ICSE2023

Since 1991, researchers from approximately 45 nations have participated in eight International Conferences on Serpentine Ecology (ICSE). Conference delegates have come from all corners of the world, including Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, DR Congo, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, UK and USA, among others. The ICSE conferences are coordinated by the International Serpentine Ecology Society (ISES), a formal research society whose members study geological, pedological, biological, and applied aspects of ultramafic ecosystems worldwide. Each conference has highlighted a region with intriguing ultramafic soil–biota relations:  The 1st in Davis, California, 1991  The 2nd in Nouméa, New Caledonia, 1995  The 3rd in Kruger National Park, South Africa, 1999  The 4th in Havana, Cuba, 2003  The 5th in Siena, Italy, 2006  The 6th in Maine, United States 2008  The 7th in Coimbra, Portugal, 2011  The 8th in Sabah, Malaysia, 2014  The 9Th in Tirana and Pogradec, Albania, 2017 These conferences have provided an international forum to discuss and synthesize multidisciplinary research, and have provided opportunities for scientists in distinct fields and from different regions of the world to conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary research. The 9th ICSE was hosted by Aida Bani in Albania, and attracted a large delegation of participants from 31 countries Following the ICSE vote, this tenth edition will take place in France from 12th to 17th June 2023.