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www.iiasa.ac.at/events/Open-Day-19 IIASA corner IIASA Open Day 2019 In cooperation with the Laxenburg mayor and all historic sites in town, IIASA opened its doors to the general public on Heritage Day (“Tag des Denkmals”), which is the Austrian contribution to the European Heritage Days. Each year, the Austrian Heritage Day takes a different approach, offering new views on Austrian culture. In 2019, the theme was Emperors, Kings, and Philosophers, an appropriate topic for the former royal residence, Schloss Laxenburg, which has for almost five decades been the workplace for around 400 researchers from all over the world, pondering and exploring the environmental challenges of our time, such as climate change and sustainable energy supply. For the first time in many years, Schloss Laxenburg, or the “Blauer Hof”, was accessible to external visitors, who had the unique opportunity to learn about the history of the castle and IIASA. As part of five guided tours, around 150 participants were able to see countless attractions of the castle, including the Sisi Pavilion, one of the smallest monuments in Austria, and the Elisabeth Room. This is one of the most imposing rooms in the Schloss, with red silk fabric covering the walls, a large white and gold ceramic stove, a set of original rococo furniture, and a giant portrait of Habsburg ruler Maria Theresia. During his stays in Laxenburg, Emperor of Austria Franz Josef left every morning from his room for his office in the Hofburg in downtown Vienna. The guided tours given by IIASA members of staff in English and German also provided visitors with a background of the IIASA history. In 1972, shortly after the founding of the institute, the refurbished Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna was made available by the Austrian government – bringing scientists from the East and West together on neutral ground. STATEMENT ON ETHICS IN RESEARCH LUTZ ELECTED MEMBER OF THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA NAKICENOVIC RECOGNIZED AS IIASA HONORARY SCHOLAR The National Research Foundation, the IIASA National Member Organization for South Africa, recently published a joint statement on ethical research and scholarly publishing practices with South African partners within the National System of Innovation (NSI). The statement is a contribution to the 7th World Conference on Research Integrity that the country will be hosting in 2021. blog.iiasa.ac.at/Pillay-19 IIASA World Population Program Director Wolfgang Lutz was successful in the competitive membership election process of the Academia Europea. The pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters, Law, and Sciences was founded in 1988 on the initiative of the Royal Society in the UK and other National Academies in Europe. Lutz was elected due to academic excellence in the field of demography. www.iiasa.ac.at/awards/Lutz-19 Former IIASA Deputy Director General Nebojsa Nakicenovic received the award for his outstanding service to IIASA. He joined the institute as a research assistant in 1973, and has consistently contributed his scientific expertise to numerous projects and programs. Nakicenovic currently leads The World in 2050 (TWI2050), a global research initiative in support of the successful implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda. www.iiasa.ac.at/awards/Naki-19 INSTITUTE NEWS 28 Options www.iiasa.ac.atWinter 2019/20