Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

19 September 2012: Informative meeting
for the sound test centres who are members of the Verband der Materialprüfungsanstalten (VMPA)
8:00–18:00. Location: PTB Braunschweig,
Lecture Hall in the Kohlrausch Building.
Contact: Marion Wittwer.
Phone: +49 (0) 531-592-1700

25.–26. April 2013: NanoScale 2013
Location: Paris, France. Contact: Katrin
Wolff. Phone: +49 (0) 531-592-5101

Anniversary events in October 2012
The 17^th of October has historical significance for PTB. On this day in 1887, the Technical Department of the Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt commenced its work in the main building of today’s TU Berlin.

17 October 2012
Weltzeit, zukünftige Chip-Technologien und moderne medizinische Bildgebung (Universal Time, future chip technologies and modern medical imaging)
Lectures on the occasion of the 125^th anniversary of PTB. Location: Berlin, Audimax of the Technische Universität.
13:00: Lectures (in German language)
• Prof. Dr. Ernst O. Göbel (President of PTB, 1995–2011):
Über die experimentellen Herausforderungen zur Darstellung der physikalischen Einheiten (On the experimental challenges of the realization of the physical units)
• Prof. Dr. Michael Kaschke (Chairman of the Board of Carl Zeiss AG):
Über die Zukunftstechnologien der EUVLithografie (On future technologies of EUV lithography)
• Prof. Dr. Hermann Requardt (Member of the Board of Siemens AG):
Über die faszinierenden Entwicklungen in der medizinischen Bildgebung (On the fascinating developments in medical imaging)

Afterwards: Dedication of the Observatory
Dedication of the oldest building of PTB on the original premises in Charlottenburg (with lecture and tour). The Observatory shines with renewed splendor after having undergone a complete renovation to restore its original look.