The fourth edition of the Karst Science Days Symposium (KSD2026) takes place on 13 November at Casa Academiei in Bucharest, in person and online. The symposium is followed by a field trip to Cloșani and the Cerna Valley, in south-western Romania, from 14 to 18 November. Participation is free, with no registration fee.
The symposium presents scientific contributions from students in the last two years of their bachelor's degree, master's students and doctoral students working in karst areas. The main themes are Karstology and Subterranean Biology, and the formats are 15-minute oral presentations and a special Citizen Science poster session. After review, the oral presentations are published in the "Karst Science Days Symposium Proceedings" (ISSN 2972-1261), with a DOI, while the posters appear as short abstracts. The first three presenters from abroad whose papers are accepted are offered free accommodation for the nights of 12 and 13 November.
Participants register and submit their paper or poster abstract by 14 September 2026 at www.ksd.iser.ro. Members of the public are asked to register on the same website by 7 November. More information at www.ksd.iser.ro.
