ENVRI at EGI2026

Every year, the EGI conference brings together scientists, service providers, technical experts, policy makers, and early-career researchers to present their work, join workshops and trainings, participate in project meetings, and overall to experience the pleasure of meeting each other in person (again). 

This year, the conference brings us to lovely Ghent, where it will take over the historic 13th-century ‘Bijloke’ venue for an engaging and full conference programme.

The EGI Foundation is the coordinator of the ENVRI-Hub NEXT project.

Conference Website: https://go.egi.eu/EGI2026

Aligning and exploiting environmental data to overcome global challenges (hosted by ENVRI-Hub NEXT)

Wednesday, 23 September – 11:00-12:30 CEST
Room: Concertzaal (Bijloke)

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The complexity of global environmental challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss, requires a shift from siloed data collection to integrated, interdisciplinary analysis. The ENVRI-Hub NEXT project is at the forefront of this transition, providing the technical framework to align diverse environmental data streams into a cohesive, machine-actionable ecosystem.

This session explores the ENVRI-Hub as a collaborative blueprint for the integration of thematic e-infrastructure. We will dive into the practicalities of enabling access to harmonised Essential Climate Variable (ECV) datasets and discuss how these research infrastructures (RIs) are evolving to meet the demands of a data-driven scientific community. Attendees will gain insights into how the hub simplifies the researcher’s journey by providing interoperable tools, services, and virtual research environments that bridge the gap between different environmental domains.

Agenda

  • 11:00 – Marta Gutierrez (EGI Foundation) and Ulrich Bundke (FZJ / IAGOS) – The ENVRI-Hub as a Collaborative Blueprint for Thematic E-Infrastructure Integration
  • 11:15 – Anca Hienola, FMI – The EOSC ENVRI Node 
  • 11:30 – Tjerk Krijger, MARIS B.V. / SeaDataNet – Enabling access to harmonised ECV-related observation datasets from environmental Research Infrastructures
  • 11:45 – Panel Moderated by Marta Gutierrez (EGI Foundation)
    • Anabela Oliveira, LNEC / OPENCoastS
    • Delphine Dobler, Euro-Argo ERIC
    • Gabriel Pelouze, LifeWatch ERIC
    • Ulrich Bundke, FZJ / IAGOS

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