12 October 2015 - 13 October 2015
IIASA: Laxenburg, Austria
Finland has a long history of research collaborations with IIASA ever since Finland became a member of IIASA through its National Member Organization (NMO), the Finnish Committee for IIASA, in 1976 (see Activities with Finland section below). However, the potential for even more productive cooperation through research projects and interaction with Finnish policymakers has increased with the recent establishment of the Strategic Research Council (SRC) at the Academy of Finland to fund multidisciplinary research that is solution-focused along with the appointment of new members to the Finnish Committee for IIASA.
The objectives of the meeting at IIASA include:
MEETING AGENDA (PDF)
Participants at the meeting include:
Prof Dr Pavel Kabat, Director General and CEO, IIASA
Prof Dr Per Mickwitz, Chair, SRC; Research Director, Finnish Environment Institute
Senior Vice President Jaakko Kiander, Ilmarinen Mutual Insurance Company; Vice Chair, Finnish Committee for IIASA ; SRC
Dr Markus Amann, Director, IIASA’s Mitigation of Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases Program
Prof Dr Anne Brunila, Hanken School of Economics; Vice Chair, SRC
Dr Maggie Collins, Director, IIASA Capacity Development and Training Program
Dr Ulf Dieckmann, Director, IIASA’s Evolution and Ecology Program
Dr Tommi Ekholm, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd; Member, Finnish Committee for IIASA
Prof Dr Martin Forsius, Finnish Environment Institute; Member, Finnish Committee for IIASA
Dr Leena Ilmola, Research Scholar, IIASA’s Advanced Systems Analysis Program
Dr Laura Kitti, Science Advisor, Academy of Finland; NMO Secretary for Finland
Prof Dr Sixten Korkman, Aalto University Business School; Member, SRC
Dr Florian Kraxner, Deputy Director, IIASA’s Ecosystem Services and Management Program
Prof Dr Markku Kulmala, University of Helsinki; Member, SRC; Member, Finnish Committee for IIASA; IIASA Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Project Manager Sari Löytökorpi, Prime Minister’s Office; Member, Finnish Committee for IIASA
Prof Dr Wolfgang Lutz, Director, IIASA World Population Program
Dr Reinhard Mechler, Deputy Director, IIASA’s Risk and Vulnerability Program
Dr Anni Reissell, Research Scholar, IIASA
Prof Dr Keywan Riahi, Director, IIASA Energy Program
Dr Elena Rovenskaya, Director, IIASA’s Advanced Systems Analysis Program
Prof Dr Juho Saari, University of Eastern Finland; Member, SRC
Prof Dr Katariina Salmela-Aro, University of Jyväskylä; Member, SRC; Member, Finnish Committee for IIASA
Vice President Leena Sarvaranta, EU Affairs at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland; Member, SRC; Member, Finnish Committee for IIASA
Iain Stewart, Head of Communications, Library and Media, IIASA
Prof Dr Irma Thesleff, University of Helsinki; Member, SRC
Prof Dr Markku Tykkyläinen, University of Eastern Finland; Member, Finnish Committee for IIASA
IIASA Activities with Finland since 2008
Since 2008, IIASA has intensified its collaborations with Finland resulting in new research projects, significant interaction with Finnish policymakers, and growing scientific exchange through people. New projects have included an integrative assessment of plausible futures of the Arctic, a study of Finland’s resilience to a range of global shocks, structural change in the Finnish economy, and how to make more efficient use of Finland’s bioenergy resources. Interactions have taken place between IIASA researchers and the Prime Minister’s Office, a range of ministries from Defence to the Environment, as well as with Finnish corporations. Knowledge transfer between IIASA and Finland is also facilitated through multiple exchanges with Finnish researchers working at or visiting IIASA, and IIASA researchers visiting and attending events in Finland. The scientific output from all these activities is highly productive with 140 joint publications since 2008.
Info Sheet: IIASA Activities with Finland (PDF)
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Phone: (+43 2236) 807 0 Fax:(+43 2236) 71 313