22-23 May 2025
TUM-IAS, Garching (near Munich), Germany
Daylight Matters
Turning Knowledge into Change
With the theme “Daylight Matters – Turning Knowledge into Change”, this year’s DLA Annual Conference aims to explore how scientific knowledge about daylight can be translated into meaningful action.
Together, participants will identify key messages, target audiences, and effective communication activities to address knowledge-action gaps. Where is there a lack of evidence? Where do we already have sufficient knowledge, but it fails to reach the right audiences or drive change? Join us in developing strategies for integrating daylight into practices that benefit humans and nature. The role of transdisciplinary research in bridging disciplines and involving stakeholders will remain a central theme.
The conference will take place on 22-23 May 2025 at the Institute for Advanced Study of the Technical University of Munich (TUM-IAS) and will also be co-hosted by TUM.
Moderation: Prof. Christoph Küffer, OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Only for DLA members
by Prof. Michael Molls, director of TUM-IAS, Garching near Munich, Germany
by Prof. Manuel Spitschan, Speaker of the DLA Steering Committee & Professor at Technical University Munich, Germany
Panel discussion & ideation in interdisciplinary groups
With poster flash talks
by Dr Robert Fosbury, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
by Dr Siobhan Rockcastle, School of Architecture & Environment, University of Oregon, USA & Hans Fischer Fellow at TUM-IAS, Germany
More information coming soon
More information coming soon
At Seehaus im Englischen Garten
Moderation: Associate Prof. Rana Zadeh, Department of Human-Centered Design, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, USA
by Prof. Richard Weller, Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, UK
More information coming soon
by Dr Mónica Berger González, Medical Anthropology, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Excerpts of the Documentary film
Conference venue
TUM Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Lichtenbergstraße 2a
85748 Garching bei Munich
Germany
Accomodation
Courtyard by Marriott Munich Garching
Walther-Von-Dyck Str. 12
85748 Garching bei Munich
Germany
Conference dinner
Seehaus im Englischen Garten
Kleinhesselohe 3
80802 Munich
Germany