Photos of the Regional Leaders Summit of Bayern, Oberösterreich, Québec, São Paulo, Shandong and Western Cape 2006, 2008 and 2010

5th Regional Leaders Summit on September 29, 2010

Partnership worldwide:

Governor Dr. Pühringer at the Regional Leaders Summit of the 7 partner regions.

Signing Ceremony of the Final Declaration:

(sitting from left to right) Minister Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (Quebec), Governor Dr. Josef Pühringer (Upper Austria), Minister President Horst Seehofer (Bavaria), Premier Helen Zille (Western Cape), Governor Jiang Daming (Shandong),Chief Operating Officer Trey Childress (Georgia).

Good neighbors also at the Regional Leaders Summit:

Governor Dr. Josef Pühringer in talks with his colleague from Bavaria, Minister President Horst Seehofer.

Upper Austrian Projects in Cape Town

New instruments:

Governor Dr. Josef Pühringer handing over new instruments for disadvantaged students of the Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre in the partner region Western Cape.

Special distillate:

To celebrate 15 years of partnership between Upper Austria and the Western Cape, Karl-Heinz Kienesberger presents the distillate "Grapemarille, Premier Ltd. Edition 2010". from left to right: Governor Dr. Josef Pühringer, Premier Helen Zille,Karl-Heinz Kienesberger.

Business Mission of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce:

Governor Dr. Pühringer gives the Opening Address at the Business Forum "Energy and Environmental Technology".

Successful Business Mission in the partner region:

(from left to right) Governor Dr. Josef Pühringer, Minister Alan Winde (Western Cape), Mag. Ulrike Rabmer-Koller (Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce), Minister Anton Bredell (Western Cape), Dr. Stefan Pistauer (Austrian Business Mission Johannesburg),Consul General Ingrid Köhn-Dursy.

Signing the official guest book:

In the historical "Leeuwenhof", Governor Dr. Pühringer signs the guestbook of Premier Helen Zille.

4th Conference in Jinan on August 6 and 7, 2008

Signet of Regional Leaders Summit and the flag of Upper Austria

Upper Austria at the fourth Regional Leaders Summit that took place in Jinan, Shandong, China

participants

Group picture of the participants of the fourth Regional Leaders Summit in Shandong Province

Upper Austria and Shandong

Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer and Governor Jiang Daming hold bi-lateral talks.

Upper Austria and Western Cape

Minister Pierré Uys and Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer meet for bilateral talks.

Reception

Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer at the reception of the Chinese hosts.

Final Declaration

Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer signs the Final Declaration of the conference.

Third Conference in Linz on July 11 and 12, 2006

Official picture of the 3rd Conference

State Minister Prof. José Goldemberg (São Paulo), Governor Han Yuqun (Shandong), Minister President Dr. Edmund Stoiber (Bavaria), Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer (Upper Austria), Premier Jean Charest (Québec),

Signing of the Final Declaration

Regional Leaders Philip O'Brien, State Minister Prof. José Goldemberg, Governor HAN Yuqun, Minister President Dr. Edmund Stoiber, Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer

Bi-regional Meetings on July 11, 2006

Bi-regional Meeting Québec - Upper Austria

Minister KommR Viktor Sigl, Premier Jean Charest, Minister Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer

Bi-regional Meeting Western Cape - Upper Austria

Prime Minister Ebrahim Rasool and Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer are greeting each other.

Meeting students

Prime Minister Ebrahim Rasool meets students of Linz International School Auhof (LISA).

Bi regional Meeteing Bavaria - Upper Austria

Minister President Dr. Edmund Stoiber and Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer sign a declaration of intent on a cross-border cooperation in market control.

Bi-regional Meeting São Paulo - Upper Austria , Upper Austria received Brasil for a new economic partner

The participant in speech with State Minister Dr. Maria Lúcia Vasconcelos, State Minister Prof. Helena Guimarães de Castro, Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer, State Minister Prof. José Goldemberg, Minister KommR. Viktor Sigl

Bi-regional Meeting Shandong - Upper Austria - In talk:

Minister KommR. Viktor Sigl, Governor HAN Yuqung and Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer

Reception in the Marble Hall of the Monastery St. Florian on Juli 11, 2006

Dinner in the Marble Hall

Brigitte Marcolla-Robert, Premier Jean Charest and his wife Michèle Dionne, Mrs. Nomshado Twala, Prime Minister Ebrahim Rasool, State Minister Prof. José Goldemberg, Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Dean Dr. Ferdinand Reisinger

At the ceremonial act

Dean Dr. Ferdinand Reisinger, Minister President Dr. Josef Pühringer, Prime Minister Ebrahim Rasool and his wife Mrs. Nomshado Twala

On the way to the reception

Minister Sigl and Gouverneur Han proceed toward the Marble Hall.