Nadace Dagmar a Václava Havlových - VIZE 97

The annual report

From the life of the VIZE 97 in 2007


JANUARY

  • Upon the occasion of the private meeting of the Havels with the President of the United States of America, George Bush, and his wife, Laura Bush, at the White House, the Chairwoman of the VIZE 97 Foundation, Dagmar Havlová, presented the presidential couple with the Foundation's annual report and discussed its programmes.
  • The realisation of the new presentation of the VIZE 97 Foundation's website.

FEBRUARY

  • Dagmar Havlová was the patron of the official 2006 Nurse of the Year award ceremony on behalf of the Foundation. She greeted those present at the ceremony by means of a video link from the USA. The honorary award for lifelong work in the field of nursing was presented by Táňa Fischerová, a member of the Foundation's Board of Trustees.

MARCH

  • The Foundation's significant sponsor, Bessel Kok, organised an event at the Prague Crossroads called the Black and White Party, within the framework of which the guests contributed to the further reconstruction of the Prague Crossroads with an overall amount of 300 thousand crowns.
  • The conclusion of the HIV - Work and Social Aspects conference took place at the Prague Crossroads under the patronage of Dagmar Havlová. The VIZE 97 Foundation continued in its previous cooperation from 1999, when it provided the Home for HIV Positive Citizens with equipment at the value of 37,395 crowns.
  • The meeting of the Education Support Committee – the designation of the current conditions for the allocation of the stipends and the selection of the laureate Dr Oto Mádr for the Recognition for Contributions to Philosophy, Education and the Renewal of University Thinking.
  • The meeting of the Committee for the Dagmar and Václav Havel VIZE 97 Foundation Award – the selection of Professor Stanislav Grof as the laureate for 2007.
  • The meeting of the Committee for the Fund of Understanding social programme – the discussion of applications
  • A social gathering as part of the 30th anniversary of the Charter 77, during which the legacy of Jan Patočka was recalled, took place at the Prague Crossroads.The VIZE 97 Foundation was one of the evening's sponsors.
  • The VIZE 97 Foundation assumed the patronage of the Thalia Award for lifelong mastery in the field of drama. The Award and the cheque for 25 thousand crowns from the Foundation went to the actress, Věra Kubánková.

APRIL

  • The reconstruction of the church windows at the Prague Crossroads continued. The Foundation received financial support for their repair from the American World Monuments Fund.
  • A concert by Iva Bittová took place at the Prague Crossroads at the initiative of the 2007 Strings of Autumn Festival.

MAY

  • The meeting of the Committee for the Timely Diagnosis and Prevention of Bowel and Rectal Cancer programme – the discussion of the strategy for the further development of the project.
  • The meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Supervisory Board of the VIZE 97 Foundation – the approval of the Foundation's financial statement and annual report.
  • The meeting of the Committee for the Education Support programme – the allocation of the stipends to students.
  • The Committee for the Education Support programme awarded the Recognition for Contributions to Philosophy, Education and the Renewal of University Thinking to the Catholic priest and theologian Dr Oto Mádr along with the amount of 97 thousand crowns.
  • The baptism of the Guardian of the Flame DVD by the composers Petr Hapka and Michal Horáček took place at the Prague Crossroads.The VIZE 97 Foundation was a partner for the event.

JUNE

  • The cofounder of the VIZE 97 Foundation, Václav Havel, received a cheque for one million crowns from the company Akzo Nobel.
  • A concert by Jiří Stivín took place at the Prague Crossroads within the framework of the Prague Spring Festival.
  • Pavel Nedvěd presented the Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the VIZE 97 Foundation, Dagmar Havlová, with the proceeds from the 2007 Pavel Nedvěd Cup golf tournament at the amount of 200 thousand crowns.
  • During the official closing ceremony of the Golden Prague International television Festival, Dagmar Havlová presented the VIZE 97 Foundation's Prize to the film Dance for Everybody. The creators of the winning film received a diploma and a symbolic cheque at the amount of 20 thousand crowns.
  • On 21st June 2007, the Dagmar and Václav Havel VIZE 97 Foundation celebrated ten years of its activities in the non-profit sector.
  • The meeting of the founders of the VIZE 97 Foundation with a significant and long-term sponsor, the Managing Director of Mercedes Benz Till Oberwörder.
  • Dagmar Havlová christened the new specialist publication Haemorrhaging in the GIT at the Prague Crossroads and spoke of the Timely Diagnosis and Prevention of Bowel and Rectal Cancer programme.

JULY

  • The jubilee 2006 annual report with plans for 2007–2008 summarised the ten years of the VIZE 97 Foundation's activities.

AUGUST

  • The EECERA 2007 international conference with the subtitle Exploring Vygotsky’s ideas: Crossing Borders opened at the Prague Crossroads. The VIZE 97 Foundation was a partner for the event.

SEPTEMBER

  • The representatives of the company BSH domácí spotřebiče presented the representatives of the VIZE 97 Foundation with a cheque to celebrate 10 years of the company's activities in the Czech Republic. This involved a non-financial gift in the form of products from the Bosch and Siemens brands, which the Committee of the Fund of Understanding social programme will allocate to applicants.
  • Dagmar Havlová presented two assistance dogs at the Helppes Super Day, which the VIZE 97 Foundation supported financially. The bitch Netty went to Klárka S., while the Labrador Akyra went to Petra S. Dagmar Havlová christened a two-month puppy, a future assistance dog, with the name Stella.
  • An open day took place at the Prague Crossroads within the framework of the Day of European Cultural Heritage.
  • The selection process began and the conditions for the allocation of the funds from the Foundation Investment Fund (FIF) were announced.

OCTOBER

  • The Strings of Autumn Festival presented two concerts by the Portuguese fado singer, Ana Moura, at the Prague Crossroads due to public demand.
  • Upon the occasion of the conference of the VIZE 97 Foundation's Award, the 9th diction - book - by professor. Stanislav Grof entitled new Perspectives in Psychiatry and Psychology was published.
  • The laureate for the VIZE 97 Foundation's Award, Professor Stanislav Grof, visited the Foundation’s office and met the founders, Dagmar Havlová and Václav Havel.
  • A press conference took place at the Prague Crossroads with the laureate Professor Stanislav Grof.
  • The laureate of the VIZE 97 Foundation Award held a discussion with guests and specialists in an afternoon debate and answered their questions.
  • The American psychologist and psychiatrist, the author of the holotropic breathing method, Professor Stanislav Grof, received the Dagmar and Václav Havel VIZE 97 Foundation Award for his lifelong work in his field.
  • The official opening of the Forum 2000 conference held under the patronage of Václav Havel took place at he Prague Crossroads. The VIZE 97 Foundation was the sponsor of the conference.
  • The poet and prose writer, František Listopad, received the Jaroslav Seifert Prize, which is awarded every year by the Charter 77 Foundation, at the Prague Crossroads. The VIZE 97 Foundation was one of the event's sponsors.
  • A concert by Chloë Hanslip and Jiří Bárta once again took place at the Prague Crossroads within the framework of the Strings of Autumn music festival.
  • The last concert of the Strings of Autumn Festival at the Prague Crossroads was a performance by the Polish virtuoso Bester Quartet.
  • The Czech Republic Reads to Children organised an event at the Prague Crossroads, during which well-known personalities read from their favourite children's books in order to encourage parents to read to their children every day. The Havels started the evening with their own readings.

NOVEMBER

  • The Bank of the Year Awards took place at the Prague Crossroads for the second time.
  • The painter Adriena Šimotová and the architect Jan Kaplický were awarded the title of doctor honoris causa at the Prague Crossroads. The VIZE 97 Foundation contributed to the event as a sponsor.
  • The collection for the Prague Crossroads project was compulsorily concluded in accordance with Act no. 117/2001 Coll. after three years. The funds have been used for the purposes of the Prague Crossroads project.
  • The 9th year of the Prague Autumn Gastroenterological Day was held at the Prague Crossroads with the support of he VIZE 97 Foundation . The VIZE 97 Foundation was once again the sponsor of the conference.
  • The meeting of the Fund of Understanding Committee – the evaluation of the applications in the FIF grant proceedings.

DECEMBER

  • The third Nicholas Charity Bazaar was held at the Prague Crossroads with the participation of ten non-profit organisations. The Bazaar was supported in person by the Havels, Eva Holubová, Aneta Langerová and Marek Vašut.