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// What we've done and what's coming

March 16, 2026

Virtual World Association Focus Group Workshop on future “XR chips & components pilot-line”

On March 16, between 9:30am and 12:00, the VWA is organizing an in-person workshop to gather European stakeholder initial input to a position paper on a future “XR chips & components pilot-line”.

February 9, 2026

Official brokerage event for Horizon Europe draws over 400 participants

The online event brought together more than 400 participants from academia, industry, research centres and innovation ecosystems across Europe and associated countries. Attendees had the opportunity to gain insights into the call’s objectives and engage in structured networking to facilitate consortium building and project partnerships.

February 3, 2026

Virtual Worlds Partnership Info Day and Brokerage Event

On 3 February, the VWA and the European Commission are organising the official brokerage event for the Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01 (Developing and demonstrating core technologies for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0).

December 10, 2025

Partnership signature: Co-Programmed Partnership for Virtual Worlds

On Wednesday, 10 December, in the Berlaymont Building of the European Commission. On this occasion, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Mrs Henna Virkkunen, and President of the Virtual Worlds Association Matthieu Worm signed the Memorandum of Understanding that underpins this partnership.

June 22, 2025

Strategic Resarch & Innovation agenda

Bringing together a coalition of industrial, research centers, and companies, this strategic and guiding document sets out the main priorities, challenges, and expected impacts in terms of research and innovation for the virtual worlds industry. It explores areas of application, technological dimensions, socio-economic impacts, and governance and infrastructure issues.

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// Where to find us

December 8, 2025

United XR

Location: Brussels (Belgium)

October 21, 2025

NEM Summit

Location: Berlin (Germany)

June 20, 2025

KIKK Festival

Location: Namur (Belgium)