(BPW Pula, BPW Wien and BPW Bern)

The Association of Businesswomen BPW Vienna invited the Istrian delegation to participate in business meetings with the Vienna businesswomen on Friday, 7 May 2010. The businesswomen presented the role of Istria County in encouraging the women's entrepreneurship, and the Association for Civil Society Development presented their activities in encouraging the women's entrepreneurship as complimentary framework of regional development.

While presenting the activities of BPW Pula, Mrs. Alida Perkov, Club's President, announced the 5th Danube Net Forum which will take place in Pula, from 4 - 6 November 2010 in Hotel Histria, under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Croatia, prof.dr.sc. Ivo Josipovic, Ministry of Economy and numerous other institutions and associations.

General Forum will discuss the themes that are important for women's entrepreneurship, especially the multilateral business meetings of women entrepreneurs from 10 countries of Danube region - from Germany to Moldavia. At the same time, Razvoj association will organize ECONOMICA fair of women's entrepreneurship.

The participants of Vienna meeting, mostly women entrepreneurs from Germany, Switzerland and Austria confirmed their interest for cooperation with Istrian women entrepreneurs and arrival at the 5th BPW Danube Net Forum in Pula.

Photo: Ilse Spritzendorfer (BPW Europe), Alida Perkov (BPW Pula, BPW Danube net), Elisabeth Bosshart (BPW Bern), Ute Fuchs (BPW Wien)