EMRC 2026 – PERIPHERY

Organised by EGEA Tartu & EGEA Vilnius

We believe that in the periphery, people find community and strength from each other, different fields of science find ways to interlink and create breakthroughs, necessity brings innovation and local cultures thrive.

With this congress, we want to draw attention to an overlooked region and let its complex legacy and stories of foreign powers, diverse cultural influences and resilient identity in the face of persecution be heard. The periphery here is not some margin, but a place where overlooked stories can finally be heard.

Location

In the center of Baltics, Latvia is ready to welcome EGEA again after some time away to bring the Baltic geography community back together.

We welcome you in so called ‘Switzerland of the Vidzeme Region’ or – Sigulda. The accommodation is located in Gauja national park and has lovely cottages, a sports field, a big common house, and most importantly a sauna with a pond.

75 people are welcome to join us in the countryside to participate in workshops, excursions and evening programme.

Find out more about our accomodation BRŪVERI here.

Registration

Registration is open until 20th of January.

Programme

* The organisers might make changes to the programme if needed. This version is just for planning.

Call for the workshop & training leaders

We’re thrilled to announce our CALL for workshops and trainings open! Whether you’re a pro or a passionate newbie, this is your chance to share your expertise and learn something new! Let’s come together, empower one another, and make this a hub of knowledge and creativity

How to apply to be Workshop Coordinators?

Apply by sending us (emrc2026@egea.eu) a short motivation and proposal (up to 1 page) with your workshop idea, concept and the tools you will need.

Deadline for proposals is January 20th

Here are our proposed workshop topics, and we’d love to hear any new ideas you have. We have plan to hold five workshops.

We don’t have fixed topics for the trainings and are open to all ideas. We plan to have four training sessions.

Excursions

Stay tuned for more information.

Why us?

Our team is committed and experienced in organising events. We organised the North & Baltic Congress in 2023 and 2024. For the past 12 years, we have continued the Baltic Weekend tradition, organising it on a rotating basis between Lithuania and Estonia each year. In 2024, the event took place in Latvia again. We therefore have the experience needed to organise a fun East & Mediterranean Congress in Latvia.

Meet the orgateam

Main orga: Jonas, Laura Heleene

Excursion coordinator: Edvards

Finance and fundraising: Rūta, Regina, Artūrs

Green coordinator: Annabel

Science coordinator: Adomas, Martyna

Media, design & merch: Liis-Ellen, Mia Marie

Participant coordinator: Agnes, Livija

Day and night programme: Lauri, Lilija

Need some extra funds to attend the congress?

As an EGEAn you are welcome to apply for EGEA Support Fund to make your attendance at congress financially easier. The time period for applying starts and closes at the same time the event registration happens. So while you are thinking of registering you should also think to apply for the Support Fund.

You can apply especially if you are your entity representative, or you will have an active role during the event! The only thing you will have to do is to participate actively in the event, going to the Majority of the training and of the activities!

Apply for the Support Fund here.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send an e-mail to supportfund@egea.eu