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The IIASA Tools for Raising and UnderStanding Trust in systems science through citizen engagement (TRUST) Strategic Initiative is organizing a 1.5 days' workshop at IIASA. The workshop will take place on 30 November and 1 December 2023 and is part of the activities of the Strategic Initiatives Program.  

Sub-regional workshop for experts from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) countries to improve their understanding of the GAINS model.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), an IIASA National Member Organization, in collaboration with the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) regularly hosts Joint Academy Days to engage in discussions on matters of scientific and science to policy issues. The next event as part of the series will focus on sustainable energy solutions. IIASA Program Director and Principal Research Scholar Keywan Riahi will participate in a panel discussion.

Wolfgang Lutz, who will assume his tenure as IIASA Acting Director General on 1 November, will participate in the Working Group Meeting of the Federation of Austrian Industries, focusing on the competitiveness of the Lower Austrian industry sector.

IIASA Acting Director General, Wolfgang Lutz, will receive the Science Prize of the Austrian Research Association for his outstanding scientific achievements and the scientific-political relevance and high topicality of his research. The event will take place in German.

The ceremony looks back on the founding of the institute, highlighting its role as a bridge between the East and West, as well as the importance of Austria as a founding member and host country. The event will take place in German.

Under the title, What we want, a double bill of eco-theater* explores the potentially existential threat to human existence through the metaphors of breathing and eating while seeking a way forward. Both works, Breath and Piece of Cake, strive to counter-narratives of futility by centering stories of resilience, innovation, and interconnection. The performance will include and encourage discussions with the audience throughout the evening.

IIASA will be hosting Dr. Jan Minx who will be here and giving a hybrid presentation.   

IIASA ECE is excited to host the next in-person openmod workshop. The Open Energy Modelling (openmod) Initiative promotes open energy modelling across the world. Energy models are widely used for policy advice and research. They serve to help answer questions on energy policy, decarbonization, and transitions toward renewable energy sources.

This hybrid symposium of the Austrian Academy of Sciences presents some of the key topics and challenges discussed within the framework of the academy's energy transition working group.

Registrations are open for the newly established International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum, which will take place for the first time on 2 and 3 November 2023 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

IIASA Interim Deputy General for Science, Wolfgang Lutz is invited to be the keynote speaker at the upcoming event co-hosted by Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy and Vienna School of Internal Studies to speak about the geopolitical consequences on global demographic development.    

The WIC Colloquium series is organized by the Vienna Institute of Demography as part of its involvement in the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital. This installment of the series will focus on the socio-demographic characteristics and return intentions of Ukrainian refugees in Vienna.

IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science Wolfgang Lutz is invited for an hour talk organized by the ORF-Radiokulturhaus and Ö1 to exchange ideas about the future.

IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director Keywan Riahi will participate in a panel discussion about weather extremes at a Science Talk jointly organized by the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the newspaper Kurier.    

IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director Keywan Riahi will participate in a panel on digitalization and climate change at this year’s Austrian World Summit. The conference, part of the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative, brings together leaders from science, government, business, and civil society to provide a platform for exchange on climate action. 

The Need for International Scientific Cooperation and Multilateralism

Sustaining Biodiversity: A Challenge for Science and Policy

This two-day event in cooperation with the Austrian Academy of Sciences will begin with an evening event on 16 November 2022 that demonstrates how systems analysis can contribute to solving many of today’s global challenges as well as explore the future of this transdisciplinary field. The second day will feature a major international conference on systems analysis.

Thomas Schinko represents IIASA in panel discussion on the effects of the climate and the COVID crisis.