Communication unit

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 on a visit to Empa in Dübendorf. Missing: Claudia Hoffmann.

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

Member of Directors Board;Head of Support Unit

Communication Davos, SLF

Cornelia Accola-Gansner	Groupleader
Jochen Bettzieche-Keber	Administrative staff member
Martin Heggli	Media relations, guided tours, web publishing
Claudia Hoffmann	Editor-in-chief of DIAGONAL, news editor, web publishing
Sara Niedermann	Administrative staff member
Roman Oester	Responsible for slf.ch and social media

Communication WSL

Lisa Bose	Groupleader
Tamara Alessandra Baumann	Trainee
Michèle Kaennel Dobbertin	Administrative staff member
Beate Kittl	Administrative staff member
Stephanie Kusma	Administrative staff member
Gottardo Pestalozzi	Multimedia, italian communication and guided tours

Publications

Sandra Gurzeler	Groupleader, layout, design, print coordination
Jacqueline Annen	Administrative staff member
Clarissa Barbara Bräg
Angie Paola Celis	Temporary employee
Martin Moritzi	Knowledge transfer, WSL fact sheet, Waldwissen
Thomas Reich	Administrative staff member
Susanne Senn-Raschle	Administrative staff member
Zeljka Vulovic	Administrative staff member
Manuel Gabriel Weber	Temporary employee