The eLTER Science Conference 2025 Programme has been launched

The official programme for the first eLTER Science Conference is now live! From 23rd to 27th of June in Tampere, Finland, over 300 participants will meet to exchange knowledge, tools, and ideas under the motto: “Toward a whole-system approach to ecosystem science”. The event is planned as a unique science conference addressing holistic ecosystem science, which is fundamentally motivating development of the eLTER Research Infrastructure. Registration is open until 25 April!

Twenty-five prominent keynotes, widely acknowledged for their expertise in developing whole-system approaches, will speak at the conference. Scientific sessions will range from ‘Unraveling the mysterious role of groundwater in ecosystem dynamics’ to ‘Ecosystem restoration’, and from ‘Novel technologies in environmental monitoring’ to ‘Integrated observations in the atmosphere-biosphere continuum’. Policy-relevant topics include e.g. ‘Carbon farming’ and ‘Studying the sustainability of globally embedded socio-ecological systems’. 

In addition, interactive workshops on data, arts and science, and co-design of services for the eLTER RI will be organised by conference participants. Workshops are open for all registered participants.

Drone view of the conference venue Tampere Talo. Photo credit: Laura Vanzo

Overall, the scientific programme includes 22 sessions, 13 workshops, 140+ oral presentations, 120+ posters. All these will be hosted at the largest congress centre in the Nordic countries - the Tampere Talo, situated in the centre of Tampere city. The venue is Finland's first carbon-neutral congress center, food is locally produced and vegan or vegetarian, and we will compensate for the climate impact of the conference by using a carbon neutrality program that plants trees in an abandoned peat extraction area in Finland.

The eLTER Science conference Social Programme is designed to enable informal exchange and give participants a broader perspective on the kind of science eLTER supports. Field excursion to a choice of four long-term observation sites on Monday 23 June 2025 give  conference attendees the opportunity to witness first-class science on location and also enjoy the beauty of northern nature at peak blossom. 

Throughout the whole conference, in the winter garden of the venue Tampere Talo, the photo exhibition ‘eLTER InSites’ showcases the research conducted at eLTER Sites and eLTSER Platforms.

Join us at this inaugural eLTER Science Conference and get inspired by a week’s immersion in holistic ecosystem science. We hope to see you in Tampere, Finland, in June!

The official Conference Dinner will be held in a marvelous setting on an island in one of the largest lakes in Finland, Pyhäjärvi.

To all authors: Thank you for choosing to participate in the first eLTER Science conference! 

A huge thank you to you and also to session conveners for the great work in the review process!

• The abstract review process is now completed and all authors should have received a confirmation email with information on the session and the type of presentation. If you have not received the decision, please contact conference@elter-ri.eu.
• You can now check in the conference programme the date and time your presentation is scheduled, but please note that some minor changes may still be made after the registration period is over. 
• Please do not forget to register by April 25! Remember that your acceptance is only valid with conference registration, as is abstract publication in the eLTER Science Conference Proceedings.
• An essential feature of the eLTER Science Conference 2025 Proceedings is that after they are published, the ARPHA Conference Abstracts system disseminates, indexes and archives all abstracts. Each abstract is registered at Crossref and assigned with its own DOI. 
• Authors, please remember to complete your abstract submission in the ARPHA Writing tool and make sure it is in "Awaiting publication" status!
• Info for Early Career participants: If you want to be considered for the early career grant, remember to mark this in the registration form. Only registered participants will be considered. Early career grant committee will meet on the 5th of May to review the applicants and you will be informed about the grants by mid May.

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