Fraunhofer USA 15th Anniversary Celebration — October 22 and October 23, 2009 Washington, DC

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Fraunhofer USA is the US subsidiary of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, the leading organization for applied research in Europe, with an annual research budget of 2.15 billion dollars. It is celebrating 15 years of research and development in energy, health, coatings, lasers, manufacturing, software and digital media technologies.

Fraunhofer USA (www.Fraunhofer.org) will mark the occasion with several notable events.

On October 22nd, an official Anniversary Seminar is being held in Washington, DC, followed by a reception and dinner hosted by Dr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition, Fraunhofer guests will attend a performance at the Kennedy Center.

On October 23rd, a Topical Conference will be held on the subject of Software Engineering for Medicine and Health, hosted by the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering in College Park, Maryland.

“Fraunhofer USA is proud to be celebrating its 15th anniversary and use this opportunity to bring together some of our sponsors and partners. Representatives from government, industry and university will be present at our celebration events where we will showcase some of our newest technologies and processes,” said Dr. William F. Hartman, Fraunhofer USA Executive Vice President.

German Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth stated: “The USA is Germany’s most important partner with respect to scientific and technological cooperation, and Fraunhofer USA plays a very important role in this transatlantic cooperation. A large number of joint initiatives are successfully carried out in all fields of science and research in Germany and in the United States. I am proud to host Fraunhofer on its anniversary and extend my best wishes for future endeavors.” – Fraunhofer USA, Inc.