We are pleased to invite you to the 8th annual conference of the Consortium Centre for Research on the Pleistocene and Holocene Fauna of Europe entitled “Interdisciplinary Research on the Pleistocene and Holocene Fauna of Eurasia”. The conference will take place on 16–18 September 2026 at the Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Białowieża.

The conference is co-organised by the Committee on Environmental and Evolutionary Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The conference will be co-funded by the Polish Academy of Sciences under the Open Science Programme.

The conference brings together both experienced and early-career researchers, PhD candidates, and students representing a range of scientific disciplines (e.g. ecology, palaeontology, biochemistry, palaeogenetics, archaeology, anthropology, geology, and isotope geochemistry).

The conference topics include the latest research findings and future research plans concerning the evolution, ecology, archaeozoology, diversity, and biogeography of Quaternary fauna in Eurasia. The main focus is on studies of Pleistocene and Holocene vertebrate fauna of Central Europe; however, contributions addressing other taxonomic groups, actualistic studies, and research covering the entire Eurasian continent are also welcome.

Current information is available at:https://www.ing.pan.pl/cbfpe-2026

 

Program

General Plan of the Conference “Interdisciplinary Research on Pleistocene and Holocene Fauna in Eurasia”

The detailed plan of the conference is available here.

Venue: Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża (Google Maps localization)

Wednesday, September 16th, 2026

  • 17:00–19:00 Registration
  • 19:00 Bonfire

Thursday, September 17th, 2026

  • 8.30 Opening of the conference
  • 8.40–10.30 Oral presentation session I
  • 10.30–10.50 Coffee break
  • 10.50–12.45 Oral presentation session II
  • 12.45–13.45 Lunch break
  • 13.45–15.00 Oral presentation session III
  • 15.30–18.30 Excursion to the Białowieża Forest
  • 19:00 Dinner by the bonfire

Friday, September 18th, 2026

  • 8.30–10.30 Oral presentation session IV
  • 10.30–10.55 Coffee break
  • 10.55–12.50 Oral presentation session V
  • 12.50–13.50 Lunch break
  • 13.50–15.10 Oral presentation session VI 
  • 15.10–15.20 Poster session
  • 15.20–15.30 Results of the competition for the best student oral presentation
  • 15.30–15.50 Discussion and closing ceremony
  • 18.00–19.30 Walk to deer rutting ground on the Białowieża Glade

 

Abstracts

The book of abstracts is available via this link: THE BOOK OF ABSTRACTS.

 

Competition for the best oral presentation by a (PhD) student

Oral presentations entered in the competition for the best oral presentation in the undergraduates and PhD students category are marked in the detailed conference program and the abstract book with an asterisk (*). 

 

Organizers

Organizers:

Scientific-organization committee: