EIROforum’s Directors-General (DG) Assemblies take place twice a year. The spring Assembly is usually  held in Brussels, Belgium, and includes high-level meetings with the European Commission to discuss science policy issues. In autumn, the Council convenes at one of the member organisations’ sites.

The 2016 Autumn DG Assembly was held at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile under the chairmanship of Professor Tim de Zeeuw.