Workshops
In different workshops ISWI gives all participants the opportunity to learn how to shape the future themselves - be it by creating podcasts or through mindful writing. As capacity is limited, pre-registration is required.
Sports
As a substitute for the traditional sports event, there will be a sports and dance blog with live sessions and videos that can be accessed at any time, so that all participants can also get active in front of their screens.
Open Space
In the "Open Space" all interested people can participate in smaller sessions, whose topics are jointly determined and hosted by the participants themselves.
1st Open Space: May 3014:00 till 17:00
2nd Open Space: 02.May, 15:30 to 18:30
https://2021.iswi.org/timetable/event/open-space/ (no registration necessary)
Movie Time
A surprise documentary film will be shown that dives deep into the topic of waste reduction.
World Food Festival Blog
If you love to cook and want to learn about foods from different cultures, this is the place to be. New recipe ideas from around the world will be shared. https://2021.iswi.org/wff_blog
Keynote lectures
29th May, 18:00: The Energy Consumption of Modern Technology - Prof. Dr. Martin Ziegler, Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Sattler, TU Ilmenau
The age of digitalization brings forth great technological innovations, but at the same time has an enormous impact on the resources available worldwide. Especially modern technologies consume a lot of energy. In the ISWI keynote lecture Prof. Sattler explains the energy consumption of modern developments such as artificial intelligence and Bitcoin as examples. Prof. Ziegler will then present the research group "Memristive Materials for Neuromorphic Electronics" (MemWerk), in which a total of seven groups at TU Ilmenau are working on the development of new, energy-efficient materials for biologically inspired electronics that offer a completely new hardware basis for modern information technologies.
30th May, 10:00: Causes And Effects Of Climate Change - Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif, Dr. Kees van der Geest
Climate change is currently one of the most important social issues. Alarming images of melting ice in the Antarctic, floods and other consequences of climate change reach us every day. But the issue of climate change is complex. What exactly does it mean? And what are the causes? Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif and Dr. Kees van der Geest shed light on climate change and its consequences from a scientific perspective.
31st May, 14:30: Preventing the next pandemic - Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission - Dr. Kristina Roesel
Healthy ecosystems and rich biodiversity are essential for life on our planet. But even small changes in average temperatures can have significant impacts on ecosystems. For example, climate change also affects the habitats of several species, which then either have to adapt or migrate to areas with more favourable conditions. This loss of biodiversity also leads, among other things, to more zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19. Dr. Kristina Roesel is an animal and human health scientist and will give an overview of how biodiversity is linked to zoonotic diseases in her talk.
1st June, 12:00: Climate Communication - Prof. Franzisca Weder
How can communication help to make our lives more sustainable? And what role do celebrities play in climate communication? Dr Franzisca Weder is a lecturer at the University of Queensland. She researches and teaches in the areas of organisational communication and public relations, with a particular focus on sustainability communication and corporate social responsibility. In her talk, she describes the gap between scientific climate research and public understanding of climate change, and presents opportunities for climate change communication to bridge this gap.
1st June, 18:30: The Sand Crisis - Kiran Pereira
Sand is the second most used natural resource in the world and an essential foundation of industrial society. But almost no one is aware of the fact that this resource is becoming increasingly scarce. Environmental changes such as rainfall, changes in sea level, sea water temperature, and other ocean dynamics are eroding beaches, and the scarcity of sand has in turn led to illegal trade and overuse of sand, resulting in the destruction of the environment.
1st June, 16:30: We fixed the ozone hole, we can fix our climate! - David Doniger
David Doniger has been at the forefront of the fight against air pollution and global climate change since 1978. He helped formulate the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to stop the depletion of the Earth's ozone layer, and several major amendments to the Clean Air Act. David Doniger's presentation will include his current efforts to ban super greenhouse gases such as HFCs.
3rd June, 18:00: Healing deforestation - Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
The clearing of large forests to make way for land for agriculture and infrastructure, and to enable mining or drilling, is a massive problem that we face globally, as well as droughts and forest fires as a result of climate change. The good news is: we can stop this trend, heal the earth, and replant our forests. Brazil's Instituto Terra, the brainchild of Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado and Sebastião Salgado, is doing this every day, replanting cleared areas over and over again. Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Vice President of Instituto Terra, will share his experiences in his talk and explain what each individual can do to fight deforestation and heal our forests.
Panel discussions
30th May, 19:00: Global Politics & Activism
Global warming is also affecting politics. As climate change became more serious and obvious, more and more people decided to take comprehensive action against it. Various forms of political engagement aimed at bringing about change and making our future more sustainable will be presented and discussed.
31st May, 19:00: Sustainable Energy
Fossil fuels are currently still the main source of energy worldwide and at the same time responsible for increasing CO2 emissions and large amounts of local air pollution. Renewable energy plays a key role in decarbonizing our energy systems, but not all renewable energy is sustainable.
This panel discussion looks at the transition to sustainable energy and takes a look at issues such as energy transport, storage and social impacts.
4th June, 17:00: The future of urban mobility
With the globalization of economies and the new communication infrastructure that allows international networking and travel at low cost, human mobility has changed, but so has the environment. Transport plays a key role in achieving CO2 reduction targets. How can we make mobility more sustainable? And can we also improve our standard of living in the process? These and other questions will be discussed in the panel discussion.
Contact:
Nicolas Wolz
ISWI e.V.
+49 3677 69-1946
info@iswi.org
