DIRECTORATE OF SCIENCE TOWN HALL MEETING

A VIRTUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE 2026, FROM 14:00 CEST

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING

The Director of Science at the European Space Agency, Professor Carole Mundell, is delighted to invite you to join her for the third Science Directorate Town Hall meeting.

During this Town Hall, the community will get an introduction and update on ESA’s world leading Science Programme, which is co-developed in a bottom-up approach from within the Member States. 

The Town Hall will provide an opportunity to understand the plans and priorities of the Science programme in 2026 and beyond. The Director's address will be followed by a question and answer session.

The event will be held fully online to ensure maximum accessibility. All members of the scientific community, independent of their career stage or affiliation, are invited to attend.

There will be opportunity to learn about ways in which community members of different career levels can benefit from and engage with the Science Programme, with ample time for Q&A with the Director of Science and her leadership team.

PROGRAMME

Moderator: Jan Forbrich

Recording

A recording of the entire town hall meeting is available - separately for the presentations and the Q&A.

Registration

This event was held as a Webex event online. Registration is now closed.

Contact

The town hall organisers can be contacted under townhall@cosmos.esa.int