Karst Science Days 2026
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We are delighted to invite you to Bucharest, Romania for the 4th edition of the Karst Science Days Symposium (KSD2026) and the associated field trip.
The event, on November 13th , will be hosted on site as well as online, for broader participation. It will be followed by the field trip to Cloșani and Cerna Valley SW Romania on November 14th to 18th.
The event will be hosted mainly on-site, as well as online, for broader participation.
The symposium aims to highlight the scientific contributions of exceptional students working in karst terrains.
We welcome students in the final two years of undergraduate studies, master’s students, and doctoral candidates. As the presentations will be published as short papers in the symposium proceedings volume, we recommend that presenters have their advisors’ agreement for the publication of original data and results. There will be no registration fee, in order to allow young researchers to participate without any hurdles.
Travel support
We offer free accommodation for the nights of 12th and 13th of November for three presenters traveling from abroad. This support will be given to the first three presenters
whose Conference Papers are accepted following peer review.
Program Overview
The program will revolve around two main themes, Karstology and Subsurface Biology, but all subjects related to karst are welcome. We are excited to announce a special poster session of Citizen Science, where the participants from outside mainstream science are invited to present posters showcasing their contributions to the field.
Presentation Formats:
• 15-minute oral presentations
• Poster presentations for Citizen Science
Publication
The oral presentations at the symposium are published in the form of Articles in the series of volumes „Karst Science Days Symposium Proceedings” (ISSN 2972-1261, ISSN-L 2972-1261), with a DOI identifier, after being reviewed by the Scientific Committee. For the drafting of the manuscripts, the authors are asked to observe the Guide for authors found below. Posters of the Citizen Science session will be included in the volume only in the form of short abstracts.
Registration
Participants have to register on our website, www.ksd.iser.ro, by completing the registration form and by submitting the article or poster abstract until September 14th 2026. In order to help us organize onsite and online, the public is kindly asked to register on our website by November 7th. For more information, we invite you to visit www.ksd.iser.ro.
The event, on November 13th , will be hosted on site as well as online, for broader participation. It will be followed by the field trip to Cloșani and Cerna Valley SW Romania on November 14th to 18th.
The event will be hosted mainly on-site, as well as online, for broader participation.
The symposium aims to highlight the scientific contributions of exceptional students working in karst terrains.
We welcome students in the final two years of undergraduate studies, master’s students, and doctoral candidates. As the presentations will be published as short papers in the symposium proceedings volume, we recommend that presenters have their advisors’ agreement for the publication of original data and results. There will be no registration fee, in order to allow young researchers to participate without any hurdles.
Travel support
We offer free accommodation for the nights of 12th and 13th of November for three presenters traveling from abroad. This support will be given to the first three presenters
whose Conference Papers are accepted following peer review.
Program Overview
The program will revolve around two main themes, Karstology and Subsurface Biology, but all subjects related to karst are welcome. We are excited to announce a special poster session of Citizen Science, where the participants from outside mainstream science are invited to present posters showcasing their contributions to the field.
Presentation Formats:
• 15-minute oral presentations
• Poster presentations for Citizen Science
Publication
The oral presentations at the symposium are published in the form of Articles in the series of volumes „Karst Science Days Symposium Proceedings” (ISSN 2972-1261, ISSN-L 2972-1261), with a DOI identifier, after being reviewed by the Scientific Committee. For the drafting of the manuscripts, the authors are asked to observe the Guide for authors found below. Posters of the Citizen Science session will be included in the volume only in the form of short abstracts.
Registration
Participants have to register on our website, www.ksd.iser.ro, by completing the registration form and by submitting the article or poster abstract until September 14th 2026. In order to help us organize onsite and online, the public is kindly asked to register on our website by November 7th. For more information, we invite you to visit www.ksd.iser.ro.
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Where is it happening?
Casa Academiei, Calea Rahovei 147, 050892 București, România, Bucharest, Romania
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Host or PublisherInstitutul de Speologie "Emil Racoviţă"
