In order to put the National Contact Point on an extensive base and embed it within the scientific community concerned with migration and asylum issues, a steering committee has been established. It holds meetings once a year and serves as scientific guidance of the National Contact Point Austria.
The steering committee consists of the following persons:
Mathias Vogl
Director-General, Directorate-General III (Legal Affairs)
Federal Ministry of the Interior
Wilhelm Sandrisser
Directorate I/B (Security Policy, International Affairs, EU-Coordination,
Public Relations)
Federal Ministry of the Interior
Heinz Kutrowatz
Head of Department VI/AMR/7
Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection
Alexander Janda
Managing Director
Austrian Integration Fund
Josef Kytir
Deputy Head of Directorate Population Statistics
Statistics Austria
Gudrun Biffl
Head of Migration and Globalisation Department
Danube University Krems
Heinz Fassmann
Vice-Rector for Human Resources Development and International Relations
University of Vienna
Martin Gleitsmann
Head of Social Policy and Health Department
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Johannes Peyrl
Expert on Migration Law
Chamber of Labour
Christian Friesl
Head of Socio Politics Division
Federation of Austrian Industries
Peter Widermann
Director-General
International Centre for Migration Policy Development