International meeting of young geobotanists in Radomierz 

On daysSeptember 19-21, 2025.in Radomierz near Jelenia Góra took place.10th International Conference of PhD Meeting of Students in Plant Ecology, organized for the second time in Poland. These meetings have a tradition of more than 30 years and are periodically prepared by geobotanists from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Poland. This year's edition was co-organized by the Wroclaw University of Life Sciences, and the venue was the University's Agrobiological Station in Radomierz at the foot of the Janowickie Ore Mountains. 

The aim of the conference is to support young researchers - PhD students and independent scientists - in their scientific development, to give them the opportunity to exchange experiences, present their research results and discuss them in an international and friendly environment. An important element of the meeting is also a rich integrative program that fosters bonding in the community of young geobotanists. The conference is not only about scientific discussions and data analysis, but also about appreciating the beauty of plants and landscapes, which play an important role in the work of geobotanists and bring the next generation of researchers together. 

The conference was attended by representatives of the PAS Botanical Garden in Powsin:Hana, MA RežnarováandProf. Arkadiusz Nowak, director of the Botanical Garden of the Polish Academy of Sciences and president of the Polish Botanical Society. A former employee of the Garden was also present,Dr. Sebastian Swiercz, currently employed at Wroclaw University of Life Sciences and co-organizer of the event. 

During the conference, MA Hana Režnarová presented a speech entitled.Distribution Patterns and Dynamics of Moss Species in Patagonia. 

The meeting was attended by about 50 people, including distinguished guests, including: 

• Prof. Milan Chytrý- a plant ecologist from Masaryk University in Brno, 

• Prof. Zoltán Bóka-Dukat- a plant ecologist from the Institute of Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Vácrátót, 

• Prof. Attila Lengyel- A specialist in statistical analysis from Hungary. 

The conference once again showed that combining scientific knowledge with the exchange of experiences and building international ties fosters the development of young researchers and the geobotanical community as a whole. Many participants of such meetings over time join larger scientific bodies, such asInternational Association for Vegetation Scienceor national botanical societies, continuing to work together in an international environment. Thanks to such workshops, plant ecology is growing through the next generation of researchers as a science and as a passion.