Going viral: How a pandemic challenges society at large
An international forum on the challenges of the pandemic and its effects on our society – from pandemics in history to social, societal, political, and economic aspects of social and mental distancing.
A one-day conference for debates and exchanges over the challenges arising from the worldwide pandemic and, specifically, its effects on our societies at large with their stakeholders in sciences, politics, healthcare, arts and economy. This symposium brought together key opinion leaders from these sectors of society for an open-minded, critical and constructive exchange.
Contents
Status quo: What is this pandemia about?
Alexander S. Kekulé, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany; Markus Müller, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Sara Silverstein, University of Connecticut, USA
A reflection: What effects does this pandemia have on us as individuals and as societies?
Carlo Caduff, King´s College London, UK; Florian Krammer, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA; Ewald Nowotny, Austrian Society for European Politics, Austria; Marion Poetz, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark; Barbara Prainsack, University of Vienna, Austria; Katariina Salmela-Aro, University of Helsinki, Finland; Eva Schernhammer, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Barbara Schober, University of Vienna, Austria
Status go: How can we deal with this situation and move on – together?
Matthias Egger, Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland; Michael Oliver Flüss, Germany; Christof Gattringer, FWF - Der Wissenschaftsfonds, Austria; Folker Hanusch, University of Vienna, Austria; Britta Siegmund, German Research Foundation, DFG, Germany; Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University, UK; Sarah Wedl-Wilson, Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, Germany
Host: Adam Smith, Nobel Prize Outreach
Presentations & Panel Discussions
Host: Adam Smith, Nobel Prize Outreach
Organizing Committee
The Pandemic Forum 2021 is organized by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna together with the Alumni Club of the MedUni Vienna.
Scientific Organizing Committee
- Thomas Beyer, Medical University of Vienna
- Oliver Rathkolb, University of Vienna
- Harald Sitte, Medical University of Vienna