Workshops from the “Smart Cities” series, Vol. 2.
Organized by: Austriackie Forum Kultury/KN Smart City PW

What are the general issues concerned with global change? Why do we need to adapt to and mitigate climate change consequences? Why do we have to worry about water resources? During the meet these issues will be explored and discussed along with key concepts like the usage of grey water, energy and nutrient recovery from waste water in buildings and much more.

The workshops will include a series of lectures held by experienced professionals and researchers specializing in water management in urban spaces. Among the speakers will be special guest Ernst Schriefl from the Austrian company Schöberl & Pöll GmbH, as well as Tomasz Kijewski and Tymon Zieliński from the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Sopot. The topics discussed will serve as a starting point for in-depth analysis and group discussions.

Additional guest speakers may also join, and the program will feature accompanying attractions and surprises to enrich the workshop experience and provide opportunities for informal exchange.


27.03.2025 (Thu.), 5:00 p.m.
Warsaw University of Technology
ul. Rektorska 4, Warsaw
In English
Free entry / REGISTRATION
(more information on the Facebook event) 

Professor Tymon Zieliński leads the CORE – Climate and Ocean Research and Education team at the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Sopot. Tymon is a co-author of over 100 scientific articles and over 200 presentations and serves as an editor in scientific journals, e.g. Frontiers in Marine Science, Atmosphere, Oceanologia, Sustainability.
Since 2025, Tymon is a Deputy Joint Coordinator in the United Nations Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment and has been representing Central-Eastern Europe in this Program since 2016. In 2024, Tymon became a Chair of the Steering Committee of the European Ma,rine Board Communication Panel, while in 2020-2022 he chaired the EU4Ocean Coalition Climate and Ocean Working Group.
Tymon participates in scientific and educational projects related to widely understood climate change and sustainability processes.
In recognition of his scientific, organizational and educational achievements, he became, in 2021, the "face" of the European action on Research Integrity and was also awarded a title of a Green Hero by BNP Paribas for climate research and education. Full CV is available at: https://www.iopan.pl/KlimatOceany/ZielinskiTymonCV.html.

Doctor Tomasz Kijewski is a member of the Climate and Ocean Research and Education (CORE) Laboratory at the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN) in Sopot. Dr. Kijewski is a biologist specializing in marine fauna genetics. As a co-creator of the “Ocean of Changes” project (https://oceanofchanges.com ), he is involved in educational activities, participating in or co-organizing numerous science festivals, picnics, workshops, and lectures for youth and adults. Tomasz is part of the team editing and producing the “Ocean Handbook” series of films and is the author of numerous scientific and popular science publications, as well as the author of the blog www.rybanapiatek.wordpress.com  (in polish).

Dr. Ernst Schriefl – Academic background in energy economics, environmental technology, building physics and computer science. He has been working on various topics in the field of sustainable buildings for around 25 years. Since 2017 employed at Schöberl & Pöll GmbH, an engineering office in Vienna, specialized in building physics and energy and resource efficiency in buildings.