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Thomas E. Bowman, founder of the Climate Solutions Project and keynote speaker at a public symposium held at MODUL University Vienna in June 2010 (see the project page of the Climate Change Collaboratory), has co-authored a call to action published in today's edition of "Science".

The Climate Change Collaboratory (Triple-C) is a two-year research project funded within the Austrian Climate Research Program (ACRP). The introductory expert workshop and public symposium entitled “Climate Change Communication and Collaboration: Translating Awareness into Collective Action” took place on June 16th, 2010 at MODUL University Vienna. Photos of the event as well as the slides of the keynote speakers (see short biographies below) are now available for download:

• David D. Herring, Communications Program Director, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Climate Program Office
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• Prof. Dr. Helga Kromp-Kolb, Head of the Institute of Meteorology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences
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• Prof. DDr. Arno Scharl, Vice President and Head of Department, MODUL University Vienna, Department of New Media Technology
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• Dr. David Stainforth, Senior Research Fellow, London School of Economics, Grantham Research Institute
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• Moderator: Thomas E. Bowman, MA, President of the Bowman Design Group and Founder of the Climate Solutions Project
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Vienna, 06 May 2010 – As of now Fujitsu and MODUL University Vienna will be working alongside each other towards sustainability and effective environmental protection. The goal of this collaboration is to combine management and IT knowledge with research insights to incorporate Green IT into state-of-the-art university education. This information will not only be conveyed in the MBA in New Media Technology and Management program that is currently offered, but also in a forthcoming environmental Master of Science" (MSc) program already under accreditation.

From December 7 to 15, the world's attention will be focused on the United Nation's Climate Change Conference (COP15) to be held in Copenhagen, Denkmark. The global importance of the event has sparked the interest of news media, blog authors, environmental organizations and the corporate sector alike.

Ranked among the Top 3 applications in the category of "Energy, Climate and Environment / Corporate Social Responsibility", the Department of New Media Technology's Media Watch on Climate Change has been nominated for the Austria National Prize for Multimedia and e-Business 2009. It is an annual award established in 1997, sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor, which intends to honor outstanding multimedia projects.

Links

• Media Watch on Climate Change
• IDIOM Project (Information Diffusion Across Interactive Online Media)
• Austrian National Prize for Multimedia and e-Business

The World Environment Day 2009 is an ideal opportunity to emphasize the importance of new forms of communication and collaboration for addressing global environmental problems. Acquiring, managing and applying knowledge are crucial steps in coordinating environmental action and ensuring that change is conceived and implemented on both regional and society-wide scales.

Publicly accessible Web applications such as the Media Watch on Climate Change, released by MODUL University Vienna's Department of New Media Technology in a significantly extended version earlier today, are an important tool to increase transparency, create shared meaning and support sustainable processes.

Sabine Fleischmann
Date: Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 1pm
Venue: MODUL University Vienna, Auditorium Maximum
Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna (www.modul.ac.at/map)

In today’s interconnected world, ecology and economy are linked like never before. Volatile oil prices, energy supply insecurities and concerns about climate change are focusing attention on energy efficiency.

Celebrating the accreditation of the MBA Program in New Media Technology & Management (www.modul.ac.at/nmt/mba), the Embassy of the United States of America and MODUL University Vienna cordially invite you to a presentation by Steve Clemons, Senior Fellow and Director, American Strategy Program Publisher of “The Washington Note”

Date: Tuesday, September 30th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Location: MODUL University Vienna
Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna, Auditorium Maximum
www.modul.ac.at/map

As one of the Top 3 applications in the category of "Online Communities, Web 2.0 & Social Networks", the Department of New Media Technology's US Election 2008 Web Monitor has been nominated for the Austria National Prize for Multimedia and e-Business. It is an annual award established in 1997, sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor, which intends to honor outstanding multimedia projects.