What a night! We have put together images and links as a souvenir. Photographer of the gallery images is Roland Ferrigato, the copright holder is the Science Ball.
Category Archives: Ball 2016
Fatima Ferreira
“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
Angelika Amon
“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!”
Angelika Amon, Zellbiologin und Krebsforscherin
Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor of Cancer Research
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miya Komori
“The best ball I have ever been to in Vienna!”
Miya Komori, e-mail, 13 December 2015
Partner Hotels
Once you have come to Vienna with our official carrier Austrian Airlines you can now stay at our two excellent partner hotels: the Astoria and the Rathauspark have prepared special packages for the big night including late check-out and a bottle of champagne at € 68/p.p. Check out the exclusive offers brought to you by Austria Trend Hotels on
our website!
Austrian Airlines are official carrier
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.
New Social Media Correspondent
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
Marc Abrahams back in Vienna
Marc Abrahams, star guest at the ball 2015, is back in Vienna! On October 6, he’ll present the Austrian Ig-Noble-Prize winner 2015. Below the official press release by the Natural History Museum.