User talk:Nwoak/Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer Award

The Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer Award (ERWA) was introduced in 2007 by an Austrian Association called „Verein für Zeitgeschichte“ (english: association for contempory history) in Braunau am Inn.

The Award is named after the Austrian journalist, political scientist and diplomat Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer – it decorates Austrian expatriates who have committed themselves for Austria in an outstanding way.

The first award ceremony was held on September 29th 2007 during the 16th Braunau Contemporary History Days, in which the Trapp-family won the price.The honorific speech was held by the Austrian ambassador Emanuel Brix.

On May 3rd 2008 Ernst Florian Winter will be awarded with the ERWA. Michel Cullin will hold the laudation.