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Geo-INQUIRE Sicily Summer School 2025
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-23
Geo-INQUIRE is offering a summer school in the Eastern Sicily Test Bed (Italy) for 40 PhD Students, PostDocs and Early Career Scientists from the fields of Solid Earth and Ocean and their interface. The Geo-INQUIRE Sicily Summer School 2025 “Novel technologies and observing systems for geohazard and environmental monitoring: integrated approach of the Eastern Sicily test bed” will be focused on the new technologies used in environmental, earth science and oceanic studies. In particular, theoretical and practical use of the fibre optic sensing to study the strain in the wide spectrum will be presented, together with some cutting edge techniques used in volcanology and environmental studies.
The school will take place in Sicily, South Italy, at the Malavoglia Hotel in Acitrezza from 16th to 23rd October 2025, and will include four days of lectures and hands-on activities integrated with two one-day field trips to visit the INFN – EMSO marine infrastructure at Capo Passero and the volcanic features and the INGV – EPOS facilities at Mt. Etna
Organizers: Giuseppe Puglisi and Gilda Currenti (INGV-OE), Giorgio Riccobene (LNS-INFN), Laura Beranzoli (INGV-RM2, EMSO), Sara Pero (EMSO).

Program:
Geo-INQUIRE Sicily Summer School 2025
Speakers:

Jacopo Aguzzi (CSIC, ES)
Daniele Andronico (INGV, IT)
Daniele Bailo (INGV & EPOS-ERIC)
Danilo Cavallaro (INGV,IT)
Cecilia Clivati (INRIM, IT)
Ornella Cocina (INGV, IT)
Rosa Anna Corsaro (INGV, IT)
Gilda Currenti (INGV, IT)
Vittorio Curri (PolitTO, IT)
Domenico Di Mauro (INGV, IT)
Philippe Jousset (GFZ, DE)
Nadia Lo Bue (INGV, IT)
Mariusz Majdański (IGP-PAS, PL)
Aljaz Maslo (EMSO-ERIC)
Ali Masoudi (Univ. Southampton, GB)
Jan Mickaelek (IGP-CAS, CZ)
Shane Murphy (IFREMER, FR)
Rosalba Napoli (INGV, IT)
Ingrid Puillat (EMSO-ERIC)
Javier Quinteros (GFZ, DE)
Giuseppe Salerno (INGV, IT)
Pasquale Sellitto (IPSL, FR))
Simona Scollo (INGV, IT)
Francesco Simeone (INGV, IT)
Letizia Spampinato (INGV, IT)
Morelia Urlaub (GEOMAR, DE)
Salvatore Viola (INFN, IT)

Financials:
For successful applicants the school will cover the following expenses: hotel accommodation, transport from/to Catania international airport, welcome reception, meals, coffee breaks, conference dinner, field trips and conference material. Attendees will have to book tickets to Catania and pay in advance. After successful participation, travel costs could be reimbursed up to a maximum of 500 €.
Logistics:

Hotel: Accommodation will be provided in double rooms with single beds. Accordingly, participants of the same gender will share a room.
Transportation to/from the venue:

Arrival Transfer (Thursday, 16 October): Transfers from Catania International Airport to the venue will be organized by the hotel. Participants are required to inform the school organizers early in advance of their flight number and arrival time.
Departure Transfer (Thursday, 23 October): Transfers to Catania International Airport will also be organized by the hotel. Participants must provide the school organizers with their flight number and departure time in advance.

Requirements:
The summer school applicants should have strong interest in earth and marine sciences, or in general physics, engineering and ICT applied to environmental studies. Programming skills, computing knowledge and user level Linux skills will be positively considered during the applicants’ evaluation. Students will have to bring their own laptops. The school lectures will be given in English.
Application:
All applications will have to provide a motivation letter. Successful candidates will have to provide abstracts through the Indico platform and bring a printed poster to the school to present their work.
Call for applications has been closed on 7 May 2025.
The submission of the abstract and the information about the flight are mandatory to confirm the acceptance of the participation to the school.
If you have special dietary requirements or need special assistance, please specify this in the application form. Please also get in touch if you need help to apply for a visa.
Timeline:
01.03.2025: Opening of registration
06.05.2025: Registration deadline (23:59 CEST)
31.05.2025: Notification to applicants
30.06.2025: Submission of abstracts (via Indico) and confirmation of attendance (including flight details and dates)
Inclusion criteria:
We aim to make the summer school an inclusive event. Geo-INQUIRE promotes diversity and inclusion within the scope of the project, including the applications for the Geo-INQUIRE Sicily Summer School 2025. Therefore, applications from female colleagues and applications from colleagues working in one of the widening countries, associated countries and outermost regions of Horizon Europe will be given special attention during the evaluation process. Widening countries are Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Associated countries (allowed to coordinate widening projects) include Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine. Outermost regions include La Réunion, Mayotte, Canarias, Azores, Madeira, Saint-Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana.
Geo-INQUIRE is funded by the European Commission under project number 101058518 within the HORIZON-INFRA-2021-SERV-01 call.
Further information: https://www.geo-inquire.eu/dissemination/summer-schools/geo-inquire-sicily-summer-school-2025

PLOCAN Glider School 2025
2025-10-20 - 2025-10-24
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) announces the 15th edition of the Glider School, an internationally recognised training forum in marine glider technology, which will take place from October 20 to 24 at its headquarters in Telde, Gran Canaria. The application period for attendance will remain open until June 30.
The educational content of the Glider School covers both hardware and software aspects through dedicated theoretical and practical sessions in classrooms, laboratories, and open waters, using real glider units from different technologies—both profiling and surface types (AutoNaut, Sailbuoy, Slocum, Seaglider, and Seaexplorer). The focus is on the technical characteristics, operational capabilities, and specific performance of each.
This highly specialized training week offers an introduction to the handling and operation of the main commercial marine glider technologies. It is aimed at professionals and trainees worldwide involved in a broad range of oceanic scientific and technical disciplines, including engineering, marine sciences, maritime services, and academia, among others. Following the 2024 edition, a total of 221 students from 36 countries across five continents have been trained through the Glider School.
The Glider School benefits from the direct support of leading global manufacturers of both gliders and oceanographic sensors—as well as other modules that make up these cutting-edge, unmanned autonomous marine observation platforms—who participate as part of the teaching staff, alongside expert operators from academia and sectors linked to the Blue Economy.

Webinar: Innovation in Hydrosphere Measurement Techniques
2025-10-22 09:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Rome)
Join us on 22 October 2025 9:00-11:30 CEST for a morning of presentations and panel discussion on the latest innovations in marine and freshwater measurement techniques. Participants can expect to find out about how co-operation between scientists and industries can enhance development of new technologies, products, services, and instrumentation.
Click here to register to the webinar.
Who is it for
This webinar is aimed at all industry professionals, researchers, and post graduate students interested in innovation in hydrosphere measurement techniques, including:

Research Organisations operating European Research Infrastructure (RI) or interested in RI data and services
Private Companies offering scientific instrumentation or services in the field of marine and freshwater measurements
Industrial End-Users looking for new technologies/services
Public and private sector organisations involved in hydrosphere observations

Programme
The speakers, who include instrument developers and scientists with recent related publications, will briefly present their areas of expertise, followed by a panel discussion, with a focus on technology readiness levels and how science can help instrument developers to advance.
Confirmed speakers so far include:

Janne-Markus Rintala, GEORGE project
Tobias Steinhoff, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Alizée Roobaert, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Didier Clech, RBR
Matthew Mowlem, ClearWater Sensors

Registration
Registration is now open. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link.
Webinar Organisers
The webinar is organised by ICOS ERIC and EMSO ERIC, in framework of the ENVRINNOV and GEORGE projects.
ENVRINNOV project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2023 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no 101131426. GEORGE project received funding from European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement no.101094716

JOIN INGV AND EMSO FOR WORLD OCEANS DAY 2026
2026-06-06 - 2026-06-08
From 6 to 8 June 2026, on the occasion of World Oceans Day (WOD) established by the United Nations, INGV is organizing the 2026 edition of the “Giornata Mondiale degli Oceani – Conoscere, Comprendere, Convivere” (World Oceans Day: Know, Comprehend, Coexist). This exciting event offers three days of immersive scientific dissemination and educational experiences focused on the oceans.
This year the event boasts one prestigious award conferred in Italy, the Medal of the President of the Republic. It confirms the appreciation of the Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, for the particular scientific and cultural interest of the event curated by INGV. This event received the endorsement of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development as a Decade Activity.
Exhibits, laboratories, talk shows, games, and artistic installations await you in the spectacular setting of the heart of the Ligurian capital, Genoa. Following the institutional opening at Palazzo Tursi, the activities will move to Largo Pertini, where a free-admission “Villaggio del Mare” (Sea Village) will be set up.
During the three-day event in Genoa, EMSO ERIC and the Joint Research Unit EMSO Italia, the scientific research collaboration uniting Italian research institutions and universities, will offer participants an immersive experience into the central role of the observing systems and highlight the contribution of the Italian scientific community to the European marine research landscape.
Learn more about the booth here
The program for the 3-day event in Genoa is available here

A DECADE IN THE DEEP: CELEBRATING 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF EMSO ERIC
2026-12-15 - 2026-12-16
The year 2026 marks the 10th Anniversary of EMSO becoming a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC).
Established by the European Commission in September 2016 following years of rigorous preparatory work, EMSO ERIC has spent the last decade anchoring Europe’s marine research capabilities. By providing uninterrupted, high-quality data from the ocean surface to the abyss, EMSO serves as an essential foundation for global environmental science and climate change research.
Today, EMSO stands as more than an infrastructure; it is a thriving ecosystem of researchers, engineers, and cutting-edge regional facilities dedicated to understanding our ocean’s future.
To celebrate this milestone, the core anniversary events will take place from 15 to 16 December 2026 in Rome, Italy, at the Barceló Roma.
Programme Overview
Tuesday 15th December – 10 Years of EMSO Science: Observing the Changing Ocean
A full-day academic programme showcasing EMSO’s scientific excellence and observation milestones. The day will feature international keynote lectures, panel discussions, and thematic presentations.
The scientific tracks are structured around the four fundamental research priorities guiding our open-ocean and deep-sea monitoring efforts to understand global environmental changes:

Ocean Dynamics: Open ocean temporal variability across spatial scales
Natural Hazards: Spatio-temporal process variability and geohazards
Marine Ecosystems: Assessing baseline and potential changes of open ocean benthic and pelagic ecosystems
Climate Change: Geophysical events, climatic/anthropogenic changes, and deep carbon storage

The day will conclude with a dedicated poster session and a welcoming Ice Breaker happy hour.
For whom: Scientists, engineers, regional facility leads, and Service Group members.

Wednesday 16th December – Info day and Official Ceremony
Wednesday seamlessly bridges the gap between technical value chains, governance, and high-level political synergy.

Morning (Info Day): The morning opens with EMSO Info day, focusing on the technology value chain from deep-sea observation to knowledge dissemination. Sessions will showcase how technology serves science under extreme conditions and present EMSO’s Catalogue of Services, including Physical Access (PA) for researchers and private companies, Virtual Access (VA) for data delivery to European and international data aggregators, and training frameworks via the EMSO Academy.
Afternoon & Evening (Anniversary Ceremony): The peak of our celebration features the Official Anniversary Ceremony. Bringing together ministry delegates, European Commission representatives, and international partners, this high-level session highlights a decade of political commitment and impactful science.

The day will conclude with a celebratory social event

For whom: Assembly of Member delegates, ministry representatives, industry partners, and scientific stakeholders.

Exhibition Space
Throughout both days, a dedicated exhibition area will host dynamic industrial and national booths. Stay tuned, more details on our exhibitors are coming soon!
Registration and invitations
Official invitations and the central registration portal will open soon. Secure your spot early to join the conversation.
Get in Touch
Have questions before registration opens? Reach out to the organizing team at events@emso-eu.org
