5th International Radar Aeroecology Conference

The 5th International Radar Aeroecology Conference (IRAC 2026) will be held in Amsterdam on June 24-26, 2026. The conference will cover the latest international developments relevant to the use of different types of radars to monitor and understand flying animals. We plan to organize a radar aeroecology course before the conference on June 22-23.

Hope to see you in Amsterdam! More information coming soon.

Code of conduct

Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.

If you are being harassed or witnessed something inappropriate, would like to file a complaint, or have other concerns about the safety of participants, please do not hesitate to contact us at irac2026@uva.nl or anyone from the organizing committee.

Contact

Please contact us irac2026@uva.nl with any questions that you may have regarding the conference, incl. your abstract submission, (informal) events you might want to organize (e.g. round-table discussions), etc.

Scientific committee: Bart Kranstauber, Birgen Haest, Eva Knop and Isabel Metz.

Organizing committee: Judy Shamoun-Baranes, Elske Tielens, Peter Desmet, Cecilia Nilsson and Bart Hoekstra.