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bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / News from the Network

The OST network of Austrian scientists & scholars abroad was established by the Office of Science & Technology (OST) at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC, and focuses on the outreach of government-related agencies to Austrian scientists in North America. Its main objective has been to support the scientific community with information and specific advice wherever necessary and requested.

Encouraged by the OST, an independent association - ASciNA (Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America) - was founded in 2002 with local chapters being established all over the US and Canada. For further information about ASciNA please visit www.ascina.at.


OST Network Activities

Dr. Henrietta Egerth, director of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency
On October 4, the OST and Professor Martin Nowak, head of the program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University, hosted an evening discussion followed by a buffet dinner in honor of Dr. Henrietta Egerth, director of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

CUNY
On October 24, the OST hosted a lunch buffet at the City University of New York (CUNY), following an "Information Meeting on Programs for Cooperation in Higher Education and Research between the European Union (with a special focus on Austria) and the United States of America." During this meeting, Dr. Philipp Steger, the Austrian Science Attaché to the US and Canada, presented the OST and its services. Other representatives from Austria spoke about R&D opportunities within the EU Framework Program.


Mag. Weitgruber & Dr. Stoklaska at Embassy:
Roundtable Discussion with Austrian Scientists
On October 25, the OST welcomed Mag. Weitgruber and Dr. Stoklaska, a delegation from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science, Education and Culture (BMBWK), at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC. The same evening, a roundtable discussion was held at the Austrian Embassy allowing Austrian scientists and the delegation to discuss current developments in Austrian R&D policy. In addition, the OST organized a dinner for the delegation to provide an opportunity for the members of the delegation to interact with American colleagues.

Krampus Goes US
On December 5, the OST and ASciNA hosted an event, "Krampus Goes US," at the Austrian Embassy in order to provide Austrian Scientists from the DC area with a networking opportunity, and to wrap up the activities of the network for the current year. On this occasion, Philipp Steger was awarded a lifelong honorary ASciNA membership for his support for ASciNA.


ASciNA Activities

ASciNA Washington, DC
Contact: Ruth Pfeiffer at greater.DC(at)ascina.at

On November 8, 2006, the ASciNA Chapter of Greater DC organized a lecture by Sonja Scholz, from the Laboratory of Neurogenetics/ Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, entitled "Whole Genome Association Studies."

On December 15, the chapter co-hosted with the OST a "Krampusfeier" (see OST events above).

In 2007, the Greater Washington Chapter's lecture series will continue with a presentation by Florian Mueller from the Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, National Cancer Institute, NIH. The exact title will be announced soon.


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