The EPEC@EPSC team is excited to bring you this year’s fun-filled and action-packed lineup of events for the upcoming EPSC 2026 conference.
Kick start your conference with our EPEC x AbGradE joint event, join us for some new and old activities throughout the week like panel discussion, pub quiz, the ever popular EPEC Social Event and many more!
As always, we bring you event exclusive collectives like stickers, pins etc. So, make sure to drop by our booth to grab some, get info on our events and say hi to the team making it all happen. We are looking forward to seeing you in the beautiful beach town – Den Haag, the Netherlands!
EPEC@EPSC Programme – EPSC Conference 2026
This year, EPEC will bring you a wide range of activities throughout the week, giving you networking opportunities for early career scientists and students. We kick things off on Sunday, 6th September with the EPEC x AbGradE joint event – Speed Science-ing and Early Career Symposium and from there, each day will offer exciting chances to meet new people, share ideas, build connections, and ofcourse – dive deeper into the world of planetary science and astronomy. Find our exciting linup for 2026 below:
Mentoring at EPSC 2026
The Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) network invites you to participate in the 8th edition of the Mentoring@EPSC program. The mentoring will provide one-on-one meetings between students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and established researchers for informal conversation and exchange of experiences. All of this with the goal of offering early careers a better experience at EPSC 2026 and a unique networking opportunity!
More information to follow soon!
If you have any questions, please contact us at epec.epsc@gmail.com.
EPEC x AbGradE Joint Event – Speed Science-ing
Sunday, 6th September 2026, 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
This year, the early career event organized by EPEC and AbGradE will begin with a friendly and relaxed “speed sciencing” icebreaker, designed to help you connect with peers. Attendees will meet in small, rotating groups, offering plenty of opportunities to get to know one another while still allowing enough time for meaningful conversations.
This will be the ideal prelude to new friendships and engaging scientific discussion!
EPEC x AbGradE Joint Event – Early Career Symposium
Sunday, 6th September 2026, 13:00 – 17:00 CEST
The core of AbGradEPEC’26 will consist of an early career symposium where attendees will have the opportunity to present their current research to their peers in an informal and friendly environment.
There will be time for questions, which can then evolve into a discussion during the lunch and coffee breaks. In this activity, contributions from all stages of the academic journey are welcome and encouraged.
More information on submission of abstract and registrations will follow soon!
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EPEC General Assembly
Monday, 7th September 2026, 11:00 – 12:00 CEST
The Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) network is the official entity representing early careers in the Europlanet Society.
During the EPEC General Assembly, we introduce EPEC network and highly how the year went by with insights on what the future planning looks like. At the assembly, we also present the different activities planned during the week with a short description. Early Careers from all over the world are encouraged to participate in the EPEC General Assembly to meet the EPEC team, the EPEC@EPSC team which made it all happen, ask questions and learn how to get involved in future activities.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Panel Discussion
Monday, 7th September 2026, 17:00 – 19:00 CEST
More information on the panel discussion will follow soon!
EPEC x LOC Pub Quiz
Tuesday, 8th September 2026, 19:30 – 22:00 CEST
With this new event – Pub Quiz, we bring you the GeoGuessr game – an interactive game where players are dropped into random location on Google Maps and must guess where they are. The closer the guess, the more points you earn!
We are creating a custom map featuring locations relevant to the venue, EPEC-affiliated institutions, and planetary science sites across Europe, ensuring early round has a scientific or local twist. Players can join on their phones or laptops and play in teams, with each game consisting of five fast-paced rounds lasting about 10 minutes in total.
We will play multiple games, awarding small themed prizes to the winning teams, making it a fun, competitive, and educational experience. Note that each team must include at least one senior scientist to be recruited on the spot.
More information to follow soon!
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EPEC Science Roulette
Wednesday, 9th September 2026, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
We are rebranding Science Flash this year as Science Roulette while keeping the enthusiasm of the event, the same! More fun, more talks and definitely more networking!
Science Roulette is going to be a fun science communication challenge where participants create 1-2 slides teasing their research suing anything from serious figures to memes and absurd visuals. The Twist??? You won’t present your own slides, but instead you’ll improvise a live 3-minute talk on someone else’s slides with no prior context.
Presentations are judged on both scientific content and entertainment value by a jury and the audience. Prizes are awarded to the best author-presenter pairs, judging creativity, quick thinking, and the ability to make science engaging and entertaining.
EPEC Social Event
Thursday, 10th September 2026, 19:00 – 23:00 CEST – The Fat Mermaid, Den Haag
EPSC 2026 is not only about the science, it is also an opportunity to connect, network, and socialize with fellow early-career researchers. After the intense week of science and sessions, EPEC Social Event is the best way to wind down and relax (Food and drinks not provided by EPEC).
Join us for a relaxed evening on the beach for the EPEC Social event, where you can connect, chat, curse or simply discuss science in a relaxed setting while enjoying drinks and snacks at the Fat Mermaid beach bar (Strandweg 19, 2586 JK Den Haag, Netherlands).
The event will take place at 19:00-23:00 PM on Thursday, 10th of September and is open to all early-career participants. Inside and outside space is available for us. No registration is required, simply come along, meet new colleagues, exchange ideas, and expand your professional network within the community. Card and Tabletop games will be provided at the beach bar for breaking the ice with your fellow early careers.
Lets wrap up the week on Thursday, just the way the Dutch do!
EPEC@EPSC Organizing team
- Jules Bourdelle de Micas (Co-Chair)
- Aurélie Van den Neucker (Co-Chair)
- Thomas O’Sullivan
- Nimisha Verma
- Najma Nujumudeen
- Vidhya Rangarajan
- Michele Lissoni
- Lakshika Palamakumbure
- Gabriel Maynard
- Azar Arghavanian
- Henry Manelski
- Bianca Renieri
