Name: ARIT 2018
Start: 2018-12-07T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2018-12-08T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Washington

Thank you for Attending

#ARIT2018!

It was great seeing you!

The Austrian Research and Innovation Talk, ARIT is the largest and most important annual conference for Austrian researchers and innovators in North America.

Network with key STI players and make your voice in science heard.

THE ARIT IS PRESENTED BY THE

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Register

Join dynamic players in science, technology, and innovation (STI) to network at the
2018 ARIT in Washington, DC. Click here and RSVP now!

02

Travel Grants

Travel grants are issued as a lump sum of US $500 for those who qualify. For details on the ARIT 2018 travel grant terms and conditions, click here.

03

Poster Session

Submit your poster for a chance to win EUR 3,000. For terms and conditions, click here. Apply now! Deadline: September 03, 2018.

04

Storytelling Workshop

PhD Candidate or PostDoc? Learn how to best showcase your research. Apply now! Deadline: August 15, 2018. Scroll down for more information.

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ARIT 2018

Washington DC

December 07 - 08, 2018

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ARIT 2018 Agenda

Please download the official ARIT agenda here.

ARIT 2018

PANEL

AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTER OF

EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

Prof. Dr. Heinz Faßmann

ARIT Poster Session

in collaboration with RINA and ASCINA

Please submit your poster as PDF via email to poster@ascina.at by Friday July 21, 11:59pm PDT.

Details:

Download the Call for Posters

Download the Poster Template & the Summary Template

Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Poster Award

in collaboration with RINA and ASCINA

Prize Details:

Winner: EUR 3,000.—

Runner-Up: EUR 2,000.—

Runner-Up: EUR 1,000.--

The 12 highest-ranked poster submissions of the ARIT Poster Session will compete for the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Poster Prize. The prize will be awarded during ARIT 2017.

Details:

Call for Posters

ARIT 2018 Poster Session

Share your science!

ARIT 2018 Poster Session

Building on the success of the past years, Austrian researchers, scientists, scholars, students, and innovators conducting research in North America are encouraged to submit their high-quality posters from all scientific fields for evaluation.

partners

The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation & Austrian Scientists & Scholars in North America (ASCINA)

The 2018 ARIT poster session is presented in collaboration with the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation & ASCINA.

AWards

Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Poster Award

in collaboration with the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Research and Innovation Network Austria (RINA).

Prize Details:

Winner: EUR 3,000.—

1st Runner-Up: EUR 2,000.—

2nd Runner-Up: EUR 1,000.--

The 10 highest-ranked poster submissions of the ARIT Poster Session will compete for the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Poster Prize. The prize will be awarded during ARIT 2018.

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ARIT 2018 Poster Session Downloads

Download the Call for Posters

Download the Poster Template

Storytelling For Scientists Workshop

Impact

You will get the tools you need to carefully weave scientific content into an interesting narrative that tells compelling stories to your audiences. This is key in communicating scientific findings, and allowing your results to have a significant
impact.

The goal for this workshop will be to cover data visualization and storytelling techniques and to work on case studies. As a result, you’ll be able to pitch your research at the ARIT 2018 kick-off reception the same day.

Apply Now!

Are you a PhD candidate or PostDoc who wants to bring science to life and captivate audiences? If yes, then submit a paragraph detailing your motivation for participating as part of the online registration form for the ARIT 2018.

Up to eight RINA members will have the opportunity to focus on their scientific storytelling skills during an afternoon workshop on Friday, December 07, 2018.

Facilitator: Dieter Pfoser, RINA Member; Professor and Chair, Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University.

Click here to register and apply!

EURAXESS Conference

Innovation to society

"Innovation to Society" will be the focus of the 4th Annual Meeting of European Scientific Diasporas in North America. The conference will be hosted by EURAXESS North America in collaboration with the Office of Science and Technology Austria and will be held

at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC

on Friday, December 7

from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

ARIT 2018 participants are encouraged to partake in the conference, which will provide them with access to stakeholders in the European research and innovation arena.

Click here to register!

The agenda of the Annual Meeting of European Scientific Diasporas in North America can be accessed here.

ARIT 2018 Hotels

HYATT REGENCY BETHESDA

One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814

Metro Station, Red Line: Bethesda

Direct reservation link, click here.

STATUS: FULLY BOOKED

Guests may now call +1-888-591-1234 for room reservations and use the code ‘EMAU’. A credit card is required at the time of reservation.

POD DC HOTEL

627 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Metro Station, Red Line: Gallery PI - Chinatown

Direct reservation link, click here.

STATUS: FULLY BOOKED

Guests may now call or email their reservation request(s) and identify themselves as being with ‘Embassy of Austria’ to Valerie Parkhurst, cparkhurst@modushotelsdc.com, +1-202-847-4447. A credit card is required at the time of reservation.

Speaker Bios

Speakers of the 2018 ARIT

Biographies of speakers of the Austrian Research and Innovation Talk 2018 can be accessed here.

Venues

Friday | EURAXESS Conference

Friday, December 07, 2018

Embassy of Austria

3524 International Court, NW

Washington, DC 20008

Closest Metro Station, Red Line: Van Ness – UDC. Click here for directions.

Shuttle Bus will depart:
at 5:30 pm

from Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court, NW, Washington, DC 20008

and go to Google Offices, 25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW #900, Washington, DC 20001

Please be aware that parking is very limited at all ARIT 2018 venues.

Friday | ARIT Welcome & Networking Reception, BMVIT

Friday, December 07, 2018

Google Washington DC Offices

25 Massachusetts Ave NW

Washington, DC 20001

Walking distance from the Pod DC hotel. Click here for directions.

Closest Metro Station, Red Line: Union Station. Click here for directions.

Please be aware that parking is very limited at all ARIT 2018 venues.

Saturday | ARIT Conference

Saturday, December 08, 2018

Knight Conference Center at the Newseum

7th Floor Knight Conference Center

555 Pennsylvania Ave NW (Entrance located on 6th St.)

Washington, DC 20001

Walking distance from the Pod DC hotel. Click here for directions.

Closest Metro Station, Green and Yellow Lines: Archives/ Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter. Click here for directions.

Shuttle Bus will depart:
at 5:15 pm

from Knight Conference Center (at Newseum) - Street Entrance, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001
and go to Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Please be aware that parking is very limited at all ARIT 2018 venues.

Saturday | ASCINA Awards Ceremony & Evening Reception, BMBWF

Saturday, December 08, 2018

Embassy of Austria

3524 International Court, NW

Washington, DC 20008

Closest Metro Station, Red Line: Van Ness – UDC. Click here for directions.

Please be aware that parking is very limited at all ARIT 2018 venues.

ARIT 2018 Participants

Click here for the ARIT 2018 participant overview.

Downloads

ARIT 2018 Download section

Access the ARIT 2018 downloads section right here and find background information, as well as publications from our Austrian stakeholders.

ARIT 2018 = Engaging Austrian Scientists, Innovators & Industry

ARIT 2018 Poster Session
Building on the success of the past years, Austrian researchers, scientists, scholars, students, and innovators conducting research in North America present high-quality posters to the participants of the ARIT 2018. The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation will award prizes to the best posters.

Storytelling for Scientists Workshop

Austrian PhD candidates and/or PostDocs will learn data visualization and storytelling techniques, to help them to bring their science to life and captivate their audiences.

Facilitator: Dieter Pfoser, RINA Member; Professor and Chair, Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University.

Agenda - PDF Download Link, Click here.

07:00 - 10:00pm

Friday, October 6th

ARIT Welcome & Networking Reception

Hosted by: Austrian Federal Ministry for
Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)

Event Location:
Star Hill Ranch – 15000 Hamilton Pool Road, Bee Cave, TX 78738

Click here for details of the shuttle bus connection.

08:30am - 04:00pm

Saturday, October 7th

Austrian Research and Innovation Talk 2017

Event Location:

Palm Door on Sixth – 508 E 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701

08:30 - 09:00am

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH

Registration and Coffee

09:00 - 09:15am

Saturday, oCtober 7th

Welcoming Remarks

Clemens Mantl, Director, Office of Science and Technology Austria, Washington DC

Wolfgang Waldner, Ambassador of Austria to the US

09:15 - 10:00am

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7Th

News from Austrian Research, Technology, and Innovation + Q&A Session

Panel:
Hannes Androsch, Chairman, Austrian Council for Research and Technology

Development

Stefan Riegler, Director, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW)
Ingolf Schaedler, Deputy Director General for Innovation, Austrian Federal Ministry for

Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)

Barbara Weitgruber, Director General for Scientific Research and International

Relations, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW)

Moderator:

Hannelore Veit, ORF

10:00 - 10:45am

Saturday, october 7th

News from US Research, Technology, and Innovation

Interactive panel discussion with the audience on the latest developments of RTI policies, immigration, and research funding in the US.

Joanne Padrón Carney, Director, Office of Government Relations, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Dawn Tilbury, Assistant Director for Engineering, National Science Foundation

Rose Mary Valencia, Executive Director, Visa and Immigration Services Administration Department, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Moderator:

Hannelore Veit, ORF

10:45 - 11:15am

Saturday, ocotber 7th

Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:30am

Saturday, october 7th

Introduction: ARIT Poster Session & Kick-off: Audience Voting

Awards presented by the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation in collaboration with ASCINA and RINA.

Moderator:

Hannelore Veit, ORF

11:30 - 12:30pm

saturday, october 7th

Stakeholder Pitching & Fair

Presentation of Funding, Career, and Cooperation Opportunities by the Following Institutions (click here for an overview).

12:30 - 01:30pm

saturday, october 7th

Lunch Break & continuation of networking

01:30 - 03:30pm

saturday, october 7th

Gamification – We are ~~NOT~~ playing games here!

Gaming is not only the most popular form of entertainment in Europe as well as many other places worldwide, but also a major driver of innovation: Big Data started with gaming GPUs (Graphic Processing Units); Robots play soccer; and Google’s AI plays (and, in 2016, wins) against the Grand Master of “GO” – a highly complex board game.

Gamification is the application of game-playing elements in other areas of activity. The afternoon session of this year’s ARIT is all about creating knowledge (“Wissen schaffen”) through gamification.

Lindsay Grace, Director, American University Game Lab and Studio

John A. Main, Program Manager – Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Jennifer McNamara, Vice President, Break Away Games

Konstantin Mitgutsch, Founder, Playful Solutions I Research Affiliate, MIT Game Lab | Red Bull Mind Gamers

Maria Schneider, Co-Founder, Dynofit, Inc

Moderator:

André Thomas, Director LIVE lab & ass. Professor of the Practice, Visualization Department Texas A&M University, Founder & CEO Triseum LLC.

03:30 - 04:00pm

Saturday, October 7th

ARIT Poster Session Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks

Awards presented by the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation in collaboration with ASCINA and RINA

Franz Franchetti, President, ASCINA
Clemens Mantl, Director, Office of Science and Technology Austria, Washington DC

Wolfgang Petritsch, President, Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation

06:00 - 09:00pm

saturday, october 7th

ASCINA Award Ceremony & Reception 2017

Hosted by: Austrian Federal Ministry of
Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW)

Event Location:

The Contemporary Austin, Jones Center

Rooftop Terrace, 700 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701

09:30 - 11:30am

sunday, october 8th

Brunch Discussion

Event Location:

ARIT 2017 Hotel, Residence Inn by Marriott Austin Downtown

Room "Rio B", 2nd Floor

300 E 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701

Time for further discussions

(Space limited to 20 participants:
Invitations will be sent in September to ARIT 2017 attendees)

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