BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//swoogo.com//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.41.90// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN UID:66316264-3532-4630-b832-356130626365 BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f622fd23c0f7d6d602672deb49adb4f759cd5ca6@swoogo.com DTSTAMP:20260715T120258Z DESCRIPTION:EVENT BACKGROUND \n\nCommissioner Violeta BULC is pleased to we lcome you to the Conference launching a network of diversity ambassadors f or the transport sector.\n \nDuring the conference\, you will have the opp ortunity to exchange with Commissioner Bulc\, to network and to reflect wi th others on the role of ambassadors as well as on the best ways to liaise and cooperate. After the meeting\, a guidance document will be shared wit h each participant based on the outcome of the discussions. You will be fo rmally asked to confirm your commitment to become an ambassador at this fu rther stage.\n \n_WHAT IS THE ROLE OF DIVERSITY AMBASSADORS?_\nThis will b e discussed during the Conference. \nThe main task of ambassadors will be to promote the importance of having diverse workforces for the transport s ector. They will disseminate information about measures that can be taken (see for instance the examples listed under the Webpage of the Women in Tr ansport-EU Platform for Change https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/socia l/women-transport-eu-platform-change_en ). They will also be encouraged to take various other initiatives at their level\, bearing in mind the need to keep things flexible to accommodate each ambassador’s circumstances.\n  \n_WHO CAN BE A DIVERSITY AMBASSADOR? _\nAnyone committed to the idea of a chieving more diversity in the transport sector! We are looking for ambass adors from all genders and representing all transport sectors. Ambassadors ’ profiles should be diverse from students to female and male transport wo rkers\, from technicians to managers. Civil servants\, politicians\, civil society associations\, academics are also welcome to join the network. Th ere is no selection process as such\, we rely on individual commitments\, the network can be very wide. We would however welcome ambassadors with a sufficient command of the English language to ease communication between a mbassadors.\n \n DTSTART:20190926T084500Z DTEND:20190926T161500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T120258Z LOCATION:The EGG Brussels\, Rue Bara 175\, Cureghem\, Bruxelles Bruxelles 1 070\, Belgium SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Towards a more inclusive and diverse transport sector TRANSP:OPAQUE X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Commissioner Violeta BULC is pleased to welcome you to the Conference launching a network of diversity ambassadors for the transp ort sector.
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\nDuring the conference\, you will have the oppo rtunity to exchange with Commissioner Bulc\, to network and to reflect wit h others on the role of ambassadors as well as on the best ways to liaise and cooperate. After the meeting\, a guidance document will be shared with each participant based on the outcome of the discussions. You will be for mally asked to confirm your commitment to become an ambassador at this fur ther stage.
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What is the role of diversity ambass adors?
\nThis will be discussed during the Conference. 
\nThe main task of ambassadors will be to promote the importance of having diverse workforces for the transport sector. They will disseminate information about measures that can be taken (see for instance the example s listed under the Webpage of the Women in Transport-EU Platform for Chang e https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/social/women-transport-eu-platform -change_en ). They will also be encouraged to take various other initiativ es at their level\, bearing in mind the need to keep things flexible to ac commodate each ambassador’s circumstances.
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Who c an be a diversity ambassador? 
\nAnyone committed to th e idea of achieving more diversity in the transport sector! We are looking for ambassadors from all genders and representing all transport sectors. Ambassadors’ profiles should be diverse from students to female and male t ransport workers\, from technicians to managers. Civil servants\, politici ans\, civil society associations\, academics are also welcome to join the network. There is no selection process as such\, we rely on individual com mitments\, the network can be very wide. We would however welcome ambassad ors with a sufficient command of the English language to ease communicatio n between ambassadors.
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