We cordially invite you to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Horst Görtz Institut for IT Security as well as the founding of the Faculty of Computer Science at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum with us on May 10, 2023. The ceremony "Celebrate IT" will take place from 3:30 pm in the Convention Center of the Ruhr-University. Mona Neubaur, Deputy Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Svea Eckert, investigative journalist of the NDR, will be speakers at the event, as well as others.
We offer an interesting and entertaining program with a party at the end of the event:
- From 15.30 Registration
- 16.00 Welcome address by Martin Paul, Rector Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 16.10 Video statement by Thomas Eiskirch, Mayor of the City of Bochum
- 16.15 Panel discussion: 20 years of HGI and the founding of the Faculty of Computer Science, Moderation: Christina Reinhardt (Chancellor Ruhr-Universität). With: Tim Güneysu (HGI Speaker), Alena Naiakshina (Junior Professor HGI), M. Angela Sasse (Speaker CASA), Christof Paar (MPI-SP Founding Director) and Laurenz Wiskott, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science
- 16.50 Welcome address by Mona Neubaur, Deputy Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Minister for Economics, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy (NRW)
- 17.00 Refreshment Break with music by Joker Quartett
- 17.15 Keynote by Svea Eckert, investigative journalist (a.o. NDR)
- From 18.00 Get-together with music accompaniment by Joker Quartett to be followed by a party with DJ Christian Vorbau (1Live, among others).
Food and beverages will of course be provided during the event.
To participate in the event, a registration here until May 1st, 2023 is necessary.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at informatik-fakultaet(at)rub.de.
General note: In case of using gender-assigning attributes we include all those who consider themselves in this gender regardless of their own biological sex.