About the conference
After successful Volcandpark meetings in Olot (2012), Lanzarote (2016), and after a global pandemic break the first one in Jičín (2024), the next meeting will be in Sopron, Hungary (2026). Volcandpark is an international conference hosted by the IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic Geoheritage and Protected Volcanic Landscapes (thus under the umbrella of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, IAVCEI).
Our goal is to unite experts with diverse backgrounds and experiences from various regions worldwide, fostering the exchange of new ideas, concepts, and techniques in the management and promotion of volcanic heritage. Ultimately, this meeting seeks to contribute to a more resilient society by enhancing our understanding of volcanic processes—both physical and societal—thereby improving preparedness for volcanic hazards and the preservation of volcanic geoheritage.
A conference dedicated to volcanic geoheritage, geoparks and geoconservation of volcanic terrains, as well as communication with society on volcanic hazards, geotourism. The conference will be open to a wide range of topics in volcanology including volcano geology, quantitative and qualitative geodiversity measurements, active volcano monitoring, interaction with people living in volcanic fields, and geotourism in active or inactive volcanic areas.
This year the concept of "deep-Earth geoheritage" is introduced, which emphasises the importance of protecting volcanic rocks that reveal xenoliths (or other rock fragments that have been sampled from the lithosphere by the volcanism). Xenoliths are time capsules offering a unique opportunity to study the properties of the lithosphere during volcanism - the Pannonian Basin is one of the hotspots for such research.
SPRINGER will be present on the conference as a host publisher of Geoheritage and the Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism (GGAG) book series - Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism | Book series home.
Prof Károly Németh will also host a session of publication opportunities within the Springer - IAVCEI Advances in Volcanology - https://link.springer.com/
The Conference is officially in partnership with the Conservation (MDPI) - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/
Planned sessions
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S1 Volcanic geology from a volcanic geoheritage point of view |
S2 Geodiversity of volcanic regions (quantitative and qualitative methods) |
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S3 Geconservation of volcanic regions |
S4 Volcanic geoparks |
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S5 Geoeducation for society exposed to volcanic hazards |
S6 Geoturism: communicating volcanic geoheritage to wide public |
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S7 Deep-Earth geoheritage |
