EOSC Marine Online Kick-Off Meeting
Other Event
24 September 2026 09:00 – 25 September 2026 13:00
Blue-Cloud 2026 has ended by transitioning into a fully operational EOSC Federation Node, the EOSC Node | European Digital Twin Ocean, and now the newly funded EOSC Marine is taking over the baton to keep the working going as a a core component of the EOSC Federation dedicated to supporting the marine and water research communities.
EOSC Marine will officially kickstart its operations on 24-25 September 2026 with an online kick-off meeting.
Draft Agenda Day 1
| Time | Topic | Speakers |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
Welcome: Tour de Table and Project Overview |
Pasquale Pagano, CNR-ISTI, Coordinator of the EOSC Marine project and of the EOSC Node | European DTO Sara Pittonet Gaiarin, Trust-IT Services |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Status of the EOSC Federation |
Pasquale Pagano, CNR-ISTI, Coordinator of the EOSC Marine project and of the EOSC Node | European DTO Massimiliano Assante, CNR-ISTI |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Status of EDITO | Mercator Ocean International |
| 10:30 - 11:45 |
From Blue-Cloud 2026 to EOSC Node European Digital Twin Ocean, via EOSC Marine |
Sara Bozzi, Trust-IT, WP7 Leader |
| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Coffee break |
|
| 12:00 - 12:15 |
EOSC Marine Open Calls |
Sara Pittonet Gaiarin, Trust-IT Services |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | WP1 Project Management and Coordination overview |
Rita Meneses, Trust-IT Services Pasquale Pagano, CNR-ISTI Elisa Molinaro, CNR-ISTI |
| 12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch break |
|
| 14:00 - 14:45 |
WP2 EDITO & Blue-Cloud Virtual Research Environment Interoperability |
Marina Tonani, Mercator Ocean International |
| 14:45 - 15:30 |
WP3 Core & generic services evolution |
Massimiliano Assante, CNR-ISTI |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
|
| 16:00 - 16:45 |
WP4 Towards FAIR & federated marine data services |
Lennert Tyberghein, VLIZ |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | WP6 Governance & sustainability (EDITO & EOSC) | Julia Vera, Seascape Belgium |
| 17:30 - 17:40 |
Closure and next day agenda |
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Draft Agenda Day 2
| Time | Topic | Speakers |
|
9:30 - 10:15 |
WP5 Enhanced EOSC Node Exchange services & EOSC Federation Demonstrators |
Marine Vernet, IFREMER |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
WP7 Community engagement, training & exploitation |
Sara Bozzi, Trust-IT Services |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee break |
|
| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Upcoming deliverables and milestones |
Rita Meneses, Trust-IT Services |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Shaping the agenda of the physical Kick-Off meeting in October |
ALL |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Next steps and closing remarks |
Pasquale Pagano, CNR-ISTI Sara Pittonet Gaiarin, Trust-IT Services |
| 12:30 |
Closing |
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