DSTI-NRF CIMERA was proud to host the 2025 International Continental Drilling Program (ICDP) Executive Committee (EC) and Assembly of Governors (AOG) meetings in Johannesburg, held between 4 to 11 May 2025. The ICDP is an independent organisation that supports international drilling projects at globally significant geological sites to advance Earth science by exploring the subsurface and funding research with high societal relevance. This was the first combined EC and AOG meeting held in Africa.