Still Fresh After 500 Years: Naschmarkt
April 3, 2011 by Maria
Filed under About Vienna, Tourist Information
The Naschmarkt, Vienna‘s oldest and most famous market, was established in the 16th century. Milk was sold there in traditional ash-wood (esche) bottles; the site was later used for ash disposal. These two uses and the word nasche (snack) are all cited as possible reasons for the market’s name. Whatever the reason for the name, its popular central location made the Naschmarkt the required market for land-transport vegetables and fruits after 1793. Today it still thrives on the Wienzeile (Vienna Row) over the Wienfluss (Vienna River), attracting thousands of visitors each month. It is about a mile long, beginning just past the Secession and ending at Kettenbrückengasse (U4 station). There are at least 170 stalls. The length is extended on Saturdays by the flea market.
The International Safeguards Project Office
March 8, 2011 by Maria
Filed under A-Z Directory, Tourist Information
The International Safeguards Project Office
in Vienna
The International Safeguards Project Office (ISPO) is responsible for the day-to-day technical and administrative management of the U.S. Support Program to IAEA Safeguards (USSP). ISPO performs this service at the behest of the Subgroup on Safeguards Technical Support (SSTS).
ISPO is based at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, New York, and maintains a liaison office in Vienna, Austria, in the IAEA section of the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna (UNVIE). The technical management role performed by ISPO involves evaluating the technical feasibility of proposed tasks, offering sound recommendations for an inter-agency review process, and ensuring that products meet the IAEA’s stated needs. The administrative management of the program entails tracking schedules and budgets for active tasks, preparing status reports, obtaining proposals from prospective contractors, recruiting for regular staff and cost-free expert positions, and identifying candidates for participation in IAEA Department of Safeguards technical meetings.
The ISPO Brookhaven Office is the primary point of contact with the SSTS and the U.S. contractors. The office is staffed by four professionals, an information technology specialist, an administrative assistant, and an administrative secretary. The office assists the contractors by transmitting information to and requesting information from the IAEA. In addition, the office is responsible for seeking proposals for requested tasks from prospective contractors.
The ISPO Liaison Office provides a mechanism for communication with the IAEA on USSP matters. The office is staffed by one professional, and one administrative assistant. The Liaison Officer interacts with IAEA task officers to ensure that they are receiving sufficient information regarding the status of tasks from the U.S. contractors. The Liaison Officer transmits information regarding the status of USSP tasks on a regular basis to the ISPO office at BNL and to the SSTS. The Liaison Officer also discusses preliminary ideas and formal requests for new tasks with IAEA staff.
Please visit us at www.bnl.gov/ispo for a current listing of tasks and positions as well as our site to assist U.S. citizens in Vienna at www.usvienna.com
You can also read the Vienna guidebook on: http://www.bnl.gov/ispo/Guidebook/guidebook_main.asp