Please find below the pictures of the 2013 Alumni conference and dinner. To view the captions, move the mouse pointer to the lower part of of the picture.
Photographer: Matthias Wegner
Welcome to the Gala Dinner!
Prof. Drexl welcoming the guest
Oliver Galindo (2008/09) addressing the participants on behalf of the Alumni Advisory Board
Prof. Marty Adelman, Dr. Kristina Janušauskaitė (2004/05), Sue Adelman, and Dr. Yoichi Yoshizawa (2005/06)
Mediterranean temperament: Fahri Berzek, Paraskevi Kollia (2012/13), and Marisa Aranda (2009/10)
Happy to be back at MIPLC: Erhard Plankensteiner, representative of the very first class of students
The 2007/08 table, entertained by Andrea Hüllmandel :-)
Three generations of Indian students: Sandeep Hegde (2013/14), Vinita Radhakrishnan (2008/09), Abhay Regulagedda (2012/13)
"Nowhere near comparable to Japanese sushi ...", Judge Tomoko Tanahahsi (2012/13) and Consul Yuki Shimizu, Member of the MIPLC Board of Trustees
"Nice to see you again!" Magdalena Kolasa (2010/11) and Julia Pracht, former Administrative Director; on the right Olha Yampolska (2010/11)
Dr. Christof Laub and Wojciech Ptak (2004/05) in discussion with Julia Sauer (Bayer Crop Science)
Prof. Rainer Oesch (University of Helsinki), Seyhan Uğurlu (2011/12), and faculty member Dr. Roberto Romandini (MPI)
Graduated and illuminated: Abhay Regulagedda, 2012/13
"Talkin' about glory days ..." José Roberto Herrera and Chloe Tai (2007/08)
Dr. Hans-Rainer Jaenischen (Vossius and Partner), Prof. Rainer Oesch (University of Helsinki)
Prof. Drexl talking to pioneer students Erhard Plankensteiner (2003/04) and Dr. Christof Laub (2004/05)
Isabel Nobre (2008/09) and Nuno de Araújo Sousa e Silva (2012/13)
Learning from the elders: Adam György (2012/13) and Sandeep Hegde (2013/14), left, Kirshnaraj Pundareekam (2013/14) and Terrence Fernbach (2011/12)
Yi-Chen Chu, Dr. Hyewon Ahn, and Ana Vogt Stoll, class of 2009/10
Judge Tomoko Tanahashi, Keiko Hitomi, Kalliopi Dani, Arshdeep Muhaar, and Kothainayaki Krishnamoorthy, class of 2012/13
Exchanging business cards, Yi-Han Hsieh and Kathrin Schlüter (2010/11)
"And I tell you, Preston, the harmonization of trade secrets is the most important topic of our times!" Preston Richard and Teresa Trallero (2010/11)
Hui Gao, Junjie Zheng, and Fahri Berzek, class of 2012/13
"Still twelve more months until graduation ...", Krishnaraj Pundareekam and Judge Shuhei Motoi, class of 2013/14
Nikolai Nezlobin (2010/11) entertaining the current students with anecdotes from his life at MIPLC
Representing Northern Europe in the current class: Heikki Raappana from Finland and Jurgita Randakevičiūtė from Lithuania
Catching up: Teresa Trallero and Olha Yampolska (2010/11)
Photoshooting: Goncagül Cengiz and Inêz da Cunha (2013/14)
Taichiro Okayama, 2013/14's JPO student
Program Director Filipe Fischmann
The 2010/11 table
Listening to the boss: Prof. Drexl in discussion with Büşra Cömert, Hirak Solanki, Daria Novozhilkina, and Goncagül Cengiz of the current class
Dr. Yoichi Yoshizawa (2005/06) and Dr. Sabine Keim (2006/07)
Matthias Fink, the new Administrative Director, utterly enjoys the event
The girls of 2008/09: Rachel Alemu, Svetlana Vorozhbit, Vinita Radhakrishnan, and Isabel Nobre
Erhard Plankensteiner (2003/04), Consul Yuki Shimizu, and Prof. Michael Kort
Agnieszka Kupzok (2005/06), Oliver Galindo, and Eiji Fujimoto (2008/09)
The Portugal connection: Inêz da Cunha (2013/14), Nuno de Araújo Sousa e Silva (2012/13), and Isabel Nobre (2008/09)
Tuire Kolev (2008/09) listening critically to faculty member Dr. Christof Karl (Bardehle Pagenberg)
Ulrike Stubenvoll and her protégé Oscar