Public Events
Global Sustainability Summer School 2012
This year's Summer School aims at combining the natural scientific perspective with the economics view and focuses on risks and risks mitigation. The Summer School is organized jointly by the PIK and the IASS, in partnership with the Santa Fé University, and supported by the Robert-Bosch-Foundation.
Award Ceremony for Honorary Doctorate
PIK-Director Hans Joachim Schellnhuber will be awarded with a Honorary Doctorate by the Technical University Berlin.
Why palm trees don't grow at the North Pole
PIK-scientist Stefan Rahmstorf gives a talk about clouds, wind, and weather at the OLB Forum "Science and Future". This talk, especially targeted at young students, explains why there are no palm trees at the North Pole, how a hurricane forms, and if humans can change the climate.
Symposium: Intelligent Energy System Transformation
PIK-scientist Stefan Rahmstorf is the keynote speaker at the symposium "Energiewende mit Intelligenz" hosted by the HTW Berlin with contribution of the Berlin Energy Agency.
Long Night of Science 2012
The Potsdam Institute takes part in this year's Long Night of Science. Various young and older scientists will answer questions about climate change and introduce especially younger visitors to climate research with especially designed lectures and participative experiments and simulations.
EARTHtalks 2012
PIK-scientist Stefan Rahmstorf gives a talk on current developments in climate change research at the 5th ERDgespräche, organized by the NEONGREEN network. The lecture series is Austria's biggest for subjects related to sustainability.
Conference "Renewable Energy Finance"
PIK-director Hans Joachim Schellnhuber gives a talk at the "Renewable Energy Finance" conference of the Frankfurt School Publisher and the Frankfurt School UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance.
Global climate change - and what we all can do about it
PIK-scientist Fritz Reusswig gives a talk on possible individual actions to fight climate change. The talk is part of the new lecture series "Biosphäre macht Wissen - Die Vortragsreihe am Freitag" hosted by Biosphäre Potsdam with contributions of PIK.
The overheating planet - how will the climate change over the next 100 years?
PIK-scientist Stefan Rahmstorf gives a talk for the new series "Süddeutsche Zeitung Auditorium" about the climate development over the next 100 years.
The Future of European Climate Policy
PIK-scientist Jan Steckel gives a keynote speech on the scientific and economic aspects of climate change at the thematic day 'The Future of European Climate Policy'. The department of energy industries and oikos Cologne invite to this event.
Climate Change: Risks and Consequences
PIK-Director Hans Joachim Schellnhuber gives one of the jubilee lecture of the Salzburg University about newest developments in the field of climate change studies.
Enercity Dialogue
PIK-Director Hans Joachim Schellnhuber talks with the Director of the Energy Industry Institute of the University of Cologne about the energy turnaround at the Hanover Industry Fair
Climate Change and the Biosphere
PIK-scientist Fanny Langerwisch gives a talk on climate change and the biosphere, taking part in the lecture series "Biosphäre macht Wissen - Die Vortragsreihe am Freitag" hosted by Biosphäre Potsdam with contributions of PIK.
7th SevereWeatherCongress
PIK-Director Hans Joachim Schellnhuber gives a talk about international climate politics - between dream and reality. PIK-Scientist Thomas Grothmann also talks about action-motivating communication of climate change. The Extreme Weather Congress is Europe's biggest yearly event dealing with extreme weather and climate change.
Energy Scenarios for France and Germany – How to Link Questions of Social Acceptance with Scenario Creation Processes?
The PIK-scientists Brigitte Knopf and Eva Schmid give a talk on German energy policies in regard to renewable energies and public participation. The talk is part of the final conference of the LowCarbonSocietiesNetwork.
JEF-DGAP: International Symposium
PIK-Scientist Daniel Klingenfeld takes part in a panel discussion about how Japan and Germany can cooperate to build up a common framework to address the issue of global climate change. The JEF-DGAP International Symposium deals with possibilities for Japan and Germany to cooperate in major world issues.
Greening the Film Industry
PIK-scientist Fritz Reusswig will be taking part in a panel discussion on sustainable film making, held during this year's Berlinale Talent Campus.
1st European Conference of Sustainable Urban Streetfestivals
PIK-Scientist Fritz Reusswig gives a lecture about visitor behaviour and communication and moderates a solution-developing-workshop. The Conference will deal among others with issues of waste management, energy efficency, carbon footprint of street festivals.
Climate Change in Potsdam
PIK-scientist Fritz Reusswig gives the keynote for the discussion "Climate Change in Potsdam: think globally - act locally" and will shed light on local activities to fight global climate change.
Climate crisis and how we deal with it
Stefan Rahmstorf gives a lecture on current earth climate studies and how the society deals with those findings. It is part of the lecture series "The Future of Life - society's dealing with biodiversity and climate change".
PROGRESS Science Slam
Several young PIK-Researchers are presenting their research topics in a poetry slam-like competition at the Science Slam hosted by PROGRESS.
Berlin Water Dialogues 2012
The second Berlin Water Dialogues, as part of the International Green Week Berlin and its political opening, the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, offer a one-day interactive conference format to approach the reciprocal links of water resources and food security from different angles. PIK-Scientist Holger Hoff takes part, with several other experts, in a panel discussion on water challenges in the food supply chain.
Sustainable World Agriculture: How to Measure Progress
The annual meeting of the Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture presents Hans Joachim Schellnhuber as keynote speaker. He will give his speech on the social contract for the great transformation ahead.
Scientific Policy Advice: When the Deaf Talk to the Deaf
We continue our Science & Pretzels series for PhD students in January with a lecture by Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director of PIK
Regional Climate Café
Stop four of the Tour de Brandenburg "Quo vadis climate change", organised by the Climate Platform, is Cottbus. Questions of challenges and opportunities for the Lausitz-Spreewald region will be raised in an interactiv surrounding that leaves plenty of space for individual discussions.
"Latin America on the move"
The Federal Foregin Office hosts together with the Ibero-American Institute and the House of World Cultures a conference on Latin America and the Caribbean. Daniel Klingenfeld will moderate a plenary session about "climate and environment: a common challenge".
Bonn2011 Nexus Conference
The German Federal Government is organizing the international “Bonn2011 Conference: The Water Energy and Food Security Nexus – Solutions for the Green Economy” to be held from 16 to 18 November. A public pre-event will take place on November 15th.
Workshop on Statistical Physics & Complex Networks in Socio-Economic Systems
Twenty leading researchers from the interdisciplinary field of socio-economic systems modeling will discuss potential directions and perspectives of further research, and to stimulate new work and the transfer of methods from the natural to the social sciences.
Mind and Matter. Or: How on Earth did we paint ourselves into this planetary corner (or did we)?
Lecture by Prof. Wolfgang Lucht in the Science & Pretzels seminar series for PhD students.
Climate Lecture
Climate Lecture 2011 will be given by Achim Steiner UNEP Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Science Career Day
A career information day for PhD students in the end phase of their doctorates and post-docs. Oganised by the Potsdam Research Network-pearls, GeoX, Klimaplattform and the Potsdam Graduate School (PoGs).
PoGs 4th interdisciplinary PhD symposium
The Potsdam Graduate School invites all PhD students from Potsdam University and the non-university research institutes to take part in their symposium.
World Health Summit 2011
Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber gives a speech about climate change and its impact on global health.
Potsdam Twin Towns Climate Conference
The conference with the title "Protecting the Climate - Acting in Partnership" addresses future challenges of adaption and mitigation as well as the benefit of cooperative initiatives. Peter Werner will speak at the conference.
Biodiversity - more than counting daisies?
With this question Kirsten Thonicke continues the new Science & Pretzels seminar series for PhD students.
"New Thinking about Global Challenges"
The 1st annual conference of the European research network 'Global Systems Dynamics and Policy' adresses the urgent need for new thinking about global systems to help decision makers and the wider public to cope with current challenges.
Official opening of the "Small Refractor" on Telegraphenberg
The building that used to host a photographic refractor has been restored in its original shape and now hosts its first project, "Artists- in-residence", organized by the Potsdam Institute in cooperation with DAAD and "Über Lebenskunst".
Lecture by PIK's Artist in Residence - STEVEN PIPPIN
Mr Pippin is a British photographer and sculptor, who has been working on his art in PIK's Photographic Refractor (A32) since the beginning of August 2011. The Artist in Residence programme was established in cooperation between DAAD, Über Lebenskunst / Kulturstiftung des Bundes / Haus der Kulturen der Welt and PIK.
Public Symposium: Protect the Oceans
The symposium informs the public to protect the oceans to lower future risks. Several PIK-researchers address the topics of rising sea levels, melting pole caps, and the consequences of evaporation.
How low can you go? Bill Hare opens "Science & Pretzels" series
With the question: How low can you go? - The science, policy and politics of holding global warming below 2°C, Bill Hare (physicist and environmental scientist) opens the new seminar series "Science & Pretzels". This is the inaugural event in PIK's new interdisciplinary education series for PhD students.
ALTER-Net Summer School
7-16.09.2011 The ALTER-Net Summer School "Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: An Interdisciplinary Perspective" takes place from 7 - 16 September 2011 in Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France
Conference: "Historical Climatology: Past and Future"
Remembering the past forecasting the future: Ricarda Winkelmann gives a speech about the future of Climate Research in the Natural Sciences
8. Intelligent City Salon
Pathways to Elektropolis - Challenges for the sustainable city of the future
Chinese German Summer School 2011 - Integrated modelling and assessment of water resources management
This summer school will enable young researchers (participants from Germany and China) to learn, apply, and reflect multiple methodologies from modelling to decision support in a longer time frame and hence make their professional achievements become much more valuable for the scientific and political community in Germany and China.
20 June 2011: 11th Annual Conference of the Council for Sustainable Development
The Council for Sustainable Development invites experts from the sciences, the private sector and politics to its 11th Annual Conference on June 20th.
GreencyclesII Summer School
15-24.5.2011 The GREENCYCLESII Summer School "Feedbacks in the Earth System: the state-of-the-art" takes place from 15 - 24 May 2011 in Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France
Rio+20: Our last chance?!
PIK-scientist Fritz Reusswig discusses with other experts possible outcomes of the Rio-Conference. This discussion is part of the event series Dialog an Deck.
