Programme

Programme

The IRISCC Annual Meeting 2026 will bring together consortium members for three days of collaboration (half day-full day-half day), planning, and hands-on engagement.
 
The meeting agenda is built around IRISCC’s cross-RI collaboration, fostering interaction across infrastructures and disciplines. Participants will engage in:
  • Strategic discussions shaping and sharpening the future of IRISCC activities
  • Hands-on sessions supporting project implementation and exploitation
  • Collaborative exchanges to enhance synergy within the consortium and project work packages

Here below is a tentative agenda, changes are still possible

Tuesday 17 November 2026 – Project Progress, achievements & success stories

Time

Session

11:30-13:30

Registration & mingling
Lunch (12:30 ->)

13:30-13:45

Welcome and Meeting Objectives

13:45-14:15

IRISCC in 2026: status update

14:15-15:00

Service Provision: Key Achievements

  • IRISCC TA & VA portals
  • Access provision statistics
  • Success stories

15:00-15:30

Second Service Release:Overview and Strategic importance

  • Plenary stories

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Second Service Release: Demonstrators

  • Demonstrators 1-6

17:30-18:00

Wrap-up of Day 1

Wednesday 18 November 2026 – GA, Climate Change Risk Service provision,
Cross-RI Collaboration, Sustainability & Working Sessions

Time

Session

08:45-09:00

Opening of Day 2

09:00-10:00

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

open for all, but only Beneficiary representatives have a voting right
Separate agenda shared on 28th Oct

10:00-10:45

Towards Third Service Release: Service Design Labs

  • co-design and development of IRISCC Knowlwdge Services

10:45-11:15

Coffee Break

11:15-12:15

Panel Discussion on Strategic Access

How can IRISCC ensure that the right users gain access to the right services to address complex, interdisciplinary climate change risks, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and breaking down silos between research infrastructures, disciplines and stakeholder groups? 

Confirmed Speakers:
  • IRISCC SAB Member, , Climate Change Expert: Paolo Laj, Chief│Atmospheric Research and Environmental Services, Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Programme, World Meteorological Organization
  • IRISCC IB Member: Dr. Michael Mirtl, eLTER Head Office Director, UFZ
  • TA User: Anna Abramowicz, University of Silesia in Katowice 
  • TA provider: 
  • Pablo Serret Ituarte, Associate Professor, University of Vigo, ECIMAT and Demo4 

12:15-13:30

Lunch

13:30–14:30

Strategic Access program / Access management

  • Interactive session/panel discussion (TBC)

14:30-15:30

Sustainability of IRISCC Services and community

  • IRISCC Services beyond the project lifetime
  • Contuinity of cross RI collaboration beyond the project lifetime

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-18:00

Parallel Sessions

  • Track A: Service Design Labs (WP2 & WP5)
  • Track B: Demonstrators & Operational Services (WP4 & WP6)
  • Track C:  TBC

20/20:30

Dinner

  • Restaurant: Saltimbocca San Lorenzo

Thursday 19 November 2026 –Cross-WP activities, Training, Communication &
Exploitation Workshop

Time

Session

08:45- 10:00

Opening of Day 3 & Reports from Parallel Sessions

10:00-11:00

Dissemination, Communication & training

11:00-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:45

       From IRISCC Results to Impact: An Interactive Session on Key
       Exploitable Results (Workshop)

12:45-13:15

Closing Session: Priorities for 2027

13:15-14:30

Lunch (take away option)

  • mingling and farewells

Agenda is still subject to updates, so stay tuned and check back for updates as the programme develops.