Speakers

Prof. em. Dr. Andreas FischlinETH Zürich Dep. of Environmental Systems Science

Prof. Dr. Andreas Fischlin is head of the Terrestrial Systems Ecology Group since its formation in November 1988. The Terrestrial Systems Ecology Group belongs to the Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics (IBP) of ETH Zurich, affiliated with Prof. Niki Gruber's' group Environmental Physics (UP). Since 1982 Andreas Fischlin teaches at ETH and University Zurich. He has been appointed professor at ETH Zurich.

Prof. em. Dr. Rainer Kuhlen

Prof. Dr. Rainer Kuhlen is a former University Professor of Information Science in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Konstanz. Kuhlen was instrumental in founding the International Symposium for Information Science in 1990. Further details on Rainer Kuhlen can be found on the homepage of the Chair of Information Science at the University of Konstanz at: www.kuhlen.name