Announcing Austria's intent to join ESO

At a press conference today at the University of Vienna's Observatory, the Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Research Johannes Hahn announced the decision by the Austrian Government to seek membership of ESO. From left to right: Prof. Tim de Zeeuw, ESO Director General, Prof. Sabine Schindler, the President of the Austrian Society for Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Dr. Johannes Hahn.