# ELGRA/COSPAR 2026 -AWG meet-up, Aug 4

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**Created:** [July 31, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/elgra-cospar-2026-awg-meet-up-aug-4/4395 "2026-07-31T08:48:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/elgra-cospar-2026-awg-meet-up-aug-4/4395/1 "2026-07-31T08:48:20Z")

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Hi all, [@AWGall](https://awg.osdr.space/groups/awgall)

We are organising an informal community meet-up during COSPAR for members of the NASA OSDR/GeneLab Analysis Working Groups, although everyone attending [COSPAR](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcospar2026.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C3a7a77cebb6f4b4244c608deed98e054%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639209438092108471%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qmUe9a3BJ78ijXG7Zop%2FNQGtF8po5yzxUxrsJjHGtII%3D&reserved=0 "Protected by Outlook: https://cospar2026.org/. Click or tap to follow the link.") or [ELGRA](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elgra.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C3a7a77cebb6f4b4244c608deed98e054%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639209438092138700%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7F3xoZIDrfpagk4MW8lyre7oU%2BDwLv2rqHCb8PPXf3Y%3D&reserved=0 "Protected by Outlook: https://www.elgra.org/. Click or tap to follow the link.") is very welcome.

We’ll meet at **Mercato Centrale Firenze on Tuesday, 4 August 2026, starting from 19:00-19:30** (the hall closes at 11pm).

Mercato Centrale is a large indoor food hall with communal seating and independent food and drink counters, approximately 10 minutes’ walk from Fortezza da Basso (conference) - it should be a relaxed place for space, science and spritz.

Please email **[Nicholas.brereton@ucd.ie](mailto:Nicholas.brereton@ucd.ie "mailto:Nicholas.brereton@ucd.ie")** or **[Katherine.Baxter@glasgow.ac.uk](mailto:Katherine.Baxter@glasgow.ac.uk "mailto:Katherine.Baxter@glasgow.ac.uk")** if you think you may attend, so that we have an approximate indication of numbers. Thanks to all who have got in touch via email so far.

We hope to see you there,

Nick and Katherine