Join the EOSC-Nordic Second General Assembly Meeting! All interested stakeholders are welcome.

On the 29^th and the 30^th of September, we will be hosting the EOSC-Nordic Second General Assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark. We look very much forward to this first physical event in a long time!

The first day of the Second General Assembly is dedicated to work package meetings for the project participants. The location will be at the Technical University of Denmark. In the afternoon everyone is also invited to a social event in Copenhagen and a dinner afterward.

The second day will be at the National Aquarium Denmark, where all interested stakeholders may learn about the project's progress and future steps. Due to the current uncertainties with Covid-19, we are also offering virtual participation for the Second General Assembly meeting on Thursday the 30^th of September.

Agenda

Times are in CEST

Day 1

September 29th

Location: Technical University of Denmark, Henrik Dams Alle, building 202 Meeting Center, Room: R1005, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby.

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 15:30 Overall EC review alignment

• Welcome (Lene Krøl Andersen, Project Manager)
• EC review per WP (WP1-6)

Cross WP Discussion:

• Business model recommendations (WP2)
• Sustainability of services in the Nordics (WP2)

15:30 - 16:30 WP break out sessions

16:45 Transportation from DTU to Copenhagen: Bus booked for everyone – we depart at 16:45.

17:45-19:00 Social event in Copenhagen: Guided Harbour Tour in Copenhagen. Meeting Point: Nyhavn 71, Copenhagen. Time of departure: 17:45.
Copenhagen is a historic and old harbour town. One of the best and most beautiful ways to see the maritime capital is from the waterside. Here we will enjoy the scenery and experience many of the sights that Copenhagen has to offer. The tour takes 1 hour and ends just next to the dinner venue.

19:00 - 22:00 Dinner in Copenhagen. SALT restaurant at the Copenhagen Admiral Hotel, Toldbodgade 24–28, Copenhagen.

Day 2 

September 30th Location: National Aquarium Denmark, Den Blå Planet, Jacob Fortlingsvej 1, 2770 Kastrup.

Virtual participation is also an option for Day 2.

Moderator: Lene Krøl Andersen, DeiC, EOSC-Nordic Project Manager.
Chat and Q&A support: Anne Sofie Fink, DeiC, EOSC-Nordic Task 6.4.

10:00 – 11:00 Arrival and a chance to explore the aquarium (Closed General Assembly meeting)

11:00 – 12:00 Lunch

12:00 – 12:10 Welcome (Gitte Julin Kudsk, CEO DeiC)

12:10 – 12:25 Welcome to the EOSC-Nordic GA: EOSC-Nordic at its midterm (Gudmund Høst, Coordinator, NeIC, Director)

12:25 – 12:55 Keynote: The work of EOSC Association and the possible contribution from Nordic countries (Wilhelm Widmark, EOSC Association Director, and Library Director Stockholm University)

12:55 – 13:10 Policies, legal issues and sustainability (Lars Fischer, NORDUnet, WP2)

13:10 – 13:30 FAIR Data (WP4 Lead Andreas Jaunsen, Nordforsk)

13:30 – 14:15 Coffee break

14:15 – 14:35 Support to prospective EOSC service providers (WP3 Lead Ilja Livenson, ETAIS)

14:35 – 15:15 Open research data and services (WP5 Lead Adil Hasan, Sigma 2)

Demo pitches from selected research communities

• Climate community adopting Life Science toolbox (Hamish Struthers, SNIC)
• Cross-border analysis on climate data and Nordic Language Processing Laboratory data (NPLP) (Abdulrahman Azab, University of Oslo)
• Federated storage, analysis platform and sharing options for sensitive data (Abdulrahman Azab, University of Oslo)

15:15 – 15:35 Engagement, communication and competence building incl. Knowledge Hub release and Sustainability (WP6 Lead Minna Lappalainen, CSC)

15:35 – 15:55 Closing keynote: Sustainability of EOSC-Nordic (WP2 Lead Sara Garavelli, CSC)

15:55 – 16:00 Wrap-up (Project Manager Lene Krøl Andersen, DeiC)

The 2nd General Assembly serves as the EOSC-Nordic Knowledge Hub Train-the-Trainer event (MS40). 

The event may be subject to changes due to the current Covid-19 situation and restrictions.

Registration for the physical participation is now closed, you can register below for the virtual participation option for Thursday, September 30th.