It is with great pleasure that we announce the first General Assembly of the JP Smart Cities members, a key occasion to officially launch our Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and the activities of the identified sub-programmes. To maximize synergies and opportunities for exchange, the GA will be held back-to-back with the event co-organized with E3S. We look forward to your active participation in this important milestone for our community."

Draft Agenda – General Assembly of the EERA Joint Programme on Smart Cities

Date: 9th October 2025
Location: Vienna (AIT Giefinggasse 4 | 1210 Vienna | Austria

09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks 

09:30 – 10:15 | Strategic Updates and Policy Context 

• JP Smart Citie Key achievements and Strategic positioning within EERA 
  • Update on partnerships, and Sub-Programme initiatives
  • Status of the SRIA update and upcoming priorities
• Recent developments in the EU policy framework (e.g., Horizon Europe, Net Zero Cities) & outcomes of the EERA JP-SC strategic workshop (9^th 10^th September 2025)

• Updates from EERA Secretariat  (if relevant)

10:15 – 11:00 | Sub-Programme Presentations (Vertical Sub-programmes)

11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break ☕

11:15 – 13:00 | Sub-ProgrammePresentations (Trasversal Sub-programmes)

• Short overview of SP activities
• Identification of objectives and planned activities in the short and medium term

13:00 – 14:15 | Lunch Break ☕

14:15 – 15:15 | Sub-Programme Workshop 

• Cross-cutting discussions on synergies, gaps, and proposals
• Brainstorming of future actions and project proposal and funding scheme ideas

15:15 – 16:00 | Budget and Strategic Documents Approval 

• Discussion and Approval of SRIA
• Presentation and Approval of the Annual Budget
• Open points: governance, membership status

16:00 – 16:45 | Open Floor: Member Contributions and New Initiatives

• Proposals from members (new projects, events, collaborations)
• Discussion on strategic positioning and stakeholder engagement
• Next steps and calendar of key events
• Next GA (who can host) others JP-SC events

 16:45 – 17:00 | Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks

• Summary of decisions and action points
• Final words from the Coordination Team