The foundation is complete. The minutes record that 16 voting members of the founding societies are present. They approve the statutes without dissenting votes and elect Heinrich Ursprung as the first President of SATW.
Welcome address by Albert Nussbaumer, President of the day
Welcome address by Federal Councillor Hans Hürlimann
Welcome address by Heinrich Ursprung, first President of the SATW
Speech by Max Forrer on behalf of the founding members (in French)
16 members of the nine founding member companies have signed the founding act of SATW.
as an important part of the preparations, the statutes of SATW had to be drawn up. Article 1 describes, among other things, the purpose of SATW.
The preparatory work for the founding of SATW took three years, during which several meetings were held.
A dossier was compiled to mark the 25th anniversary in 2006. It contains the following documents
Prehistory and founding act of the SATW, Rolf Guggenbühl, SATW press officer from 1982 to 2001
The founding of SATW in the Swiss science policy environment, Urs Hochstrasser, former Director of the Federal Office for Education and Science and honorary member of SATW
And the press release