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Conference Announcement

“Cross-sectoral ISIMIP and CROSS-CASCADE Workshop”

08-12 June 2026

at the Potsdam-Institute for Climate Impact Research

Potsdam, Germany

or via Zoom video conference


Dear ISIMIP and CROSS-CASCADE Community,

We kindly invite you to register for the cross-sectoral ISIMIP and CROSS-CASCADE Workshop from 08 to 12 June 2026. The workshop will serve as the main annual ISIMIP workshop, and will also be the kick-off meeting of the COST Action CROSS-CASCADE that has officially started in October 2025. The event will be held as a physical meeting at PIK in Potsdam with the possibility of remote participation in sessions where technically appropriate. 

The core workshop will be scheduled from Tuesday until Thursday noon, while there will be sector-specific events before, and afterwards. 

Thematic workshop sessions will be scheduled along the CROSS-CASCADE Working Groups on:

  • ISIMIP input data and protocols, 

  • Climate impact transmission chain models, 

  • Coherent policies for adaptation, 

  • Storylines and Policy Simulations for co-production

Besides presentations of recent ISIMIP3-based research and CROSS-CASCADE contributions, plenary sessions will focus on processes and requirements for starting the ISIMIP Fast Track to support the ongoing IPCC AR7-/GST-cycle. There is also a dedicated 1-day Water Quality/Groundwater/Water Global workshop planned.

There will be slots for presentations, break-out groups, discussion rounds, etc. within the various sessions, and you are welcome to submit contributions to the above topics in the registration form. Moreover, there will be dedicated sectoral meetings, a poster session, and networking activities, as well. 

Stay tuned for exciting keynotes including PIK’s director Johan Rockström and please stay updated via the ISIMIP or CROSS-CASCADE websites for a tentative agenda and updates to come.

Please register until 31 January 2026


Registration:

We expect an active participation in the workshop and welcome scientific contributions. In case you want to present work directly related to a CROSS-CASCADE Working Group, or recent ISIMIP3-based key results that are of cross-sectoral relevance please submit your contribution in the registration form. If you would like to present modeling results in a sector-specific session please get in contact with the respective sector coordinators who are responsible for organizing the sessions. Please understand that we cannot guarantee to consider all submitted contributions. 

There are no registration fees for this conference, and light refreshments will be provided free of charge during the workshop. Lunch will be available at the Campus-mensa on your own costs.

  • registration opening:     from now on

  • registration closure:      31 January 2026

  • registration at:               Please click here


Conference format: 

You are free to choose a virtual participation via Zoom or a physical participation in Potsdam, Germany. The workshop language is English.


Booking and Hotels:

We kindly ask all attendees to book their accommodation by themselves and we recommend booking fully refundable tickets. We suggest booking as early as possible; hotel recommendations will be provided soon after the registration has closed. If you request financial support from CROSS-CASCADE, please wait with your bookings until you have received the official confirmation that you have been selected for funding.


Application for financial support:
In case you need financial support to attend the workshop, there is the possibility to apply for funding through the COST Action CROSS-CASCADE. To be eligible to receive CROSS-CASCADE-funding you have to actively contribute to a CROSS-CASCADE Working Group or Task Group. Specifically, the following requirements apply to be eligible receiving financial support:

  • You need to be member of a CROSS-CASCADE Working Group and/or actively contribute to a Task Group, please specify your contribution in the “contribution form”

  • You need to be affiliated to a legal entity (typically a university or a research institute) within the European Union, a COST full member country or a COST Near-Neighboring country (see here for a definition of countries)

  • You can register for WG membership here

Please note that being associated with CROSS-CASCADE does not guarantee any funding nor, if you are receiving funding, a complete funding of your trip. Please specify your contribution to CROSS-CASCADE in the registration form.