The Lexicon of Beetles of the Czech Republic

Organisers: Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Entomological Institute of the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Zoological Society, Czech Entomological Society

Venue: University of South Bohemia, Branišovská Street, České Budějovice (for directions to the conference venue, see https://www.aphidophaga.org/zoodny)

Registration: Conference registration isnow closed. After completing registration and paying for the services ordered, each registered conference participant will receive an invoice by email (if you have not received it, please contact the organisers (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Conference participation fee (including VAT): CZK 1,800, CZK 1,400 for students. The fee covers the use of lecture rooms, conference materials, refreshments (coffee breaks) and a social banquet.

Technical programme: All presentations related to various aspects of basic and applied zoological research will be accepted. As every year, lectures will be held in parallel sections and separate time will be devoted to a poster session, during which authors should be present at their posters. If the lecture capacity is exceeded, the conference scientific committee may select lectures and authors will be invited to prepare a poster during January (this does not normally happen). The final conference programme will be sent to registered participants in the second half of January 2026 and will also be published on the conference website.

Social evening (banquet): The social evening will take place on Thursday, 12 February 2026, from 7 p.m. at the Studentská canteen, about 5 minutes from the conference venue. The cost of refreshments at this event is already included in the conference fee.