Einstein Telescope EMR Scientific Community Meeting 2026

Thursday 26 Mar 2026, 10:00 → 18:30 Europe/Amsterdam

Auditorium (Corda Campus, Hasselt (Belgium))

Stan Bentvelsen

One year after our first ET-EMR Scientific Community Meeting at CSL Liège, we are delighted to invite you to the next edition of this growing annual gathering:

 

📅 Thursday, 26 March 2026
📍 Corda Campus, Hasselt (Belgium)
🎤 Auditorium (sessions) — Plaza (lunch & networking drinks)
⏰ 10:00 – 18:00

Please register before March 1, 2026

 

This year will be decisive for the ET-EMR. This meeting provides the opportunity to bring together researchers, institutes and partners from across the entire EMR to connect and exchange ideas to further shape the Einstein Telescope in the EMR region.

 

Preliminary Agenda
The program will provide key updates on scientific, technical, and strategic developments around our shared progress towards the Einstein Telescope:

• The bidbook status and development.
• The competitive triangle geometry.
• Overview of the science & technology activities in EMR.
• Feasibility studies and site characterization campaigns.
• Newtonian Noise; current challenges and mitigation strategies.
• Status and updates of the Einstein Telescope Organization (ETO).
• Updates from the Site Selection Criteria.
• Update of the MoU of the EMR partner institutes.

 

We look forward to welcoming you to Corda Campus Hasselt for an inspiring day of science, strategy, and — above all — community building.

 

With kind regards,
The ET-EMR Scientific Community Meeting organizing team

 

Stan Bentvelsen

Annick Pierrard

Jurgen van Gorp

Rob van der Meer

Achim Stahl

Ralf Meyer

Freek Boesten

Jaqueline ter Linden

10:00 → 10:30 Welcome with coffee and refreshments

10:30 → 12:00 Morning

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 14:15 Afternoon 1

14:15 → 14:30 Break

14:30 → 16:30 Afternoon 2

16:30 → 18:30 Drinks and networking