A moment of reflection in the days of frantic preparations for the holidays and, then, the ball. Yesterday we laid Margarete Healy to rest after she passed away peacefully on November 26, 2017. Continue reading Farewell to Margarete Healy
Large demand due to late semester break – Past balls all sold out
Vienna (OTS) – Starting Monday, November 13, 2017, tickets for the 4th Vienna Science Ball will be available in the web shop. As the previous events were sold out early, the chair of the organizing committee Oliver Lehmann expects for this year’s ball an even greater demand, also as the semester break this year starts one week later. Tickets can be booked at www.wissenschaftsball.at/shop/ Continue reading Tickets on sale for 4th Science Ball
According to protocol he was the Guest of Honour, considering the excited reaction of the audience he was the star of the evening: President Alexander Van der Bellen. Here is a first selection.
For more pictures see our Facebook page. The photos taken on the central staircase are stored at Eventfotografen
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Uups we did it again. As it is essential for ball organizers to sell only as many tickets as there is capacity in the Vienna town hall, we have to stop selling student tix! They are completely sold out! Thanks for your support!
Regular tickets at a price of € 90 are still available, as we have a small number left. Tickets are available in our Webshop.
Our ball office is open from today, Monday, January 9! All tickets for the Vienna Ball of Sciences 2017 bought in the Webshop may be collected from January 9 to January 27, Monday to Friday, 14.30 p.m. – 18.30 p.m. at Palais Fürstenberg (1010 Vienna, Grünangergasse 4, U1/U3 Stephansplatz).
Additional tickets may also be bought here from our head of office Ursula Baumgartl (Tel: +43 681 104 401 00, E-Mail: karten@wissenschaftsball.at), of course if still available, and only on cash payment (!).
We do thank Hauptverband des österreichischen Buchhandels for the hospitality!
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On January 28, 2017, the Vienna Ball of Sciences will take place for the third time. In a media talk science councillor Dr. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny explained, why this event is highly important, and Oliver Lehmann, organizer of the ball, presented major topics and features of the upcoming Science Ball. Continue reading Media briefing at town hall
The FHWien University of Applied Sciences for Management and Communication welcomes every semester about 100 incoming students from 98 partner institutions in 38 countries. 25 of them currently attend a course on event management. As part of the FHWien Event Management course this semester, international students were given a unique Viennese case study: The Vienna Ball of Sciences. Continue reading The Vienna Ball of Sciences as a study project
In September 2015, the Universities Austria uniko founded the MORE-initiative. Young people coming to Austria after fleeing their country, bear a lot of potential and knowledge, which may be successfully fostered and integrated in the receiving societies. With basic needs such as shelter, food and medical care fulfilled, MORE seeks to develop future opportunities for refugees. This year, the Vienna Ball of Sciences again supports this great initiative with all generated money at the roulette-table of our partner Casinos Austria. Continue reading MORE – refugee initiative of Austrian universities
Large demand due to late semester break – Past balls all sold out
Vienna (OTS) – Starting Monday, November 14, tickets for the 3rd Vienna Ball of Sciences are available in the web shop. As the previous events were sold out early, the Chair of the Organizing committee Oliver Lehmann expects for this year’s ball night an even greater demand, also as the semester break this year starts one week later. Tickets can be booked at www.wissenschaftsball.at/shop/. Continue reading Tickets on sale for 3rd Science Ball
May the curtain rise for the ballposter 2017! The artwork was made by the Vienna artist Thomas Kriebaum. With this poster we continue our tradition to interpret the classic ballposter as contribution to the beginning of the carneval. Can you spot Spock? The poster will pop up in the coming days around town. Evidence pictures are welcome. Have fun.
