Invitation to the final conference of the EU research project 'Climate for Culture': Public presentation of the results
When:
Wednesday and Thursday, 9 - 10 July 2014
Where:
Max-Joseph-Saal and Kaisersaal, Munich Residenz (Residenzstr. 1, 80333 Munich, Germany)
The project:
The EU project 'Climate for Culture' will come to an end this year after five years of successful research cooperation. We would therefore like to invite you to the presentation of the final results of our research work at Munich's beautiful Munich Residenz, the former royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs. The venue was kindly offered by the partner "Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen" ().
A multidisciplinary team of 27 partners from 14 countries has investigated the impact of climate change on historic buildings and their collections in Europe and the Mediterranean region. The main innovation has been to couple for the first time high resolution climate modeling with whole building simulation tools in order to predict better the influence of the changing outdoor climate on the indoor and microclimate in historic buildings until 2100 and to assess the damage potential in various climate zones ().
Programme:
During the two days of the conference, the partners will present the tools and methodologies developed within the project. These are intended to support decision makers and heritage owners in managing historic buildings in a sustainable way. The event will open with a keynote lecture by the internationally renowned climatologist, Prof. Dr. Guy Brasseur, Director of the German Climate Service Center in Hamburg, Germany.
The conference ends with a festive evening reception on 10 July from 18.00 to 22.30 (Kaisersaal, Munich Residenz). Invited speakers are:
· Johannes Hintersberger (State Secretary, Bavarian Ministry of Finance, Germany)
· Herzog Franz von Bayern (tbc, Head of the House of Wittelsbach, Germany)
· Bernd Schreiber (President, Bavarian Administration of State Palaces, Gardens and Lakes, Germany)
· Dr. Angelika Niebler (Member of the European Parliament)
· Prof. Dr. Alfred Gossner (Executive Vice President for Finance, Controlling and Information Systems, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany)
· Dr. Kurt Vandenberghe (Director, European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation)
The scientific lecture will be given by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Behringer (University of Saarbrücken, Germany) on ' The Cultural History of Climate'.
The ceremony will be followed by a reception and buffet accompanied by the Munich String Quartet with Minuets as well as Music of the 1920s.
Registration:
It is an open conference, but with limited seating, so that registration is required. Please confirm your participation by Friday 27, June 2014 using the link:
or via the 'Climate for Culture' website .
For further information please see invitation and programme attached.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Dr. Johanna Leissner
Project Coordinator, Fraunhofer Brussels, Belgium
Phone: +
Constanze Fuhrmann, M.A., M.Sc.
Scientific Officer, Fraunhofer IGD, Germany
Phone:
We look forward to seeing you in Munich!
The 'Climate for Culture' team