The Bulgarian Long-Term Ecosystem Research network (LTER-BG) is happy to inform you that the Registration and Abstract submission for the LTER-BG International Scientific Conference 2026: Long-Term Ecosystem Research: Contributions, Challenges and Future Perspectives are now open!
The Conference will mark 20 years of LTER-BG as part of eLTER. It is organized by the LTER-BG network: the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER-BAS), Institute of Oceanology (IO-BAS), University of Forestry (UF), Forest Research Institute (FRI-BAS). It has the support of Pensoft Publishers and receives funding through the National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure (2020–2027), coordinated by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The Conference will bring together scientists, environmental experts, practitioners, decision- and policy-makers, stakeholders, and coordinators and team members from LTER sites and platforms. In the frame of Science Conference we will organise a Special Session for discuss the collaboration of european networks and RI.
Contributions addressing terrestrial, freshwater, coastal, critical zone, and socio-ecological systems are welcome. Particular emphasis will be placed on studies that leverage long-term data to examine ecosystem dynamics, resilience, and responses to environmental change.
Key Dates
Register by 31 August 2026
Submit your abstract/s through the ARPHA platform by 15 July 2026
Registration Fees
Full Registration 350 €
One-Day Registration 170 €
Young Scientist 250 €
For full information, including registration, deadlines, special sessions, provisional programme and invited speakers, see the event’s website http://lterbg26.eu/. Feel free to share this information and apologies for possible cross-posting.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Varna, Bulgaria on 14-17.10.2026.
The Organising Committee