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14 October 2020 Berlin Science Week 1—10 November 2020 Our FALLING WALLS 14 October 2020 PRESS KIT Berlin Science Week 1—10 November 2020 Our partners and their events Media Contact: Katharina Mikulak Falling Walls Foundation gGmbH Kochstr. 6-7 10969 Berlin BerlinSciWeek berlinscienceweek Tel: +49 30 609 88 39 70 BerlinSciWeek [email protected] Berlin Science Week www.falling-walls.com/2020 Berlin Science Week FALLING WALLS INHALTSVERZEICHNIS | TABLE OF CONTENT: Pressemitteilung – Berlin Science Week und Falling Walls 2020 Stimmen zur Berlin Science Week Press Release – Berlin Science Week 2020 Comments on the Berlin Science Week Facts & Figures | Falling Walls Berlin Science Week 2020 Facts & Figures | Falling Walls Remote 2020 Falling Walls Circle Tables • Aalto University • All European Academies (ALLEA) • Australia-Germany Research Network • Bayer AG • BIH Diversithon • Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung • Botschaft von Mexico/ Embajadas de México en Alemania • Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung / Auswärtiges Amt • De Gruyter • European School of Management and Technology Berlin (ESMT Berlin) • Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich) • Fraunhofer IAO | Center for Responsible Research and Innovation CeRRI • Freie Universität Berlin • Global Food Summit • Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW Berlin) • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin • Hybrid Talks • Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) • InnoSci | Forum offene Innovationskultur • Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys) • Light Art Space (LAS) • Martin-Gropius-Bau • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (MDC) • Museo del Hongo • Morressier • PERITIA - Policy, Expertise and Trust • Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik (PDI) • Pflanzenforschung.de • SFB 1078 - Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function / Freie Universität Berlin • Urania Berlin e.V. • Universität Zürich FALLING WALLS PRESSEMITTEILUNG – BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK UND FALLING WALLS 2020 Michael Müller, Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin und Senator für Wissenschaft und Forschung: „Wenn die Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Welt nicht nach Berlin kommen können, dann kommt die Berlin Science Week dieses Jahr eben zu ihnen – und zu den Berlinerinnen und Berlinern nach Hause.“ The Science Breakthroughs of the Year – Die Berlin Science Week und Falling Walls bringen Spitzenforschung direkt zu Ihnen nach Hause – Vom 1. bis 10. November 2020 – Mit über 200 Veranstaltungen und 500 Vortragenden größtes Programmangebot seit Gründung – Jeden Tag 15 Minuten „Daily Highlights“ um 13.00 Berliner Zeit (12.00 GMT) frei zugänglich über www.falling-walls.com/2020. Berlin, 14. Oktober 2020. Die Berlin Science Week erfindet sich angesichts der Corona-Krise neu: sie geht ins Netz und in die Welt. Über 200 Veranstaltungen mit 500 Vortragenden stehen im digitalen Kalender für ein globales Publikum. „Im letzten Jahr hat die Berlin Science Week 20.000 Menschen in Berlin versammelt. Das in diesem Jahr einfach so zu wiederholen ist natürlich nicht möglich und wäre verantwortungslos“, so Jürgen Mlynek, Koordinator der Berlin Science Week und Kuratoriumsvorsitzen- der der Falling Walls Foundation. „Wir haben mit unseren Partnern in aller Welt gesprochen und rund um den Globus große Zustimmung bekommen, in diesem Jahr alles anders zu machen“, so Mlynek. Erstmals finden die Veranstaltungen weltweit statt und können auch an jedem Ort weltweit wahrge- nommen werden. „Berlin setzt ganz bewusst auf Wissenschaft, Forschung und Innovation – und auf einen engen inter- nationalen Dialog”, sagt Michael Müller, Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin und Senator für Wissen- schaft und Forschung. „Die Erfahrungen der vergangenen Monate bestätigen diesen Ansatz. Sie zeigen zugleich, wie wichtig es ist, dass die Wissenschaft ihre Arbeitsweise und ihre Erkenntnisse jenseits der Fachwelt gut erklärt und deutlich macht, dass Widerstreit und Weiterentwicklung zu ihren Wesens- zügen gehören, genauso wie eine über fachliche und nationale Grenzen hinweg vernetzte Zusammen- arbeit. Die Berlin Science Week leistet dafür einen wichtigen Beitrag, wenn sie diesen November der globalen Spitzenforschung zum fünften Mal eine Bühne gibt“, so Müller. Neben einem umfassenden Programmkalender im Netz sind die "Daily Highlights" zentraler Baustein der digitalen Berlin Science Week. Jeden Tag zur Weltzeit, also um 13.00 Berliner Zeit (CET), werden in 15 Minuten die Höhepunkte des Programms vorgestellt. Das Programm setzt sich aus Beiträgen angesehener Wissenschaftseinrichtungen aus Berlin und der Welt zusammen. Neben den Berliner Uni- versitäten wirken in diesem Jahr Institutionen aus über 80 Ländern mit, von den angesehenen angel- sächsischen Universitäten wie Oxford und Harvard, bis zu hervorragenden Hochschulen in Afrika, Asien und Australien. Auch die einzelnen Programme innerhalb der Berlin Science Week haben sich auf die neue Form einge- stellt, mit zum Teil erstaunlicher Wirkung. Bei der Falling Walls Conference lässt sich das beispielhaft FALLING WALLS zeigen. In den vergangenen zwölf Jahren hatte die Konferenz am Jahrestag des Mauerfalls das Radial- system mit seinen 450 Plätzen bis auf den letzten Sitz ausverkauft, um zwanzig Forschende und ihre wissenschaftlichen Durchbrüche vorzustellen. In diesem Jahr wurden die Spitzenforschungseinrichtun- gen der Welt aufgefordert, ihre Durchbrüche digital in 5-Minuten-Videos vorzustellen. Das Ergebnis: 2020 werden mehr Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler Durchbrüche vorstellen, als die Konferenz bisher Zuschauer hatte. Aus über 900 Nominierungen aus 111 Ländern präsentieren rund 600 Finalisten ihre bahnbrechendsten Forschungsergebnisse. Alle Videos sind online frei zu- gänglich auf www.falling-walls.com/2020/finalists/. Zehn hochkarätige internationale Falling Walls Experten-Juries wählen nun jeweils zehn „Winners“ und aus diesen jeweils einen „Falling Walls Break- through of the Year“ aus, der beim Grand Finale am Tag des Mauerfalls am 9. November 13.00–15.00 Berliner Zeit (CET) vorgestellt wird. „Wir sind unseren vielen, vielen Partnern, allen voran dem Land Berlin und dem Bund, dankbar, dass sie so unkompliziert und engagiert ermöglicht haben, dass die Berlin Science Week sich dieses Jahr neu erfindet“ so Jürgen Mlynek. Zu unserer Pressekonferenz am 14. Oktober 2020, 10.30–11.30 Berliner Zeit (CET) laden wir Sie ge- meinsam mit dem Regierenden Bürgermeister von Berlin und dem Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Mole- kulare Medizin in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (MDC) herzlich ein. Diese können Sie per Livestream verfolgen und im Anschluss Fragen stellen. Weitere Informationen und Details finden Sie in unserem digitalen Press-Kit. KONTAKT Bitte wenden Sie sich für alle Fragen an: Katharina Mikulcak: [email protected] Lisa Wagner: [email protected] Falling Walls Foundation gGmbH Kochstrasse 6-7 10969 Berlin Germany falling-walls.com DISCLAIMER Die Durchführung der Berlin Science Week erfolgt mit Unterstützung der Senatskanzlei – Wissenschaft und Forschung und Berlin Partner. Die Koordination wird durch die gemeinnützige Falling Walls Foundation übernommen. Die Durchführung der Falling Walls Programme erfolgt mit Unterstützung des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung, der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e. V., der Robert Bosch Stiftung, der Senatskanzlei – Wissenschaft und Forschung und vielen weiteren Partnern der Falling Walls Foundation. https://falling-walls.com/remote2020/partners/ FALLING WALLS STIMMEN ZUR BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK „Berlin setzt ganz bewusst auf Wissenschaft, „Im letzten Jahr hat die Berlin Science Week Forschung und Innovation – und auf einen engen 20.000 Menschen in Berlin versammelt. Das internationalen Dialog. Die Erfahrungen der in diesem Jahr einfach so zu wiederholen ist vergangenen Monate bestätigen diesen Ansatz. natürlich nicht möglich und wäre verantwor- Sie zeigen zugleich, wie wichtig es ist, dass die tungslos. Wir haben mit unseren Partnern in Wissenschaft ihre Arbeitsweise und ihre Erken- aller Welt gesprochen und rund um den Globus ntnisse jenseits der Fachwelt gut erklärt und große Zustimmung bekommen, in diesem Jahr deutlich macht, dass Widerstreit und Weiterent- alles anders zu machen. Wir sind unseren vielen, wicklung zu ihren Wesenszügen gehören, genau- vielen Partnern, allen voran dem Land Berlin und so wie eine über fachliche und nationale Grenzen dem Bund, dankbar, dass sie so unkompliziert hinweg vernetzte Zusammenarbeit. und engagiert ermöglicht haben, dass die Berlin Die Berlin Science Week leistet dafür einen Science Week sich dieses Jahr neu erfindet.“ wichtigen Beitrag, wenn sie diesen November der globalen Spitzenforschung zum fünften Mal Jürgen Mlynek, Koordinator Berlin Science eine Bühne gibt.“ Week und Kuratoriumsvorsitzender der Falling Walls Foundation Michael Müller, Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin und Senator für Wissenschaft und Forschung „Katastrophen lassen sich nicht komplett verhindern. Wie wir uns jedoch auf Katastrophen vorbereiten und auf sie reagieren, kann be- „Wissenschaft lebt vom Austausch. Wir Forsche- stimmen, welchen Einfluss sie auf unser gesell- rinnen und Forscher möchten inspirieren und schaftliches Gefüge haben. Welche Strategien inspiriert werden. Das Festival bietet uns die Ge- können die Auswirkungen kommender Katast- legenheit, herausfinden, was andere, die Bevöl- rophen eindämmen und wie können wir bereits kerung oder auch die Politik, von uns erwarten. gewonnene Erkenntnisse weitergeben?
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