U.S. Citizens Working in International Organizations in Vienna, Austria

The International Safeguards Project Office (ISPO), the Department of State (DOS) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) held a workshop on October 3-4, 2011, at the NH Danube Hotel, in Vienna, Austria, for \"U.S. Citizens Working in International Organizations (I/O) in Vienna (AIOV).\" The workshop was funded by the Next Generation Safeguards Initiative (NGSI) and the U.S. Support Program to IAEA Safeguards. The October 2011 workshop was precipitated by the results of the Workshop on Enhanced Recruitment for International Safeguardsi held at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in October 2008. More than 100 U.S. employees from the Vienna International Centre, their spouses or partners, as well as specialists, were brought together for the first time to exchange ideas and share knowledge to identify and recommend ways to assist the newcomer, spouses and partners, and the seasoned employee to enhance their living and working experiences in Vienna, Austria. Nearly 100 participants represented the IAEA, with about half coming from the IAEA Department of Safeguards. Demographic breakout groups for singles, married couples with children, and married couples without children were formed to capture different issues and concerns of the participants. The results of the breakout sessions and recommendations for U.S. government, employer, and self-assistance will be presented in this paper.