Communication ¶

Head: Birgit Ottmer

The Communication unit is responsible for public relations (e.g. media activities, the website, the WSL’s DIAGONAL magazine, events) and is also in charge of internal communications. It supports researchers in the transfer of knowledge to industry and authorities by creating publications, organising conferences and providing suitable offers on the Internet.

The unit also provides technical and methodological support and communication consulting services to the directorate and all WSL employees. As such, its tasks focus on backing strategies and providing services; it also acts as the point of contact for internal and external bodies.

The Communication division visiting the Tamina Gorge in Bad Ragaz. Missing: Martin Moritzi und Jacqueline Annen

Approach

The WSL values active, open and honest communication. The public must be able to know – and should know – what research their taxes are funding and how useful this research is for society as a whole. This also applies to politicians, as they represent the public, and the media, which is an important intermediary between the public and the WSL. Of course, we ensure that our findings can be accessed by any interested parties, particularly stakeholders from industry and the authorities; similarly, we rely on feedback from these stakeholders. Last but not least, research would be impossible without close exchange with fellow researchers from around the world. As such, all WSL employees are responsible for communication.

Staff ¶

Communication

Birgit Ottmer

Head of Support Unit, Member of Directors Board, Head of Planning and Logistics a.i.

Communication WSL

Lisa Bose	Group leader
Michèle Kaennel Dobbertin	Outreach projects, translations, media officer
Beate Kittl	press relations officer
Stephanie Kusma	WSL magazine Diagonal, Social Media
Haoyun Liu	Administrative staff member
Linda Zsindely	Trainee

Communication Davos, SLF

Cornelia Accola-Gansner	Group leader
Jochen Bettzieche-Keber	Editorial management DIAGONAL, responsible news editor, web publishing
Martin Heggli	Media relations, guided tours, web publishing
Christine Huovinen	Visiting scientist
Roman Oester	Responsible for slf.ch and social media

Publications (Web & Print)

Sandra Gurzeler	Groupleader, layout, design, print coordination
Jacqueline Annen	Administrative staff member
Elia Baer	Temporary employee
Clarissa Barbara Bräg	Web publisher
Doris Hölling	Scientific staff member
Lara Knecht	Temporary employee
Martin Moritzi	Knowledge transfer, WSL fact sheet, Waldwissen
Thomas Reich	Editor waldwissen.net, Archives WSL
Susanne Senn-Raschle	Event Support