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.
“A Science Ball? That’s brilliant: researchers moving with the beat of the music in well-timed steps intermingled with unexpected twists and turns, yet graciously flowing. What a wonderful metaphor that perfectly captures the research scene in Vienna and Austria!”
Fatima Ferreira, Wissenschaftlerin des Jahres 2008, Allergologin, Vize-Rektorin für Forschung der Universität Salzburg
Foto: Scheinast
“Science is all about exchanging and discussing ideas, exploring new paradigms and pushing boundaries. The Viennese way of fostering the scientific enterprise is unique and special – networking while participating in the Fächerpolonaise, friendly competition during the Gallop-Polka and discussing the latest breakthroughs while mastering the Linkswalzer. Agreements to exchange reagents are sealed with the Damenspende and long-time collaboration forged at 4am in the Café Schwarzenberg while enjoying a Goulash soup and a Seidel – I wish could be there!”
“The best ball I have ever been to in Vienna!”
Miya Komori, e-mail, 13 December 2015
Don’t miss this flight tonight! Never to early to start booking your trips to the Vienna Ball of Sciences. We are proud to annonce that Austrian Airlines is the official carrier of the ball, offering a 15% discount for all flights to the ball and home again. For more details see our partner page.
Social media was a pivotal factor for the success of the first Vienna Ball of Sciences in January 2015: the ball’s Facebook page encountered an incredible 1.2 million contacts in the ten weeks run-up to the ball. Accordingly, we will pay social media even more attention this year. To this end we have managed to secure the services of one of the most exciting English-speaking bloggers/posters/social media socialites (I am using the comparative here because she is known to her friends for her natural reticence) surfing the parties, bars, restaurants and spinning studios of Vienna. Continue reading New Social Media Correspondent
The date has been fixed: the first Vienna Science Ball is going to be celebrated on Saturday, 31 January 2015, in the ballroom of Vienna’s town hall. To be updated shortly.