The second consortium meeting of the ICONIC project was held virtually on 24 June 2024. The meeting included an administrative part, a technical part, and a session on the forthcoming External Advisory Board meeting. Each work package leader provided an update on the development of their work packages and discussed their plans for the next six months. We are pleased to see good progress in all the work packages and look forward to meeting in person in Bilbao between 26-28 March 2025 for the third consortium meeting.