International Data Week 2022

International Data Week 2022

Seoul & online, 20–23 June 2022.

The founding organisations, the International Science Council’s Committee on Data (CODATA) and World Data System (WDS), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA), and the local hosts announce that International Data Week 2021 will be postponed to 20–23 June 2022 for the main conference, ‘Data to Improve our World’. Associated events will take place in the period 18–26 June 2022. The conference will be a hybrid format with in-person in Seoul, South Korea as well as virtual participation.

This decision was made in response to the continuing global COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath. In order to bring the international data community together and to ensure that the event would have the maximum impact for our hosts in Korea and internationally, it was felt important to have a significant in-person element, which would not have been possible in November 2021.

Although we are keen to maximise the opportunity for participants to meet in Seoul, the organisers will ensure that there remains a facility for high-quality virtual participation.

Announcements will be made in due course about the arrangements for IDW 2022 and for some virtual events which will still take place in November 2021. CODATA and WDS will communicate with those who had already proposed sessions for SciDataCon. RDA will host Plenary 18, a global eight-day virtual meeting during the period from 3–18 November 2021.

European Researchers’ Night

European Researchers' Night

Seville, Spain, 24 September 2021. LifeWatch ERIC CEO Dr Arvanitidis and CTO Dr González-Aranda will explain the SUMHAL Project alongside Andalusian Delegate of CSIC, Dr Paneque, in the “LifeWatch” area of Plaza de San Francisco at 19:00 CEST. Check out the European Commission’s page on the European Researchers’ Night to see what is going on near you!

XXX° Rassegna del mare | 30th Festival of the Sea

Rassegna del mare 2021

Gallipoli, Italy, 21–24 October 2021. The 30th edition of the Festival of the Sea (XXX° Rassegna del mare), “Recognition & protection of the sea and marine resource management” will be held in the Sala Ennagonale of Gallipoli’s Castello Angioino at the end of October, featuring presentations from LifeWatch ERIC staff.

Smart Agrifood Summit

SmartAgrifood Event

Malaga, Spain, 30 September-1 October 2021.

The Smart Agrifood Summit – #Agrifood21 – is an industry-leading event for the creation of innovative ecosystems within the European agrifood sector.

Greencities

Greencities

Malaga, Spain, 29-30 September 2021.

Companies, professionals, institutions and public administrations focused on the projection of sustainability and smart cities will be attending #GreencitiesMLG & #SMoving21. Event website.

ESFRI Days 2021

ESFRI Days

Ljubljana, Slovenia, 6-8 December 2021. ESFRI is organising the ESFRI Days, scheduled to take place on 6, 7 and 8 December 2021, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.  

In the context of the three-day event hosted by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the 78th ESFRI Forum Meeting and the Roadmap 2021 Launch event. Please note that the 1st ESFRI Stakeholders Forum Meeting has been delayed until further notice.

For more information and registration, please visit the event webpages:

– 78th ESFRI Forum Meeting (6-7.12.2021)
– Roadmap 2021 Launch (7.12.2021)

COP26 – Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

"The climate has no borders" over the image of the top half of the Earth, in the style designed for COP26.

Glasgow, 1–12 November 2021. The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. The COP26 summit, organised in partnership with Italy, will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Convention on Climate Change.

The United Kingdom is committed to working with all countries and joining forces with civil society, companies and people on the frontline of climate change to inspire climate action ahead of COP26. There are concrete suggestions on how people can get involved in preparations. Italy will be hosting a number of key preparatory events such as a Youth Event and the Pre-COP Summit, which will be held in Milan from 30 September – 2 October 2021. See here for updates from the Italian Ministry of the Environment.