ECHOES will be holding its Second Annual Event in Poznań, Poland from the 16th March-20th March 2026. The meeting will bring together ECHOES partners and ECCCH sister projects along with the European Commission for progress reporting, presentation of results to date and activity planning for the future months.
A public event will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, 18th March 2026, at the National Museum, for local stakeholders to learn more about the Cultural Heritage Cloud.
Starting at 14:00 CET, the event will involve local and regional stakeholders with representatives from the European Commission and will feature Keynote speakers and a Round Table with an update on the progress of ECHOES to date.
Participation is possible both in person and online.
Venue: National Museum Aleje Karola Marcinkowskiego 9, 61-745, Poznań, Poland
Register to attend the Public Event in person or online. The details for online participation will be sent out at a later date.
Programme
Monday 16th March
Morning Session
Attendees: Steering Committee members
10:00-13:00 Steering Committee meeting
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
Attendees: Only ECHOES members
14:30-15:00 ECHOES Opening Session Welcome speech by Aleksandra NOWAK (PCSS) and Xavier RODIER (CNRS)
15:00-17:00 ECHOES Session Preparation for the Reporting Period
17:00-17:15 Coffee break
17:15-18:30 General Assembly
Attendees: Coordination team + General Assembly members
Tuesday 17th March
Morning Session
Internal Working Session
Attendees: Only ECHOES members
09:00-10:30 Use cases and Demo
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:15 Knowledge base and multilingualism
12:15-13:30 Evaluation of ECCCH software and data resources
13:30-14:30 Lunch break / Guided tour of PCSS labs
Afternoon Session
Internal Working Session
Attendees: Only ECHOES members
14:30-16:00 Towards a joint ECHOES Impact Model: Introduction & Workshop
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00 ECCCH Looking ahead
Evening
19:30-22:00 Dinner for ECHOES members
Wednesday 18th March
Morning session
09:00-13:00 ECHOES Open Session [Hybrid]
Attendees: Coordination team + Independent board members + Sister-projects + European Commission + ECHOES members.
Welcome speech by Xavier RODIER (CNRS) and Katarzyna WALETKO (Polish Ministry of Culture)
Topics:
– Mapping and building an ECCCH community
– ECCCH ecosystem
– Advancement of the Technical Development
– Multilevel governance and Sustainability
13:00-14:00 Lunch break / Guided visit of the National Museum
Afternoon session [Hybrid]
Public Event
14:00-14:30 Welcome speech
– Robert PEKAL (Director of PCSS)
– Rickard BUCKSCH (DG-RTD),
– Xavier RODIER (CNRS/ECHOES)
– Patricio ORTIZ-DE-LA-TORRE (European Commission, REA)
– Karol ZGODKA (Polish Ministry of Culture)
14:30-15:00 Keynote speaker: Tomasz PARKOŁA (PCSS) – PIAST AI Factory and its offer for cultural heritage sector
15:00-15:45 Current progress of ECHOES
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-17:15 Cultural Heritage Cloud ecosystem: Discussion with sister-projects
17:15-18:00 Joint statement between the Cultural Heritage Cloud and Data Space for Cultural Heritage
18:00-18:30 Keynote speaker: Katharina FREISE (EHRI) – An introduction to the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure and opportunities for cooperation with the Cultural Heritage Cloud
Evening
18:30-21:00 Social Event
Thursday 19th March
Morning Session
09:00-13:00 Session 1
Coordinators Day organized by REA (European Research Executive Agency)
Attendees: Only Sister-projects
09:00-13:00 Session 2
Site visits for ECHOES members
Walking tour with guide (Ostrów Tumski, Cathedral, Old Town and Square Market)
09:00-13:00 Session 3
Free slots for meetings for ECHOES members
Attendees: Meetings organized by ECHOES members
09:00-10:30 Session 4
Independent Boards meeting organized by ECHOES
Attendees: Coordination team + Pillar coordinators + EB Chair + Three Independent Boards (Policy Advisory Board, Scientific Committee and Technical Assessment Committee)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 Session 5
Independent boards working session (Policy Advisory Board, Scientific Committee, Technical Assessment Committee)
Parallel meetings for each Independent Board Attendees: Independent board members only ECHOES and Data Space for Cultural Heritage meeting
Attendees: ECHOES Coordination team + EITF + Data Space for Cultural Heritage team
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
14:00-15:00 Stakeholders Council
Attendees: Coordination team + Stakeholders Council members + Pillar coordinators
15:00 – 18:00 ECHOES Integration Task Force [Hybrid for ECHOES, sister-projects and Independent board members.] Attendees: Stakeholders council + EITF + ECHOES coordination + ECHOES Steering Committee + ECHOES members working on Integration topics
Friday 20th March
Morning Session
Internal Working Session [Hybrid: This session will be broadcast for ECHOES members.]
Attendees: Only ECHOES members
09:00-10:00 WP10 – WP11 meeting Chaired by Philippe VENDRIX (CNRS)
10:00-11:30 WP6 Workshop Chaired by Joanna KOWALSKA (PCSS)
11:30-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-13:15 Technical WP leaders meeting Chaired by Dimitris KOTZINOS (CNRS-CYU)
Afternoon Session
Departure
How to travel to Poznań
National Museum Aleje Karola Marcinkowskiego 9, 61-745, Poznań, Poland
Poznań is the capital of the Greater Poland region, about 3 hours from Berlin by car. If there are no direct flights or trains to Poznań, travel via Berlin, Warsaw, or Wrocław, which all offer direct connections.
- Main Railway & Bus Station in the city centre of Poznań,
- Ławica Airport on the outskirts of the city.
Public Transport
From the railway/bus station:
Tram no. 6 (MIŁOSTOWO direction) – stop Baraniaka (7th stop), then walk along Jana Pawła II St. to the building.
Timetable MPK
From Ławica Airport:
Bus no. 159 – Main Station – Tram no. 6 (MIŁOSTOWO) – Baraniaka stop
Timetable MPK
Access and parking
From Berdychowo St., pass the Poznań University of Technology buildings along J. Rychlewskiego St., reach the roundabout near CBPIO, then proceed to the marked guest parking or reserved spaces along the internal street.
Taxi
Use only registered taxi services:
(61) 8222 222, (61) 8519 519, (61) 8222 333.
Apps: iTaxi and Uber.
Useful links
Google Maps: CBPIO location
Map of Poznań: Poznań POI
Website: psnc.pl
Hotels: Recommended hotels
Closest hotel (walking distance)
Ibis Poznań Stare Miasto Hotel
23 Kazimierza Wielkiego St., 61-863 Poznań
