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The "Ball der Technik" is the Ball in Vienna with the oldest tradition. It dates back to the so called "Technikerkränzchen", which started since 1815, the year when the "Polytechnisches Institut" (today: Vienna University of Technology) was founded by the emperor Franz I. Among many famous students also the Strauß brothers Johann und Joseph studied at the "Polytechnisches Institut", before they started their world carreer as musicians and composers. They dedicated numerous Polkas and Walzes to their fellow students cit. Den Herren Studenten der Technik zugeeignet...

For the last 30 years now this famous Ball takes place in the Wiener Hofburg, the former imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty and is well known for its excellent music and its lively atmosphere. The music played by several orchestras and bands includes (musicprogram) classical Vienna Waltzes, Big-Band Sound, New Orleans Jazz and Latin rhythms (Hofburg map). Unique among the Viennese Balls is the traditional austrian Folk Music played in the so called Radetzky Appartement.

Each tradional Ball starts with an opening ceremony whose original idea was the introducion of the "Debütanten", young ladies and gentlemen, into their first big society event. At the Ball der Technik this ceremonial opening is traditionally accompanied by the Orchestra of the Vienna University of Technology ( Orchester der Technischen Universität) The opening comprises a well balanced mixture of tradition, new unconventional ideas and a demanding choreography for the Jung-Damen- und Jung-Herren-Komitee, which is created and trained by Ingeborg Knopf-Bousa..

Professional photographs from the TU-Ball 2009: can be inspected at http://www.foto-sulzer.at/ please click on Veranstaltungsarchiv and enter the password TB200109 . (-> This is the www-page of the official photographer "Foto Sulzer" where you can view and order fotographs online)

The TU-Ball supports students in need. Any revenue made by the Ball goes to the so called "Härtefonds" of the HTU..

The Ball organisation comittee greatfully acknowledges the continued support of MLP finance services (MLP)

Information about the complete Vienna ball season: http://www.top.wien.at/ballkalender/

Information for 2010:

Ticket sales and reservation of tables and boxes start on Thursday January 14, 2010 in the Ball organization office:

Phone.: +43 1 58801 ext. 41929 (as of 14.january) 
Vienna University of Technology
Karlsplatz 13
1040 Vienna, AUSTRIA

Opening times: Mondays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tue-Fri 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (on the day of the ball, Thursday, January 28, 2010, the office closes at 12 a.m.)

Pre orders via E-mail or ordinary mail will be accepted until 12. January 2010 to the mail adress given above or to one of the E-mail below.