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IIASA and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) are co-hosting the public lecture "Waldbrände: Erforschen und Vorbeugen" (Forest fires: research and prevention) on the expected increase in dry periods and heat waves due to climate change. Please note that the lecture will be in German.

Around 30 students accompanied by their teachers from the Goethe High School in Vienna visited IIASA on Wednesday, 23 October.

The IIASA Climate Champions initiative will begin with its first workshop on 2 October covering the topic of climate change, climate resilience, and climate justice. Almost 30 students from Vienna and Lower Austria will participate.

We are excited to announce that on Saturday, 5 October, IIASA will open its doors to the Laxenburg community as part of the Laxenburg Open Door Day with various other local institutions and associations. From 15:00-19:00, we will offer our neighbors the unique opportunity to explore Schloss Laxenburg, a place rich in history and significance. Please note that as the tours will cater to local residents, they will be conducted in German.  

The EU Horizon Project HYway (Climate Impacts of a hydrogen economy: The pathway to knowledge) officially kicks-off!  The project is investigating the effects of hydrogen emissions on the climate and the environment.   

You are warmly invited to the premiere of the first full-length, interactive stage work addressing the state and future of the planet. On Monday, 14 October, the future generation (born in 2050 and 25 years old) will visit Vienna as part of a mission to understand what people knew, did, feared, hoped, and dreamed of around 2025. 

IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director, Keywan Riahi, will be one of the speakers and a participant in a panel discussion at the grand opening of the summer universities Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems and Green.Building.Solutions in Vienna on Monday, 15 July 2024. The event will also be live-streamed.

We are excited to invite you to the upcoming Vernissage event, an esteemed gathering that brings together local and international artists to exhibit their artworks in the Laxenburg Castle, fostering a rich cultural exchange within our community. This year's event titled, Fusion of Forms, promises to be a captivating exploration of the integration of science and art.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will deliver a keynote at the upcoming New European Bauhaus Jour Fixe Austria titled, Saving the world in style: The value proposition of the New European Bauhaus.

Dmitry Erokhin, a researcher in the Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research Group of the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program will participate in a panel discussion titled, New ways of understanding and supporting (pre-)parliamentary decision-making processes, and give a talk on the application of machine learning to support policy decision making on the Day of Parliamentary Research 2024.

What is the role of research in environmental negotiations? IIASA Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Research Group Leader, Piero Visconti will be participating in a round table discussion at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, looking at how research can strengthen the role of environmental knowledge in international cooperation for a just and sustainable future. 

Eco-theater strives to create science-based work in the context of our new climate reality toward a collective goal of environmental justice. The piece "End to Begin", shaped with insights from IIASA, provides a place to bid farewell to the old and welcome the future's significance. The pre-premiere took place as part of the Beyond Growth Conference in Vienna.

From the latest climate science to recent demographic trends: experience the Long Night of Research on 24 May 2024, a scientific event that bridges the gap between academia and the public, and gain insights from IIASA researchers.

IIASA and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) are co-hosting the public lecture "Sternenlos durch die Nacht" (Starless through the night) on the impacts of light pollution on the nocturnal biosphere. Please note that the lecture will be in German.

Around 30 students accompanied by their teachers from the Japanese International School in Vienna will visit IIASA on 19 January 2024 to learn about IIASA, its history, and get an overview on systems thinking.  

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.