Our guests of honor traditionally meet for a drink in the town hall shortly before the official opening of the ball. These include ball ambassadors, whose encouraging and critical messages can be found in the blog of the last few weeks; the representatives of universities, universities of applied sciences, private universities and research institutions who support us with their networks and form the honorary committee; companies, alumni associations and funding institutions who contribute to the financing of the ball with their bookings; public figures who care about science, education and research; and last but not least our guests from abroad.
The photos (taken by Ludwig Schedl) with ball organizer Oliver Lehmann are also made on this occasion, and we then send them to the guests of honor as a souvenir and a small token of our gratitude.