Through four session we aim to explore the complexity of the current challenges of rural and mountain areas, emphasizing their different and multifaceted dimensions, to discuss research on multidisciplinary topics, and to compare results and issues of the dialogue between disciplines.
We particularly invite doctoral students and early-stage researchers to present papers on research results and ongoing investigations, stressing the methodological aspects, their challenges, or their applicative meaning.
Contribution regarding historical, environmental, socio-political, economic, engineering, sociological and legal perspectives are warmly welcome as well as interdisciplinary approaches to the topic.
By encouraging multi-disciplinarity, we hope to offer a fruitful occasion of scientific debate, to reinforce scientific network on the study of rural and mountain areas, and to contribute to bridge the gap between academic research and third parties, i.e., citizen, policymakers, the private and public sectors.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The call is particularly open to doctoral students and early-stage researchers from the international scientific community. The 4 conference sessions enclose topics that can be addressed by various disciplines, such as:
Session I. Natural and Environmental Sciences, Landscape and Environmental Archaeology, Philosophy (among others)
Session II. Civil Engineering, Natural and Environmental Sciences, Rural and Mountain Archaeology (among others)
Session III. Political Sciences, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mathematical Modelling, Law (among others)
Session IV. Environmental Economics, Landscape Architecture, Sociology (among others)
The scientific committee emphasises the importance of clearly defining aims, approaches and analytical methods of the research to be submitted, as well as the potential for the papers to stimulate the debate.
- Papers must be submitted in English
- Abstract length: up to 300 words
- Oral Presentation: 10 minutes + questions and answers
- Poster Presentation: dimension A1 (59.4 x 42 cm)
If many submissions will be received, the scientific committee reserves the right to present some papers as posters.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 31st 2026
CONFERENCE GRANT
We offer eight conference grants of the sum of 300 € each to cover travel and accommodation costs (upon presentation of receipts).
Applications to the grants must be submitted at the same time as the abstract, with a short motivation letter (no more than 200 words) in support of the application.
Applicants will be asked to declare that they are not in receipt of any other form of financial assistance to attend the Conference (financial support of any kind from employer or student bursary, for instance).
The evaluation will consider both the scientific value of the abstract submitted and the motivation indicated in the cover letter.
