INTRODUCTION AND GREETINGS 5 years Lazarus Union 20 years United Grand Priories 260 years Order of Saint Joachim Erich Kadlec Remembrance Symposium The motto of the symposium: Senator h.c. Wolfgang Steinhardt President of the LAZARUS UNION Grandmaster of the Knighthood of Honour of the LAZARUS UNION Chairman of the Symposium The role of modern chivalric orders for a better world in peace and harmony. The importance of charity work and the need of coordination and cooperation of the hospitaller and philantrophic works in the 21th century. Dear sisters and brothers! Dear comrades! Dear friends and guests! On behalf of the LAZARUS UNION it is a great pleasure for me to invite You all to our 3 rd International Hospitaller Symposium, held from 3. to 6.September 2015 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. Vienna has a very large history of important congresses and a very well known world is: The congress is dancing. Following these long time traditions, therefore we shall have a traditional ball during this symposium in Vienna too. To organize this international symposium, I kindly like to ask You to help us to make this symposium for all attendants an unforgettable event in the history of our three organizations and take care of the expire dates of the different registrations times (especially the hotel registration). At least I whish You a save journey to Vienna and nice comradely days with friends. Sincerely Yours Wolfgang Steinhardt Vienna, November 2014
PROGRAM SCHEDULE 3. Sept. 2015 Arrival of guests from abroad during the day In the evening starting 18:00: Vienna Volksprater Guided visit of the Volksprater (=typical attraction of Vienna) and trip with the Liliput Train After this tour, welcome dinner at Luftburg Fees *): EUR 45.- /person 4. Sept. 2015 Conference day: Conference 1 st Session 10:00 12:00 Vienna s Liliput Train at Volksprater Lunch break 12:00-13:30 Conference 2 nd Session 13:30 16:00 Conference fees with included lunch: EUR 65.-/person Ladies program: Grand traditional ballroom inside the hotel **) Visit to the Imperial Schönbrunn Palace, lunch at Parkhotel Schönbrunn together with the conference attendants, after the lunch visit of the Vienna Zoo Fees *): EUR 45.-/person Evening: Traditional Vienna ball opening 19:00 23:00 Grand Gala Reception and Gala Knights Ball in traditional Vienna style with Big Band concert and Dancing Fees: EUR 85.-/person
5. Sept. 2015 In the morning: Helicopter ride over Vienna with the CSLI Air Corps Fees *): EUR 150.-/person for a 40 minutes helicopter ride over Vienna (minimum number of participants: 4 persons for each flight!) Alternative: Helicopter ride over Vienna Sightseeing tour in Vienna (Imperial Winter Palace, Sisi Apartments, Treasure Chamber, St.Stephen Cathedral a.s.o) Fees *): EUR 35.- /person Or free time to discover the city Yourself! In the afternoon and evening *) 13:30 (punctually!) Bus departure to Kreuzenstein Castle Kreuzenstein Castle,home of the Lazarus Union 14:00 16:00 Lunch on the way to Kreuzenstein Castle 16:30 Concert of the CSLI Marching Band in front of the castle 17:30-18:30 Guided tour of Kreuzenstein Castle Investitur at Kreuzenstein Castle Imperial Palace Schönbrunn 18:30 Reception of the LAZARUS UNION 19:00 Fotosession and after the Grand investitures of the Lazarus Union, Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus and the Order of Saint Joachim inside the Kreuzenstein Castle 22:30 Bus return to Vienna Fees *): EUR 70.- /person
6. Sept. 2015 In the morning: Free time for self exploration or guided tour of Vienna! 12:30 Departure from the hotel Vienna s Danube Tower 13:00 Farewell lunch and official end of the symposium at the Danube Tower Fees *): EUR 55.-/person Note: All events with *) include any required transport! Imperial tea house Gloriette IMPORTANT NOTE: Since we do not use donations for these events, we need to ask for cost covering fees for all events. A possible surplus will be used to 100% for our projects! Thank You for Your understanding! Vienna s Gigant Wheel LATEST registration times: The hotel: 15. March 2015 (later on, sorry but You have to find a hotel by yourself. Please look also the details in the part HOTEL ACCOMMODATION ) If You book till 31. December 2014 latest, better prices for the hotel are offered! For ALL other items: 30. June 2015 For registration, please use ONLY the provided registration cards, published from now on! This helps us very, very much to organize everything for our sisters and brothers, comrades, friends, and distinguished guests. Thank You very much! St.Stephen Cathedral PLEASE, every booking has to be PAID not later than 1. August 2015. Thank You!
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION **) Pictures Copyright Austria Trend Hotels September is the main season in Vienna and (excepted May) the most beautiful month in this area. Many different congresses are hold during this time and good hotels are normally fully booked and very expensive too. Park Hotel Schönbrunn **) The LAZARUS UNION was able to get a contingent of 50 rooms in one of the nicest, best traditional hotels in town, with one of the most famous traditional ball rooms from the period of the Habsburg monarchy. It is the Park Hotel Schönbrunn the former official guest house of emperor Franz Josef I. Only just ten minutes walking distance from the wonderful Schönbrunn Palace and five minutes away from the Vienna Zoological Garden. The Underground Train brings You in fifteen minutes into the centre of Vienna to the famous shopping mile Kärntnerstraße. Grand ball room **) We can offer this contingent of fix reserved rooms on a first come, first served base, for a low price (compared to other equal hotels in Vienna during this time) if You make Your reservation till 31. December 2014 latest! Prices per night and room including breakfast and taxes: SINGLE room: EUR 125.- DOUBLE room: EUR 144.- Lobby **) All our conferences, some lunches, the reception with the Grand Knights Ball, the gala dinner and the Big Band concert will also be held in this hotel for the highest possible comfort of our honoured guests from abroad. The cancelation fees are: 14 weeks before the event: 70% 10 weeks before the event 90% Room sample **) An alternative accommodation in a lower price hotel, on a limited base and own travel responsibility to the common meeting points of the symposium, can be offered for EUR 60.- (single room) and EUR 75.- (double room) including taxes, without breakfast.
REGISTRATION FORM Surname: First name: Address: Country: Organization: Email: Phone: Arrival: Departure: First time in Vienna? *) = fees for one person in EURO **) = number of attendants ***) = total for the event Date of the event Name of the event *) **) ***) 03.September 2015 Welcome Dinner 45.- 04.September 2015 Conference fees (including lunch) 65.- Ladies Program (including lunch) 45.- Reception, Knights Ball & Gala Dinner 85.- 05.September 2015 Helicopter flight over Vienna 150.- Sightseeing tour Vienna 35.- Knights Dinner 70.- 06.September 2015 Fare Well Lunch 55.- TOTAL ACCOMMODATION Hotel Category Rate Nights TOTAL Hotel Schönbrunn Singe room from: to: 125.- Double room from: to: 144.- Other Hotel Single room from: to: 60.- Double room from: to: 75.- TOTAL The total amount will not be paid later than 1.August 2015. Date: Signed by:
The international LAZARUS UNION CSLI Dated 1. October 2014, the LAZARUS UNION has more than 17.500 members worldwide. Placed in more than 75 countries on all continents. Organized in country-, area-, cityand group organizations and individuals too. Version 5.0 Editor and responsible: LAZARUS UNION CSLI Senator h.c. Wolfgang Steinhardt Spargelfeldstraße 162/ House 196 A-1220 Vienna/Austria/Europe Governmental Register Number: 023914681 United Nation Organizations ECOSOC Register Number: 632158 The account of the LAZARUS UNION: LAZARUS UNION CSLI BAWAG-PSK Account Number: 10010128981 IBAN: AT901400010010128981 BIC: BAWAATWW You can use our Pay Pal account too. Please add 3% to the total amount as Pay Pal fees. Thank You! Please have a look at our official homepage: www.lazarus-union.org Changes of the programs may be possible!