History of the ball
Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria. (Photo: Scott Cresswell/Flickr)
The IAEA Staff Association Ball has become an integral part of the Vienna's traditional ball calendar. The first IAEA Staff Ball was organised in 1961 and since then has been held on a regular basis, sometimes jointly with UNIDO and UNOV. For the past 20 years it has been our very own IAEA Staff Association Ball.
Timeline
| 1961 | Ball de tetes (organized by IAEA staff) |
| 1962 | No information available |
| 1963 | No information available |
| 1964 | 15 February, Palais Auersperg |
| 1965 | 12 February, Hotel Intercontinental |
| 1966 | 24 September, Hofburg |
| 1967 | No information available |
| 1968 | 1 March, Sophiensäle |
| 1969 | 27 September, Hofburg |
| 1970 | 9 May, UNIDO Ball, Hofburg |
| 1971 | 26 September, Hofburg (CANCELLED!) |
| 1972 | 12 February, IAEA-UNIDO Ball, Hofburg |
| 1973 | UNIDO ball, Hofburg |
| 1973 | Fancy Dress Ball, Palais Auersperg |
| 1974 | 23 February, IAEA Ball, Hofburg |
| 1975 | 12 April, Joint IAEA/UNIDO Ball, Hofburg |
| 1976 | 23 March, Joint IAEA/UNIDO Ball, Hotel Intercontinental |
| 1977 | 19 February, IAEA 20th anniversary Ball, Hofburg |
| 1978 | No information available |
| 1979 | No information available |
| 1980 | 14 June, Joint IAEA/UNIDO/UN Ball, Palais Auersperg |
| 1981 | UN Day Ball, VIC |
| 1982 | UN Day Ball, VIC |
| 1982 | 18 September, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 1983 | UN Day Ball, VIC |
| 1984 | 20 October, UN Day Ball, VIC |
| 1985 | 19 October, UN Day Ball, Rathaus |
| 1986 | UN Day Ball, Rathaus |
| 1987 | 26 September, IAEA SA 30th anniversary Ball, Austria Center |
| 1988 | 22 October, UN Day ball, Rathaus |
| 1989 | 21 October, UN Day ball, Rathaus |
| 1990 | 20 October, UN Day ball, Rathaus |
| 1991 | 12 October, UN Day ball, Rathaus |
| 1992 | 22 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 1993 | 13 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 1994 | 5 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 1995 | 21 October, UN Day Ball, Rathaus |
| 1996 | 5 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 1997 | 1 February, IAEA Staff Association 40th anniversary Ball, Hofburg |
| 1998 | 7 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 1999 | 6 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2000 | 5 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2001 | 3 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2002 | 16 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2003 | 1 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2004 | 7 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2005 | 12 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2006 | 4 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2007 | 3 February, IAEA Staff Association 50th anniversary Ball, Hofburg |
| 2008 | 9 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2009 | 28 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2010 | 6 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2011 | 5 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2012 | 4 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2013 | 16 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2014 | 22 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2015 | 7 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - Argentina : Celebrating the Passion of Tango! |
| 2016 | 13 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - Celebrating Japan! |
| 2017 | 4 February, IAEA Staff Association 60th anniversary Ball, Hofburg - Celebrating IAEA Staff in Austria! |
| 2018 | 17 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - Colours of Africa! |
| 2019 | 9 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - La Vita è Bella! |
| 2020 | 1 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - Life Below Water! |
| 2021 | 6 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - CANCELLED due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | 5 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - CANCELLED due to COVID-19 |
| 2023 | 11 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - Rendez-vous under the Stars! |
| 2024 | 17 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - Masked Ball! |
| 2025 | 15 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg - Grand Cabaret Royal – A night in the Roaring 20s |
| 2026 | 7 February, IAEA Staff Association Ball, Hofburg |
| 2027 | 70th anniversary Ball |