EPOS Days 2025

Preliminary Programme

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Welcome Reception – Monday 17 March

An informal evening welcome event with food and drinks—a chance to (re)connect, network, and enjoy.

 

Day 1 – Tuesday 18 March
introducing EPOS This session is designed to present EPOS to those who are new to the community (e.g. new Early Career Researchers), new communities, and invited partners... But also as an opportunity for those who are already in EPOS to ask questions and learn more. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP1 and WP6
9.30-10.00	What is EPOS, and how does it work?	Presentation
10.00-10.30	EPOS: a community perspective	Presentation
10.30-10.45	Getting involved with EPOS	Interactive presentation
10.45-11.00	Ask us anything	Q&A
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
Early Career Researchers The session is dedicated to Early Career Researchers as an opportunity to present themselves, their scientific challenges, the work they are doing and how the EPOS platform can support them. It is divided in two parts, the first featuring 4-5-min lightning talks by all and the second a poster session where people will have the chance to ask questions and details to their favourite poster authors. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP4
11.30-12.30	Challenges presented by Early Career Researchers	Flash presentations
12.30-13.30	Works presented by Early Career Researchers	Posters & networking
13.30-15.00	Lunch break
Thematic Core Services In the first part of the session, TCS will give flash talks, suggesting collaboration ideas, while in the second part a Meet & Greet interactive space will allow people to get together to discuss. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP2 and WP3
15.00-16.00	Flash pitches from the TCS, focussing on TCS news, objectives for the next 12 months, and collaboration opportunities	Flash presentations
16.00-17.30	Meet & Greet	Interactive session with drinks and refreshments
17.30-18.00	Brief reports by rapporteurs	Flash presentations

 

Day 2 – Wednesday 19 March
International Collaboration This session focuses on international and global collaboration, with the objective of providing  practical points on which specific collaborative activities can focus. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP5
09.00-09.05	Setting the scene	Presentation
09.05-09.20	EarthScope (USA)	Presentation
09.20-09.35	AuScope (Australia)	Presentation
09.35-09.50	GNS NZ (New Zealand)	Presentation
09.50-10.05	EU-CELAC roadmap (Latin America)	Presentation
10.05-10.20	Earth Science EU-Africa cooperation	Presentation
10.20-10.45	Discussion and Q&A	Interactive session
10.45-11.15	Coffee Break
New services and communities This session will feature new communities approaching EPOS as well as new service and data providers to be included in the EPOS portfolio. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP2 and WP3
11.15-11.25	WP2 and 3: overview of new communities and services in EPOS ON		15' Presentation
11.25-11.40	EuroGeographics		15' Presentation
11.40-11.55	Muography		15' Presentation
11.55-12.10	GeoEnergy testbeds		15' Presentation
12.10-12.25	Ground Instabilities		15' Presentation
12.25-12.40	Gravimetry		15' Presentation
12.40-13.00	Built Environment Data		15' Presentation
13.00-13.15	Discussion and Q&A		Interactive session
13:15-14:45	Lunch break
National Nodes and Consortia The session is organised around group discussions about common challenges, with National nodes and consortia alternating in sharing success stories and best practices. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP6
14.45-15.15	Engaging with funders: challenges and success stories		Panel session
15.15-15.45	Expanding the user base: challenges and best practices		Panel session
15.45-16.15	Beyond research: training and education		Panel session
Cross-Countries Collaboration Meet & Greet This is designed as an interactive session where the participants will meet the national nodes, consortia and initiatives, as well as the international infrastructures who introduced themselves during the morning, to discuss existing and new collaborations. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP5 and WP6
16.15-18.00	Meet & greet with national nodes and consortia and international Research Infrastructures		Interactive session with drinks and refreshments

 

Day 3 – Thursday 20 March
Technical challenges, opportunities and solutions Key objective for this session is to bring some of the technical challenges (choosing from those with broader interest) to the attention of the wider EPOS community, showcase the work done in the ICS-TCS context and collect relevant input. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP2 and WP3
09.15-11.00	Navigating the ICS-D Landscape
09.15-09.35	Introduction of ICS-D architecture	Presentation
09.35-09.50	Report from recent Sponsored Research Activity	Presentation
09.50-10.20	Examples of cross-disciplinary community notebooks	Presentation +demo
10.20-11.00	New prototypes of ICS-D	Presentations
09.15-09.35	Introduction of ICS-D architecture	Presentation
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-13.00	New developments in ICS-TCS
11.30-12.00	Backoffice tool	Presentation + demo
12.00-12.20	Summary of development topics	Presentation
12.20-13.00	Challenges ahead	Discussion
13.00-14.00	Lunch break
Service Coordination Committee Open Session This session will gather from day 1 and 2 discussion topics (and particularly on the Early Career Researchers session and the TCS Meet & Greet) and discuss solutions and ideas for collaboration. This session is connected to EPOS ON activities in WP4 and WP6
14.30-15.20	Early Career Researchers use cases: challenges and solutions: Discussing possible ideas and solutions for the challenges presented by the ECR during Day 1	Flash presentations and interactive discussion
15.20-16.20	Cross-TCS collaboration ideas: Presenting and prioritising ideas for potential collaborations between two or more TCS, gathering from discussions during the TCS Meet & Greet	Flash presentations and interactive discussion
16.20 - 16.30	Closing remarks and end of sessions	Presentation
16.30-17.00	Coffee break
17.00-19.00	Service Coordination Committee Meeting	(Closed session)

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