We’re excited to invite you to the second GuardIAS Virtual Conference, part of a series hosted by the GuardIAS Project and INVASIVESNET, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.
Building on the success of last year’s conference which attracted over 400 registrations from participants around the world this year’s event promises to be even more engaging and impactful.
Conference Theme: Cost-efficient IAS Detection and Monitoring: Novel Tools and Citizen Science
Registration is free – sign up here today!
We are now accepting abstract submissions for oral or poster presentations under the following themes:
- Smart detection technologies for IAS surveillance
- eDNA and molecular diagnostics for non-native species detection and monitoring
- AI-assisted species detection
- Citizen Science & participatory surveillance networks
- Data integration from multiple platforms: transforming diverse observations into actionable intelligence
- From Detection to Action: cost-efficiency, management & policy uptake.
For more information on submissions, workshops, session themes, and additional programme details, please visit the conference website here.
We look forward to welcoming you this November for two inspiring days of knowledge exchange, innovation, and international collaboration.
GuardIAS Conference Committee





