Since its foundation, TOPO-EUROPE has developed into one of the flagships of the International Lithosphere Program (ILP), catalyzing pan-European cooperation in solid and surface Earth sciences and fostering cross-disciplinary research on the coupling between deep Earth, surface processes, climate, and life. As a renewal ILP Coordinating Committee 2026-CC1, TOPO-EUROPE will continue Annual TOPO-EUROPE Conferences in Sopron (EPSS) to feature topical sessions, EGU/ILP joint keynotes and training modules.
On behalf of the organizing committee, we are pleased to invite you to the IV.TOPO-EUROPE Conference, taking place in Sopron, Hungary, from 6 to 9 October 2026, hosted by the HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science (EPSS).
The meeting brings together four days of activities:
·Tuesday, 6 October – Leadership and Career Development Forum
·Wednesday, 7 October – Modeling Workshops on Geodynamic and Geochemical Modeling
·Thursday, 8 October – Plenary Session: Solid Earth Dynamics, Earth Resources, and Planetary Perspectives
·Friday, 9 October – Working Groups and Strategic Discussions
The program brings together leading voices in geodynamics, geophysics, and Earth resources research, including Pietro Sternai (UniMIB, Milan), Alexander Koptev (EPSS, Sopron), Taras Gerya (ETH, Zurich), Bilal Haq (SU, Paris), Steve Mojzsis (BGI, Bayreuth), and Francesca Funiciello (Roma Tre), among many others. The full program is as follows.
We would be delighted to welcome you as a participant at these workshops.
Registration and further practical information (accommodation, travel, and logistics) are available at:
Conference fees: Thanks to the generous support of EGU, COST Action EUROBIG, and Research Grant Hungary, attendance is
free of charge for all participants.
We would also appreciate knowing whether you would be interested in contributing a poster, so that we can finalize the program accordingly. If so, please send us a title and a half-page (A4) abstract for your poster. Alternatively, these can also be uploaded during registration via the website (https://workshop.ggki.hu/).
Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions in the meantime. For more information, please contact Dr. Eszter BOROS at EPSS (e-mail: boros.eszter@epss.hun-ren.hu, Tel: +36 99 508 370).