2026 GLASS Panel Meeting

Jul 10, 2026 | Hohenheim, Germany

About

The GEWEX/Global Land-Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) panel is a volunteer-based research coordination panel focusing on land model development and evaluation in three core areas: process-oriented exploration, benchmarking (grid-cell to regional to global scales), and global-scale model experimentation and intercomparison. GLASS encourages and coordinates community-based activities in these areas, covering climate and weather timescales in both offline and coupled modelling environments, across the coupled water, energy and carbon cycles. Activities coordinated in this way, with participants from a wide range of international institutions, reduce the potential for duplication in research and act as a catalyst for international collaborations.

The annual GLASS Panel Meeting, by invitation only, will take place on Friday, 10 July 2026, at the University of Hohenheim, following the 2026 Pan-GLASS Meeting. The main focus is to review the outcomes of the Pan-GLASS event and assess their implications for the GLASS Panel’s objectives, working groups, and ongoing projects. Participants will discuss future directions based on these results.

Meeting objectives

  • Review of the 2026 Pan-GLASS Meeting;
  • Discuss the implications and necessity of structural changes to the GLASS Panel
  • Determine if there are missing elements in the current portfolio of GLASS projects, exposing emerging scientific questions and areas where we should be promoting active coordinated research projects or synergies between existing GLASS projects;
  • Discuss areas for closer collaboration with projects and activities of other GEWEX panels.

Registration

If you have received an invitation for the 2026 GLASS Panel Meeting and plan on attending, please register no later than 15 April 2026. However, if you are requesting travel support, please register as soon as possible at the latest by 31 January 2026. 

Please register at the Registration tab.

Venue & Travel Information

Courtesy of Matthias Süßen, Schloss Hohenheim

Venue

The 2026 GLASS Panel Meeting will take place at:

University of Hohenheim
Schloß Hohenheim 1
70599 Stuttgart
Germany

Visa

Germany is part of the Schengen area. Residents of certain countries must apply for a visa in their home country before entering Germany.
For information about visa requirements click here.

Directions, courtesy of Google Maps

Travel & Accommodation

For information about accommodations and transportation visit the Practical Information tab.

Code of Conduct

Disclaimer

Background Image courtesy of Alexander Migi, Gardens in Schloss Hohenheim
Top image courtesy of University of Hohenheim, Arial image of the Castle of Hohenheimen seen from the North