Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce the second Call for registration and abstract submission for the upcoming 3rd conference of the International Association for Biomonitoring of Environmental Pollution - IABEP2025, which will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 15 October 2025 (https://iabep2025.bio.bg.ac.rs/).

The IABEP conference will gather experts, researchers, and professionals in the biomonitoring of environmental pollution in all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Specific research topics are:

• Biomonitoring techniques to monitor the spatial and temporal patterns of pollution and its impact, including biodiversity, pollutant accumulation, molecular markers, and magnetic analysis
• Novel biomonitoring techniques and methodologies
• Emerging pollutants and their impacts on ecosystems
• Advances in bioindicators and biomarkers for pollution monitoring
• Bioremediation and phytoremediation for pollution degradation and removal
• Integrating biomonitoring data into risk assessment and decision-making processes

The tentative Program of the conference and a list of plenary/invited speakers are available on the website (https://iabep2025.bio.bg.ac.rs/scientific-program).

The Organizing Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts to be presented as regular oral or short-talk presentations.  All conference abstracts must be submitted via the Online Submission System: https://iabep2025.bio.bg.ac.rs/registration. Please note that in addition to the abstract(s), it is mandatory to upload an Excel file with the ORCID of all co-authors. Important deadlines and fees are:

 

	Fees	Early registration	Late registration
		(up to July 1, 2025)	(up to October 1, 2025)
IABEP members	Regular	200 €	250 €
	Students	150 €	200 €
Not IABEP members	Regular	300 €	350 €
	Students	250 €	300 €
Conference dinner	All	60 €	60 €

Registration fee includes coffee breaks and lunches, and a visit to the museum "Nikola Tesla" (https://tesla-museum.org/en/home/)

The official technical organizer of the conference is the agency PanaComp (mice@panacomp.net). After you register, they will contact you, and with their help, you can organize payment of the fee, accommodation, and transportation. Payment can be made by bank transfer:

Account holder: PANA COMP - ZEMLJA CUDA DOO 

Address: 21000 Novi Sad, Bulevar Cara Lazara 96, Republic of Serbia

VAT No. 105957640

Bank Name: Banca Intesa AD, Beograd, SERBIA

Bank address: Milentija Popovića 7b, 11 000 Beograd, Republic of Serbia

IBAN: RS35160005390001200036

SWIFT /BIC: DBDBRSBG

Please indicate the reference ID 004IABEP in the reference field

NOTE: All costs of bank transactions should be paid by the sender /option OUR/

We need to receive the full invoice amount

or by credit card, in which case a link for online payment of your invoice will be sent to you by the agency (the total amount for payment will increase by 3% for bank transaction costs).

Attention: Upon request, for at least five PhD/MSc students and early career researchers (<10 years from obtaining a PhD), IABEP will provide a registration fee waiver (depending on the quality of the submitted abstract).

The Organizing Committee of IABEP2025 invites participants in the conference to compete for awards for best regular and short-talk presentations for young researchers (up to 10 years after PhD): https://iabep2025.bio.bg.ac.rs/awards. The award for winners is:

• a conference fee for participation in the next IABEP2026 conference, and
• a 1/3-year membership fee in IABEP

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Best regards,

Mira Aničić Urošević

(On behalf of the Organization Committee of IABEP2025)

P.S. I apologize for potentially cross-posting.