We are delighted to invite you to Bucharest, Romania for the 4th edition of the Karst Science Days Symposium (KSD 2026)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 symposium aims to highlight the scientific contributions of exceptional students working in karst terrains . It offers them the opportunity to present their current research, exchange ideas, debate theoretical and practical issues, and explore diverse perspectives and experiences in karst science
We welcome students in the final two years of undergraduate studies, master’s students, and doctoral candidates. As the presentations will be published as 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
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.
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 for Citizen Science where the participants from outside mainstream science are invited to present posters showcasing their contributions to the field.
The presentations are published in the form of Conference Papers, as well as Conference Abstracts, in Karst Science Days Symposium Proceedings (ISSN 2972-1261, ISSN-L 2972-1261), 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.
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 6th. For more information, we invite you to visit www.ksd.iser.ro, or contact us at ksd@iser.ro
