The 7th ICOS Summer School – which took place in August 2024 in Wageningen, the Netherlands - was a summer school with a twist. This year’s Summer School was a collaboration between the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the ICOS-coordinated Horizon Europe project NUBICOS.
Have you ever taken a ferry and wondered about the machinery hidden beneath the deck? If you’ve travelled between Helsinki and Lübeck-Travemünde by sea, you might have encountered an ICOS station onboard.
Let’s take a look back at the highlights of the ICOS Science Conference 2024! We would like to thank all the presenters, attendees, and sponsors for the being there and making the three days of science and technology memorable.
Below are a few post-conference updates for all attendees:
ICOS ERIC is searching for a new Director General (DG). The DG is appointed by the ICOS ERIC General Assembly for a five-year term, renewable twice. The position will become available mid-to late 2025. The ICOS General Assembly, with support from the ICOS Head Office, has established a selection committee to recruit the new DG.
In the heart of the Italian Veneto region, where rolling hills are covered by emerald vineyards, lies a unique research station. Nestled within the Bosco del Merlo, a 33-hectare estate dedicated to Sauvignon Blanc and Glera grapes, the ICOS Lison station is quietly revolutionising our understanding of agriculture's role in climate change.
The high-quality greenhouse gas data from ICOS can be accessed by anyone, free of charge, and from anywhere in the world. In return, the ICOS requires all data users to cite and acknowledge the use of its data.
During 2024, city officials and scientists from Munich, Zurich, Paris and Helsinki have been brought together in workshops arranged by the ICOS Cities project team (WP1). The findings of the three co-design workshops highlight how cities are exploring diverse strategies for carbon monitoring and emissions reduction, with the aim of developing early service concepts in support of these.
The first wave of the ICOS Cities ESS social survey gave an initial glimpse of the opinions in Paris and Munich regarding climate change and the policies to tackle it.
In 2025 ICOS will organise the already 8th edition of the ICOS Summer School. It will be held at the completely renewed facilities of the Hyytiälä forest field station in Finland from Monday 5 May until Thursday 15 May 2025.
