The Indianapolis Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and The Independent Colleges of Indiana are putting on a Discussion and Breakfast with four German MPs about �Germany’s Political Landscape in an Election Year�

When: Tuesday, March 31, 8:15 � 9:30 a.m.
Where: Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. 3135 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208

This event is free of charge. Seating is limited. To attend, please RSVP to Linda@icindiana.org (317-236-6090, ext. 221).

With support from the Indianapolis/Cologne Sister City Committee and the Max Kade German-American Center.

Featuring:

Dr. Maria Flachsbarth has been a Member of the German Bundestag since 2002. She has also served as Chairwoman of the Hanover district branch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2007, and as Deputy Chairwoman of the Lower Saxony Land branch of the CDU since 2006. Dr. Flachsbarth served as chairwoman of the Handover land county branch of the CDU from 2002 to 2007, after serving as head of the press office at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover. She joined the Young Union (youth sector of the CDU/CSU) in 1980 and has been a member of the CDU since 1991.

Dagmar Freitag is the sports spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group and has been a Member of the German Bundestag since 1994. She also serves as commentator for the SPD in the Council of Elders Commission on the internal affairs of the Bundestag, and as Vice President of the German Athletics Association. Ms. Freitag has been a Member of the SPD Sports Council for the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia since 2000, Member of the SPD Executive Board for the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia since 2001, and Member of the Executive Board of both the SPD and the Bundestag group for North Rhine-Westphalia since 2005. She is also a substitute member of the Bundestag Finance Committee and the Bundestag Internal Affairs Committee.

Bartholom�us Kalb has been a Member of the German Bundestag since 1987. He has served as leader of the CSU group on the Deggendorf county council, Deputy Mayor of K�nzing, and as a member of the Bavarian Parliament. Mr. Kalb was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1995 and the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1998.

Volker Schneider has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2005. He has served as a professor of vocational education in the BFW Saar GmbH, and as CEO of the German Federal Association for Social Work (DBSH). Mr. Schneider was a founding member of the Party of Labor and Social Justice � the Election Alternative (WASG) in 2005, and is also a Member of the German Association for Social Work Association.

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