From Blue-Cloud to the EOSC Node for the Digital Twin of the Ocean - Blue-Cloud 2026 Conference

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Blue-Cloud Event
28 May 2026 09:00–19:30
Comet Louise, Brussels (Belgium)

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Europe’s ambition to restore and protect its oceans and waters relies increasingly on open, interoperable, and trusted digital infrastructures capable of transforming data into actionable knowledge.

Over the past years, Blue-Cloud has played a foundational role in federating marine and environmental data, services, and analytical tools across Europe. Through close alignment with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), Blue-Cloud has demonstrated how cloud-based, open science environments can support ocean research, innovation, and policy making.

This work directly contributes to the objectives of the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters, the EU Digital Twin of the Ocean (EDITO), and the UN Ocean Decade, by enabling data-driven solutions for ocean sustainability.
As Blue-Cloud 2026 reaches its conclusion, the project hands over a mature, policy-aligned digital legacy: the EOSC Node for the Digital Twin of the Ocean, is progressing towards operational integration within the EOSC Federation.

Participants will leave with first-hand experience of the EOSC Digital Twin of the Ocean, insights into Blue-Cloud’s legacy, and a clear view of Europe’s path toward a federated, policy-aligned digital ocean ecosystem, aligned with the goals of EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters, the EDITO, and the UN Ocean Decade.

Call for posters!

Would you like to present a poster during the Blue-Cloud 2026 Final Conference? Please submit your idea here. The posters should be in A0 format (vertical, 84,1 cm x 118,9 cm) and the deadline for abstract submission is the 27th of April, 2026. 

Agenda

Time Topic
09:00 - 10:30 Opening
09:00 - 09:30

Official messages from EC

The European marine knowledge landscape: Relevant policy developments and evolution 2023-2026

09:30 - 10:30

Presentation session

Building a federated digital ecosystem in support of Mission “Ocean & Waters” into EOSC

  • Blue-Cloud re-positioning as a thematic marine node for EOSC
  • Contribution of the marine thematic EOSC node to EDITO and EMODnet
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break and Poster session
11:00 - 13:00 EOSC Node “European Digital Twin Ocean” in action, part 1: Marine thematic services
11:00 - 13:00

Mixed sessions with presentations, panel discussions, demos

EOSC Node “European Digital Twin Ocean” in action: Marine thematic services 

Marine thematic services: VLabs & Workbenches

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch & Poster session
14:30 - 16:30 EOSC Node “European Digital Twin Ocean” in action, part 2
14:30 - 15:30

Panel discussion

A federated digital research environment in support of European Research

15:30 - 16:30

Panel discussion

Capacity building & training

16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break and Poster session
17:00 - 18:00

Concluding Panel

Vision, objectives and action plan 2026-2030

18:00 - 19:30 Networking cocktail

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