Interesting ESA-conferences and workshops to come: An overview

The workshop consist of two components: 

1. Online workshop 24 – 26 November 2025
2. In-person sessions at the International Ocean Colour Symposium (IOCS) 01 – 04 December 2025 in Darmstadt, Germany 

 The 2^nd 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. Outcomes will provide insight into how satellite observations can inform ocean carbon assessments in the Earth System in a climate context, support the evaluation and improvement of climate models, and provide advice and guidance to high-level policy activities. 

This workshop is organised in the frame of the ESA SCOPE Project, for further information, please visit the website  https://oceancarbon-scope.org/  

More information about the workshop can be found here.

The Φnnovation Summit will be held at ESA-ESRIN (Frascati, Italy) in Q1-Q2 2026. This event brings together forward-thinking researchers, bold entrepreneurs, and technology pioneers to explore the future of Earth observation and will spotlight disruptive technologies and approaches that could redefine the future of Earth Observation, exploiting transformative innovations like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Quantum, Neuromorphic, Edge and Bio-inspired Computing, Metamaterials and Surfaces, Immersive Visualisation, Cognitive Space, Computational Imaging, and many more. The Φnnovation Summit is designed to be interactive and community driven. The programme features many parallel sessions, with formats chosen by the attendees themselves -whether it is a fast-paced PechaKucha, an open Fishbowl dialogue or the Main Plenary in the mornings.  

More information and links to the registration portal are provided on the event website.

The 12th International Workshop on Science and Applications of SAR Polarimetry and Polarimetric Interferometry and BIOMASS Workshop is currently in the planning/preliminary preparation phase. The workshop is planned to take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia in the last week of February 2026, coorganised with the local host (University of Ljubljana) and the Slovenian Space Office. 

It will be preceded by an advanced Training Course on Polarimetry.  

The abstracts submission is now open, closing date 24 October 2025.  

The EO for Official Statistics and policy indicators reporting Conference is planned to take place from 23 to 27 March 2026 in ESRIN. The workshop will explore the integration of EO into national statistics processes and policy reporting, addressing how EO data can enhance the accuracy, timeliness, and spatial granularity of key metrics used for example in natural capital assessments, agricultural monitoring, and GHG emission reporting. The aim is to identify how EO can effectively support policy implementation and the simplification of transversal reporting. The event will be coorganised with DG JRC, EEA, DG ESTAT, OECD, DG REGIO, UNEP-WCMC and other entities currently under agreement.  

The abstract submission will open on 22^nd  September 2025 

For more information: https://stateo26.esa.int/  

The Fringe 2026 Workshop on the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry will be organised in Krakow, Poland from 15 to 19 June 2026 

The event will facilitate the integration EO into national statistics processes and policy reporting, addressing how EO data can enhance the accuracy, timeliness and spatial granularity of key metrics used for example in natural capital assessments, agricultural monitoring, and GHG emission reporting. The aim is to accelerate the way EO can effectively enable the policy implementation and the simplification of transversal reporting. 

New website: https://stateo26.esa.int/ 

Abstract submission open!