EPB Spring Plenary 2023, Sofia
The EPB Spring Plenary Meeting 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria will start at 09:00 (GMT+2) on Wednesday 19th of April 2023 and will finish at 16:30 (GMT+2) on Thursday 20th of April 2023. Further details, including agenda and meeting papers will be available here soon.
Date: 19-20 April 2023
Meeting venue: The Bulgarian Antarctic Institute will host the EPB Spring Plenary 2023, which will be held in “Hall 1” in Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.
The venue address is:
15 Tzar Osvoboditel blvd.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Registration: https://form.jotform.com/230391769641361
Zoom links:
Day 1 (19th April 2023): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83569387109
Day 2 (19th April 2023): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89685225948
Practical information
Draft Agenda
Bulgarian Antarctic Institute Welcome Reception, 18th April 2023 at 18:30 (UTC+3)
Address: Museum of Palaeontology, Sofia University main building
bul. "Tsar Osvoboditel" 15, 1504 Sofia Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
Drinks and snacks provided
Day 1 Lunch, 19th April 2023 at 12:30 - 14:00 (UTC+3)
Address: "The Architect's Club" ul.Krakra 11, Sofia 1504
Day 1 Dinner, 19th April 2023 at 19:30 (UTC+3)
Address: "Pavilion 37" ul. Oborishte 37, Sofia 1504
Day 2 Lunch, 20 April at 12:30 - 14:00 (UTC+3)
Address: "The Architect's Club" ul.Krakra 11, Sofia 1504
Those of you attending the EPB Spring Plenary 2023 in-person in Sofia, Bulgaria, please fill out following form until Friday, 14 April, in order to record your meal preferences:
https://form.jotform.com/230932133599359
Plenary Meeting papers
Combined file of all meeting papers
1.2a Meeting Procedure
1.3a Draft Agenda
2.1a Secretariat Update
2.1b EPB Action List
2.2a Communications Update
2.3a Executive Committee Update
2.4a EPB Statement 2022
2.4b EPB Project Statement 2022
2.4c EPB Budget 2023
2.4d EPB Project Budget 2023
2.4f EPB Project Budget 2024
2.4g Individual project statements and budgets
3.1a Action Group on Infrastructure
3.2a Action Group on International Cooperation
3.3a Action Group on Environmental Impacts of Polar Research and Infrastructure
4.1a EPB Strategy 2023 - 2027
4.2a Process for Secretariat hosting
7a Project Updates
8.4a COP27 Letter to newly admitted observer organizations
9.2a Executive Committee Election
9.2b EXCOM eligibility Spring 2023
EPB Strategy 2023 - 2027
1.5b EPB 2015-2022 Report
EPB Synthesis Report 2023
5.1 EPB Member Updates: Presentation template for everyone who wishes to present their news / highlights of relevance to the EPB Members:
Presentation template
Please, send us your presentation before Tuesday, 18th April 2023 at epb@nwo.nl
EPB Member presentations
Bulgarian Antarctic Institute (BAI)
Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS)
Swiss Polar Institute (SPI)
Dutch Research Council (NWO) - Netherlands Polar Programme (NPP)
The Estonian Academy of Sciences
Helmholtz Association
TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute
The Research Council of Norway
A Second Synoptic Arctic Survey (SAS II) information
EPB Guest presentations
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Arctic PASSION
SO-CHIC
OCEAN:ICE
EuroGOOS
INTERACT