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The EOSC-Nordic Second General Assembly

Copenhagen, Denmark 

Update: All the presentations are now available at the Knowledge Hub.

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

On the 29th and the 30th 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 the participants are also invited for a social event in Copenhagen and a dinner afterwards.

The second day will be at the National Aquarium Denmark, where all interested stakeholders may learn about the project 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 30th 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. See the map of campus here.
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch – at the Faculty Club Restaurant, building 101, DTU
13:00 – 15:30
(Incl. break)
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 water side. 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.
See instructions on how to get there via this link.

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 Genereal Assembly (open mtg): Welcome by the host (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 and legal issues (Lars Fischer, NORDUnet, WP2)
13:10 – 13:30 Status on Nordic FAIR uptake and on-going activities (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, Biodiversity and Nordic Language Processing Laboratory data (NLPL) (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

Register here to participate in the EOSC-Nordic Second General Assembly.

Hotel

We have a couple of hotel recommendations, one near the airport and one in the city centre.

Park Hotel (Radisson hotel) near the airport

Tivoli Hotel (in the city center)

Copenhagen Admiral Hotel (also the venue for the dinner)

Plan your travel in Copenhagen via Rejseplanen

We look very much forward to seeing you in Copenhagen!