Geo.X Annual Meeting "Water in Motion"
1st October 2025
Drone picture "Albert Einstein Science Park" © Andrea Künstle/Jokeair.com
Albert Einstein Science Park
Building H
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam
Geo.X Annual Meeting 2025 "Water in Motion"! - A short review
On 1st October, the annual meeting of the Geo.X research network was held at Telegrafenberg. The event, with the theme ‘Water in Motion’, began with a welcome address by the heads of the host institutions AWI, PIK and GFZ.
Around 130 colleagues from the network and numerous guests had the opportunity to learn about research across different spatial scales on the topic of ‘Water in Motion’ at the Geo.X partner institutions in the scientific lecture programme: From the research, networking, training and outreach of the Potsdam WaterHub over the observation of water activities throughout the solar system, the investigation of the effects of climate change at the North Pole, the assessment of Europe-wide hydroclimatic risks, and the modelling and management of flood risks, to the development of coordinated climate-water strategies for the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
As every year, the highlight of the evening was inspiring 3-minute pitches by the newly appointed professors in the network. The evening ended with a relaxed get-together and an exhibition by the Geo.X partner institutions and further initiatives. The event was accompanied by a slideshow, for which images on the theme of water from everyday work life could be submitted in advance to illustrate how water connects across disciplines and activities.
We would like to thank all participants for the great atmosphere and the wonderful networking evening!
Program Annual Meeting
17.30
Registration and welcome drinks Building H
18.00
Opening & Welcome round
Susanne Buiter (GFZ), Bernhard Diekmann (AWI), Bettina Hörstrup (PIK)
18.10
"Water in Motion" - Talks
"The Potsdam WaterHub - Research, Networking, Training and Outreach" Thorsten Wagener (UP)
"Water in Motion: Tracing Activity Across the Solar System" Ganna Portyankina & Solmaz Adeli (DLR)
"Frozen at the North Pole - Expedition to the epicentre of climate change" Markus Rex (AWI)
"Everything is connected: hydroclimatic risks in Europe" Tobias Conradt (PIK)
"Flood Risk in Times of Global Change: From Modelling to Solutions" Heidi Kreibich (GFZ)
"Climate and Water under Change (CliWaC) - Emerging challenges and strategies for coordinated action in the model region Berlin-Brandenburg" Tobias Sauter & Mark Somogyvary (HU Berlin)
19.10
3-minute pitches of the newly appointed professors
Sascha Brune (UP/GFZ)
Georg Feulner (UP/PIK)
Katja Frieler (UP/PIK)
Norbert Marwan (UP/PIK)
Boris Schröder-Esselbach (TU Berlin)
Philipp Weis (UP/GFZ)
19.25
Get-Together with food, drinks, exhibition and lots of networking
During the Get-together, there will be an exhibition from the Geo.X institutions and other initiatives exploring our theme “Water in Motion”. However, Geo.X is not just institutions, it’s the people behind them. To showcase this, we invite you to upload photos, drawings, etc. that reflects how water connects to your work. Add a title and your name, and feel free to be creative. Whether it’s about your research or just the water in your coffee before coding, it all counts. The slideshow will be shared during the Get-Together.
In case you have questions regarding our Annual Meeting please send us an e-mail: geo.x-events@gfz.de
Venue
The building H in the Albert Einstein Sciene Park is located on the beautiful Telegrafenberg in Potsdam. We strongly recommend to use public transportation to get to the venue. The location will be waymarked.