EPEC Annual Week 2026 in Nantes
The EPEC Committee and EPEC Annual Week Local Organising Committee (LOC) are pleased to announce that the 8th edition of Annual Week will be held at the Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences, Nantes, France from 25 – 29 May 2026.
The EPEC Annual Week is an opportunity for the EPEC community to better get to know each other, to strengthen their connections with the international science community in a conference exclusively catered to early careers. The programme for EPEC Annual Week 2026 (EPEC AW26) consists of science talks, invited speakers and a chance for our members to present their work in a low-stakes setting to build their confidence and scientific communication skills. Furthermore, the school brings together scientists from different career stages to provide a networking platform where science discussion and collaboration are stimulated via a series of group activities.
Participants must be enrolled in a B.Sc., M.Sc., or Ph.D. programme (or equivalent) in the field of planetary/space science, or have obtained their degree within the past seven years. Note that in order to apply to the training school you are not required to be a member of EPEC, although this is encouraged.
Attendance at the workshop is subject to a selection process. Successful candidates will be notified via email within a week of the registration deadline.
RConferences and workshops – This year’s programme covers a wide range of scientific and industrial topics, presented by experts who have participated in missions such as BepiColombo:
- Instrumentation in planetary missions
- Machine learning
- Space debris
- Science communication
- Astrobiology
- Icy bodies
The full programme for the event will be published shortly.
> Registration opens : 16 March 2026 & deadline for applications : 17 April 2026
> Contact : epec.network@gmail.com and further information on the website : https://www.europlanet.org/early-careers-network/
Published on March 24th, 2026