The Project TCS AH closing conference is behind us!

On 18-19 December, in Krakow, Poland, Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy Sciences, the TCS AH coordinator, organised the conference to close the project TCS AH (Thematic Core Services Anthropogenic Hazard) – Polish, national project funded in years 2021-2023, by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science.

The conference was attended by representatives of the project consortium members: the Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences (IG PAS) - project leader, the Academic Computer Center Cyfronet AGH (ACK Cyfronet) and the Central Mining Institute - National Research Institute (CMI). Invited guests were also present: Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs of the IG PAS, dr. hab. Rafał Junosza-Szaniawski, Member of the Board of Experts of the Ministry of Education and Science, Prof. Anna Wysocka and representatives of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław (UPWr).

The first day of the Conference was opened by the “TCS AH” Project Manager, Professor Stanisław Lasocki, IG PAS. During that inaugural speech, Professor Lasocki drew attention to the nature of the project, practical conclusions and the scientific impact that will certainly appear during the planned meeting.

The next speaker was Anna Leśnodorska, Director of the EPOS (Thematic Core Service Anthropogenic Hazards Consortium) and Head of the TCS AH Coordination Department of the IG PAS. With her presentation "The Road to Scientific Excellence", she referred to the history of TCS AH, its tasks and to the role of EPOS. The next presentation, on Anthropogenic Hazards of EPOS in Destination Earth of the Horizon Europe Program, was led by Professor Beata Orlecka Sikora, IG PAS.

During the first day of the conference, there were also presentations of the results of the project, divided into project’s tasks:

1. "Management and coordination of TCS AH" - Anna Leśnodorska, IG PAS
2. "TCS - ICS Integration" - Joanna Kocot, ACK Cyfronet
3. "Dissemination and promotion" - Stanisław Lasocki, IG PAS
4. "EPISODES Platform and Data Centers – Joanna Kocot, ACK Cyfronet, Agnieszka Mtupa-Ndiaye, IG PAS and Grzegorz Mutke, CMI

The second day of the conference began with the topic of "The use of TCS AH infrastructure in scientific research". We could learn more about the "Artificial Intelligence Platform (EPOS-AI) in application to seismological problems" from the speech by Joanna Kocot, Ack Cyfronet and Łukasz Rudziński IG PAS. "Application of high-frequency GNSS data to anthropogenic seismicity studies" was presented by Iwona Kudłacik, UPWr, and Anna Tymińska, IG PAS. The last speaker was Anastasios Kostoglou IG PAS, who presented the topic of "Complexity of the magnitude of earthquake sequences resulting from anthropogenic activity".

At the end of the conference, Professor Stanisław Lasocki referred to the plans and tasks envisaged in the new project. He also drew attention to the practical conclusions that appeared many times during the conference. At the same time, Prof. Lasocki introduced the new consortium members:

• Director of the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Professor Stanisław Mazur,
• Iwona Kudłacik, Ph.D. from the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław

We would like to thank all the participants of the Conference closing the project and we hope to continue our cooperation.

Kinga Kaźmierczak
IG PAS

Merry Christmas

EPOS Thematic Core Service Anthropogenic Hazards (TCS AH) Executive Office Team wishes you a peaceful Christmas filled with joy and love, and all the best in the New Year!

The closing conference of the TCS AH MEiN project

The conference, which will present the results of the project and plans for the future, will be held on 18-19 December 2023 in Krakow at the Marriott Hotel, Al. 3 Maja 51.

6^th December 2023 - 21^st EPOS ERIC General Assembly in Rome

Following the invitation of Lilli Freda, the EPOS ERIC Director, Anna Leśnodorska, TCS AH Director, presented the TCS AH achievements to the EPOS ERIC General Assembly. The presentation included the history of the community, TCS AH Consortium, TCS AH EPISODES Platform, paths of the cooperation with EPOS ERIC and funding structure of the TCS.

The meeting took place at the INGV headquarters in Rome, where EPOS ERIC is located. Meeting attendees also had the opportunity to visit the new EPOS ERIC facilities at the INGV premises.

Green Deal Data Space Stakeholder Forum on Biodiversity

Green Deal Data Space project is eager to invite you to the first Stakeholder Forum focusing on Biodiversity, which will take place on the 25^th of September at 14:00 CET on Zoom.

On this occasion, you will have the chance to participate in the discussion with the community and the data space-domain experts to help us shape the vision of the future European Green Deal Data Space.

Registration page

Upcoming mining seismicity workshop

The Workshop will start at 08:30 on September 20^th and end at 17.00 on September 22^nd.

During this two-day workshop we will have presentations, discussions, as well as a training session to the EPOS TCS Anthropogenic Hazards EPISODES platform.

A site visit at Malmberget mine will be organized on September 22^nd.

Detailed information about the venue and registration are now live via this website.

Registration for in-person attendance is mandatory and closes on the 6^th September. For registration on-line, follow this link.

This is a hybrid event (in-person and remote).

For in-person participation: a financial contribution will be requested to attendees from academic institutions and industries to cover the expenses related to coffee breaks, social dinner (optional) and site visit (optional).

Online participation must be arranged by contacting the event organiser - savka.dineva@ltu.se

Workshop at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

On May 23-24, 2023, the Seismicity Induced by Human Technological Activities and the Related Seismic Hazard workshop was held at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, organized by the University of Pretoria Natural Hazard Centre and Department of Geology, and the European Plate Observing System Thematic Core Service for Anthropogenic Hazards (EPOS TCS AH). The workshop was delivered by: Prof. Beata Orlecka-Sikora, Prof. Stanisław Lasocki and Dr. Łukasz Rudziński from the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences and Prof. Andrzej Kijko from the University of Pretoria. The workshop was attended by 22 undergraduate and PhD students of geology and mining.

During the workshop, the participants were familiarized with the technologies used in the exploitation of georesources that can induce seismicity, and with the mechanisms of impact on the rock mass. Participants learned about anthropogenic seismicity properties and monitoring techniques. Much attention was devoted to presenting to the participants the anthropogenic seismic hazard and some simpler methods for assessing and mitigating this hazard. The social and economic impact of induced seismicity were also discussed. A large and important part of the workshop was practical training conducted on the EPISODES EPOS TCS AH platform that integrates research infrastructures of geophysical anthropogenic hazards. Through these activities, participants gained basic hands-on experience in analyzing and interpreting seismic data to assess the risks evoked by man-made seismicity.

After the workshop, participants prepared the assessment report in which they highly appreciated their participation in the course. To read the whole report, please open the attached PDF file.

IUGG 2023 – Public Days

Are you interested to visit the exhibition area at IUGG2023 and to meet your colleagues there? The Public Days are part of the Science Year 2023 “Our Universe”. They are also aimed in particular at young people, who can find out about study prospects, for example.

Admission to Exhibition Hall B is free of charge from 14 to 16 July, 10:30 AM-04:30 PM.

Please register at iugg2023berlin.org