7th EPEC Annual Week 2025 – Registration Now Open

March 21, 2025

7th EPEC Annual Week 2025 – Registration Now Open

The EPEC Committee and EPEC Annual Week Local Organising Committee (LOC) are pleased to announce that the 7th edition of Annual Week will be held in person at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin in May 2025. Applications are now officially open!

Details

Dates: 19 – 23 May 2025
Venue: German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany
Registration period: 21st March – 19th April 2025

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 2025 (EPEC AW25) 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.

Programme for EPEC AW25

The theme for this year focuses on academic and industrial current topics, with a particular focus on planetary missions and as ever, building your network within the planetary community.

Here’s a snapshot of what to expect:

Talks and workshops – Experts from their respective fields will be delivering seminars on topics from mission involvement, planetary protection, machine learning to those who have transitioned into industry.
Laboratory visits – Participants get the opportunity to visit the world class laboratories at DLR, Berlin.
Visit to the Archenhold-Sternwarte Planetarium and Natural History Museum in Berlin.
EPEC Annual Week – Geo.X Joint event (https://www.geo-x.net/en/news/dates-and-events/2025/geox-phd-day-2025/)

For more information and a preliminary programme, please visit the Annual Week 2025 webpage.

Eligibility

Participants must be enrolled in a B.Sc., M.Sc. course (or equivalent), be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. programme in the field of planetary/space science or have obtained their Ph.D. qualification no more than seven years ago. Note that in order to apply to the training school you are NOT required to be a member of EPEC, although this is encouraged.

Registration

To submit your application, please complete this registration form by the 19th of April.

Successful applicants will be notified via e-mail within a week after the submission deadline. In case of any queries or problems related to the application procedure, please send an email to epec.network@gmail.com, including “EPEC Annual Week Application” in the subject.

We hope to see you there,

EPEC AW25 Organising Committee

Welcome to Incoming EPEC Co-Chair – Nimisha Verma

January 8, 2025

EPEC is thrilled to announce the appointment of a new co-chair, Nimisha Verma!

Joining current co-chair Jessica Hogan, Nimisha is taking over the post from Melissa Merino, who has been in the position since late 2023.

An introduction from Nimisha:

Hello! My name is Nimisha Verma. I am a 2nd year PhD student at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin and working as part of the MERTIS Team for BepiColombo. During my PhD, I work in trying to combine Geology and Computer Science to study the surface of planet Mercury. Apart from my studies/work, I have always been interested in being involved in extra-curricular activities. I became actively involved with Europlanet in 2024 through the EPSC2024 organizing team and events like the EPEC Annual Week, which deepened my interest in the organization and inspired me to contribute further. I am thrilled to take on the role of Co-Chair for the Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) network. Thank you for this incredible opportunity, and I am eager to embark on this exciting journey!

Early Career Event: AbGradEPEC’24 – 8th September 2024

April 22, 2024

Early Career Event: AbGradEPEC’24 – 8th September 2024

We are back! EPEC will once again team up with AbGradE for EPSC 2024, expanding network opportunities for early career scientists and students.

This year we invite you on Sunday, September 8th for a symposium at the Freie Universität comprising of science presentations and a workshop on professional development given by an ESA fellow and a former ESA intern. For a chance to meet your fellow early careers on the first day of EPSC for a career-focused workshop, and make those all important connections from day one, this is an event you don’t want to miss!

The deadline for registration is June 30th and can be accomplished with the following form. The event fee is 10 euros (including snacks, coffee and lunch provided), details on payment will be sent to you after the registration closes.

The extended deadline for abstracts is June 15th. For contributed talks, please send a short abstract (max. 200 words) using the template to abgrade@eana-net.eu. We invite early careers to present the work that they either present as a poster at EPSC2024 or any other project not presented at EPSC2024. Letters of acceptance will be sent out by mid-June.

More information can be found at abgrade.eu/abgradepec24.

We look forward to meeting you all in Berlin for what promises to be our biggest joint event yet!