Press Release 076/2012

New Rooms for KIT Institutes

Building of About 2500 Square Meters in Area on Campus North for the Steinbuch Centre for Computing and Institute of Applied Computer Science – Costs About EUR 7 Million
Das neue Institutsgebäude auf dem Campus Nord (Foto: Dieter Altenkirch)
Das neue Institutsgebäude auf dem Campus Nord (Foto: Dirk Altenkirch)

The Institute of Applied Computer Science (IAI) and the Stein-buch Centre for Computing (SCC) will now open their new building that was completed in January this year after nearly two years of construction. Journalists are cordially invited to come to the dedication on Tuesday, May 15, 10.30 hrs, building 0449, KIT Campus North. (Kindly register using the form enclosed.)


Das Programm der Eröffnung:
10:30 Uhr    Begrüßung
                     Prof. Dr. Detlef Löhe, Vizepräsident für Forschung und Information des KIT

10:40 Uhr     Bedeutung des Neubaus für die Institute
                     Prof. Dr. Hannes Hartenstein, Geschäftsführender Direktor des SCC


10:50 Uhr     Historie des Gebäudes
                     Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Bretthauer, Leiter des
                     Instituts für Angewandte Informatik / Automatisierungstechnik

11:00 Uhr     Informationen zum Gebäude und Bauablauf
                     Reinhard Subbert, Leiter des Bau- und Projekt-managements des KIT

11:10 Uhr:    Imbiss

 

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lg, 11.05.2012
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Monika Landgraf
Press Officer
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