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EPS Executive Committee and Staff activities in 2026

You will find below the activities of the members of the EPS Executive Committee and of the EPS Staff.


January

7, 13, 20 and 27 January: Alessandra Fantoni participated in the Energy conference meeting
14 January: a meeting of the EPS Executive Committee was held online
16 January: Alessandra Fantoni participated in EPS-EPLA meeting 
23 January: Alessandra Fantoni and José María De Teresa took part in the EPS finances meeting

February

2, 9 and 16 February: Alessandra Fantoni and Gabriel Chardin participated in the meeting to organise the Energy Conference to be held in Brussels in April
18 February: an online EPS Executive Committee meeting was organised
18 February: Karin Zach and José María De Teresa participated in a videoconference between DPG representatives (president, board member for international activities) and EPS (president, president elect and secretary general) to prepare a meeting of the presidents of the EPS member societies which will be held in Berlin in November 2026.
In February, Gabriel Chardin did the liaising with the French Physical Society and proofread the report on Physics Education in Europe.

March

13 March: José María De Teresa participated in the Researchers’ Night meeting
25 March: an online EPS Executive Committee meeting was organised
In March, Anna Di Ciaccio did some organisational work for the Alessandro Volta prize symposium in Como, Italy. José María De Teresa participated in the review of EPS finances, and the organising of various trips and ceremonies related to EPS awards and EPS Historic Sites. Gabriel Chardin participated in a meetig to organise the EPS conference on Energy in Brussels. He also made the liaising with the French Physical Society and commented the report on Physics Education in Europe. Katharina Lorenz, Alessandrao Fantoni and Anna Di Ciaccio had a meeting of the EPS Central Prizes Selection Committee.

April

8 April: Karin Zach participated in the online meeting with the finance subcommittee
13-14 April:  EPS Energy conference in Brussels attended by José Maria De Teresa, Mairi Sakellariadou, Alessandra Fantoni.
20 and 28 April:  EPS Executive Committee meeting – online

Alessandra Fantoni had the following activities:
7 April:  EPS Energy conference committee meeting – online
8 April:  EPS sub-finance committee – Mulhouse+online
8-9-10 April:  EPS preparation budget – Mulhouse
14-15 April:  EPS preparation budget – Brussels
20 April:  EPS budget meeting – online
21 April:  EPJ SAC meeting – Catania
23 April:  EPS Energy conference recap – online
28 April:  EPS Executive Committee meeting for budget – online

Katharina Lorenz participated in the ATAP Programme selection jury.
Anna Di Ciaccio organised the A.Volta prize award ceremony and related symposium in Como.
José Maria De Teresa prepared his presentation for the EPS Council in Vilnius.

May

14 May: EPS Executive Committee, in person meeting in Vilnius
15-16 May: EPS Council in Vilnius. Gabriel Chardin met with the Young Minds leaders, did the liaising with the EPS Energy group, as well as the liaising with the French Physical Society, proposing. a new group « Physics for Sustainable Future ».


Members of the EPS Executive Committee:

José María De Teresa (EPS President), Mairi Sakellariadou (EPS Vice-Elect), Alessandra Fantoni, Anna Di Ciaccio, Brian Fulton, Christian Beck, Kristel Crombé, Eugenio Coccia, Gabriel Chardin, Karin Zach, Katharina Lorenz, Sascha Schmeling, Ulrich Husemann


Members of the EPS Staff:

Anne Pawsey (EPS Secretary General), Xavier de Araujo, Milan Milicevic, Ophélia Fornari, Chahira Boudeliou, Gina Gunaratnam, Ahmed Ouarab and Adriana Zerafa


Members of the EPL Staff:

Frédéric Burr (EPL Staff Editor), Kevin Desse and Tomy Zede.

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