The A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS (IBSS) in Sevastopol—Russia's oldest marine biology institution—is pleased to announce the IV International Scientific and Practical Conference " STUDY OF AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: HISTORY AND MODERNITY," to be held from September 7 to 13, 2026.
Marking Russia's Decade of Science and Technology, this conference also honors several significant anniversaries for IBSS, including the 155th anniversary of the Sevastopol Biological Station (now IBSS), the 180th anniversary of N.N. Miklouho-Maclay, the 140th anniversary of Dr. V.N. Nikitin, the 100th anniversary of Prof. Yu.G. Aleev, the 90th anniversary of Prof. V.E. Zaika (Corr. Mem. NASU), and the 50th anniversary of the research vessel Professor Vodyanitsky.
We welcome researchers, academics, postgraduates, and students from institutes and universities, as well as representatives from government bodies, relevant ministries, industry, and NGOs with an interest in advancing scientific research and its practical applications.
Conference's objectives:
- Present findings from fundamental and applied research on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and
marine instrumentation, conducted both in Russia and internationally;
- Facilitate discussion on the sustainable use and conservation of biological resources;
- Support the professional development of early-career scientists and specialists from research and
educational institutions.
Form of the conference: a hybrid full-time and distance mode.
Forms of reports: oral (plenary and sectional).
Working languages: Russian, English.
Following the conference, a collection of conference materials with an assigned ISBN will be published. The electronic collection will be posted on the conference website, in the open-access repository of IBSS: repository.marine-research.ru, as well as in the national bibliographic database of scientific citation RSCI.
Round tables, seminars, and a practical school for students, postgraduates and young scientists
are also
planned. Proposals for additional sessions, roundtables, or seminars (with a brief rationale) are welcome
and
should be sent to the Organizing Committee at conf@ibss-ras.ru
First Information Letter
Sections
Events
Proposals for organizing round tables and seminars
Pre-registration
Submission of abstracts and payment for registration
Conference dates
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