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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

EuroDIG News

We are back from the small (Easter) break with updates on EuroDIG and news on relevant digital topics. We hope those of you who celebrated had a good holiday as well!

The Session Org Teams for #EuroDIG2021 are now all ready to start their work, with all Focal Points being confirmed and the infrastructure for the session planning on the EuroDIGWiki up and running.
If you are not yet part of an Org Team: it is never too late to get involved! Just visit the session page linked in the consolidated programme and sign up to the mailing list.


As was discussed in the Planning Meeting earlier this year, a decision had to be taken on the format of EuroDIG2021.

Regarding the changing prognosis on the pandemic situation across Europe, and our concern for the health of our community, it is now planned that - instead of conducting a hybrid meeting in Trieste, hosted by ICTP - EuroDIG2021 will be held fully online again. As much as we would have loved to meet (on a smaller scale) in Trieste, the safety of everyone involved is an absolute priority. ICTP has gracefully offered to extend their host role again to 2022, and we hope that third time’s a charm and we will be able to hold the EuroDIG meeting in Italy next year.



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