The EGI Foundation proudly contributed to the EGU General Assembly 2025, held in Vienna from 27 April to 2 May—the premier gathering for geoscientists. The event welcomed 20,984 registered attendees, of which 18,646 made their way to Vienna from 120 countries and 2,338 joined online from 104 countries. With a strong presence throughout the week, EGI showcased its services and collaborative projects through high-visibility sessions, town hall meetings, and the dynamic ENVRI Community booth.
Driving Engagement and Collaboration
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting environmental sciences, EGI helped coordinate the ENVRI Community booth, prominently positioned at the entrance of the venue, which served as a lively hub for discussion, outreach, and community building. The booth brought visibility to EGI-coordinated projects such as ENVRI-Hub NEXT, iMagine, and interTwin, along with projects to which EGI contributes, like IRISCC and Blue-Cloud 2026, and other projects supporting the environmental research infrastructure community.
Throughout the week, EGI team members were actively involved in the organisation of townhall meetings and scientific sessions, (co)convening thematic discussions on transnational access to research infrastructures, advancing environmental science through open science, and promoting cross-disciplinary data sharing. The ENVRI booth also hosted daily talks that spotlighted research and digital infrastructures services, digital twin tools, and collaborative platforms, reinforcing the vital role of federated digital services in addressing global challenges.
Our team also shared updates on the EOSC EU Node, explaining to potential users how the platform empowers geoscientists through access to FAIR data, scalable cloud services, and collaborative tools. It featured concrete use cases from environmental science, demonstrating how researchers can leverage the Node for data visualisation, secure file sharing, and reproducible research workflows.
A Testament to Collaborative Communication
EGI’s contribution extended beyond scientific content to communication and outreach. The Foundation coordinated video production and social media coverage for the ENVRI community, helping bring the event’s key messages to a broader audience. This activity is part of a larger EGI-led initiative to align communication efforts across ENVRI-supporting projects, fostering collaboration and increasing visibility for the research infrastructure community.
The EGU booth was a testament to this approach—a visible and effective outcome of our growing network of communications professionals working together to support joint user engagement and shared impact.
Team Highlights
This collective effort was made possible thanks to individual contributions:
- Magdalena Brus led the booth coordination and (co)convened two townhall meetings on access to research infrastructures and the future of Open Science, as well as a scientific session on cross-disciplinary data sharing.
- Federico Drago managed social media and supported video production, coordinated lunchtime talks and communications activities at the booth and from the sessions.
- Gwen Franck took care of the logistics and booth set up, and hosted the interTwin coffee breaks to support informal knowledge exchange at the booth.
- Marta Gutierrez delivered a booth talk on EGI’s services for research and co-convened a scientific session on Case Studies on cross-disciplinary data sharing and virtual research environments.
- Mark Dietrich presented the EOSC EU Node and participated in discussions on digital infrastructures and green data spaces, with a focus on practical benefits for environmental research.
EGI’s active role at EGU 2025 underscored the value of open, federated infrastructures and cross-project collaboration in supporting the next generation of environmental science.
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EGI Team at EGU 2025
