Ambassador of Austria Has Invited Us to a RECEPTION & BRIEFING at her Embassy

• The Embassy official will review various aspects of history, culture, business, innovation, economics, politics and major issues of the nation, as well as the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Following comments, attendees will be able to ask questions and meet with members of the embassy staff.
• The reception will include heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages.

Parking: Free, on-street parking after 6:30 p.m.

Address: 3524 International Court, N.W., Washington, DC 20008 (near o)
Metro: Red Line, Van Ness (about 1/3 mile from Embassy)

Attire: Business or business casual (in view of the warm weather), but no jeans. MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE. 

Click here to make your reservations before we sell out!!!

This special evening will feature:

• A warm diplomatic welcome from the Ambassador
  • Then Georg Lack, the Economic Counselor, will review briefly various aspects of history, culture, business, innovation, economics, politics and major issues of the nation, as well as the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Following comments, during the reception, attendees will be able to ask questions and meet with members of the embassy staff.
• Delicious cuisine that will include
  • Heavy Hors d'Oeuvres
  • Wine, Beer and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 
• Information about the culture and history of Austria, plus the vital roles of technology and innovation:
  • The Vienna skylline, pictured above, is but one example of how the modern and innovative blend with culture and tradition in the world-class Austrian capital, Vienna, which has received a rating as "the world's most livable city."
  • To get a preview, you make want to take a look at the Foreign Policy website, for sponsored content: 
    Technology and innovation: Cornerstones of Austria’s manufacturing industry
    • "The Austrian economy is based on strong, highly developed, diverse, innovative and competitive industrial manufacturing."
    • One example: The country’s products have such a reputation for quality and innovation that in the case of the automotive sector, for example, it is now hard to find a vehicle made anywhere in the world that does not contain Austrian components. In this, as in many other sectors, Austria’s industrial manufacturers are driving global developments.
  • More examples are in other reportts, such as from the OECD:
    • Transformative innovaction policy
    • Support for entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education
    • "Over the past two decades, Austria has become one of the most R&D intensive economies among OECD countries and in the world..."
  • Special photographic exhibit from renowned photographer Yoichi Okamoto's amazing work at the Embassy:
    • Yoichi Okamoto was the first Japanese-American to join the U.S. Army from the State of New York during World War II. He worked for the Signal Corps as a photographer, landing in Germany in 1945 and later coming to Salzburg, Austria. From 1948 until 1954, he served as the head of photography for the U.S. Information Service in Vienna, creating a substantial pictorial record of the Austrian capital after World War II.
    • After his return to America, Okamoto became the first official U.S. presidential photographer for Lyndon B. Johnson in 1963. Dubbed “LBJ’s Shadow,” he created an unparalleled visual record of the Johnson Administration.
    • The Austrian Embassy is currently showcasing Okamoto's fantastic body of work from his time in Austria to his years in the White House in an exhibition. It will be on display until the end of August 2024.
• Networking
  • Your opportunity to meet dignitaries, and other guests who attended the Wharton DC Innovation Summit on June 21.

• Here's the tentative schedule:
• --6:30-7:00 p.m.: Reception
• --7:00-7:15 p.m.: Briefing by the Embassy officials, including Q&A and possible video / information / possibly entertainment (music and dance)
• --7:15-8:30 p.m.: Continuation of reception, meeting with Embassy officials.

Register: 

• Current members: Wharton Club  + Summit Attendees (who have separately paid for the Summit) NOTE: Wharton Club Embassy Receptions usually sell out in advance. All amounts include Reception with Food & Beverages; Program; Networking

• President's Club / Lifetime Members: Two complimentary admissions; must still RSVP. Registrations are open now; first priority to President's Club and Lifetime Members.
  • Wharton Club of DC Regular Members & Guests - and Summit Attendees: Early Bird through 6/18: $65/person.  
    • After that date, $75/person.
  • Non-Members & Guests: Early Bird through 6/18: 95/person
    • After that date, $115/person
    • Click here to make your reservations before we sell out!!!

NOTE: RESERVE EARLY, as our Embassy events usually reach capacity. 

• Reservations: Required in advance. NO WALK-INS.
• Your name, position, organization, and other registration information will be collected by the Club and provided to the Embassy for security reasons, as we hope you can understand. You should provide needed information under "Special Instructions" when you register.
• Limited capacity: sign up while space is available!
• Click here to make your reservations before we sell out!!!