General information


The conference lasts from March 25 to 26, 2026.


Call for Candidates – Convenor of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group “Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms”
The election of the Convenor will take place during the upcoming Working Group meeting. Members are invited to submit candidatures for the position of Convenor (5-year term). Candidates must be current IOBC-WPRS members at the time of election. Please notify the current Convenor by 5 March 2026 and submit a CV together with a brief statement outlining your motivation and vision for the Working Group. The list of candidates will be announced prior to the meeting. The election will be conducted by secret ballot during the WG session.


The venue is:

Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection
Königin-Luise-Straße 19,
14195 Berlin, Germany

Venue: JKI, Königin-Luise-Str. 19

Conference fees and payment:

Please transfer the conference fee to the following account:

Account holder: Bundeskasse
IBAN: DE38 8600 0000 0086 0010 40
BIC: MARKDEF1860
Purpose of use: 1180 0488 9476, Last Name, Surname

Conference fees

Early
Before September 24, 2025 		Standard
After September 24, 2025
IOBC-WPRS members 180,00 € 230,00 €
Non-members 300,00 €* 350,00 €*
Students 180,00 € 210,00 €
https://iobc-wprs.org/product/individual-membership-2023/

*Includes 90,00 € for the fee of an one-year membership in IOBC-WPRS ( https://iobc-wprs.org/product/individual-membership-2023/ )

Registration includes participation in all workshops and elections, lunches, coffee breaks, and the Social Dinner.

Participants are invited to register for the workshop using the registration form available on the website: https://forms.gle/sUc5db9GQKc4W3vv8

After registering online, participants will receive payment instructions from the local organizer.


Scientific Committee

  • Bruno Gobin, Ph.D. (Viaverda, Destelbergen, Belgium)
  • Helena Viric Gasparic, Ph.D. (University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia)
  • Assoc. Prof. Darija Lemic, Ph.D. (University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia)
  • Assoc. Prof. Ivana Pajač Živković, Ph.D. (University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia)
  • Peggy Marx, Ph.D. (Julius Kühn Institute, Berlin, Germany)
  • Marlen Heinz, Ph.D. (Julius Kühn Institute, Berlin, Germany)
  • Torsten Meiners, Ph.D. (Julius Kühn Institute, Berlin, Germany)

Organisation Committee

  • Peggy Marx, Ph.D. (Julius Kühn Institute, Berlin, Germany)
  • Helena Viric Gasparic, Ph.D. (University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia)
  • Bruno Gobin, Ph.D. (Viaverda, Destelbergen, Belgium)