Jun 4, 2019
Fully booked! – 10 Years of IST Austria
Date: June 4, 2019 |
6:00 pm –
8:00 pm
Speaker:
Alexander Van der Bellen, Michael Ignatieff
Location: Raiffeisen Lecture Hall
IST Austria was inaugurated in June 2009 with four professors. Today, almost ten years later, the Institute employs about 700 people, among them 34 ERC grantees out of 51 professors, performing cutting-edge research in biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the opening IST Austria will organize a festive event:
“10 Years of IST Austria”
Location
Raiffeisen Lecture Hall, IST Austria, Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg
Registration
We regret to announce that we are fully booked!
Speakers
Please find all CVs of the speakers here: Speakers
Shuttle Bus
From Vienna to IST Austria
5:03 pm from Wien Heiligenstadt (U4) Boschstraße
5:00 pm from Wien Schwedenplatz (night bus stop)
From IST Austria to Vienna
9:00 pm to Wien Heiligenstadt (U4) Boschstraße
9:00 pm to Wien Schwedenplatz (night bus stop)
Contact
Dr. Christina Philippi
Email: christina.philippi@ist.ac.at
Tel: +43 2243 9000 1132
Program
| 10 Years of IST Austria | |
|---|---|
| 17:30 | Reception |
| 18:00 | Welcome Words |
| Thomas A. Henzinger, President IST Austria | |
| Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic of Austria | |
| 18:20 | Interview |
| Iris Rauskala, Federal Minister Education, Science and Research (tbc) | |
| Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria | |
| 18:40 | Keynote “Science in Challenging Times” |
| Michael Ignatieff, President and Rector Central European University, Hungary | |
| 19:00 | Panel discussion “Science and Society: a Rewarding Partnership?” |
| Alice Dautry, Former President of Institut Pasteur, France | |
| Edith Heard, Director General of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany | |
| Michael Ignatieff, President and Rector Central European University, Hungary | |
| Daniel Zajfman, President Weizmann Institute, Israel | |
| Thomas A. Henzinger, President IST Austria (Moderator) | |
| Afterwards reception | |
| Moderation by Birgit Dalheimer |
