The first RDA in Europe Annual Summit will take place on the 18th of November 2025 in Paris. The event is an RDA Europe initiative, co-organised and hosted by RDA France and CNRS, and will be co-located with the Annual RDA France meeting on the 17th of November.

Taking place at CNRS, 3 Rue Michel Ange, 75016 Paris, Auditorium Marie-Curie, the event will provide a dedicated forum for current and prospective European RDA regions and their members to address challenges and solutions at both national and pan-European levels, and discuss RDA’s role and priorities within the broader European landscape. It will also offer an opportunity to address key topics relevant to the European RDA community, through the lens of the RDA and to advance its impact across Europe.

With the theme of ‘Weaving the RDA Tapestry: From Community Insights to Collective Action’, the event will deliver a rich programme shaped by RDA European community contributions in the form of lightning talks and posters, as well as a regional roundtable with topics for discussion selected in collaboration with the European RDA regional representatives.  Dr. Francoise Genova of RDA France will deliver the keynote speech: ‘RDA France: Liaising with and Supporting the French Plan for Open Science and the RDA’.