Barcelona, Spain, 23-25 September 2026

Joint WG Writing Meeting to finish up GP3 deliverables and CORE Hybrid Meeting for planning GP4 activities.

VENUE
University of Barcelona · Faculty of Biology, Av. Diagonal, 643 · 08028 Barcelona
BUILDINGS
Ramon Margalef and Durfort Buildings
LOCAL CONTACT
Shawn Kefauver, sckefauver@ub.edu

Also on Slack! or WhatsApp
FORMAT
Hybrid meeting · Working Groups (Wed–Thu) · CORE (Fri)
ROOM ORGANISATION  On Wednesday and Thursday, the Sala de Juntes and Sala de Reunions Hemeroteca will be available for parallel work. The room distribution will be agreed with participants on site. Friday is a single-room PANGEOS CORE meeting in the Aula de Graus.
DAY 1Wednesday, 23 September 2026  |  Working Groups COMBO · parallel rooms

Rooms available: Sala de Juntes + Sala de Reunions Hemeroteca · room allocation to be agreed on site

TIMESESSIONPROGRAMME
09:00–11:00Block 1WG3 SILVO/EO Carbon / WG1+2+4 Hackathon
11:00–12:00Coffee breakCentral Hall · Ramon Margalef Building
12:00–14:00Block 2WG3 SILVO/EO Carbon / WG1+2+4 Hackathon
14:00–16:00LunchLunch break
16:00–18:00+Block 3WG3 in GP4 / WG1+2+4 Hackathon
DAY 2Thursday, 24 September 2026  |  Working Groups COMBO · parallel rooms

Rooms available: Sala de Juntes + Sala de Reunions Hemeroteca · room allocation to be agreed on site

TIMESESSIONPROGRAMME
09:00–11:00Block 1WG3 TWSI + UQ / WG1+2+4 Hackathon
11:00–12:00Coffee breakCentral Hall · Ramon Margalef Building
12:00–14:00Block 2WG3 TWSI + UQ / WG1+2+4 Hackathon
14:00–16:00LunchLunch break
16:00–18:00+Block 3WG3 in GP4 / WG1+2+4 Hackathon
DAY 3Friday, 25 September 2026  |  PANGEOS CORE Meeting · single room

Room: Aula de Graus only · no parallel Working Group rooms are planned for Friday

TIMESESSIONPROGRAMME
09:00–11:00Block 1GP3 updates and final budget (10–15 minutes each)
11:00–12:00Coffee breakCentral Hall · Ramon Margalef Building
12:00–14:00Block 2GP4 plans and budget plans (10–15 minutes each)
14:00–16:00LunchLunch break
16:00–18:00+Block 3GP4 and beyond PANGEOS discussions

ROOMS & PRACTICAL INFORMATION

University of Barcelona · Faculty of Biology · Av. Diagonal, 643

WED–THU
Sala de Juntes
Durfort Building
WED–THU
Sala de Reunions Hemeroteca
Ramon Margalef Building
FRI
Aula de Graus
Durfort Building
Sala de Juntes Durfort Building · ground floor (planta 0) One of the two parallel rooms available on Wednesday and Thursday. • Published capacity: 16 people. • Projection screen. • Velleda whiteboard. • Final group-to-room allocation will be agreed on site. Official UB room pageSala de Reunions Hemeroteca Ramon Margalef Building · ground floor · Hemeroteca area One of the two parallel rooms available on Wednesday and Thursday. • 65-inch display screen listed by the Faculty. • Convenient access to the Central Hall used for coffee breaks. • Final group-to-room allocation will be agreed on site. MEETING NOTE: The image currently displayed on the UB webpage does not correspond exactly to the room reserved for PANGEOS; the available room is slightly larger. Official UB room page
Aula de Graus Durfort Building · ground floor (planta 0) Friday venue for the PANGEOS CORE Meeting. No split rooms are planned. • Published capacity: 79 people. • Presidential table for 3–6 people, with three tabletop microphones; separate lectern. • Projection screen (3 × 2.5 m), multimedia projector and Velleda whiteboard. • Room audio system, wireless lapel microphone, desktop computer with internet and UB Wi-Fi. Official UB room pageCentral Hall / Vestíbul Ramon Margalef Building · central foyer Coffee breaks for all three meeting days will be served here. • Open-plan space arranged across several levels. • Published capacity: 400 people. • Wi-Fi / internet access. • Located in the same building as the Hemeroteca meeting room. Official UB room page

PRACTICAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SPACES

Wednesday and Thursday activities use both the Durfort and Ramon Margalef buildings. Friday’s programme takes place entirely in the Aula de Graus in the Durfort Building, except for the coffee break in the Central Hall of the Ramon Margalef Building. See https://web.ub.edu/en/web/facultat-biologia/lloguer-o-reserva-d-espais for details.

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation. http://www.cost.eu