1. Networking Knowledge – Networking People:
New Media for Collective Climate Change Action
Final workshop of the Climate Change Collaboratory project
Location Date & Time
“Festsaal” 20 September 2012 (Thursday)
Kommunalkredit Public Consulting (KPC) 10:00 – 17:00
Türkenstr. 9, 1092 Vienna
Workshop program
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome (Thomas Schauer, Club of Rome ESC)
10:15 – 11:15 Results of the Climate Change Collaboratory project (Arno Scharl, MODUL
University Vienna)
11:15 – 12:30 Communication of Science and Environment
I. Panel (short presentations + discussion)
− Moderator: Sebastian Seebauer (Wegener Center)
− Shahryar Eivazzadeh (Blekinge Institute of Technology)
− Endre Kiss (Eötvös Loránd University)
− Helga Kromp-Kolb (BOKU)
− Jan Sendzimir (IIASA)
Aims: To explore the need for improved communication of science and environment, particularly
with regard to policymakers. Panelists will describe their own positive and negative experiences, as
well as what they feel is missing and how technology could play a role.
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Role and Potential of Information Technology
II. Panel (short presentations + discussion)
− Moderator: Sabine Sedlacek (MODUL University Vienna)
− David Wortley (Serious Games Institute)
− Raoul Weiler (World Academy of Art & Science)
− Kevin Ward (NASA Earth Observatory)
− David Herring (NOAA Climate Program Office)
− Jörg Geier (Associate in Management Practice, Cambridge University Judge
Business School)
Aims: To explore existing and future technological tools and their potential for improving the
communication of science and the environment. Panelists are experts and practitioners in the use
of technology for the visualization and communication of complex issues.
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:45 Suggestions for Further Development (Moderated by Arno Scharl, MODUL
University Vienna)
16:45 – 17:00 Summary and closing (Arno Scharl, MODUL University Vienna)
Organizer: Club of Rome European Support Centre within the Climate Change Collaboratory
Contact: Matthew Aversano-Dearborn / dearborn@clubofrome.at / +43 (0)664 885 86421

2. Workshop participants
Shahryar Eivazzadeh, Blekinge Institute of Matthias Themeßl, Climate Service Centre
Technology (SE) of the Climate Change Centre Austria (AT)
Jörg Geier, Associate in Management Kevin Ward, NASA Earth Observatory (US)
Practice, Cambridge University Judge Business
School (DE) Raoul Weiler, World Academy of Art &
Science (BE)
Wolfgang Gerlich, PlannSinn (AT)
Marianne Wollenweber, Environmental
David Herring, Climate Program Office, Journalist (DE)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, NOAA (US) David Wortley, Serious Games Institute (UK)
Endre Kiss, Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
Helga Kromp-Kolb, Centre for Global Change
and Sustainability & Institute of Meteorology,
University of Natural Resources and Life Project Consortium
Sciences, Vienna (AT)
Matthew Aversano-Dearborn, Club of Rome
Lisa Maurer, Institute of Knowledge European Support Centre (AT)
Management, Graz University of Technology
(AT) Angelika Kufleitner, Wegener Center for
Climate and Global Change (AT)
Sabine McCallum, Environmental Impact
Assessment and Climate Change Unit, Petra Novackova, Club of Rome European
Environment Agency Austria (AT) Support Center (AT)
Adam Pawloff, CONTRA Project, University of Arno Scharl, MODUL University Vienna,
Vienna (AT) Department of New Media Technologies (AT)
Werner Pillmann, International Society for Thomas Schauer, Club of Rome European
Environmental Protection (AT) Support Centre (AT)
Jan Sendzimir, International Institute of Sabine Sedlacek, MODUL University Vienna
Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA (AT) (AT)
Juhan Telgmaa, Estonian Society for Nature Sebastian Seebauer, Wegener Center for
Conservation (EE) Climate and Global Change (AT)
Organizer: Club of Rome European Support Centre within the Climate Change Collaboratory
Contact: Matthew Aversano-Dearborn / dearborn@clubofrome.at / +43 (0)664 885 86421