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.

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!