EUDAT Conference Returns!
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The EUDAT Conference is the flagship biennial event organised by EUDAT. It serves as a premier European forum for researchers, data managers, and IT service providers to discuss the latest advancements in Research Data Management (RDM) and Open Science.
The EUDAT Conference 2026 is being held under the theme "Sustaining the next decade of Europe's research data ecosystem" with the support of IT4I. The event will not only celebrate 10 years of successful operation of EUDAT, but it will also be marked with the signing of the next decade-long commitment of EUDAT's members to support the next collaborative data infrastructure.
Sessions will be held on relevant topics in research data management such as AI compliance, AI-enhanced data management, use cases and user-centric solutions, RDM solutions, the use of EUDAT services in research community data workflows, integration of EUDAT with other services, trust, security and sensitive data in RDM. Keynotes and panels will also showcase EUDAT's latest service developments, contributions to the EOSC Federation and collaborations with the e-Infrastructure Assembly.
As part of the programme, the event will feature an exhibition of posters, organisations and initiatives relevant to Europe's research data ecosystem.
The event will bring together diverse range of participants including:
- Researchers and citizen scientists, repository and community managers to discover services for research data management, storage, preservation and sharing.
- Actors in the EOSC community, ESFRI, science clusters, and research infrastructures to get the latest on the state of the art and use cases of some of the core services for supporting European research.
- Projects, research institutions and national and European initiatives to gain visibility and network with stakeholders to further their activities.
- Service providers and National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) to learn what EUDAT can offer from them.
- Current and prospective EUDAT users and user communities to learn about new major functionalities.
- Data stewards and repository managers seeking interoperable standards.
Event Details
From Karlsruhe, this time EUDAT Conference will take place at the bed-rock of Europe's modern science, in the city of Prague! Event details can be found below:
- Date: 25-27 November, 2026
- Location: The Grandior Hotel
Programme
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The programme is currently under development and will feature not only EUDAT-driven sessions, but sessions and contributions from and for the wider community interested in Open Science, research data management, FAIR data and related policies, services, methodologies and best practices.
Last Update: 23 June 2026
Day 0 | 24 November 2026 (Closed Meetings)
09:00 - 13:00: EUDAT Secretariat Meeting
14:30 - 18:00: EUDAT Council Meeting
- Day 1 | 25 November 2026
Time Session Morning EUDAT Project Meetings (Closed Meetings) 13:00 REGISTRATION
14:30 Opening Plenary - Part I
- 14:30: Introduction and Welcome (10 min.)
- 14:40: Welcome by the EUDAT Conference 2026 Official Partner – IT4I (10 mins.)
- 14:50: Policy Keynote (10 mins.)
- 15:00: Inspirational Keynote (30 mins.)
- 15:30: EUDAT Executive Board (10 mins.)
- 15:40: Head of the Secretariat (10 mins.)
16:00 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
16:30 Opening Plenary - Part II
- 16:30: EUDAT: Innovating Services for the Next Data Ecosystem (30 mins.)
Moderator: Sander Apweiler (FZJ) - 17:00: Panel: The Next 10 Years of the European Research Data Ecosystem (20 mins.)
- 17:20: Signing Ceremony (15 mins.)
- Ceremonial signing (10 mins.)
- Message of the EUDAT Council Chair Per Oster (5 mins.)
- 17:35: Opening of the Exhibition & Networking (25 mins.)
18:00 END OF CONFERENCE DAY
19:30 DINNER & SOCIALS
(External location in Prague city centre)- Day 2 | 26 November 2026
Time Session - Breakout 1 Session - Breakout 2 09:30 Local Host Session Research Data Management solutions 11:00 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11:30 AI Compliance RDM solutions use cases and best practices 13:00 NETWORKING LUNCH
14:30 AI-enhanced data management Trust, Security & Sensitive Data in RDM 16:00 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
16:30 The use of EUDAT services in community data workflow Use cases & user-centric development 18:00 END OF CONFERENCE DAY
- Day 3 | 27 November 2026
Time Session - Breakout 1 Session - Breakout 2 09:30 Integration of EUDAT services with other services TBC 11:00 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11:30 E-Infrastructure Assembly Joint Session TBC 13:00 Closing Session 13:30 NETWORKING & FAREWELL LUNCH
Open Calls: Posters, Demos, Presentations and Sessions
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The EUDAT Conference serves as a discussion ground for all of the most relevant topics from the research and data management community. An open call been launched for sessions/workshops, presentations, posters and demos on relevant topics in research data management such as:
- AI compliance
- AI-enhanced data management
- use cases and user-centric solutions
- RDM solutions
- The use of EUDAT services in research community data workflows
- Integration of EUDAT with other services
- Trust, security and sensitive data in RDM
Whether you want to present the latest developments and achievements of your institution, or drive the discussion on the latest know-how and best practices in the field - this is your time to submit your proposals!
Accepted contributions and featured talks and papers will be published in the open access conference proceedings planned for publication by Springer.
Learn more about the open calls and submit your proposals
Timeline
- Submission Period: 29 May - 18 September 2026
- Submission Deadline: 18 September 2026, 14:00
- Acceptance Notification: 5 October 2026
Venue & Accommodation Special Rates
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The Grandior Hotel is directly situated in the city centre of Prague.Such attractions of the historic Prague Old Town, like Astronomical Clock on the Old Town Hall, Municipal House on Square of Republic or Charles Bridge, Powder Tower, Music Theatre Karlin and many others are in the immediate walking vicinity, making our hotel a great choice for all travelers. From the hotel, public transport is easily accessible, and close to the central train station. Subway (Station Florenc, metro line B + C ) or tram stops are just around the corner and parking is available.
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Registration: Early Bird Rate available!
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Different tiers of tickets will be announced soon, so stay tuned and watch out for EUDAT's announcements for more updates.
Make sure to get your discounted, early bird tickets for €590.00 (VAT excl.) now! The early bird tickets are limited and operate on a first come, first served basis. Afterwards, the standard price ticket of 690.00 (VAT excl.) will apply.