EUREF 2025 SYMPOSIUM

June 25-26, 2025 – COVILHÃ, PORTUGAL

with

AC & Repro3 WORKSHOP

June 24, 2025

The 2025 EUREF Symposium will be held at Covilhã on June, 25-26 2025

together with the AC & Repro3 Workshop on June 24

We would like to invite you to join us

EUREF is the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Reference Frame Sub-Commission for Europe. The EUREF Symposium has been organized since 1990 and the scope of the symposium covers EUREF activities, such as the realisation, maintenance, and usage of ETRS89, EVRS and the EUREF Permanent Network.
The 2025 edition will take place at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), a Portuguese public university founded in 1979 and located in Covilhã, central Portugal. The symposium is co-organized by UBI and the Direção-Geral do Território (DGT), bringing together experts in geodesy and reference frames in a collaborative academic setting.

Attendance and Registration:

  • The EUREF Symposium will take place exclusively on-site.
  • The AC & Repro3 Workshop on June 24 will be held in a hybrid format (both on-site and online).
  • Registration is mandatory for both events.
    • Online attendance to the AC & Repro3 Workshop is free of charge.
    • Participants who register for the EUREF Symposium will be automatically registered for the AC & Repro3 Workshop.

Important Dates:

Date Event
April 24 Early bird registration ends
May 22 Regular registration ends
May 26 Deadline for abstract submission
June 2 Detailed program announced
June 12 Late registration ends
June 24 AC & Repro3 Workshop
June 25-26 EUREF 2025 Symposium

Local Organizing Committee:

Rui Fernandes – Universidade da Beira Interior / Instituto Dom Luiz / SEGAL
Helena Ribeiro – Direção Geral do Território
Luís Carvalho – Universidade da Beira Interior / SEGAL
Cíntia Ascensão – MIRASpaco, Lda / SEGAL
João Lima – Universidade da Beira Interior / SEGAL

 

Contacts and information
  euref2025@segal.ubi.pt

Please use this template to submit your abstract for one of the three oral sessions or the poster session (see details below).

Name the file as s##_yourlastname.docx and send it to the Local Organizing Committee.

 

Session 1: Activities of the EUREF Governing Board

This session will provide an overview of the activities undertaken by the EUREF GB, its Coordinators and Working Group Chairs.

Session Chairs: Carine Bruyninx, Joaquin Zurutuza

 

Session 2: National and Local Activities

This session is devoted to practices, projects, and initiatives related to the implementation and utilization of the geodetic reference system at the national and local levels. We want to learn how individual countries and regions are developing and applying EUREF’s frames, standards, and practices. Therefore, in this session, we seek for national reports discussing activities that have taken place in the past year, as well as individual initiatives, projects or implementations.

Session Chairs: Karin Kollo, Helena Ribeiro

 

Session 3: Advancing Geodesy with EUREF: Research, Innovation, and Future Perspectives

This session highlights research and international initiatives, such as the European Plate Observing System (EPOS), that are closely linked to EUREF and have the potential to significantly improve EUREF data and products. We welcome contributions that utilize or enhance EUREF data and products, with a particular focus on advancing geodetic methods and shaping the future of geodesy.

Session Chairs: Juliette Legrand, Joachim Schwabe

Session Posters: Open session

Session Chairs: Andrzej Araszkiewicz, Rui Fernandes

 

GENERAL PROGRAM

Conference Venue:

University of Beira Interior – Covilhã, Portugal

Faculty of Engineering – Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã

View on Google Maps – GPS Coordinates: 40°16’39;42.5” / 7°30’39;42.2”

Hotels:

Restaurants:

Transfer:

The organization will provide direct shuttle service between Lisbon Airport and Covilhã (30,00€ each way):

  • Inbound (Lisbon Airport → Covilhã) – Monday, 23rd
    Expected departure: 17:30
    Expected arrival: 20:30
  • Outbound (Covilhã → Lisbon Airport) – Friday, 27th
    Expected departure: 07:30
    Expected arrival: 10:30

Notes:

  • A minimum of 20 paid confirmations is required. If this number is not reached, all payments will be refunded.
  • The organization will not be responsible for any delays caused by flights or personal reasons.
  • The departure times above are approximate and may vary by up to 30 minutes. Final times will be communicated closer to the date, depending on the arrival/departure schedules of participants.
  • If enough participants sign up, more than one shuttle can be arranged. In that case, we will do our best to accommodate the most convenient departure and arrival times from/to Lisbon Airport.

Register here

Public Transport:

By Bus from Lisbon or Porto (3h trip)

By Train from Lisbon (8 trains per day – 3:30 – 4:00 trip)

CP Train

Local transport:

  • IZZY Move +351 275 033 033
  • Taxi Service +351 275 323 653

Registration is now open – it closes on June 15.

EUREF Symposium and AC & Repro3 Workshop (on-site):

Registration Fee:

      • Early bird – April, 24th – 280,00 EUR
      • Regular    – May, 20th – 350,00 EUR
      • Late          – June, 15th – 450,00 EUR

What the registration includes:

      • Coffee breaks and lunches for all three days (Tuesday–Thursday)
      • Port Wine Honour (Reception)
      • EUREF Dinner
      • Symposium materials

Register here

To register for shuttle transfer see Travel Information

AC & Repro3 Workshop (online):

Register here