Between Thursday 1st and Saturday 3rd June 2017, the Christian Doppler Foundation’s Anniversary Symposium took place in Salzburg in the University of Salzburg’s Main Hall, and in the new university laboratory building in the Science-City in Itzling. The Symposium celebrated the 175th anniversary of the discovery of the Doppler effect.
Photos courtesy of Dr Karl RiedlingPhotos courtesy of Dr Karl Riedling
Further photos
Symposium Program Booklet
Symposium Poster
Radio broadcast entitled “Lighthouse” – An introduction to science and technology with extracts from the symposium
Thursday 1st June 2017University Main Hall, Max-Reinhardt-Platz in the festival district, 2-4 Hofstallgasse
| 18:00-18:30 |  WelcomeUniversity professor, Dr Heinrich Schmidinger, Rector of the University of Salzburg Regional government member Martina Berthold of the Province of Salzburg Local councillor Ursula Schupfer of the City of Salzburg Professor Emeritus Dr Franz G. Rammerstorfer, Christian Doppler Research Society, Vienna. Professor Dr Peter Eckl, President of the Christian Doppler Foundation Salzburg Opening ceremony Governor Dr Wilfried Haslauer, Province of SalzburgMusical Accompaniment The Ensemble for New Music, from the University Mozarteum and Shaun Choo, Salzburg with pieces by Iannis Xenakis and Frédéric Chopin |
| 18:30-20:00 | 
Opening address: A thousand new worlds |
| from 20 Uhr | Relaxed end to the evening with a buffet in the Jeanne-Kahn Foyer |
Friday 2nd June 2017Laboratory Building in Itzling, 2a Jakob-Haringer Straße
Hosted by professor Edith Tutsch-Bauer
| 8:30-8:50 | Welcome event at the Factulty of Sciences new laboratory building Professor Dr Nicola Hüsing, Head of the Department of Chemistry and Physical Materials at the University of Salzburg. Professor Dr Arne Bathke, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Salzburg. |
| 8:50-10:50 |
Talk on the life and times of Christian DopplerThe development of a physicist — Doppler’s youth in Salzburg and Vienna Christian Doppler and Prague The Doppler principle — «Wie ein Brückenpfeiler, der fortschreitet» |
| Coffee break | |
| 11:00-12:40 |
Talks on astronomyThe Doppler effect and extragalactic astronomy and cosmology Glimpsing the inside the stars with the Doppler effect |
| Lunch Break | |
| 15:00-17:00 |
Talks on physicsVibrations, jumps and dances – The Doppler effect and movement at the quantum scale Using the Doppler effect and lasers to reach absolute zero A homage to Christian Doppler. The week of creation, day one. |
| 19:30-21:30 |
Solitär University Mozarteum, 1 Mirabellplatz4th Doppler concert |
Saturday 3rd June 2017
Laboratory Building in Itzling, 2a Jakob-Haringer Straße
Hosted by professor Edith Tutsch-Bauer
| 08:30-09:50 |
Talks on GeoinformaticsIs Doppler of significance to global satellite navigation systems? Remote sensing: Taking a detailed look with the Doppler effect |
| Coffee break | |
| 10:00-10:40 |
Talks on music, medicine and astrophysicsThe Doppler effect and music |
| 10:40-11:20 | The Doppler effect and medicine Professor Dr Bernhard Iglseder, Consultant at the University Geriatrics Clinic, Salzburg «Landes- Clinics» Video of the talk |
| 11:20-12:00 |  Keynote speech with discussionGravitational waves Dr Josef Gaßner, University of Applied Sciences, Landshut, Germany |
| Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-14:40 |
Talks on society and technologyChristian Doppler — the namesake for a modern model of cooperation between science and the economy |
| 14:40-15:20 | How the laws of physics create new economic models Gunter Pauli, ZERI, Kamakura, Japan Video of the talk | Presentation slides |
| 15:20-15:30 | Closing address Professor Dr Peter Eckl, President of the Christian Doppler Foundation, Salzburg |
