{"id":2497,"date":"2026-02-12T14:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/sunshine-technical-webinar-registrations-open-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:36:53","slug":"sunshine-technical-webinar-registrations-open-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/sunshine-technical-webinar-registrations-open-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNSHINE Technical Webinar [Registrations Open]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SUNSHINE Technical Webinar [Registrations Open]<br \/>\n<span><span>sonia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2026-02-12T15:36:53+01:00\" title=\"Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 15:36\">Thu, 12\/02\/2026 &#8211; 15:36<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUNSHINE<\/strong>\u00a0is an EU-funded project coordinated by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu\/index_en\">European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space<\/a>\u00a0(DG DEFIS). It aims to strengthen disaster resilience across Europe by facilitating the\u00a0<strong>uptake of EU Space Programme data and services<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; such as Copernicus EMS, Galileo EWSS, SSA, and GOVSATCOM &#8211;\u00a0<strong>within civil protection frameworks, supporting the objectives of the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu\/what\/civil-protection\/eu-civil-protection-mechanism_en\"><strong>Union Civil Protection Mechanism<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0(UCPM).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of its capacity-building activities, the SUNSHINE project is organising a\u00a0<strong>full-day online technical webinar on 4 June 2026<\/strong>, from\u00a0<strong>09:30 to 17:00 CET<\/strong>. The webinar will combine project-level context with hands-on technical training sessions, providing participants with concrete guidance on how to access and use EU Space services for disaster preparedness, early warning, response, and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>This technical webinar will focus on the use of <strong>Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) On-Demand Mapping products <\/strong>in the<strong> <\/strong>context of floods and wildfires. It will cover the full mapping portfolio, including products relevant for the <strong>preparedness, emergency response, and recovery<\/strong> phases.<\/p>\n<p>The webinar will also provide dedicated sessions on the <strong>European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)<\/strong> and the <strong>European Flood Awareness System (EFAS)<\/strong>, highlighting their role, products, and workflows in supporting wildfire- and flood-related risk analysis and forecasting activities.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, the webinar will adopt an interactive format. Training sessions will include <strong>demonstrations<\/strong>, <strong>real-time screen sharing of operational portals<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>quizzes<\/strong>, and guided exercises, allowing participants to familiarise themselves with data access procedures. Dedicated Q&amp;A moments will enable direct interaction with experts and trainers.<\/p>\n<p>The full agenda for the webinar will be released soon. It will be available on this page.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Should Attend<\/h3>\n<p>The webinar is\u00a0<strong>open to all those wishing to learn more about the project and its capacity-building activities.<\/strong>\u00a0Participation is particularly recommended for professionals from the following groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Civil protection authorities and emergency response coordinators at national, regional, or local level<\/li>\n<li>Technical emergency teams and first responders<\/li>\n<li>National Training Coordinators under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM)<\/li>\n<li>Policy-makers, trainers, and scientific\/technical advisors with an interest in disaster preparedness and early warning systems<\/li>\n<li>Representatives from academic or research institutions in relevant fields<\/li>\n<li>Media representatives covering emergency response and disaster management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Registration<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Registrations are open at the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_4WejPCzxQAKQlDqXkCBVjQ#\/\"><strong>Zoom Registration Link<\/strong><\/a>. After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email with Zoom access details.<\/p>\n<h3>Further Information<\/h3>\n<p>For any queries, please contact the SUNSHINE project team via\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:EC-SUNSHINE-SEMINARS@ec.europa.eu\">EC-SUNSHINE-SEMINARS@ec.europa.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <time datetime=\"2026-06-04T12:00:00Z\">Thu, 04\/06\/2026 &#8211; 12:00<\/time><\/p>\n<p>            <time datetime=\"2026-06-04T12:00:00Z\">Thu, 04\/06\/2026 &#8211; 12:00<\/time><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_img_fluid\/public\/2026-02\/Option%201%20-%20VF%20sent%20to%20DEFIS%20%282%29.png?itok=OPWNabk-\" alt class=\"img-fluid\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/events\/category\/webinar\">Webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/events\/topic\/climate\">Climate<\/a><br \/>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/events\/topic\/fires\">Fires<\/a><br \/>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/events\/topic\/floods\">Floods<\/a><br \/>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/events\/topic\/forests\">Forests<\/a><br \/>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/events\/topic\/meteorology\">Meteorology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/service\/emergency\">Emergency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Online event<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-muted mb-0\">\n      <strong>Time:<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n<p>          09:00-17:00 (CEST)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUNSHINE Technical Webinar [Registrations Open] sonia Thu, 12\/02\/2026 &#8211; 15:36 SUNSHINE\u00a0is an EU-funded project coordinated by the\u00a0European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space\u00a0(DG DEFIS). It aims to strengthen disaster resilience across Europe by facilitating the\u00a0uptake of EU Space Programme data and services\u00a0&#8211; such as Copernicus EMS, Galileo EWSS, SSA, and GOVSATCOM &#8211;\u00a0within civil protection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}