29 Jan 2025 - 30 Jan 2025

How to Communicate in the Political Arena? – Workshop for Marine and Environmental Researchers to Build Competence for the Science-Policy Dialogue

The in person workshop is aimed at German-speaking researchers from the German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) and the Helmholtz Research Field Earth & Environment who are interested in policy communication. The aim is to provide participants with tools to communicate their research results in a generally understandable way and to sensitise them to the requirements of (subsequent) policy communication.

Registration until 5.12 online. Please find more inforamtion Here.

30 Jan 2025

Townhall Meeting Big Geospatial Datamanagement

11 Feb 2025

Large Language Models and the future of scientific publishing

This workshop will bring together researchers and publishers to identify and address the upcoming challenges for the journals as well as the increased demands on the reviewers and the wider research community. Furthermore, the workshop will identify possible chances enabled by incorporating LLM technologies within the writing and publishing process and open the path for future discussions on this topic. Thereby, we accelerate the exchange and harmonization of user journeys for the future of scholarly publication.

More information is Here. Registration is still possible, but places are limited to 100 participants!

20 Feb 2025

DFG Workshop: Enabling Research Data Collaborations Between Academia and Industry

The DFG invites 40 researchers and industry representatives to a workshop on fostering research data collaborations. The event explores how to share company data with academia for basic research, focusing on legal frameworks, data security, and mutual benefits. Participants will discuss requirements for successful partnerships and help shape future funding opportunities. The workshop aims to connect academia and industry for innovation-driven collaborations.

More information can be found Here. Interest exposes should be sent ideally by December 6^th vie email to forschungsdatenkooperationen@dfg.de

26 Mar 2025 - 28 Mar 2025

FOSSGIS-Konferenz Münster

The aim of the annual conference is to promote free and open source software for geoinformation systems and open data. It brings together users, developers, researchers and interested parties meet here to exchange ideas about applications, work and further development opportunities as well as the latest developments in this field. The focus is on web mapping, geodata infrastructures, geodata management, geoprocessing, geodata analyses and modelling, desktop GIS and free geodata such as OpenStreetMap. Topics such as digital sovereignty in connection with open source are also covered, as are open science and the FAIR principles.

Registration will be possible beginning of January. More information can be found Here.

08 Apr 2025 - 10 Apr 2025

Dresden Nexus Conference

The Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) 2025, themed "The Future of Resources – Resources for the Future," will convene the global Resource Nexus community from April 8–10, 2025, in Dresden, Germany. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, DNC 2025 aims to advance integrated environmental resource management across research, education, and practice. Key topics include resource nexus approaches, sustainability transitions, and governance. Session proposals are open until November 20, 2024, with abstract submissions starting December 2, 2024. For more information, visit the UNU-FLORES website or refer to the first circular.

27 Apr 2025 - 01 May 2025

EGU 2025

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly gathers scientists to discuss the latest advancements in geosciences. This major event covers a broad range of topics, including climate science, space weather, and sustainability. It features oral presentations, posters, and workshops.

More information can be found here.

10 Jun 2025 - 12 Jun 2025

AGILE Conference

AGILE conference focuses on advancements in geographic information science, offering workshops, tutorials, and keynotes from experts in geospatial technologies. This annual conference addresses diverse topics from spatial data analysis to the integration of AI in geographic studies.

More information can be found here.

23 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025

Interdisiplinary eLTER Science Conference

The eLTER Science Conference will be a great opportunity for the different communities and disciplines that study the linkages between the different "spheres" (geo-, hydro-, bio-, atmosphere- and sociosphere) of the habitable skin of the Earth. The high-level scientific and social programme will encourage diversity of approaches, exchange between generations of scientists and inclusivity in the spirit of promoting inter- and transdisciplinary.

The call for abstracts and registration will open in October 2024. 

More information is available: here

26 Aug 2025 - 27 Aug 2025

CORDI - Conference on Research Data Infrastructure

The CoRDI 2025 (Conference on Research Data Infrastructure) will take place from August 26 to 28, 2025, at RWTH Aachen University. The event will feature a diverse program including keynote presentations, lectures, poster sessions, and a "market of opportunities." The conference aims to enhance knowledge through better use of research data, generating societal benefits. It will gather national and international stakeholders from various research and infrastructure fields. Calls for papers and posters will be issued ahead of the event.

 A call for posters will be published closer to the date: here.

22 Sep 2025 - 25 Sep 2025

Back-to-Back Plenary NFDI4Earth & NFDI4Biodiversity

In 2025 we will host a joint NFDI4Earth and NFDI4Biodiversity back-to-back Plenary as a community event from 22–25 September 2025 at the University of Bremen and MARUM. NFDI4Earth kicks off with its Plenary on 22/23 September, followed by a joint session on 23/24 September featuring poster sessions, a software marketplace, workshops, and more. NFDI4Biodiversity wraps up with its meeting on 24/25 September. Don’t miss this opportunity for intensive exchange between consortia. The event is free of charge !

13 Oct 2025 - 16 Oct 2025

International Data Week 2025

International Data Week 2025 (IDW 2025) is a global event bringing together researchers, data professionals, policymakers and more to celebrate and advance the role of data in science and society. It brings together data scientists, researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers and data stewards from disciplines across the globe to explore how best to exploit the data revolution to improve science and society through data-driven discovery and innovation. Learn about previous International Data Weeks.

More information is available: here