Stammtisch

Introduction

The Stammtisch still is a focal point of social life in Austria. It is a meeting of people, a great opportunity to talk, to share and to have a good time together.

We have regular London and Regional Stammtisch Meetings and there is one in Vienna too.

Please come along and find out what happens at a Stammtisch and enjoy good company, music and discussion on a range of interesting topics.

Local Stammtisch Meetings

Chiltern Stammtisch:
Meets on the last Saturday of the month at 12.30pm at The Papermill (Brewers Fayre), London Road, Loudwater, High Wycombe HP10 9YL.
Contact: Irene Kottbauer (07958 595228 or irenekottbauer@yahoo.co.uk) or Sonia Palethorpe (07843 586934 or paleson1@outlook.com).

Manchester Stammtisch:
is not meeting at the moment.

Oxford Stammtisch:
Please contact Christine Gadsby (Tel: 07766 705827 or e-mail: christine.gadsby68@gmail.com) or Heidrun Speedy (Tel: 07847 177125 or e-mail: heidrun.speedy@gmail.com) about upcoming meetings.

Oxford Uni. Austrian Society:
Contact: oxford.austriansociety@gmail.com

Southern Stammtisch:
Meets monthly on the third Saturday at 12noon (except December) at The Jack Philip Pub in Godalming.
Contact: Ann Blishen (e-mail: ann.blishen@btinternet.com or Tel: 01252 722499)

Wirral Stammtisch:
Meets monthly on the second Saturday at 12.30 at The Glegg Arms, Heswall
Contact: Heidi Reynolds (Tel: 01492 536340)

Virtual Stammtisch

The Anglo Austrian Society’s Virtual Stammtisch launched early in 2021. We meet online on the fourth Friday of every month (except December) at 6.15pm (UK time). The members who take part come from many different parts of the UK – from the far north (Aberdeen) to Wales and the West Country. And to our great delight, members in Vienna, Berlin and Salzburg also join us on screen. As one member said recently, the Virtual Stammtisch seems to have been one of the (few) benefits of lockdown, particularly for those members who are not able to take part in one of the regional Stammtisch groups.

For each of our meetings, we have a speaker – often an Austrian speaker – who provides an introductory talk. After this we divide into two breakout groups – one English-speaking group, one German-speaking. Each group has a moderator from among the members, who encourages those on the call to chat about some of the things mentioned in the talk and to share similar personal experiences. The speaker usually spends some time with each group, so there is the chance to ask questions as well.

Here is a list of the talks that have so far been given:

2022

January	The sunny side of Austria - 100 years of Burgenland Felix Wagner, Doctoral student, Oxford University, Holder of the AAS Angela Krosik Award
February	Experiences with the AAS Exchange Programme (1977 - 1982) Andreas Hach, Director, Austrian Supreme Postal Authority; Sabine Hach, International Affairs & Regulation, A1 Telecom Group
March	Living in Baden bei Wien Sabine and Bruce Granger Formerly working for the UN and for International Telecommunications Union in Geneva
April	Südtirol/Alto Adige/South Tyrol - history/Culture/Geography Frank Ortner, First Secretary & Consul, Austrian Embassy, London
May	Mountains, snow and thermal springs - Gasteinertal/Valley of Gastein Maria Herz, Research Management, Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg
June	Klagenfurt - Austria's lesser-known Hauptstadt Elisabeth and Margarethe Batteson, members of the Anglo-Austrian Society
July	The Vienna English Theatre Julia Schafranek, Director of the Vienna English Theatre
August	Oberkärnten and the Hohen Tauern Felicitas Starr-Egger, Trustee, The Anglo-Austrian Society
September	My Salzkammergut Ulrike Wright, Member of Anglo-Austrian Society
October	Oberösterreich: Music, Literature and More Christa Marchandt, Deputy, Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum, London
November	Four years in Vienna Boys Choir Georg Spiegelhofer, former journalist and editor for several Austrian newspapers

2021

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February	Moving from Oxford to Berlin during the pandemic Florian Thomas, former AAS Trustee and member of the Oxford Stammtisch, and Dr Caitlin Hulcup, Professor of Voice, Universität der Künste, Berlin
March	Living and working in the Südsteiermark Prof Dr Georg Schulz, Rektor, Kunstuniversität Graz
April	Vorarlberg: Austria’s westernmost Bundesland is full of surprises Prof. Andrea Dlaska, former Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Surrey and Middlesex University
May	Carinthia – my homeland – childhood memories Brigitte Kreuger, AAS Trustee, Chiltern Stammtisch Co-ordinator
June	Salzburg – a unique Austrian city Dr Eugen Banauch Head, Research Management Department, Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg
July	Memories of growing up in the Innviertel (Oberösterreich) Em. Prof. Dr. Josef Auböck, former Head of Department of Dermatology, AKH Linz
August	The Roman Settlement Iuenna – A hidden gem in the South of Carynthia Dr Stefan Tino Kulnik, Principal Investigator Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg
September	The County of Salzburg – between tradition and innovation Waltraud Dennhardt-Herzog, Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum, London.
October	The Tyrol – glimpses into the geography, history and the traditions of this alpine province Frank Ortner, First Secretary & Consul, Austrian Embassy, London
November	Memories of an Austrian Christmas Contributions from AAS Members, including Ingrid Todd, Ulrike Wright, Florian Thomas and Richard Ford

The Virtual Stammtisch is open to all members of the Society. If you would like to join these sessions, all you need to do is to send the Chairman an email message – chairman@angloaustrian.org,uk – to confirm your interest. In order to take part, all you then need is your own (free) Zoom account. Why not give it a try? It would be good to see you online.