The Sopot Science Association (SSA) welcomes contributions to the 2026 edition of the International Sopot Youth Conference entitled Where the World is Heading. The conference is the continuation of the Sopot Youth Forum. Since 2008 over 1000 scientists from many countries have presented their work during the event.
We invite young scientists or science enthusiasts, university students, Ph.D. students and young doctors (up to two years after defense) to present their work, visions, opinions, and thoughts.
The Sopot Youth Conference consists of two thematic blocks: humanities and social sciences and the second one – natural and physical sciences. Both oral (15 minutes) and poster presentations are welcome.
The 2026 edition of the conference will be held in a hybrid mode. We welcome everyone to take part in the special, interdisciplinary session dedicated to inclusiveness in science. More information soon!
Due to the multidisciplinary character of the Sopot Youth Conference abstracts and presentations should be prepared in such a way as to be digestible for attendees outwith your discipline. The Conference language is English.
Our Conference Proceedings are registered, and have an ISBN, and thus can be cited.
Just like in previous editions this year the best presentations will be granted AWARDS.
Abstract submissions (max. 1500 characters) |
23 April 2026 |
Acceptance notifications |
29 April 2026 |
Conference |
10 June 2026 |
ORGANIZATION
Sopot Science Association https://stnedu.wordpress.com/
Joanna Calkiewicz, SSA/NMFRI, Poland
Dhanushka Devendra, IO PAN, Poland
Luca Ferrero, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Maria Carmen García Martínez, IEO-CSIC, Spain
Stephan Juricke, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel/Kiel University, Germany
Yolanda Koulouri, IMBBC-HCMR, Greece
Karolina Pierzynowska, University of Gdansk, Poland
Szymon Smolinski, SSA/NMFRI, Poland
Joachim Dengg, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Germany
Marcin Stokowski, SSA/IO PAN, Poland
Natalia Szymanska, SSA/IO PAN/Cushman, Poland
Grzegorz Wegrzyn, University of Gdansk, Poland
Marta Wojewodka-Przybyl, INGPAN/GeoPlanet, Poland
Tymon Zielinski, SSA/IO PAN, Poland
Nina Dietz, Be a Blue Citizen/Youth4Ocean Forum
Iwona Gin, Nausicaa/YOLA, France
Izabela Kotynska-Zielinska, SSA/Today We Have, Poland
Katarzyna Kukowicz-Zarska, Ateneum-University in Gdansk, Poland
Dorota Majewicz, SSA/Koszalin University of Technology/Silkroad Universities Network, Poland
Grazyna Niedoszytko, Gdynia Aquarium, Poland
Maïna Proustn Youth4Ocean Forum/ECOP France
Natalia Treder-Rochna, University of Gdansk, Poland
Mariola Zalewska, University of Warsaw, Poland
Bartosz Baginski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Wirginia Hepert, SSA/University of Hamburg, Germany
Maja Karasch, University of Warsaw/Austrian Cultural Forum in Warsaw, Poland/Austria
Aleksandra Koroza, SSA/IO PAN/OYSTER, Poland
Niccolò Losi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Andrea Doldi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Jan Jakub Sliwinski, SSA/IOPAN, Poland
Renee Zbizika, Stanford University, USA
Aleksandra Koroza, SSA/IO PAN/OYSTER
Izabela Kotynska-Zielinska, SSA/Today We Have; Email: kotynska-zielinska@todaywehave.com
Natalia Skierzynska, SSA/IO PAN
Jan Jakub Śliwiński, SSA/IO PAN; Email: jsliwinski@iopan.pl
Tymon Zielinski, SSA/IO PAN
Contact for natural sciences is Jan Jakub Sliwinski and for humanities and social sciences – Izabela Kotynska-Zielinska.
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