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ENVRINNOV-led session at the 2025 Intergeo Conference

About the conference

 

INTERGEO, the world’s leading trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management, will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from October 7 to 9, 2025.

INTERGEO covers all key areas of the geo industry: geoinformation, surveying, GIS, remote sensing, drone technology, smart cities, climate protection and sustainable urban development. It is the central platform for discussing and promoting forward-looking solutions to global challenges such as climate change, urbanization and resource management.

 

About the session

 

Time and date: 11:10-11:40, 7 October 2025

Location: Main stage

Format: Panel discussion and interaction with the audience

Speakers

  • Jaana Bäck (eLTER RI) – ‘Long-term ecosystem data for geospatial applications’
  • Tuukka Petäjä (ACTRIS ERIC) – ‘Atmospheric data & remote sensing synergies’
  • Leo Rivier (ICOS ERIC) – ‘Carbon flux data validation’

Host: Mariana Salgado (ICOS ERIC)

After the talks, the ‘Hack the ENVRI DATA’ challenge will take place.

The audience will be invited to brainstorm one downstream use case for ENVRI data (e.g., urban planning, precision agriculture). Following that,  panelists will provide rapid feedback on feasibility/data access and there will be a general discussion in the end.

The session is organised by ICOS, eLTER and ACTRIS, within the context of the ENVRINNOV project.

 

 

ENVRI-Hub NEXT at FBAS 2025

FBAS 2025 – 5th International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

6-8 September 2025 | Beijing, China

EGI Foundation Director Tiziana Ferrari joins the meeting with the presentation “European coordinated efforts for access and analysis of environmental data: the ENVRI-Hub NEXT approach” on 7 September. Check out the full programme here.

About

The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Despite a decade of efforts, the world still faces numerous challenges on the path to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), necessitating deeper cooperation and innovative practices. Digital technologies, represented by Earth observation, big data, and artificial intelligence, are capable of bringing about innovative changes in multiple aspects of SDG monitoring and evaluation. They also drive the formulation and implementation of integrated solutions to sustainable development challenges across sectors and regions.

From 2021 to 2024, the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully hosted four consecutive International Forums on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals. The 5th International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals will be held in Beijing from September 6th to 8th, 2025. This forum will bring together top scientists, policymakers, industry leaders, and practitioners from around the globe to explore how to innovatively leverage digital technologies to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, injecting new momentum and wisdom into global sustainable development.

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ENVRI at the RTI Summit 2025

The ENVRI community is participating in the RTI Summit 2025, a key event under the Danish EU Presidency. The summit will take place on 22-23 October 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

About the RTI Summit 2025

The RTI Summit 2025 will convene European leaders to shape the future of Research and Technology Infrastructures (RTIs). The event will introduce the new European strategy for RTIs and facilitate discussions on critical areas such as emerging technologies, sustainable financing, and enhanced cross-sector collaboration. It represents a significant opportunity to contribute to a more integrated European innovation ecosystem.

ENVRI Participation: Joint Exhibition Booth

The ENVRI community will be featured at the summit’s exhibition. We invite attendees to visit our booth, which will be co-managed by the IRISCC and ENVRI-Hub NEXT projects.

This collaborative presence will highlight the role of Environmental Research Infrastructures in the European RTI landscape. Visiting the booth will offer the opportunity to:

  • Understand Synergies: Learn about the complementary objectives of the IRISCC project, focused on climate change impacts, and the ENVRI-Hub NEXT project, focused on technical integration and service provision.

  • Engage with Experts: Connect with representatives from the ENVRI community to discuss the capabilities and data services of our research infrastructures.

  • Explore Collaboration: Discover potential avenues for engagement with Europe’s environmental research infrastructures.

Summit Audience

The event will host a distinguished audience, including:

  • EU and national policymakers

  • Leadership and experts from Research and Technology Infrastructures

  • Representatives from industry, research organisations, universities, and funding agencies

Event Details

We look forward to productive discussions on strengthening the environmental science sector within Europe’s research infrastructure strategy.

  • Event: RTI Summit 2025

  • Date: 22-23 October 2025

  • Location: Scandic Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Find us at: The exhibition booth co-hosted by the IRISCC and ENVRI-Hub NEXT projects.

For further information and to register, please visit the official RTI Summit 2025 website.

ENVRI-Hub NEXT at IDW 2025

International Data Week 2025

Data for positive change: Empowering communities and advancing research

13-16 October 2025 – Brisbane, Australia

International Data Week 2025 (IDW 2025) is the premier global gathering for data scientists, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders focused on harnessing data for positive societal change. Held in Brisbane, Australia, from October 13 to 16, 2025, the event features the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Plenary and SciDataCon, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing to advance data-driven discovery and innovation for the benefit of society.

The International Data Week is a joint effort by:

    • The Committee on Data (CODATA) of the International Science Council
    • The World Data System (WDS)
    • The Research Data Alliance (RDA)

ENVRI-Hub NEXT at IDW 2025

Anca Hienola (FMI) represents ENVRI-Hub NEXT on 16 October at 11:00 AEST, during Session 10 Infrastructures to Support Data-Intensive Research – Local to Global, with the presentation “Breaking the Silos in Environmental Science One Infrastructure at a Time.”

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ENVRI-Hub NEXT at EGI2025

At the annual EGI conference, international scientific communities, computing and service providers, European projects, security experts, community managers, and policymakers gather to advance research and innovation in data-intensive processing and analytics in a safe and open environment with room for in-depth discussion, new insights, networking, and a lot of fun!

EGI2025 takes place at the stunning Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander, Spain, from June 2nd to June 6th, 2025.

For this edition of the EGI annual conference, we are hosted by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP).

ENVRI-Hub NEXT at EGI2025

ENVRI-Hub NEXT takes part in the conference via several contributions:

“FAIR Interoperability in EOSC and Beyond: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Approach” session
Tuesday 3 June, 14:00-17:00
Marta Gutierrez David, EGI Foundation – ENVRI-Hub NEXT

“The Invisible Infrastructure: IAM, Interoperability and the Architecture of Trust” session
Wednesday 4 June, 14:00-15:30
Ville Tenhunen, EGI Foundation – Seamless and secure access to research infrastructure data: AAI in ENVRI-Hub NEXT and IRISCC

“Software Quality: Ensuring Open Source Excellence 1” session
Wednesday 4 June, 14:00-15:30
João Machado, LIP – A CI/CD and GitOps approach for ENVRI-hub Next Applications

“Infrastructures for Scientific Collaboration: National & Thematic Perspectives 1” session
Thursday 5 June, 11:30-13:00
Marta Gutierrez David, EGI Foundation – ENVRI-Hub NEXT: Advancing Cross-disciplinary Collaboration and FAIR Data Integration in Environmental Research

ENVRI-Hub NEXT will also be represented at the EGI booth in the exhibition, as well as with a poster, meet the team there and learn more about the project!

 

Check out the full programme at this link.

ENVRI-Hub NEXT & EVERSE Training Webinar: Research Software Quality Assessment

Research Software Quality Assessment: from local development to production environments

Wed 21 May 2025 | 11:00-13:00 CEST

A joint online training event by ENVRI-Hub NEXT and EVERSE.


This hands-on training session aims to provide developers with a practical approach to code quality assurance (QA), including: research software FAIRness and sustainability, containerisation, and security assessment of their applications, all integrated within GitLab CI pipelines.

The main goal is to equip developers with the tools and procedures needed to maintain code quality, build secure container images, and automate deployments efficiently from local development to production environments.

Participants will be provided with a git account to upload their code into a preconfigured quality pipeline.

Target audience

Application developers and research software engineers across all scientific domains.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Docker, Quality Assurance (QA) concepts, and DevOps pipeline fundamentals.

Learning objectives

    • Compare good practices for code deployment, management, and monitoring.
    • Use a preconfigured pipeline to assess your code.
    • Run a quality pipeline in your own environment.

Trainer panel

    • Miguel Viana, DevSecOps Engineer, LIP – Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics
    • João Machado, Research Assistant, LIP – Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics
    • Zhiming Zhao, Associate Professor, Informatics Institute, UvA – University of Amsterdam

Agenda (all times CEST)

11:00 – 11:05 Welcome and introduction
11:05 – 11:20 The EVERSE framework for research software quality assessment
11:20 – 11:50 Good practices in research software quality assessment: the ENVRI-Hub use case
11:50 – 12:00 Q&A
12:00 – 12:45 Hands-on exercise:
Step #1 Use a preconfigured quality pipeline to assess your code
Step #2 Run a quality pipeline in your own environment
12:45 – 13:00 Debrief in plenary and wrap-up

Access the materials

You can find the materials on the ENVRI Training Platform

Materials

EGU25: ENVRI Lunch talk programme

Get your daily dose of highlights from environmental research infrastructures and supporting projects during EGU25! Join our Lunch Talks at the ENVRI Community booth (Entrance Hall, booth 64-65) Monday till Thursday between 12:45 and 13:45. No registration required. Listen to our experts, and join the conversation. Full programme below:

Monday, April 28

ENVRI community core projects: innovation and access

12:45-12:55
“ENVRI-Hub NEXT: Advancing Cross-disciplinary Collaboration and FAIR Data Integration in Environmental Research” by Ulrich Bundke, FZJ & ENVRI-Hub NEXT Technical Coordinator

A brief introduction to the ENVRI-Hub NEXT project: ENVironmental Research Infrastructures delivering an open access Hub and NEXT-level interdisciplinary research framework providing services for advancing science and society

12:55-13:05
“ENVRINNOV: introducing innovation support for, and by, the ENVRI community” by Marina Papageorgiou, ENVRINNOV Project Coordinator

Join this talk to find out how ENVRINNOV can support innovation for your RI and help facilitate collaboration with science and industry to drive development and adoption of new technologies and services. The ENVRINNOV project is developing a common innovation roadmap for the ENVRIs, along with online resources, training and networks to promote innovation for, and by, the community

13:05-13:15
“ATMO-ACCESS: Offering Sustainable Access to Atmospheric Research Facilities” by Ariane Dubost, ACTRIS-FR Communications officer

Showcase of ATMO-ACCESS Transnational and Virtual Access opportunities targeting atmospheric research community and beyond!

13:15-13:25
“Navigating Climate Risks: How to Discover and Access IRISCC Services” by Paivi Haapanala

Demonstration of how users can find, navigate and apply for access to IRISCC services

13:25-13:35
“OSCARS: Open Science. Built by you” by Anca Heinola, Finnish Meteorological Institute

OSCARS flips Open Science on its head by funding researchers directly to create the services and tools they actually need. Through cascading grants, competence centres, and a focus on community-driven innovation, OSCARS builds a more usable, flexible, and truly researcher-shaped EOSC.

13:35-13:45
“Introduction to the IAGOS services for EU projects” by Hannah Clark

Contributions from IAGOS to the projects ATMO-ACCESS, IRISCC and RI-URBANS

Tuesday, April 29

Virtual access and modelling

12:45-12:55
“From Data to Discovery: EGI’s Advanced Computing for Environmental Research” by Marta Gutierrez, Community Support Specialist EGI Foundation

Showcase our services to the environmental research community together with success stories

12:55-13:05
“AnaEE, experimenting and modelling the future of ecosystems” by Biljana Đorđević, Scientific Officer

AnaEE is linked with many RI in the ENV and H&F domain. Its catalogue app is the basis for 4 projects, and several RI in project.

13:05-13:15
“Collaborative virtual labs in the cloud with Notebook-as-a-VRE” by Gabriel Pelouze, LifeWatch

Presentation of NaaVRE, which allows users to create workflows from Jupyter notebooks and run them in the cloud, and the co-development of virtual labs

13:15-13:25
“ENES-RI: towards a sustained climate modelling research infrastructure” by Giovanni Chellini,  ENES-RI Scientific Officer

Presentation of the ENES-RI sustained climate modelling infrastructure currently under preparation as a continuation of IS-ENES

Wednesday, April 30

Services and Opportunities from ENVRIs and projects in the atmosphere, ecosystem and multi-domains

12:45-12:55
“ICOS Greenhouse Gas Observation Data & Services” by Claudio D’Onofrio, Project Manager at ICOS Carbon Portal

In this talk we will present ICOS data products and access with our in-house VRE

12:55-13:05
“SIOS Services for high Arctic research” by Heikki Lihavainen, Director of SIOS

Presenting SIOS Services with showcases, including POLARIN project providing TA and VA to Polar stations and ice breakers

13:05-13:15
“eLTER’s services for researchers” by Ulf Mallast, Head of eLTER Service Development

Introducing eLTER’s new researcher-focussed services that promote access to data, research sites and socio-ecological platforms

13:15-13:25
“Transdisciplinary services for research in AgroEcology, a new approach” by Michel Boër, coordinator

Agroserv is the first infra-serv project in agroecology. We feature common services between several RIs, 5 living-labs, and specific integrated catalogue of 150 services

13:25-13:35
“ACTRIS Services for Science, Society, and Innovation” by Giulia Saponaro, Senior Officer, Communications and External Relations

Interested in atmospheric research? Learn how ACTRIS connects you with world-class facilities, data, and an expert community to advance your research and tackle today’s atmospheric challenges

Thursday, May 1

Marine domain Research Infrastructures, projects and training opportunities

12:45-12:55
“GEORGE – Next Generation Technologies for Ocean Observations” by Janne-Markus Rintala, Project Cooridator

Presentation on the key technology innovations and training opportunities for RI professionals

12:55-13:05
“Argo in polar latitudes” by Birgit Klein, Argo Germany lead

Extending Argo towards the ice covered areas

13:05-13:15
“AMRIT services for the European and Global Ocean Observing Systems” by Sara Pero

Introduction to the AMRIT project and how it is supporting Marine RIs integration

13:15-13:25
“EMSO Academy: Advancing Marine Science Expertise” by Sara Pero

From summer school to training, the EMSO opportunities for enhancing skills in marine science

13:25-13:35
“SeaDataNet – Evolution of the infrastructure and current status” by Alessandra Giorgetti

SeaDataNet has been developed since 2006 as a pan-European marine data infrastructure based on over 100 national oceanographic data centres and almost 900 data providers. SeaDataNet services and standards are used by regional and European data infrastructures to format, harmonise and make accessible measurement data.

13:35-13:45
“Blue-Cloud 2026 – Federated European FAIR and Open Research Ecosystem for oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters” by Dick M.A. Schaap, Blue-Cloud 2026 Technical Coordinator

Giving an overview of Blue-Cloud VRE, Virtual Labs, WorkBenches, and Data Lakes and its federation with EDITO

 

In addition to the booth presence, the ENVRI community supports and promotes several key sessions that highlight the role of RIs in advancing environmental science. You can read more about the ENVRI Sessions and Splinter meetings on the main ENVRI at EGU event page.

EVERSE Webinar on Software Quality Landscape and Indicators

The EVERSE project (https://everse.software) aims to create a framework for research software and code excellence, collaboratively designed and championed by the research communities, in pursuit of building a European network of Research Software Quality and setting the foundations of a future Virtual Institute for Research Software Excellence.

The project has organised a series of webinars, the first of which will happen on Tuesday, 15th April 2025, at 10 AM CEST. This event takes place in the context of the project’s work on community-led best practices for developing high-quality research software, which has the objective of building a knowledge hub called the Research Software Quality toolkit (RSQKit).

Following a recent landscape survey on best practices in Research Software Quality (RSQ), Jutta Schnabel (Friedriech-Alexander University) will present the results of the work led so far, and Daniel Garijo (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) will focus on indicators and dimension for RSQ.

For the full agenda and registration details, visit this page: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1531998

ENVRI at EGU 2025: Join Us in Vienna!

ENVRI Community at EGU25

The ENVRI community is delighted to announce its participation in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025, taking place in Vienna from 27 April to 2 May 2025. The conference serves as a platform for showcasing advancements in geosciences and interdisciplinary research, and we are proud to highlight the role of the ENVRI community and supporting projects in advancing environmental science.

Visit the ENVRI Booths

This year, the ENVRI community will host two medium-sized booths (Booths 64 and 65), prominently located at the entrance to the conference venue. These booths will serve as hubs for:

Join the Lunch Talks at the ENVRI Community booth Monday till Thursday between 12:45 and 13:45. Read more about the Lunch Talk programme.

Explore Relevant Sessions

In addition to the booth presence, the ENVRI community is excited to support and promote several key sessions that highlight the role of RIs in advancing environmental science:

Monday, 28 April

ITS3.11/ERE6.3 – ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE THROUGH INTEGRATED RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

Orals | Mon, 28 Apr, 08:30–12:30 (CEST) Room 2.24
Posters on site | Attendance Mon, 28 Apr, 16:15–18:00 (CEST) | Display Mon, 28 Apr, 14:00–18:00 Hall X4
Posters virtual | Attendance Thu, 01 May, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) | Display Thu, 01 May, 14:00–18:00 vPoster spot 2

Convener: Anna Santoro | Co-conveners: Gustavo Naumann, Quertenmont Pierre, Elena Garbarino

  • Focus: High-level outcomes from integrated RIs, with an emphasis on policy impacts, governance, and the strategic future of environmental science.
  • Ideal Contributions: Large-scale impacts, strategic insights, and policy-oriented research outcomes.

ITS3.1/CL0.14 – MERGING SOCIAL SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Orals | Mon, 28 Apr, 14:00–17:55 (CEST) Room 2.24
Posters on site | Attendance Mon, 28 Apr, 10:45–12:30 (CEST) | Display Mon, 28 Apr, 08:30–12:30 Hall X5
Posters virtual | Attendance Thu, 01 May, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) | Display Thu, 01 May, 14:00–18:00 vPoster spot 2

Convener: Hilde Orten | Co-conveners: Claudio D’Onofrio, Hannah Clark, Angeliki Adamaki, Solmaz MohadjerECS

  • Focus: Exploring the intersection of social sciences and environmental studies.
  • Topics: Climate action plans, environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, disaster risk reduction, and resilient communities.

TM15 – Discover New Research Opportunities: How to Get Access to World-Class Facilities, Tools, and Data with Transnational and Virtual Access

19:00–20:00 (CEST) | Room N1

Convener: Magdalena Brus | Co-conveners: Päivi Haapanala, Janne Rinne

Wednesday, 30 April

SPM19 – ENVRINNOV Innovation through Collaboration Training

Convener: Ariane Dubost | Co-convener: Valentina Tegas
Wed, 30 Apr, 10:45–12:30 (CEST) | Room 2.61

 

The Horizon Europe-funded project “ENVRINNOV – ENVironment Research Infrastructures Innovation Roadmap,” is working towards developing a common Innovation Roadmap for the environmental research infrastructures (ENVRIs) community. As part of the project, a series of capacity building sessions is being developed to promote collaboration and establish a shared understanding of Innovation concepts and processes in the ENVRI community, including on Technology Development, Technology Transfer, and Industrial Approach.

The first session will take place during EGU and aims to:

– Provide a general introduction to the concept of innovation in the context of ENVRIs, and how it can benefit RIs and the ecosystem.
– Demonstrate how the ENVRINNOV project can support ENVRIs in their innovation process.
– Explore ways of enhancing communication and collaboration between ENVRIs and the private sector as a means to accelerate innovation.

If you are interested in taking part, please register here.

Draft event programme is attached here.

For any additional information, you may contact a.dubost@opgc.fr

 

TM11 – Science, No Fiction: Touchdown. The Environmental Open Science Starship Returns to Earth – The Next Generation of Open Scientists!

19:00–20:00 (CEST) | Room N1

Convener: Jacco Konijn | Co-convener: Magdalena Brus

Thursday, 1 May

ESSI2.7 – BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN USER NEEDS AND SUSTAINABLE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA SOLUTIONS: INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES

Convener: Convener: Christian Pagé | Co-conveners: Hannes Thiemann, Christin Henzen, Heinrich Widmann, Christopher KadowECS, Wolfgang zu Castell, Paul Kucera

Orals | Thu, 01 May, 08:30–12:30 (CEST) Room -2.92
Posters on site | Attendance Thu, 01 May, 16:15–18:00 (CEST) | Display Thu, 01 May, 14:00–18:00 Hall X4

ESSI2.3 – ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES WITH RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES AND E-INFRASTRUCTURES: CASE STUDIES ON CROSS-DISCIPLINE DATA SHARING AND VIRTUAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS

Convener: Eugenio Trumpy | Co-conveners: Massimiliano Assante, Angeliki Adamaki, Jacco Konijn, Magdalena Brus, Anca Hienola, Marta Gutierrez

Orals: Thu, 01 May, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) | Room -2.92
Posters on site: Attendance Thu, 01 May, 10:45–12:30 (CEST) | Display Thu, 01 May, 08:30–12:30 Hall X4

  • Focus: Technical and scientific advancements in data integration, interoperability, and collaboration.
  • Ideal Contributions: Case studies, tools, and practical solutions showcasing innovations within the ENVRI community.

How You Can Participate

We invite all ENVRI RIs and supporting projects to:

  • Attend our sessions!
  • Engage with the Booth and talk to our experts
  • Join the ENVRINNOV Splinter Meeting: We warmly invite all members of the ENVRI community, as well as anyone interested in innovation in environmental research infrastructures, to participate in this interactive and engaging pilot training session. Feedback from this first session, will help shape further training to be made available to the community.

For more information or questions about the ENVRI presence at EGU 2025, including contributions to the booth, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

We look forward to seeing you at EGU 2025, as we highlight the collective strength and impact of the ENVRI community in advancing environmental research!

LifeWatch ERIC BEeS 2025 – Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference 2025

30 June – 03 July 2025
Heraklion, Greece

The BEeS (Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience) Conference 2025 gathers researchers, policymakers, and experts to tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution) through eScience and European Research Infrastructures (RIs).

This year’s conference will explore synergies between LifeWatch ERIC services and emerging technologies to drive innovation for a sustainable future. The program features plenary sessions, thematic services, research presentations, and hands-on demonstrations, highlighting the crucial role of technology, data, and collaboration in addressing global environmental challenges.

Topics
Participants will engage in discussions on biological diversity and conservation, ecological responses to climate change, biogeography, taxonomy, biodiversity monitoring, and habitat mapping. The event will also include interactive booth activities, poster presentations, and training sessions, offering insights into Virtual Research Environments (VREs), Virtual Laboratories (vLabs), and other digital tools.

The BEeS 2025 Conference will be hosted by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology, and Aquaculture (IMBBC), in Heraklion, Greece, from June 30 to July 3, 2025.

Come meet ENVRI-Hub NEXT at the EGI/ENVRI-Hub NEXT booth in the BEeS exhibition!

For more information, visit: https://www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2025/