Once again, the OIS Center engaged with the community as part of the OIS zam: Forum. The forum showcased Austrian projects that successfully implement participation and inclusion. In addition to project presentations, the forum provided space for exchange and networking over two days. Various theme cafés also invited discussions on public engagement, art and science, as well as history with a future focus.

At the end, three winners were chosen through voting from the 42 presented projects, each receiving 2,000 euros to continue their projects:

This is (not) rocket science!
Christian Kloesch, Doris Erhard, Manuela Gallistl, Sarah Rosenbichler (Technical Museum Vienna)

u3Green. Participation and Citizen Science with Young People
Sabine Hennig, Robert Vogler, Tim Schötz (Paris Lodron University Salzburg), Lea Fingerlos and Elias Kafka

Wildlife Crime – Detective Work in the Name of Species Protection
Marietta Hengl, Karin Ernst, Peter Sziemer, Stefan Agnezy, Martin Kapun, Silke Schweiger (Technical Museum Vienna)

We congratulate the winners and thank all participants who made this year’s forum a place for exchange once again. We look forward to seeing you at the next OIS zam: Forum 2025.