Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America (ASciNA)
Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation (AMPF)
ASciNA Awards Ceremony
& AMPF Alumni Club Kick-off Event
A celebration of Austrian Researchers in North America
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 18:00 CET
Location: Badeschiff Wien, Wolfgang-Schmitz-Promenade, 1010 Vienna
BMFWF Travel Grants
BMFWF provides 20 travel grants for ASciNA members.
To apply for a travel grant, please download and fill out the PDF file (356 KB).
ASciNA Awards Ceremony
The ASciNA Awards are supported by the Austrian Ministry of Women, Research and Science and are awarded to outstanding young scientists.
For more information, please see our ASciNA Website.
AMPF Poster Session & Poster Awards Ceremony
AMPF President Wolfgang Petritsch and Executive Director Karin Emprechtinger
More information about the Marshall Plan Poster Session and Awards will be available on the AMPF website.
Agenda
Moderator
Alexandra LIEBEN, President, ASciNA
9:00 – 9:30 am
Registration
9:30 – 10:00 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:00 – 11:00 am
Keynote Address: Frank E. Pfefferkorn, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, Endowed Professor Program
- Q&A with Prof. Frank Pfefferkorn and Prof. Peter Ertl, Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and International Affairs, TU Wien
11:00 – 12:30 pm
AMPF Poster Session
11:30– 12:30 pm
Lunch Break
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Keynote Panel: “The Resilient University: New Models for a Competitive Research Enterprise”
- Panelists:
- Dr. Anne-Marie MAZZA, Senior Director of the Committee on Science, Technology, and Law for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Prof. Peter ERTL Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and International Affairs, TU Wien
- Dietrich HAUBENBERGER, Vice President, Translational Medicine at Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.; FORWIT – Austrian Council for Sciences, Technology, and Innovation; Priv.-Doz. Medical University of Vienna
- Moderator:
- Hannelore VEIT, Journalist and President of the Alumni Association of the University of Vienna
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 – 5:00 pm
ASciNA Workshop: “Exploring the Best Path Forward: Evaluating Strengths and Weaknesses, Threats and Opportunities of the U.S. and Canadian vs the Austrian Research- and University Ecosystems.“
- 2:30 – 3:20 pm – Moderated Working Groups: Strenghts & Weaknesses
- 3:30 – 4:20 pm – Moderated Working Groups: Threats & Opportunities
- 4:20 – 5:00 pm – Plenary: Discussion & Next Steps
5:00 – 5:15 pm
Break
5:15 – 5:35 pm
AMPF Poster Award Ceremony, AMPF President Wolfgang PETRITSCH and Executive Director Karin EMPRECHTINGER
5:40 – 6:20 pm
ASciNA Award Ceremony with BMFWF Director General Barbara Weitgruber and ASciNA Vice President Michael Fink
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Reception: Networking Reception
Side Events
Friday, October 10
Happy Hour hosted by the Alumni Association of the University of Vienna (open to University of Vienna alumni and ‘friends of the University of Vienna’)
Register: Office.alumni@univie.ac.at
Sunday, October 12
9:30 – 10:30 am
ASciNA General Assembly (Generalversammlung) for ASciNA members at the Austrian Embassy in Washington DC. Breakfast will be provided.
Supporters
We thank the BMFWF, the FWF, the Alumni Association of the University of Vienna, for their immense support.
Contact
For questions regarding this event please contact us at office@ascina.at
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