House of the Cantons

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The House of the Cantons at Speichergasse 6 in Bern
The Federal Telegraph and Patent Office used to be in the same building

In the House of the Cantons at 6 Speichergasse in Bern, the secretariats of various intercantonal government and directors' conferences as well as institutions from their environment work.

The merging of these already existing facilities is intended to create synergies and strengthen intercantonal cooperation. It is easier for the cantons to bring common concerns to the federal government. Representatives of the cantons meet here for working meetings and conferences and maintain contact with the Confederation. The House of the Cantons has existed since August 18, 2008.

So far, the following organizations and conferences can be found in the House of Cantons:

Intergovernmental Conference

  • Conference of the Cantonal Governments (KdK)

Directors Conferences

  • Swiss Conference of Cantonal Directors of Education (EDK)
    • EDK Information and Documentation Center (IDES)
  • Conference of Cantonal Finance Directors (FDK)
  • Swiss Conference of Cantonal Health Directors (GDK)
  • Conference of the Cantonal Justice and Police Directors (KKJPD)
  • Conference of Cantonal Social Directors (SODK)
  • Conference of Cantonal Forest Directors (FoDK)
  • Construction, Planning and Environment Directors Conference (BPUK)
  • Conference of the Cantonal Directors of Public Transport (KöV)
  • Conference of Cantonal Economics Directors (VDK)
  • Conference of Cantonal Energy Directors (EnDK)

Institutions associated with these conferences

  • Inter Association for Rescue Services (IVR)
  • Conference of Cantonal Police Commanders in Switzerland (KKPKS)
  • Swiss Service Center for Vocational Training, Vocational, Study and Career Advice (SDBB)
  • Swiss IT Conference (SIK)
  • Swiss crime prevention (SKP)
  • Swiss Center for Curative Education (SZH)
  • Swiss Central Office for the Continuing Education of Middle School Teachers (WBZ CPS)
  • Conference of Canton Engineers (KIK)
  • Conference of the Cantonal Delegates for Public Transport (KKDöV)

The Federal Patent Office (until 1907) and the general management of the PTT were located at the site. From 1902 to 1907 this was the place of work for Albert Einstein , who was employed in the patent office as a "3rd class expert". During this time, the physicist and later Nobel Prize winner worked out his groundbreaking theory of relativity , which he published in 1905.

See also

Web links

Commons : House of the Cantons  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Home. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .
  2. ↑ BPUK. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .
  3. ↑ KÖV. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .

Coordinates: 46 ° 57 '2.1 "  N , 7 ° 26' 32.9"  E ; CH1903:  600293  /  199943