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Citizenship - Connecting people throughout Europe Dear Charter friends, On behalf of our local community, I am pleased to invite you from 22nd - 25th March 2012, to the small meeting which will take

In accordance with the agenda of the European Charter, I invite five participants from each of the following six members: Cashel (Ireland), Hepsted (Germany), Strzyzow (Poland), Medzev (Slovakia),

I will also invite five participants from Nagycenk. The main topic for this conference is: "Demographic development in rural areas.

1 Citizenship - Connecting people throughout Europe Dear Charter friends, On behalf of our local community, I am pleased to invite you from 22nd - 25th March 2012, to the small meeting which will take place in our locality Nagycenk. This meeting is a part of the networks of twinned towns project of the Charter of European Rural Communities. In accordance with the agenda of the European Charter, I invite five participants from each of the following six members: Cashel (Ireland), Hepsted (Germany), Strzyzow (Poland), Medzev (Slovakia), Ibanesti (Romania), (Maglish (Bulgaria). Also the president Mr Frans Ronnes, the vice president Mr. Karl Grammanitsch and Ms Helma Van Drunen are invited. I will also invite five participants from Nagycenk. The main topic for this conference is: "Demographic development in rural areas. Ageing and decrease of the population and the effects for the liveability in the villages. With regards to this, we expect every delegation to prepare a short presentation, based on the previously completed questionnaires, about the theme. The conference will be in English. Arrivals will be on Thursday 22 nd March and departures on Sunday 25 th March. Accommodation will be with host families. Please complete the delegate form attached of this invitation and return it by as soon as possible. For the delegations who are planning to arrive by plane, it is suggested to schedule there flight to Vienna International Airport. The airport is served by low cost carriers, and we are planning to run transfers from these airport. International train services arrive into Budapest international stations (Budapest Keleti, Budapest Nyugati, and Budapest Déli) or Győr station. It is not recommended that you arrive in Budapest international stations, as these are c. 3 hours' drive from Nagycenk and would involve (underground) metro transfers Citizenship - Connecting people throughout Europecrossing Budapest. If you intend to arrive into Győr station we can arrange the transfer to Nagycenk. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding travel plans or arrival into

2 Nagycenk, and include details of your travel on the delegate information form. Contact persons for questions: dr. Melinda Tóth +36/ 20/ ), János Matiasec ( +36/ 30/ ). We look forward to welcome you in our country, and we sincerely hope that you will have a pleasant time in our village. Kind regards, János Csorba Mayor of Nagycenk Program of Charter Meeting Demographic development in rural areas. Aging and decrease of the population and the effects for the liveability in the villages Nagycenk, March 23rd March 25th 2012 Thursday, Nagycenk Parish Hall Nagycenk, Gyár útca 2. From 15:30 Arrival of guest. Meet and greet. Light refreshments. Receive information pack. Meeting host family. Free time with the host family. 19:00 21:30 Nagycenk Csikós Csárda Dinner 8:00 8:30 Breakfast with host families Friday, :00 9:15 Nagycenk Szechenyi Castle Welcome speeches Memorial Museum Ferenc Ivánics Parliamentary Representative János Csorba Mayor of Nagycenk

3 9:15 10:15 Opening Conference Hungary of Count Széchenyi The international consequences of the transitions in Eastern Europe The European political and economical integration process By Dr. Imre Tóth Associate Professor of the University of West Hungary, Faculty of Economics, Head of Sopron Historical Museum and Széchenyi Castle, Memorial Museum. The possibilities and the tendering experiences of cross border tourism development. By Dr. Krisztián Egyed Assistant Professor of the University of West Hungary, Faculty of Economics The demographic developments in the municipalities of the Charter of European rural communities By Szabolcs Fekete MSc, BSc, RN, Secretary of Friends of Europe Nagycenk 10:15 10:30 Coffee-break 10:30 11:30 Guided visit in Széchenyi castle Memorial Museum and University of West Hungary Horse Training Center 11:45 12: 30 Guided visit in Nagycenk. Institutional visit. Nagycenk Primary School and Nursery. (Workshop I. Education) 12:30-13:30 Lunch (Platan Restaurant) 13:30 14:15 Traditional professions. Old professions museum. (Workshop II) 14:30 15:30 Széchenyi Castle Education and demographic development, Memorial Museum civil organisations, Nagycenk Booklets (Posters - Workshop III) 15:30 17:00 Guided visit in Nagycenk (Art Gallery, Statue Park) 17:30 Free time with the host families (Preparing the culinary evening) 19:00 23:00 Nagycenk Sport Hall Culinary Evening begins! Traditional Hungarian kitchen Traditional Hungarian folklore Hungarian gipsy music

4 Saturday, :00 8:30 Breakfast with host families 8:45 9:30 Meet at Nagycenk Parish Hall Departure to Sopron 9:30 11:00 Guided visit in Sopron 11:00 11:15 Departure to Pan-European Picnic Area 11:30 12:30 Pan-European Picnic Area (Demographic movement in Europe / Workshop IV) Packed lunch 13:00-14:00 Visit of Iron Curtain monument Lake- Ferto. 14:00-15:15 Széchenyi cellar Fertoboz Traditional professions - Agriculture Past / present /future. The magic of wine. (Workshop V) Wine-testing 15:40 16:45 Guided visit in Eszterhazy Castle Museum Fertőd (Hungarian Versailles) 17:30 Return in Nagycenk, free time with the host family 19:00 Nagycenk St. István Church Holy Mass 20:00 23:30 Nagycenk Sport Hall Dinner with host families Exchange of gifts Evening-night pop-rock /traditional music and dance

5 Sunday, :00 9:00 Breakfast with host families 9:30 10:30 Public Transport (past and present) Visit to Train Museum of Nagycenk 10:00-10:30 Coffee - break 10:30 11:30 Nagycenk Parish Hall Institutional reception / Closing conference 11:30 13:30 Packed Lunch From 13:30 Departure of the delegates

PEMPAL Internal Audit Community of Practice (IACOP)

INFO LETTER PEMPAL Internal Audit Community of Practice (IACOP) Meetings of the Audit in Practice Working Group (AiP WG) and the Internal Control Working Group (ICWG) March 29-31, 2016 Location: Budapest,