We are pleased to invite you to the Second SSHOC-CH General Assembly (GA). The GA will provide an update on current activities, strategic developments, and priorities within the SSHOC-CH landscape, and will serve as a forum to discuss the next phase of coordination at the national level.
SSHOC-CH 2026 GA
In addition to the formal GA session, we invite you to actively participate in the collocated thematic meetings taking place in the morning and/or afternoon. These focused sessions are designed to strengthen structured collaboration across working groups and infrastructures.
Date: April 24, 2026
Place: University of Bern, UniTobler, Lerchenweg 32, 3012 Bern
Provisional program:
- 10:00 – 12:30 Morning thematic meeting 1:Â Swiss Social Sciences Survey WG on the topic of consent (led by FORS and TREE). See Call for contributions (deadline April 13)
- 10:00 – 12:30 Morning thematic meeting 2: Similarity Analysis and Networking of Infrastructure (led by Dodis)
- 12:30 – 13:30 Standing lunch
- 13:30 – 14:30 General Assembly
- 14:30 – 16:30 Afternoon thematic meeting 3: Language, Arts and Humanities WGs Meeting (led by CLARIN-CH & DARIAH-CH)
- 14:30 – 16:30 Afternoon thematic meeting 4: Human-centred governance of research infrastructures in the SSHÂ (led by infoclio.ch)Â
N.B. Participation in the thematic meetings is optional. You can select to which session you want to participate in the Registration form (see below). Please mind the parallel sessions in the morning and the afternoon.
Purpose of the thematic meetings
The objective of these sessions is to establish a formal framework for exchange and coordination across SSHOC-CH actors. In particular, we aim to:
- Systematically identify synergies between initiatives and working groups
- Clarify overlapping mandates, services, and competencies
- Explore mechanisms to pool resources (expertise, tools, training, data, outreach)
- Strengthen national coordination in view of European SSH infrastructures
The sessions will be outcome-oriented and structured to produce concrete next steps for sustained collaboration.
We strongly encourage all members to attend the GA and to contribute to one or more thematic meetings. Your expertise and institutional perspective are essential to ensuring effective coordination and long-term sustainability of SSH infrastructures in Switzerland.
If you want to propose a new thematic meeting or a SSHOC-CH WG, please contact us.
We look forward to your participation and to a productive exchange.
Registration
To attend, registration is free but obligatory. Please register here until April 12 at the latest.