Home Conference/Programs Attendees Exhibitors Sponsors Social Events Accompanying Events Travel & Hotels News & Press About ISC	ISC’07 Social Events All social events are complimentary for conference attendees (admittance with ISC’07 registration badge)   Exhibition Opening Party Tuesday, June 26, 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm For the first time ISC will be officially opened already on Tuesday with a great Exhibition Opening Party. The party will take place within the exhibition area thus providing ample opportunity to get acquainted with the exhibition and to make first contacts. Various catering islands and the musicians of the Venusbrass-Band (www.venusbrass.com) will make the introduction to ISC’07 as enjoyable as possible. Sponsors of the Opening Party are: Hewlett-Packard, IBM and NEC   The traditional Get-Together-Party Wednesday, June 27, 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm For a pleasant conclusion of a busy conference- and exhibition day on Wednesday June 27, 2007 the ISC organizational team invites registered attendees to the traditional ISC’07 Get-Together-Party. The party will take place directly in the International Congress Center Dresden (Terrace Level) – so no journey will be involved. The evening will start at 7:00 pm. Enjoy German beer and wine, specialty buffets and the marvellous view on the Frauenkirche and the Elbe River –all this accompanied by thrilling music from the Band “Martinique”. The party will officially end at 10.300pm. Take advantage of this unique opportunity! Get together with clients, users and manufacturers !   Saxon Night at Castle Albrechtsberg sponsored by Microsoft Thursday, June 28, 08:00 pm - 11:30 pm All ISC’07 attendees are invited by Microsoft to spend a fascinating Saxon Night at Castle Albrechtsberg with a spectacular, extraordinary ambience and marvellous views on Dresden. Get immersed in the history of Dresden and become part of it. A phantastic and diverse evening awaits you including catering, music, live music and live acts. Enjoy the Saxon zest for life with Saxon speciality buffets incl. live-cooking and saxon beverages! Join us on a time-travel and get to know “August den Starken” (August the Strong) and the Saxon court while enjoying cocktails and ravishing music in a hopefully warm summer night. Many more surprises will await you! About the Location Castle Albrechtsberg has many stories to tell and keeps many secrets hidden deep inside. The area situated directly between the heath land “Dresdner Heide” and the Elbe River is approx. 4 km outside the city center. Castle Albrechtsberg, together with the Lingnerschloss and Castle Eckberg, belongs to the three “Elbe Castles“ on the right bank of the Elbe River in Dresden. The first owner, a nobleman from Scotland, had chosen this area as one of the most beautiful places of his journeys. The palace was a particular popular destination. Celebrities like Wagner, Semper and von Kügelgen made the place famous and attached cultural repute to the castle. In 1850 Prince Albrecht of Prussia, brother of the German emperor Wilhelm I, bought the property and built a castle in Prussian style. Forbidden love led to the construction as the Prussian prince came to Dresden as a magnificent exile for himself and his wife following their marriage which did not fit into the social class. The castle was built between 1850 and 1854 in classical Italian style by Adolf Lohse, a disciple of Schinkel. The park was designed by the likewise Prussian landscape architect Eduard Neide (1818-1883) and encompasses a Roman bath and artificial trick fountains. Today Castle Albrechtsberg with its noble ambience offers an outstanding and breathtaking atmosphere. Castle Albrechtsberg today belongs to the world heritage area “Dresden Elbe Valley“ appointed by the UNESCO in 2004.