Austrian Association for Folklore
The Austrian Association of Folklore is a scientific society that as a professional organization of material and professional interests in the field of folklore / European ethnology professionally and / or academically workers in Austria sees.
history
In 1957 , at the 8th Austrian Folklore Conference in Bregenz , it was decided to found a professional association. The commission responsible for the constitution invited to the founding assembly in Saalfelden on March 21 and 22, 1958 . The Innsbruck professor Karl Ilg became the first chairman . Hanns Koren was elected as his deputy . Other members of the founding board: Franz Colleselli (secretary), Franz Lipp (treasurer), as well as Adolf Mais and Oskar Moser (advisors).
Area of responsibility
The professional association promotes research and young folklore scholars. He works closely with the Association for Folklore in Vienna . The Austrian Folklore Conference, which takes place every three years, is jointly organized. The current board consists of: Ingo Schneider (Chair), Margot Schindler (Deputy Chair) Karl C. Berger (Secretary), Herlinde Menardi (Treasurer) as well as Olaf Bockhorn , Helmut Eberhart , Veronika Plöckinger-Walenta, Ulrike Kammerhofer and Katrin Knaß (Advisory Boards )