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bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad

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 throughout the US and Canada. For further information about ASciNA please visit: www.ascina.at




OST Scientist Network Activities


Krampus Goes US
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Krampussackerl were welcome giveaways among both kids and grown-ups.

The traditional story of Krampus is fairly dark, but not on December 5, when the OST hosted an Austrian event following the tradition, "Krampus Goes US," at the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC. The event, which has become part of the holiday festivities for Austrian scientists and scholars in the Greater DC Area, provided ample opportunity to meet and great, and to network. Over 50 Austrians attended the informal gathering with their families, and at this occasion the newly elected ASciNA Greater DC chapter head, Dietrich Haubenberger, was introduced to the guests.


 

ASciNA Activities


ASciNA Greater Washington, DC
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Dietrich Haubenberger
Contact: Dietrich Haubenberger at greaterDC(at)ascina.at

On November 20, 2008, members of ASciNA's Greater DC chapter elected a new chapter president. Dietrich Haubenberger, MD, a clinical neurologist from Vienna, currently on a Schroedinger Stipendium at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS/NIH), was elected as successor to Ruth Pfeiffer, PhD, to coordinate ASciNA activities around Washington, DC.

The popular series of ASciNA talks continued in the last months of 2008 with a lecture by Viennese pediatrician Simona Bianconi, MD, about "Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome," her research topic at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD/NIH). On December 17, past president Ruth Pfeiffer, PhD, presented her work at the National Cancer Institute regarding a risk-prediction model for colorectal cancer.  

The year 2009 will start with the traditional ASciNA lunch on January 5, at 1 pm at the level 2 Cafeteria, NIH, Building 10. More info regarding upcoming talks and other activities can be found under the Washington, DC, section on www.ascina.at


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