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National Tripartite Event: Croatia
2025-03-27 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
The 3rd national tripartite event in Croatia will take place on 27th March 2025 during the yearly conference SRCE Days of e-Infrastructure.
Further information will follow soon
Link to even – https://eosc.eu/events/national-tripartite-event-croatia-2/

National Tripartite Event: Poland
2025-03-25 09:00 - 17:00
The two-day event will bring together key stakeholders in the EOSC Partnership to develop strategic directions for the further development of the initiative, taking into account long-term perspectives beyond 2027.
Further information will follow soon.
Link to event – https://eosc.eu/events/national-tripartite-event-poland-3/

Empowering Academic Research with Microsoft: From Strategy to Practical Tips
2025-03-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Online
RDA in the Baltics Webinar

The RDA in the Baltics webinar introduces Research Data Alliance to research data professionals and researchers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The webinar outlines what RDA is, what are the benefits of engaging with RDA and how to get involved with RDA. We will also hear from data professionals from the local community about their engagement with RDA.

This webinar is part of RDA Europe’s work to offer a platform to European RDA regions to showcase their innovations, solutions and challenges on a European and global scale.

Preliminary Programme
Introduction to Research Data Alliance (RDA) and RDA Europe
1.Why should researchers and data professionals engage with RDA and how to get involved?
2.Spotlight on RDA interest and working groups (incl. Professionalising Data Stewardship IG, FAIR for Machine Learning IG and 3.Research Data Policy IG)
4.Profiles of data professionals and their engagement with RDA
1.Vaidas Morkevičius (Kaunas University of Technology)
2.Ingmars Kreišmanis (Riga Stradins University)
5.Discussion
More information: https://www.rd-alliance.org/event/rda-in-the-baltics-webinar/
Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/HsVU27ccTgK4OoqgZbcujA#/registration

SIG-MSP 2025 spring meeting (Paris)
2025-03-24 13:00 - 2025-03-25 14:00 | RENATER Headquarters, 23-25, rue Daviel, 75013, Paris, France
This meeting will be held in Paris, France, kindly hosted by RENATER. The agenda and meeting information can be found here: https://wiki.geant.org/display/msp/SIG-MSP+spring+meeting+2025+-+Paris%2C+France
Link to event – https://events.geant.org/event/1823/

RSU RESEARCH WEEK
2025-03-24 - 2025-03-28 | RSU, Dzirciema iela 16, Rīga, 1007, Latvia
Research Week is a unique biennial event where groundbreaking discoveries are shared, ideas are synthesized, and the future of science and society is actively shaped. It is a catalyst for transformative ideas, a singular event in the Baltic region that unites researchers, academics, industry leaders, and policymakers for interdisciplinary collaboration.
This year’s theme focuses on addressing societal challenges, healthcare innovation, and fostering equitable, compassionate healthcare solutions
What is the Research Week value for…
… researchers?
A unique opportunity to contribute directly to shaping the future by transforming scientific ideas into hands-on solutions. Every participant becomes part of a powerful ecosystem where individual expertise merges into collective action, driving meaningful, real-world change—every researcher’s contribution is essential and valued.
… society?
Direct connection of scientific advancements with everyday life, offering solutions to pressing health, welfare, and societal challenges. It allows the public to engage with researchers, fostering transparency and ensuring that innovations lead to tangible improvements in quality of life.
… scientific community?
An unparalleled platform for seeing the bigger picture, breaking free from the constraints of isolated disciplines to collaborate across fields. It offers a first glimpse into emerging trends and real-world solutions that can inspire, be applied, and expanded upon, turning the collective research power into actionable, impactful results that shape the future of science and society.
… Latvia?
Latvia’s role as the host of this prestigious event underscores its growing prominence as a global hub for scientific research and innovation. Through RW2025, Latvia not only showcases its own academic excellence but also facilitates global collaboration that holds the potential to create lasting impacts on science and policy. RSU’s leadership in organizing such a pivotal event enhances the nation’s reputation as a key player in advancing healthcare, societal welfare, and scientific inquiry.
Link to event – https://rw2025.rsu.lv/

15th SIG-CISS - hybrid (online and at LMU Munich)
2025-03-21 15:00 - 17:30 | Online
This is the GÈANT Community Cloud Interoperable Software Stacks Special Interest Group – focussing, this time, on Infrastructure-as-Code approaches.
Link to event – https://events.geant.org/event/1816/

Open Science Retreat: Artificial Intelligence and Open Science
2025-03-11 14:30 - 2025-03-12 16:30
The Open Science Retreat by ZBW is a virtual event that brings together a diverse, international group of stakeholders, including researchers, data professionals, librarians, (infrastructure) service providers, publishers, and policy makers to explore and advance Open Science practices as and framework conditions.
The event is designed to encourage in-depth interaction, with small group discussions that promote networking and knowledge sharing. Impulse talks by selected experts provide a rich foundation for the subsequent interactive discussions, covering key topics related to Open Science, such as research assessment, reproducible research, economic actors, or the use of open infrastructures and tools.
Participants gain tailored insights and actionable strategies to drive Open Science forward in their respective fields.
Link to event – https://eosc.eu/events/open-science-retreat-artificial-intelligence-and-open-science/

GEANT General Assembly (Poznan, Poland)
2025-03-05 12:00 - 2025-03-06 12:00
Link to event – https://events.geant.org/event/1745/

SIG-ISM Virtual Meeting
2025-02-26 12:30 - 14:30
Link to event – https://events.geant.org/event/1814/

GÉANT Compendium 2024 - Data Release Infoshare
2025-02-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Link to event – https://events.geant.org/event/1843/

FAIRfest: Celebrating advancements of FAIR solutions in EOSC
2025-02-20 10:00 - 2025-02-21 13:30
FAIR-IMPACT and FAIRCORE4EOSC partners are glad to invite the broad European research community to their final event, which will take place on the 20th and 21st of February 2025 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The event will be tied up with the 19th edition of the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25), and will be opportunity to showcase the results that the projects delivered since their start in 2022.
Participants are encouraged to join in celebrating these advancements and explore the future of FAIR solutions within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
More information and the agenda will be published shortly
Link to event – https://eosc.eu/events/fairfest-celebrating-advancements-of-fair-solutions-in-eosc/

Online seminar on Clarivate's vision: "The Digital Age in Academia – Modern Library Services and Digital Transformation"
2025-02-18 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Discover how Alma – an integrated library management system – provides libraries with modern tools for resource acquisition, cataloging, and circulation, transforming libraries into efficiency hubs within your institution. By using Alma, libraries can develop new, value-added services for different user groups, improving access to information and supporting academic work.
Gain practical insights into enhancing library operations and performance.
Presenter: Bettina Schmid, Senior Technical Solutions Consultant at Clarivate.
Registration form:
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Online Seminar on Clarivate's Higher Education Platform and Library Management System – Alma
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Discover how Alma – the comprehensive library management platform for higher education institutions – integrates print, electronic, and digital resource management into a unified system, simplifying complex processes and enhancing operational efficiency.
Why Participate?
Optimize workflows and streamline complex tasks with Alma, a modern cloud-based library management system. Alma helps reduce operational complexity, improve overall efficiency, and enhance the user experience.
Gain practical insights into improving library operations and performance, particularly in managing electronic and digital materials. Learn about successful solutions and strategies that will help your library reach new heights.
Presenter: Bettina Schmid, Senior Technical Solutions Consultant at Clarivate.
Registration form:
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Infoshare: Global Platform for Labs (GP4L)
2025-02-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtually Hosted
Description:
Join us for an exciting virtual infoshare session where we’ll explore the latest activities related to GP4L (the Global Platform for Labs). We will talk about

The main concepts and benefits related to GP4L
How to leverage the GP4L testbed to create flexible and adaptable networks
Use cases and success stories from the GP4L labs
The future directions of GP4L

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the GP4L team, ask questions, and gain valuable insights – https://geant-netdev.gitlab-pages.pcss.pl/gp4ldocs/
Link to event – https://events.geant.org/event/1808/

Data Sharing Festival 2025
2025-02-06 09:00 - 2025-02-07 18:00
This Festival celebrates the intersection of privacy, cybersecurity, and sovereignty in the data world. It aims to recognize achievements, tackle challenges, and shape the future of data spaces with a mix of inspiring keynotes, panels, and many interactive sessions. The Data Sharing Festival will have a dynamic program that focuses on practical solutions and collaboration to scale up market adoption and synergise individual approaches.
Your active participation is crucial in this journey toward data sharing excellence. The program promises entertaining and enlightening experiences, fostering connections and sparking future collaborations.
Link to event – https://eosc.eu/events/data-sharing-festival-2025/

BERD Academy: Open Education for Research with Business, Economics and Related Data
2025-01-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
Big Data took the world by storm, Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic across research disciplines. Working with these data can be a challenge. Especially for researchers in Business, Economics and Social Sciences, who graduated just a few years ago when most study programs covered mainly or exclusively ‘traditional’ data collection methods such as surveys with structured, tabular data.
To unlock the research potential of new data sources by applying fitting methods, education is needed. The BERD Academy is the training outlet of the consortium for Business, Economics, and Related Data in the National Research Data Infrastructure (BERD@NFDI). In this talk, we will present how a wide range of offers in flexible formats fulfills the needs of researchers and research data providers. We want to discuss, how educational content can unlock research potential and how open education can foster open science.
Link to event – https://eosc.eu/events/berd-academy-open-education-for-research-with-business-economics-and-related-data/

Empowering Research: National RIMS System Launch in Latvia, 28 January
2025-01-28 11:00 - 16:30 | Latvijas universitāte (Zinātnes māja), Jelgavas iela 3, Rīga, Latvia
The Association “Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre” (VPC) has successfully conducted an open tender for the “Subscription of the Research Information Management System (RIMS) and Procurement of Related Services.”
As a result of the tender, a Framework Agreement was signed on December 31, 2024, ensuring access to modern research information management solutions for Latvian state and academic institutions.
This step promotes the development of science and higher education by enabling effective management and dissemination of scientific and academic achievements.
VPC and Elsevier are delighted to invite you to the National Research Information Management System (RIMS) Launch in Latvia.

Link to registration: Press here

Date: 28th January, 2025
Time: 11am – 4:30pm
Venue: University of Latvia House of Science, Jelgavas Street 3, Room 103/104

About:
Join us to celebrate the launch of Latvia’s first cloud-based National Research Information Management System, powered by Elsevier’s PURE platform. The event will feature a welcome address from key representatives, a keynote speech on driving innovation and collaboration, and a discussion on the journey of the National RIMS system in Latvia. Attendees can also look forward to a panel discussion on expectations and collaborative goals, a presentation on the Pure system’s impact on innovation, insights into how a leading university pioneered Pure, and details on the strategic rollout of the system. The purpose of the event is to highlight the significance of this new system in empowering research and collaboration across Latvia.
Agenda:

Time
Event

10:00–11:00
Registration and coffee break

11:00
Welcome

11:30–11:50
Welcoming words from the Ministry

11:50–12:20
Keynote Speech: “Driving Innovation: The Role of Pure in Empowering Research and Collaboration in Latvia” (Said Taha, Senior Vice President, Elsevier)

12:20–12:50
“From Conception to Reality: The Journey of the National RIMS System in Latvia” (Janis Grevins, Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre)

12:50–13:15
Leading the Way: How Riga Stradiņš University Pioneered Pure in Latvia

13:15–14:00
Lunch Break

14:00–14:30
Pure system: Driving Innovation in Latvia’s National RIMS (Michał Nowak, Software Solutions Technical Sales Manager)

14:30–15:00
Insights and Outcomes: The Impact of Pure Community Implementation in Israel

15:00–15:15
Key Conclusions: Lessons Learned from Implementation in Israel

15:15–16:00
Strategic Rollout: The Implementation Journey of Pure (Kresten Kodal Sorensen, Senior Implementation Manager)

16:00–16:30
Closing and Q&A

Higher Education Reference Model - HERM
2025-01-22 11:30 - 17:30 | Latvijas universitāte (Zinātnes māja), Jelgavas iela 3, Rīga, Latvia
Register for an eventSpeakers
Patrik Maltusch
Patrik Maltusch leads the EA architecture team at Aalto University and chairs the Finnish EA-SIG and EUNIS EA-SIG. With over 15 years as a network architect and business owner in a global Telco, he is also an accredited security professional, risk manager, and Education Enterprise Architect. Patrik emphasizes interoperability as key to managing digitalization in complex ecosystems.
Esa Suominen
Esa Suominen works as an Enterprise Architect at the University of Helsinki. He is also secretary of the EUNIS EA SIG and the Finnish EA SIG. He has long experience in IT sector at Higher Education Institute. He holds M. Sc. from University of Lappeenranta. He is interested in to implement Enterprise architecture in practical way in organizations.
Agenda
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11:30-12:00
Registration. Tea/coffee

12:00-13:30
Practical workshop (for study process and IT teams) Introduction to HERM, mapping of existing systems and processes, review of real organisational situations and scenarios.

13:30-14:15
Lunch

14:15-16:00
IT Institutional Strategy and National Framework (for leaders, study process and IT teams) Strategic vision, high-level roadmap, cost-benefit analysis, governance and alignment with national shared services.

16:00-16:20
Tea/coffee

16:20-17:30
Implementation approaches and next steps International best practice, simple integration and gradual implementation. HERM’s role in long-term governance and interoperability.

11:30-
12:00
Registration. Tea/coffee

12:00-
13:30
Practical workshop (for study
process and IT teams) Introduction to HERM, mapping
of existing systems and processes, review of real
organisational situations and scenarios.

13:30-
14:15
Lunch

14:15-
16:00
IT Institutional Strategy and
National Framework (for leaders, study process and
IT teams) Strategic vision, high-level roadmap,
cost-benefit analysis, governance and alignment
with national shared services.

16:00-
16:20
Tea/coffee

16:20-
17:30
Implementation approaches and
next steps International best practice, simple
integration and gradual implementation. HERM’s role
in long-term governance and interoperability.

• At Jelgavas Street 1, Riga. Entry to the parking lot is before the LU Dabas māja (Nature House) if you are coming from the city center. Press the button at the barrier and provide the password ‘VPC’.
• At Jelgavas Street 3, Riga. Entry to the parking lot is behind the LU Zinātņu māja (Science House) if you are coming from the city center. Press the button at the barrier and provide the password ‘VPC’.

VPC Information day
2024-11-14 11:30 - 18:00 | VPC Information day, Dzirnavu iela 33, Riga, Centrs, LV-1010, Latvia
