Consortium Meeting 7.0
May 12 , 9:00 – May 13 , 13:00 CEST
The 7th in-person meeting of the NFDI4Chem consortium will take place from 12 to 13 May 2026 in Jena. This meeting will bring together all partners of NFDI4Chem as well as the members of the NFDI4Chem Advisory Board and guests.
Day 0 (Monday, 11.05.2026) :
| 17:00 – 18:30 | Social activities (optional)*: (1) Elements of Jena: a chemical walking tour through the City of Light Meeting point: Hanfried at market place (2) Visit of the Botanical Garden (5 €) (Fürstengraben 26, 07743 Jena) |
| 19:00 | Pre-Conference Dinner (optional)* self-paid Mian Dao (Leutragraben 2-4, 07743 Jena) |
Day 1 (Tuesday, 12.05.2026):
If not stated otherwise, all sessions/ workshops take place in ZAF, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena.
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Event-Admission/ Registration |
| 9:00 – 11:00 | Parallel Pre-Workshops: (1) Synergies with other NFDI consortia (internal) IAAC, gr. Seminarraum (Humboldtstraße 8, 07743 Jena) (2) Data-model-driven RDM workflows for chemistry (Jürgen Pleiss, Kenichi Endo, Felix Neubauer) |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Light Lunch, Event-Admission/ Registration |
| 12:00 – 12:10 | Welcome (Andreas Marx) |
| 12:10 – 13:10 | Session I Keynote: Kevin Jablonka: “Learning What Matters: Patterns, Predictions, and Actions for Materials” |
| 13:10 – 13:30 | Group photo & short break |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Session II Updates & Roadmaps from NFDI4Chem Task Areas 1/2 |
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Short introduction fro, FID Chemistry |
| 15:10 – 17:00 | Poster Session with coffee & snacks |
| 15:45 – 16:45 | Advisory Board & Steering Committee Meeting (internal) SR E009, CEEC I (Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena) |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Evening Lecture: Bernhard Sabel “The Stockholm Declaration for a Reformation of Science Publishing: fighting integrity threads by systematic disinformation and fake data” |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Walk to Restaurant |
| 18:30 | Conference Dinner at NineOfive (Löbdergraben 7,07743 Jena) Starters & Pizza buffet (drinks self-paid) |
Day 2 (Wednesday, 13.05.2026):
If not stated otherwise, all sessions/ workshops take place in ZAF, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena.
| 08:45 | Event-Admission/ Registration |
| 09:00 – 10:15 | Session III Updates & Roadmaps from NFDI4Chem Task Areas 2/2 |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Brunch break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session IV Parallel Workshops: (1) Man or machine: Who should the NFDI4Chem repositories serve? (2) Plant a seed: How can we spread training activities and commitment for FAIR data across Germany? SR E009, CEEC I (Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena) |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Wrap-up & Final Statement |
| 13:00 | Close of the Meeting |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Lunch snack |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Optional: visit of the SCHOTT glass production (limited, pre-registration* necessary) |
* a poll will be sent after registration
Hotels:
Walking distance (max 15 min) to venue:
- Nine-O-Five – no breakfast available, but bakeries nearby
- Alpha One Hostel – hostel also offering single rooms
