EPSC
April 22, 2024

Early Career Event: AbGradEPEC’24 – 8th September 2024 We are back! EPEC will once again team up with AbGradE for EPSC 2024, expanding network opportunities for early career scientists and […]

EPSC
April 18, 2024

Issue 6 of the Europlanet Magazine is out now! In this issue: In Focus A round up of news from Europlanet and the planetary community, including: • New Board Members of the Europlanet […]

EPSC
April 14, 2024

EPSC Goes Live for Schools 2024 / 4th edition During the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) from 7-13 September 2024, Berlin will become a travelling hotspot for planetary scientists. EPSC Goes […]

EPSC
April 11, 2024

Apply to host EPSC in 2026 and 2027! Deadline for applications extended to 15 May 2024 We are delighted to announce the call to host the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) […]

EPSC
April 3, 2024

 14th “Paolo Farinella’’ Prize, 2024   To honor the memory and the outstanding figure of Paolo Farinella (1953-2000), an extraordinary scientist and person, a prize has been established in recognition of […]

Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC)

The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) is the major European meeting on planetary science.

EPSC2024

EPSC2024 will take place at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany from 08-13 September 2024.

Freie Universität Berlin, venue for EPSC2024.
Freie Universität Berlin, venue for EPSC2024. Credit: Freie Universität Berlin

About EPSC

The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) is the major European meeting on planetary science. Originally known as the European Planetary Science Congress, the first EPSC was held in Berlin in 2006. EPSC is the main dissemination platform for the European planetary science community and is the annual meeting of the Europlanet Society.  EPSC meetings cover the entire scope of planetary sciences and have a distinctively interactive style, with an extensive mix of talks, workshops and posters, intended to provide a stimulating environment for the community to meet.

More about EPSC.

List of past EPSC meetings.

EPSC Outstanding Poster Competition

The EPSC Outstanding Poster Competition (OPC) is an opportunity for early career researchers to have their work recognised at EPSC.

EPSC OPC 2024

EPSC OPC Past Winners.

Future Meetings

  • EPSC2024: FU Berlin, Germany, 8-13 September 2024
  • EPSC-DPS 2025: Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, 7-12 September 2025

The call to host the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) in 2026 or 2027 is now open.

Deadline for proposals: 19 April 2024.

Outreach and Education at EPSC

The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) is an opportunity for sharing the latest developments in planetary science with communities hosting Europlanet’s annual meeting and around the world, as well as a platform for discussing tools, approaches, outcomes and innovations within the planetary outreach and education community.

Find out more about outreach and education activities at EPSC2024.

EPSC News
— April 22, 2024

Early Career Event: AbGradEPEC’24 – 8th September 2024 We are back! EPEC will once again team up with AbGradE for EPSC 2024, expanding network opportunities for early career scientists and […]


— April 18, 2024

Issue 6 of the Europlanet Magazine is out now! In this issue: In Focus A round up of news from Europlanet and the planetary community, including: • New Board Members of the Europlanet […]


— April 14, 2024

EPSC Goes Live for Schools 2024 / 4th edition During the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) from 7-13 September 2024, Berlin will become a travelling hotspot for planetary scientists. EPSC Goes […]


— April 11, 2024

Apply to host EPSC in 2026 and 2027! Deadline for applications extended to 15 May 2024 We are delighted to announce the call to host the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) […]


— April 3, 2024

 14th “Paolo Farinella’’ Prize, 2024   To honor the memory and the outstanding figure of Paolo Farinella (1953-2000), an extraordinary scientist and person, a prize has been established in recognition of […]


— March 27, 2024

EPSC2024 – Call for Abstracts We invite the world-wide community of planetary scientists to submit an abstract for presentation of their recent work at the EPSC2024 meeting, which will take […]


— March 11, 2024

Get creative with Europlanet’s #InspiredByOtherWorlds arts contest 2024 The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2024 is inviting schools  and space enthusiasts of all ages to get creative and share their artworks and performances inspired by other worlds […]


— February 15, 2024

Reminder – EPSC2024 Call for Sessions The Europlanet Science Congress 2024 (EPSC2024) will take place from 8-13 September 2024 at the Henry Ford Building at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.  The […]


— October 2, 2023

2023 Farinella Prize Awarded to Federica Spoto and Diego Turrini Europlanet Society Press Release Dr Federica Spoto, of the Minor Planet Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and Dr Diego Turrini, […]


— October 1, 2023

DPS-EPSC Joint Meeting 1-6 October The 55th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) meeting joint with the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) and hybrid online/virtual is taking place this week! Here […]