Torsten Pötzsch is the mayor of the city of Weißwasser and welcomes the activities surrounding "Science Year 2022 -Participate! He is particularly pleased that the citizens of Weißwasser can enter into a close exchange with science thanks to the activities and the emerging store.

Mayor Pötzsch would be pleased if the activities also start their own initiatives in the region "on a small scale, in situations that arise locally". Among other things, a POP-UP-WISSENsladen is planned at Straße der Glasmacher 6 in Weißwasser, which is expected to open its doors from the end of March.