Announcement:

3^rd Call for Registration and Abstract Submission: 5^th International Conference on Soil-, Bio- and Eco-Engineering, 13-19 June 2020, Zollikofen (Bern), Switzerland

Dear colleagues and friends from the Soil-, Bio- and Eco-Engineering research community

The Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (BFH-HAFL) in collaboration with IUFRO, Ingenieurbiologie, EFIB, ecorisQ and numerous international scientists is organizing the 5^th International Conference on Soil-, Bio- and Eco-Engineering, which will take place in Zollikofen (Bern), Switzerland from 13^th – 19^th June, 2020.

Conference topics include:

1. Root-soil interactions and distribution
2. Root reinforcement
3. Soil erosion and conservation
4. Riverbank and coastline protection measures
5. Slope stability modelling
6. Effects of vegetation on hillslope hydrology
7. Bioengineering, ecology and biodiversity
8. Eco-DRR measures, protection forests, and soil bioengineering
9. Risk management and decision support systems
10. Benefits and liabilities in slope and erosion control

These topics are divided in 12 scientific sessions and will take place at the BFH-HAFL. Additionally, pre- and post-conference courses (academic workshops) as well as excursions are organized.

Your knowledge and experience in these fields of work will be an excellent addition to our program and we kindly encourage you to contribute to the conference by submitting an abstract for oral or poster presentation. It is hereby our great pleasure and honor to invite you to attend the conference and to present your work at the 5^th International Conference on Soil-, Bio- and Eco-Engineering.

Registration deadline for abstract submission is November 30^th, 2019 and early-bird registration closes 31^st January, 2020: https://www.bfh.ch/en/news/events/5th-international-conference-on-soil-bio-and-eco-engineering/

Please share this call with your network and colleagues through forwarding this e-mail including the attached file.

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are looking forward to hearing from and seeing you in June 2020 and we send our best regards!

Yours sincerely,

The organization committee

P.S. For any additional information please feel free to contact:

Eric Gasser

eric.gasser@bfh.ch

+41 31 910 29 65

Or:

Dr. Massimiliano Schwarz

massimiliano.schwarz@bfh.ch

+41 31 910 21 79