Upcoming Conferences
Annual IFZO Conference 2024 (9-10 October 2024)
Fragmented Transformations in the Baltic Sea Region: The Role of Innovations and Pioneers of Change
In our annual conference in 2024, we will address diverse aspects of fragmented transformation processes in the Baltic Sea Region with a special focus on the role of innovations and pioneers of change: Innovations refer to the implementation of new ideas or technologies that imply transformation and change, which may aim to improve the societal welfare and wellbeing. Many initiatives undertaken by individuals have proven to be innovative in dealing with socio-economic and environmental problems, while contributing to regional development in the Baltic Sea Region. Pioneers of change develop new ideas in niches to solve societal challenges which have the potential for new configurations in economy, society and culture. However, the dynamics and geographies of innovations are quite uneven in the Baltic Sea Region. Policy initiatives are able to foster transformations by allowing room for creativity and by financially or otherwise supporting new ideas.
Past Conferences and Workshops
Annual IFZO Conference 2023
Predictable Futures? On the Impact of Fear and Insecurity in the Baltic Sea Region
This conference featured contributions which critically examined the potential of predictability and addressed questions of fear, uncertainty, and in-security as they broadly related to various diverse issues (such as military confrontations, sustainable development and maintenance of cultural heritage) concerning the Baltic Sea Region.
ThinkRural! in the Baltic Sea Region
The conference ThinkRural! in the Baltic Sea Region was held in Greifswald from 23 to 25 March 2023. The contributions featured a wide range of topics addressing cultural, economic and security issues areas as well as questions concerning sustainability, health and religion. The focus was on the rural areas of the Baltic Sea region.
Annual IFZO Conference 2022
Baltic Sea in Exchange. Transformations between Conflict and Cooperation
The contributions at the IFZO Annual Conference 2022 addressed a wide variety of issues, among them the transformation of cultural, political, technological and ecological landscapes in the Baltic Sea region.
Online Workshop – Activating People for Energy Transition in the Baltic Sea Region
In June 2020, the IFZO energy cluster organised a workshop for its underway book project. Due to the pandemic situation, the workshop was held online. The workshop started with the opening speech of Prof Michael Rodi, the speaker of the cluster of energy, giving an overview of IFZO research activities and vision. After that, Dr Farid Karimi presented the schedule of the day and provided practical information regarding the workshop and the book project. The workshop had five sessions running in two parts—one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Over 18 researchers from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Germany, the UK, Austria and the Netherlands participated in this workshop and presented the initial drafts of their book chapters.
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Online Workshop – "Do not touch!?"
Joint online workshop, Center for Landscape and Culture, University of Tallinn and IFZO, University of Greifswald, May 4, 2020
"Do Not Touch!" - the title of the workshop took on a current significance beyond the intended focus on questions of the preservation and perception of landscapes as cultural heritage in view of the current restrictions on contact. The workshop "Do Not Touch!? Questions of Preservation, Transformation, and Sustainability of Landscape as Cultural Heritage" originally planned for Tallinn took place on May 4, 2020 as a joint online event organized by researchers from the IFZO Clusters Sustainability and On the Presence of Cultural Heritage and the Centre for Landscape and Culture at the University of Tallinn.
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