The ICOS 10-year celebrations will conclude with an Anniversary Seminar on 27th November 2025. The event will look back on the past decade, celebrate the achievements of the ICOS community, and also give an outlook on future perspectives.
The Anniversary Seminar will be held in Helsinki, Finland, at the University of Helsinki Main Building, Fabianinkatu 33, 00170 Helsinki.
Alongside the ICOS community, we warmly welcome a broader audience, including politicians, funding organisations, academic users, and colleagues from other Research Infrastructures.
The event is open to all but due to limited space, registration is required. Please register by 9th November 2025.
Programme
09:00 – 10:15 morning session
- Welcome words - Hannele Korhonen, Director General elect, ICOS ERIC
- Music - Mari Palo (vocal), Seppo Kantonen (piano) and Jukka Perko (saxophone)
- Greetings - Kristiina Kokko (Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland), Juhani Damski (Ministry of Environment, Finland), Petteri Taalas (Finnish Meterorological Institute), Jakob Nymann-Lindegren (Danish Ambassador to Finland)
- Keynote: Knowledge through observations – building a Research Infrastructure for science and society – Werner Kutsch, Director General, ICOS ERIC
- Video greetings
- Music - Mari Palo (vocal), Seppo Kantonen (piano) and Jukka Perko (saxophone)
10:15 – 10:45 coffee break
10:45 – 12:45 late morning session
- Welcome words - Werner Kutsch, Director General, ICOS ERIC
- Scientific insights: Do we have the observations to detect emerging carbon losses in natural reservoirs? - Philippe Ciais, LSCE
- Announcement of Ingeborg Levin Award winner
- Guest presentation - speaker TBA
- Video greetings
- Outlook: From observations to services - an outlook on the next decade of ICOS - Hannele Korhonen, Director General elect, ICOS ERIC
- Concluding remarks - Christian Plaß-Dülmer, Chair of the ICOS General Assembly
- Music - Mari Palo (vocal), Seppo Kantonen (piano) and Jukka Perko (saxophone)
13:00 light lunch and end of the event
Please note the programme above is subject to change.
After the programme, participants registered for the ICOS station excursions will depart by bus from in front of the University of Helsinki main building. You can find more information on the excursions on the Anniversary Week programme page. More information will be shared with registered participants by email.
Registration
Registration is mandatory for the Anniversary Seminar and all events in the ICOS 10 programme. Please register by the 9th November using the correct form below.
- If you are only joining the Anniversary Seminar on 27th November, register here.
- If you are a member of the ICOS internal community and will attend multiple events during the week, register here.
- If you are delegate of the ICOS General Assembly and will attend multiple events during the week, register here.