CECAM workshop "MatOSC: shaping together a future EOSC node for Materials"

Jul 13, 2026, 12:30 until Jul 14, 2026, 13:30, CECAM-HQ-EPFL

The "MatOSC: shaping together a future EOSC node for Materials" workshop will take place in Lausanne, 13th-14th July, at CECAM headquarters. The event will be in person and over two half-days, from lunchtime to lunchtime. MatOSC is a project to prepare a future thematic node for Materials in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). MatOSC aims to act as the EOSC thematic entry point for materials science, turning today's fragmented landscape of discipline-, technique-, and country-specific materials data initiatives into a coherent, discoverable, and reusable European system of systems. This open event aims to gather prospective providers and users of such a node, to collect needs, identify potential offerings and discuss possible use cases.

The MatOSC organizing committee welcomes brief presentations about how your institution could contribute to MatOSC, in terms of offerings of materials data repositories and related services, and/or use-cases. These presentations will be brief (5-10 minutes), to give space also to discussions. If interested in participating, kindly register at your earliest convenience, as places are limited. 

Additional info on the event 

Who should participate and why:

  • Potential MatOSC providers (of data, software and other resources), to make offerings and discuss their potential impact
  • Prospective users, to shape and prioritize MatOSC functionalities

The event goals include:

  • Share understanding of an EOSC Node requirements
  • Create a list of possible MatOSC functionalities
  • Create a list of potential initial MatOSC contributors 
  • Create a shortlist of possible use cases involving MatOSC
  • Discuss next steps towards MatOSC

More information on the event website. Registration here by 28 June 2026 (subject to availability).

Accommodation support: Support is provided for 1 night (13th July). Kindly indicate here in the registration form your arrival and departure dates.