Procedure for arranging professors’ inaugural lectures

DTU intends to arrange equal celebrations for the new professors’ inaugural lectures. The inaugural lectures will take place in building 101A, Anker Engelundsvej, 2800 Kgs Lyngby.

Below you will find a checklist for the arrangement:

• Check the DTU calendar for other inaugural lectures in the week before and after the planned date. A minimum of one week between two inaugural lectures is preferable. The lecture should preferably be arranged for a Friday at 3 pm. If double lecture from 2-4 pm. Enter the arrangement in the DTU calendar.
  
  
• Book meeting room 1 in building 101A (preferable) or other suitable meeting room on Lyngby Campus. Use Outlook for booking.

• Send email with date and info to Jane Engels - jeng@dtu.dk - who will coordinate participation from the Executive Board at the inaugural lecture. Please remember the institute ultimately sends out invitations.

• The announcement and official invitation will be made by the institute and shared on DTU Inside or in other media. The institute decides where to announce.

• Order food and drinks (buffet) in the canteen. https://kantine.cas.dtu.dk/?op=cater.CaterMenu

• Order flowers for the buffet, the podium in meeting room 1 and for the new professor. The flowers can be ordered at Flamingo Blomster (phone 45875658), where DTU has a special agreement.

• Contact CAS Servicecenter på CAS-Service@adm.dtu.dk. about 2 weeks before the lecture for having tables placed in the foyer of meeting room 1 for the buffet.

• Arrange for extra AV-equipment if needed with AV-Support send email to  aitservicedesk@adm.dtu.dk and arrange to meet about one hour before the lecture to get an introduction to the equipment.

• The institute decides in which language the lecture will be made. The language is normally English, but in case the institute wants to reach a broader audience the lecture is made in Danish.

• The duration of the lecture is typically 45-60 minutes including questions. The institute will decide the form and content.

Download step by step guide (in Danish)

Questions regarding the inaugural lectures can be addressed to jeng@dtu.dk, APR.