ANNOUNCEMENT
International Conference on
Alternatives to Reduce Soil Degradation
May 19, 2026, Budapest, Hungary
Main organizer:
HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Sciences (Talajtani Intézet – TAKI, Budapest)
Co-organizer:
AI4SoilHealth, EJP Soil, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Aim of the conference: This conference seeks to promote interdisciplinary partnerships and facilitate the exchange of knowledge, with the goal of better understanding the intricate complexities of soil and assessing the potential for sustainable development.
Special conference theme: The main focus of the conference will be on conservation agriculture, soil biological processes, and how to improve soil quality in practice.
The conference focuses on several key topics:
- Recent developments in soil science and soil health;
- Conservation agriculture, including tillage, regenerative techniques;
- Advances in soil biology, such as mezofauna studies, fungi, and mycorrhiza research;
- Monitoring and modeling soil processes and water movements through soils.
Language: The language of the conference is English.
Conference venue:
This conference is in a hybrid form; all participants will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.
In-person venue: Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) – Pécsi Eszter Room, Budapest, Hungary
Scientific Committee
- Ágota Horel, PhD (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary) – chairman
- Zsófia Bakacsi, PhD (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Grant Campbell (Univ. of Aberdeen)
- Dragana Djordjevic (Univ. of Belgrade, Serbia)
- Csilla Farkas, PhD (NIBIO, Norway)
- Norbert Flórián, PhD (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Petr Fucik, PhD (VUMOP, Czech Rep.)
- Gunther Liebhard, PhD (BAW Research, Austria)
- Tünde Takács, PhD (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Lucia Toková, PhD (Inst. of Hydrology, SAS, Slovakia)
- Eszter Tóth, PhD (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
Organizing Committee
- Nándor Csikós (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary) – chairman
- Zsófia Bakacsi (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Veronika Gergócs-Winkler (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Ágota Horel (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Zsófia Kugler (BME, Hungary)
- Annamária Laborczi (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- János Mészáros (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Klára Pokovai (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Tünde Takács (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Tünde Takáts (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Tibor Zsigmond (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Gyöngyi Barna (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Anita Szabó (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Márk Rékási (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
- Andor Bódi (HUN-REN ATK, Hungary)
Contact and information
Name: Nándor Csikós or Ágota Horel
Email: info@arsd-conference.com
Telephone: +36-30-686-1643; +36-30-234-3365
Participation: Participation is FREE but registration is required.
Registration: Open from 15 January 2026
DEADLINES:
Registration deadline:
On site: May 05, 2026.
Online: May 18, 2026
Abstract submission deadline for ORAL presentation: April 23, 2026; Expected decision: April 30, 2026.
Abstract submission deadline for POSTER presentation: April 30, 2026; Expected decision: May 04, 2026.
Abstracts:
Requirements: Please provide a 200-350 word abstract of your planned presentation. Please indicate if you are submitting your abstract to give an oral or poster presentation. The abstract should include the title, the names and affiliations of the authors, a short assessment of the research to be presented, keywords, and acknowledgments if applicable. All abstracts will be published in the form of a Book of Abstracts with an ISBN number, downloadable from the conference’s website.
Oral presentations should be 12 minutes long with an additional 3 minutes provided for questions and answers.
Please send your abstract(s) to the online abstract submission form (in case of any problem, email: info@arsd-conference.com).
POSTER
Poster presentations will have a special section where all presenters will have 3 minutes to provide a short summary of their research. All posters as a read-only version will be available online during and for a specific period after the conference (normally 72 hours) for all registered participants.
Please upload your poster here:
Suggested hotels in the area:
Ibis Budapest Centrum ($$) (1092 Budapest, Ráday utca 6.)
Mercure Budapest City Center ($$$) (1052 Budapest, Váci utca 20.)
Budapest Marriott Hotel ($$$$) (1052 Budapest, Apaczai Csere Janos u. 4.)
Budapest, March 23, 2026
