Events in 2023 - stunning return

 
This year's ball season, which featured 14 traditional events, was shaped by a highly memorable and very special atmosphere. Word soon started to spread among dance lovers of a "renaissance for the Viennese ball". And the record attendance figures at the Hofburg events speak for themselves. Lavish decorations, toe-tapping rhythms supplied by a range of waltz ensembles and jazz bands, and performances by ballet and opera stars set the scene in the iconic state rooms, while chic bars and delicious buffets kept the refreshments flowing. From the super sweet Confectioners’ Ball, the lavish WU or TU student balls, to noble traditional events such as the Officers' Ball, the Viennese Medical Doctors' Ball or the Lawyers' Ball, every single one of them held at the Hofburg Vienna has its own distinctive charm. But it wasn’t just ball events that played out inside the historic state rooms during the season – SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe - ISS Europe took place in parallel on 16 February with 230 participants.
 
The range of events in store is particularly broad this year. Highlights include the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna Energy Forum 2023, and the FLEET Convention, as well as various scientific congresses such as the 67th Austrian ENT Congress 2023 and AIC 2023 (the annual meeting of the Austrian Society for Anesthesiology, Reanimation and Intensive Care Medicine) with about 1,500 participants. Representatives from research and industry will converge on the venue to share their latest results, discuss current topics and forge contacts in a dynamic science-centric get-together. Additional regular events such as the annual Marke(ding), the popular Falstaff awards or the busy Int. Wiener Motorensymposium reaffirm the positive underlying sentiment among organisers when it comes to staging in-person events once again.