June 26, 2025

Legacy projects: How to create a lasting impact for the public?

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Best Practice

Topics:

Events
Innovation
Sustainability

acv.at, Robin Repick

The possibilities for leaving a visible impact in Vienna are very diverse and individual for congresses. Two major congresses, the ERA Kidney Congress and the ESA Living Planet Symposium, realized exciting projects for the public at the Austria Center Vienna.

Nuclear Medicine Science Day 2026

At the EANM Science Day (INSPIRE by EANM), experts from various fields of nuclear medicine spent half a day explaining to Viennese school classes the role of nuclear medicine in patient care and the potential career paths available in science and medicine. In addition, exhibitors from industry demonstrated the technology used in the field to the pupils. This gave young Viennese people the opportunity to experience a real scientific conference alongside the EANM Congress and to interact with experts from a variety of backgrounds. Also, a special thank you to our guides, Conrad-Amadeus Voltin, Alexander Haug, Katharina Lueckerath, Wolfgang Wadsak and Markus Mitterhauser, for inspiring the next generation of professionals.

Schulklassen im Konferenzraum beim EANM Science Day

EANM, Conny & Nikolaus Faistauer

Focus on kidney health 2025

As part of the ERA congress, local nephrologists held workshops at three Viennese schools to explain interesting facts about kidney function and health to pupils. In addition to this ‘Kidney School Project’, the local population was able to have their kidney health tested free of charge on two days in front of the entrance to the Austria Center Vienna. The kidney screening was offered in a mobile screening truck and was widely accepted.

acv.at, Robin Repick

Space research for schools 2025

The European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium offered a wide range of school activities over several days in Hall X4. For this legacy project as part of the congress, the Austria Center Vienna made Hall X4 – and therefore 2,650 m2 of event space – available rent-free. Over 2,200 schoolchildren took part in the free workshops, the programme on the Education Stage, the guided tours of the symposium and the Science Fair.

Kinder, die um einen Touchscreen-Tisch stehen und fasziniert forschen

acv.at, Robin Repick

Science communication

A special legacy contribution from the Austria Center Vienna is also the free science communication service. It makes a significant contribution to communicating the key content of congresses to the general public.