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Dear All,
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 3rd Scientific Conference "Trees and Forests in a Changing Environment", organized by the Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the Poznań Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The conference will take place on 12–14 October 2026 in Kórnik and Poznań, Poland.
Forests are among the most valuable and diverse terrestrial ecosystems on Earth. They play a fundamental role in shaping and maintaining landscapes, protecting soils, regulating water cycles, and driving nutrient cycling and energy flow. Forests also constitute one of the most important pillars of biodiversity conservation at both local and global scales. Equally important are trees growing in agricultural landscapes and urban environments, where they significantly improve environmental quality, living conditions, and human well-being.
Rapidly changing environmental conditions, including ongoing climate change, present major challenges to the functioning of trees and forest ecosystems. At the same time, trees and forests play a crucial role in mitigating the impacts of these changes. Understanding the mechanisms underlying tree and forest functioning, their adaptive capacity, and the interactions within forest ecosystems has become one of the key challenges of modern biology, ecology, forestry, and nature conservation.
The conference aims to present the latest advances in research on the biology and ecology of woody plants and the functioning of forest ecosystems under current and projected environmental changes, including climate change. It will provide a forum for discussing the practical application of new scientific knowledge in applied biology, nature conservation, and forestry, as well as for identifying future research priorities, particularly those requiring interdisciplinary collaboration. We also hope that the conference will strengthen cooperation among research institutions and scientific communities engaged in the study of trees and forests.
This year's conference is of particular significance, as it coincides with the 200th anniversary of our Arboretum, the oldest part of the Institute of Dendrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. During the conference, participants will have the opportunity to discover the richness of our living collections and learn about the Arboretum's mission, which can be summarized in four words: to collect, to study, to educate, and to share.
We hope that the third edition of the conference "Trees and Forests in a Changing Environment" will once again serve as an important platform for presenting the latest scientific achievements, exchanging knowledge, fostering in-depth scientific discussion, and strengthening collaboration among researchers working on woody plants and forest ecosystems. We also aim to create a meeting place for scientists and practitioners, encouraging the exchange of experience, discussion of future research directions, and exploration of the practical application of new knowledge in applied biology, nature conservation, and forestry.
We look forward to welcoming you to Kórnik and Poznań!
prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej M. Jagodziński, czł. koresp. PAN
Chair of the Scientific Committee
dr hab. inż. Emilia Pers-Kamczyc, prof. ID PAN
Chair of the Organising Committee
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
CHAIR: dr hab. inż. Emilia Pers-Kamczyc, prof. ID PAN
MEMBERS:
dr hab. Ewelina Ratajczak, prof. ID PAN
dr hab. Dominik Tomaszewski, prof. ID PAN
dr Mariola Rabska
dr Katarzyna Sękiewicz
dr Robin Wilgan
mgr inż. Dawid Adamczyk
mgr Ewa Bąkowska-Nowak
mgr Katarzyna Broniewska
mgr inż. Martyna Lasek
mgr inż. Dominika Robak
mgr inż. Anita Rzadkiewicz
mgr Joanna Walkowiak
lic. Maciej Rajek
mgr. Katarzyna Szwed-Pietras
Monika Jurga
CONFERENCE OFFICE
dr inż. Pawel Horodecki
dr Weronika B. Żukowska
mgr inż. Michalina Piegat
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CHAIR:
prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej M. Jagodziński, czł. koresp. PAN
Dyrektor Instytutu Dendrologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
MEMBERS:
prof. dr hab. Magdalena Arasimowicz-Jelonek
Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
prof. dr hab. Adam Boratyński
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Władysław Chałupka
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Paweł Chmielarz
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Marian J. Giertych
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
prof. dr hab. inż. Grzegorz Iszkuło
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Arkadiusz Kosmala
Instytut Genetyki Roślin PAN
prof. dr hab. Andrzej Lewandowski
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Mańka, czł. rzecz. PAN
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
prof. dr hab. Arkadiusz Nowak
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
prof. dr hab. Tomasz A. Pawłowski
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Maciej Skorupski
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
prof. dr hab. Jarosław Socha
Uniwersytet Rolniczy w Krakowie
prof. dr hab. Piotr Robakowski
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
prof. dr hab. Maria Rudawska
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Witold Wachowiak
Instytut Dendrologii PAN
prof. dr hab. Szymon Zubek
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
prof. dr hab. Magdalena Żywiec
Instytut Botaniki im. W. Szafera PAN
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HONORARY COMMITTEE
prof. Jerzy Kaczorowski
Prezes Oddziału PAN w Poznaniu 
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REGISTRATION - IMPORTANT: CHANGE OF DATE
To participate in the conference, please submit the completed registration form and pay the conference fee by 31 August 2026.
Participants wishing to give an oral presentation or present a poster are requested to submit an abstract by e-mail by 31 August 2026. When submitting an abstract, please indicate your preferred presentation format (oral presentation or poster).
The Scientific Committee will review all submissions and make the final decision regarding their acceptance for either the oral or poster session. The corresponding author will be notified of the Committee's decision by e-mail no later than 23 September 2026
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