HOSPEEM/EPSU Conference: “Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector” , 14-15 April, Prague
HOSPEEM/EPSU Conference
“Strengthening Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector”
14-15 April 2008, Prague
Hotel Eurostars Thalia
Narodni Trida 13, 11000 Prague, Czech Republic
It is our pleasure to invite you to the European Conference “Strengthening the Social Dia-logue in the Hospital Sector”. The Conference is the final event of a Social Dialogue-project managed by the European Hospital and Healthcare Employers Association (HOSPEEM) in cooperation with the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU). Partners to this project are:
• the Trade Union of the Health Service and Social Care of the Czech Republic (OSZSP CR)
• the Slovak Trade Union of Employees in Health and Social Services (SOZPZASS)
• the Association of Czech and Moravian Hospitals
• the Association of Hospitals in Slovakia
• the Organisation of Social Partners in Hospitals in the Netherlands (StAZ)
The project is supported by UNISON and NHS-Employers from the UK and the VKA Vere-inigung der Kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände from Germany.
This project which started in the winter of 2006 is the first major initiative of the European Social Dialogue Committee for the hospital sector after its launch on 20 September 2006. The objective of this project is to encourage and strengthen the development of national, local and European social dialogue in the hospital sector. To reach this objective, the pro-ject partners have commissioned a research and developed pilot activities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The results of these research and pilot activities will be presented to you in the conference in Prague. A programme for the meeting will be made available shortly.
The conference aims to bring together social partner representatives from all over the EU in order to discuss how European, national and local social dialogue in the hospital sector could best benefit from the available opportunities for social partners in Europe and how they could reach tangible and positive results by cooperation, exchange and interaction. Experiences from the project research and pilot activities will be used to develop recom-mendations and suggestions for action. The Social Dialogue Committee of the hospital sector will discuss about the follow-up.
The European Commission has kindly provided funding for this conference.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Participation Hospital sector representatives from social partner organisations in EU member States and in particular representatives from the project partner organisations are invited to par-ticipate at the meeting.
Starting and closing time The Conference will start early afternoon on Monday 14 April and closes late in the after-noon on Tuesday 15 April 2008.
Languages Interpretation is requested for English, French, German, Czech/ Slovak (other languages might be available but have to be confirmed).
Travel and Accommodation Participants are requested to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Information about the rules for reimbursement is available in the attachment. Hotel Eurostars Thalia, in which the meeting will be held, invites you to make use of the rooms available.
Eurostars Thalia*****
Národní Trída 13
11000 Praha 1
Czech Republic
Tel.: (+420) 221 011 333
Fax: (+420) 221 011 334
Bookings can be made either by telephone or through the website (select under Reservations: Czech Republic, Prague, Eurostars Thalia). http://www.eurostarshotels.com/EN/hotels-in-czech-republic-prague-eurostars-thalia.html
Registration The number of reimbursed seats available is limited to 60, of which 30 are reserved for trade union representatives. To enable all project partner delegates to take part in the meeting and in order to achieve a good coverage of the different European countries, EPSU reserves the right to select the delegates eligible for reimbursement. If you are interested to participate, please fill in the attached participation form and return it by 15 March 2008 at the very latest.
Confirmation of participation If you include your email address on the participation form, we will confirm your participation before 20 March 2008. Those eligible for travel and accommodation reimbursement will receive then more specific details concerning the reimbursement of expenses.
No later than two weeks before the Conference, you will receive a letter containing the final programme, a list of participants and Conference papers.
Further information Should you require any further information regarding the practical organisation of the Con-ference, please do not hesitate to contact Ginette Dewolf (tel +32 250 10 80, E mail: gdewolf@epsu.org). For information about the content and the programme of the meeting, please contact Tamara Goosens (tel.: +32 2 250 10 80, E-mail: tgoosens@epsu.org)
We look forward to welcoming you at the Conference on 14 & 15 April 2008 in Prague.
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