The ERCIM 2025 Fall Meetings will be held on 29–30 October 2025 at Inria Rennes University, France.

The programme will include task group meetings, joint sessions with Informatics Europe, strategic discussions, and the ERCIM AISBL General Assembly. The registration form will made available shortly.

https://www.ercim.eu/events/ercim-days/ercim-2025-fall-meetings/ 

The ERCIM Activity Report 2024 has been published and is accessible online. The report provides an overview of ERCIM’s activities, governance, scientific projects, working groups, and events during 2024.

The document can be downloaded from:
https://www.ercim.eu/images/stories/pub/AR24.pdf 

Readers interested in ERCIM’s ongoing research efforts and collaborations are encouraged to consult the report for detailed information.

The final report from the AIOTI Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Digital Twins, held on 5–6 February 2025 and hosted by ERCIM in Sophia Antipolis, is now available online.

Download the report

This comprehensive document captures key discussions, recommendations, and insights from leading experts on enabling semantic interoperability in industrial and environmental digital twin systems. The workshop, supported by Inria and the Horizon Europe projects Nephele and SmartEdge, emphasized practical solutions, best practices, and emerging tools in the field.

The 4th ERCIM “Beyond Compliance” Forum will be held from 29 to 31 October 2025 at the Inria Centre at Rennes University (IRISA - Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires), Rennes, France. This international event addresses research ethics in the digital age through dialogue and collaborative sessions.

Themes for 2025:

• Generative AI in research, teaching, and publishing
• Geopolitics of digital ethics, including infrastructure and digital sovereignty
• Data altruism and promotion of open academic resources
• Digital ethics for citizens, with emphasis on youth, literacy, and research strategies.

Co-located with the European Informatics Leaders Summit (ECSS’25) of Informatics Europe, the forum will open with a joint session organized by the Digital Ethics Working Groups of ERCIM and Informatics Europe.

Tentative Programme Highlights:

• Wednesday, 29 October (afternoon): Joint Opening Session & Keynote – Digital Ethics for Citizens and Youth
• Thursday, 30 October (morning): Tutorial & Interactive Discussion – Data Altruism and Open Academic Resources
• Thursday, 30 October (afternoon): Presentations & Roundtable – Geopolitics of Digital Ethics
• Friday, 31 October (morning): Thematic Presentations – Generative AI in Research, Teaching, and Publishing. 

Participation is free of charge. The programme will include keynotes, presentations, tutorials and interactive sessions, with opportunities for informal exchanges and networking.
Venue: Inria Centre at Rennes University (IRISA), Rennes, France.

More information and links to the last years' talks and videos can be found on the ERCIM Beyond Compliance webpage