93rd ESFRI Forum Meeting
The 93rd ESFRI Forum Meeting will take place on 20 & 21 October 2025, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Participation is limited to ESFRI National Delegations only.
More information will be shared as it becomes available.
This 93rd ESFRI Plenary is followed by the RTI Summit 2025, organised in the framework of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Summit is independently organised and requires separate registration
Monday, 20 October
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10:00
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ESFRI EB + WG Chairs meeting |
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11:30
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Arrival and Coffee |
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12:00
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Official Welcome Speeches |
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12:30
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Lunch |
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13:30
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Approval | FI25-93-01 FI25-93-02/03 FI25-93-04/05/06/07/08/09/10 |
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13:45
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Info |
2. Report by the ESFRI Chair |
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13:55
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Info |
3. Report from the European Commission |
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14:10
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Info |
4. Update from Delegations |
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14:25
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Discussion |
5. Roadmap 2026 - Update on progress and further actions. |
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14:35
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Approval | FI25-93-11/12 |
6. Monitoring of Landmarks - In-depth discussion on future monitoring activities. |
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14:55
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Discussion |
7. Collection of RI funding data - Presentations by ERIC Forum and EIRO Forum representatives.
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15:35
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Discussion |
8. Non-Session on 'Future of ESFRI in the new ERA' (restricted participation) - sustainability of RIs, including discussions on monitoring of landmarks and collection of RI funding data. - contribution to implementation of RI&TI strategy. Continues after break. |
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16:05
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Coffee Break |
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16:35
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Non-Session cont. |
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17:20
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Discussion |
9. Reports from ESFRI Working Group Chairs - Addressing transversal issues of WG work. - Working Group Chairs are invited to take the floor. (MC covered in separate item) |
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18:00
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End of Day 1 Social Dinner (optional): |
Tuesday, 21 October
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08:00
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ESFRI IG meeting |
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09:00
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Approval | FI25-93-14 |
10. Launch of call for SWG SSH Chair |
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09:05
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Discussion |
11. European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures - ESFRI’s possible contributions to its implementation. - ESFRI’s positioning with respect to TIs and EDICs.
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09:50
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Discussion |
12. Formal discussion on other non-session topics |
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10:30
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Coffee Break |
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11:00
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Approval | FI25-93-15 |
13. ‘Future of ESFRI in a new ERA’ - Agreement on actions.
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11:40
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Discussion |
14. ESFRI-EOSC - Report from ESFRI-EOSC Task Force. - Update from Reflection Group on EOSC. - Rethinking options of ESFRI-EOSC interaction. |
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12:10
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Approval | FI25-93-16 |
15. Report from Drafting Group on Impact Assessment of ESFRI - Report on indicators for impact assessment. |
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12:20
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16. Report from Drafting Group on Resilience and Greening of RIs - Update on tatus and further actions. - Possible synergies with OECD and ERIC Forum activities. |
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12:30
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Approval | FI25-93-17 |
17. 3rd ESFRI Stakeholders Forum meetup - Presentation of the report from the 3rd ESFRI Stakeholders Forum meetup for discussion and approval. |
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12:35
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18. AoB and Close - Next ESFRI meeting: 11-12/12/2025, online. |
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12:45
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End of 93rd ESFRI Forum meeting Lunch |
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13:15
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Site Visits (optional)
Transport back to Copenhagen (16:00-16:45) |
Registration form
Restaurant Væksthuset
Restaurant Væksthuset
The restaurant will host the social dinner. It is located about a 15-minute walk from the venue and can also be reached easily by ferry or bus.
Google MapsEigtveds Pakhus, Strandgade 25D, 1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Eigtveds Pakhus, Strandgade 25D, 1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Site visit at Technical University of Denmark - DTU (Lyngby)
Site visit at Technical University of Denmark - DTU (Lyngby)
The detailed agenda of the visit at DTU can be found here.
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) met in Copenhagen on 20–21 October 2025, under the Danish Presidency, to discuss the next steps for Europe’s Research Infrastructure Ecosystem.
Key topics were progress on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026, follow-up and next steps stemming from the Future of ESFRI Workshop, monitoring of Landmarks and ESFRI’s evolving role in the European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures and its links with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
Learn more here.
