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Learn about upcoming Earth observation conferences, workshops and training courses that the European Space Agency organise or support. Discover the results of past events, which may provide useful reference or material for your work.
  • EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop 2025

    1 Dec 2025

    This workshop will provide an open forum for the science community. Discuss findings from initial validation activities and formulate recommendations for product improvements.

  • 2nd Ocean Carbon from Space Workshop

    24 Nov 2025

    The 2nd Ocean Carbon from Space workshop will support progress towards an integrated approach for characterising the ocean carbon cycle using satellite observations and will advance our understanding of its variability across space and time.

  • Science and Cal/Val Activities at Gobabeb site: status and potential future synergies

    24 Nov 2025

    The Gobabeb Research Centre, located in Namibia, is increasingly recognised as a strategic site for both atmospheric research studies and satellite calibration and validation (Cal/Val). Its geographic position at the intersection of diverse aerosol emission sources, including biomass burning, desert dust, mineral aerosols, and marine sea spray, offers a unique natural laboratory for studying aerosol composition and properties, atmospheric dynamics, and chemistry through observational and modelling approaches

  • ESA CCI LOLIPOP User Workshop 2025

    18 Nov 2025

    The European Space Agency (ESA) invites you to the LOLIPOP User Workshop, taking place on 18–19 November 2025 at the CNR Research Area, Bologna, Italy. This event is part of the LOng-LIved greenhouse gas PrOducts Performances (LOLIPOP) project under the ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI).

  • VH-RODA 2025

    17 Nov 2025

    The Very High-resolution Radar & Optical Data Assessment (VH-RODA) 2025 Workshop will be held in ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Italy), from 17-21 November 2025. The 6th Edition of the VH-RODA Workshop will provide an open forum (for the new space, commercial and institutional space sectors) to present and discuss about the current status and future developments related to Earth Observation (EO) data quality, calibration and validation of space-borne very high-resolution SAR, Optical, and atmospheric constellations, sensors and data products, with a dedicated focus on commercial EO data providers and related Cal/Val activities, synergies between optical, SAR and atmospheric communities, presentation of standards and best practices for data quality.

  • COSPAR 2025 Scientific Symposium

    3 Nov 2025

    A Symposium on Humanity’s Challenges and Celestial Solutions

  • QA4EO-2 Cal/Val Workshop #6

    30 Sept 2025

    Calibration & Validation continues to take centre stage: Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) remains a key topic in the Earth Observation (EO) community. Following the success of the previous QA4EO workshops, we are pleased to announce the QA4EO-2 Cal/Val Workshop #6, to be held in Helsinki from 30 September to 2 October 2025.

  • Living Planet Symposium 2025

    23 June 2025

    Held every three years, ESA’s Living Planet Symposia are among the world’s premier events on Earth observation. The Living Planet Symposium 2025 (LPS25) emphasises transitioning from ‘observation to climate action and sustainability for Earth’.

  • ESA-NASA International Workshop on AI Foundation Model for EO

    5 May 2025

    This workshop on Foundation Model for Earth Observation and Earth Sciences aims to address these challenges by bringing together experts from AI, geospatial science, climate, weather and Earth observation communities.

  • Second ESA-JAXA EarthCARE In-Orbit Validation Workshop

    17 Mar 2025

    The international science community is invited to participate in the 2nd ESA-JAXA EarthCARE In Orbit Validation Workshop, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with its partner, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

  • The European Earth Observation Ecosystem: 2040+

    11 Feb 2025

    The European Earth Observation Ecosystem 2040+ is a proposed cross-cutting vision for the future of Space Earth Observation in Europe.

  • First ESA-JAXA EarthCARE In-Orbit Validation Workshop

    14 Jan 2025

    The international science community is invited to participate in the 1st ESA-JAXA EarthCARE In Orbit Validation Workshop, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with its partner, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

  • VH-RODA 2024

    2 Dec 2024

    The 2024 VH-RODA workshop provides an open forum (for the new space, commercial and institutional space sectors) for presenting and discussing the current status and future developments related to Earth Observation data quality, calibration and validation of space-borne very high-resolution SAR and Optical sensors and data products.

  • Third Workshop on International Cooperation in Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy

    13 Nov 2024

    Third Workshop on International Cooperation in Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy

  • 14th Swarm Data Quality Workshop

    7 Oct 2024

    The 14th Swarm Data Quality Workshop (SDQW#14), hosted by Institute of Space Science (ISS), took place in Bucharest, Romania, from 7 to 11 October 2024.

  • Cryo2ice Symposium 2024

    23 Sept 2024

    The Cryo2ice Symposium will focus on the mission status and applications of the CryoSat and IceSat-2 missions.

  • URBIS24

    16 Sept 2024

    URBan Insights from Space (URBIS24) Workshop will offer an insightful exploration of urban challenges and innovative EO-integrated solutions.

  • 2024 European Polar Science Week

    3 Sept 2024

    Polar regions are sentinels of climate change, biodiversity, and human resilience. European Polar Science Week is to bring together the European polar science community and reinforce European cooperation for polar science.

  • IDEAS-QA4EO Cal/Val Workshop #5

    11 June 2024

    The 5th IDEAS-QA4EO Cal/Val Workshop took place on 11 - 13 June, 2024, in Thessaloniki (Greece).

  • EO for Agriculture Under Pressure 2024

    13 May 2024

    EO for Agriculture Under Pressure 2024 Workshop follows up from previous events, bringing together the large community working on EO-based science and solutions for agriculture.