"Even if the soil is better supplied with water again after the rainy winter, we must continue to expect heat and periods of drought and must not lull ourselves into a sense of security with short-sighted thinking," said District Administrator Dietmar Allgaier on the announcement of the "Science goes Society" symposium on April 25 in Sersheim, for which he has assumed patronage as part of the district's climate protection program. The negative signs of climate change are becoming noticeable everywhere, the district administrator continued.
Renowned scientists from the fields of urban and spatial planning, computer simulation and disaster management using artificial intelligence as well as experts from municipal practice are expected to attend the Citizens' Dialogue of the High Performance Computing Center (HLRS) of the University of Stuttgart, the municipality of Sersheim, the NatureLife environmental foundation in dialog with the district of Ludwigsburg.
"I am delighted that all interested citizens can also take part, because adapting to the effects of climate change is everyone's business. We can only be strong together," says Allgaier, who launched the district's climate protection concept with a climate protection focus year at the New Year's reception in January. "What we discussed at the three-day municipal forum "Partnerships for Climate Action" with international participation at the beginning of March, we are now consistently continuing with the initiative of the municipality of Sersheim and the high-performance computing center," emphasizes the district administrator.
Symposium and maker fair: Digital twins to support prevention
The focus is on the possibilities of being preventively prepared for the challenges of periods of drought on the one hand and heavy rainfall with flooding and washouts on the other through computer simulation in sustainable municipal planning. The aim is to be able to plan in a far-sighted and cost-saving manner.
Examples of how digital twins can demonstrate how modern information technology can be used to assess ecological, social and economic requirements will be presented in Sersheim - also as part of a small maker's fair with computer simulation. "I can only congratulate Mayor Jürgen Scholz and the municipality of Sersheim on this special event, for which I was happy to act as patron - it is very pleasing that the district is once again playing a pioneering role in climate protection, biodiversity conservation and sustainable municipal management," said Allgaier.
Participation is free of charge - registration required
The program for the "Science goes Society" symposium, which will also be attended by Municipal Council President Steffen Jäger, is available with registration options at https://regi.hlrs.de/2024/science-goes-society/registration. Participation is free of charge. Registration is required.
