr. Peter Harold, Chat GPT

Contact persons: Commander Johannes Krmc or Dean Dr. Peter Harold
Registration until 14 May 2024 to: johannes.krmc@gmail.com or peter.harold@gmx.at

8 – 11 June 2024

Sailing regatta
Commandery Slowenien
Marina Hramina, Murter, Croatia
Start: 14:00 Uhr

The sailing regatta is taking place for the 6th time and again many participants have already announced their participation. We are curious to see who will win this year.

Contact person: Commander Johannes Krmc
E-mail: johannes.krmc@gmail.com


Commandery Events

25 April 2024

Panel discussion
Commandery Wien – Belvedere
Order Residence, Rennweg 10, 1030 Vienna, Austria
7 pm – 10 pm

Commander Nikolai de Arnoldi invites a number of competent personalities to a panel discussion on the theme of the year of the Order.

Contact person: Commander Nikolai de Arnoldi
E-mail: nikolai.leo@de-arnoldi.eu

3 May 2024

1st cigar and indulgence evening
Commandery Burgenland
Graf im Stadthaus, Kirchengasse 2, 7100 Neusiedl am See, Austria
Start: 6 pm

As part of an exciting evening of enjoyment and socialising entitled “The Habsburgs and smoking culture”, participants will have the opportunity to purchase cigars on site and enjoy them in a smoker-friendly atmosphere – non-smokers are also welcome.

Lecturer: David Blabolil

Contact person: Commander Dieter Tischler
E-mail: dieter.tischler@aon.at

Please book until 28 April 2024: https://www.dergrafimstadthaus.at/details-registrierung/st-georgs-orden-zigarrenabend-nur-geladene-gaste

10 May 2024

Background information on the financial industry
Commandery Slowenien
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Start: 6 pm

Robert Rolih presents background information on the financial industry at the Commandery meeting.

Contact person: Vice Commander Aleksander Hribovšek
Registration until 1 May 2024 to: aleksander.hribovsek@gmail.com

13 May 2024

Why finance is a women´s issue
Dames of the Order of St. George
Order Residence, Rennweg 10, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Start: 7 pm

Mag. Beatrice Schobesberger teaches financial and economic knowledge with the aim of enabling independence and financial well-being for every woman. Here, she emphasises the importance of financial provision as the basis for a financially independent life.

Contact person: Andrea Prantl
Registration until 7 May 2024 to: damen.organisation@georgsorden.eu

3 June 2024

Protection of cultural heritage in Ukraine
Dames of the Order of St. George
Order Residence, Rennweg 10, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Start: 7 pm

The speaker, Ministerial Councillor Manfred Pinnegger B.Sc. M.A., was commander of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior contingent in the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine from October 2021 to July 2023. In this role, he was an international expert responsible for providing technical advice and support to the Ukrainian security services in the field of cultural property protection. In his lecture, he will also describe the process of evacuating the mobile cultural assets to Austria as well as their storage and safeguarding during the war.

Contact person: Dr. Adelheid Zach
Registration until 27 May 2024 to: damen.organisation@georgsorden.eu

20 June 2024

Commandery meeting
Commandery Steiermark/Kärnten
Hotel Mariahilf, Mariahilferstraße 9, 8020 Graz, Austria
Start: 6 pm

Commander Mag. Andreas Schwarz invites to the regular Commandery meeting with reception, keynote and get-together for internal coordination and exchange of information.

Contact person: Commander Mag. Andreas Schwarz
Registration until 16 June 2024 to: a.schwarz@sanlas.at

21 – 22 June 2024

Jour-Fixe
Dames of the Order of St. George
Salzburg, Austria

The President of the Dames, Baroness Mag. Gabriela von Stimpfl-Abele, invites to the regular Jour-Fixe for internal coordination and an exchange of information with a regional supporting programme.

Contact person: President of the Dames, Baroness Mag. Gabriela von Stimpfl-Abele
E-mail: damen.praesidentin@georgsorden.eu

29 June 2024

Commandery meeting
Commandery Salzburg/Oberösterreich/Bayern – Hohensalzburg
Hotel Gut Ising am Chiemsee, Kirchberg 3, 83339 Chieming, Germany
Start: 5.15 pm

Commander Dr. Dipl. Ing. Wilhelm v. Zitzewitz invites to the annual Commandery meeting in Bavaria for internal coordination and exchange of information.

Contact person: Commander Dr. Ing. Wilhelm v. Zitzewitz
E-mail: vonzitzewitzw@gmail.com