ACT
to Connect! Global challenges for liberated change through art and science.
ACT connects science, art and society to
tackle global challenges together. The association promotes transformative and transdisciplinary research, education for sustainable
development and dialogue with social actors. The aim is to make effective contributions to the implementation of the UN Sustainable
Development Goals in Austria and to establish ACT as a central point of contact.
Mission
& Goal
We bring art, science, practice and society together to tackle global challenges jointly. Scientific
results, artistic contributions and processes will be presented. The goal is joint ACT actions in which everyone can actively
participate and take responsibility.
Registration for the Symposium until 27 February (9:00 a.m.): Eventbrite
- ACT to Connect Tickets
Programme
ACT 0 — Positions on liberated change
- share (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Open format — everything can be brought along, shown and tried out: scientific papers,
prototypes, materials, data, sketches, artworks, texts, code, construction plans, etc.
Interactive: move, touch, annotate.
ACT
1 — Welcome — introduce (from 10:00 a.m.)
Welcome by the rectors of BOKU University, University of Applied Arts Vienna
and University for Continuing Education Krems.
ACT 2 — Keynote & Reactions - understand (from 10:30)
Keynote
(online): Angela Liberatore (Science Diplomacy fellow at the European University Institute and former Head of the Scientific
Department at the European Research Council)
Reactions:
Diplomacy and the In-Between — Christina Hainzl (University
for Continuing Education Krems)
Transformation & Global Engagement — N.N. + Franz Fehr (BOKU University)
Arts & Attention — Alexander Damianisch (University of Applied Arts Vienna) + N.N.
ACT 3 — Networking
Lunch & open reflection - relate (from 12:00)
ACT 4 — Interactions & Workshops - change (from 13:00)
‘democratic’ Moderator: Christina Hainzl (UWK)
Together, we want to address the topic of academic and cultural
freedom of expression.
‘engaged’ Moderation: Franz Fehr + Claudia Michl (BOKU University)
Together, we want
to actively shape transdisciplinary dialogue and translate it into concrete activities.
‘effective’ Moderation:
Alexander Damianisch + NN (University of Applied Arts Vienna)
Together, we want to reflect on artistic and scientifically
engaged activist practices and question their effectiveness.
ACT 5 — Action & Conclusion - activate (from
14:30)
Moderator: Alexander Damianisch (University of Applied Arts Vienna)
ACT Founding members: BOKU
University, University of Applied Arts Vienna, University for Continuing Education Krems
