ICB 2026

14:00-17:00 - Pre-congress meeting - SNP social meeting

Attendance by invitation only

14:00-17:00 - Pre-congress meeting - ISB Executive Board meeting

Attendance by invitation only

16:00-17:00 - Pre-congress registration time

17:00-20:00 - Welcome reception

09:00-9:30 - Opening Ceremony

09:30-10:30 - Plenary session: When seasons shift: Atmospheric regimes and biological responses in changing climate

Branislava Lalić - University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture

Chair: Tanja Cegnar

10:30-10:45 - short break - transfer to parallel sessions

Biometeorology applications in public health and epidemiological studies

Chair: Clare Heaviside / Peter Agan

10:45-11:00 - Effect of indoor summer temperatures on mortality in England

Charles Simpson, Andrew Ibbetson, Giorgos Petrou, Phil Symonds, Mike Davies, Clare Heaviside 

11:00-11:15 - A case study on the interaction between temperature and PM2.5 in urban residential areas and seasonal immediate health impacts

Si-Yu Yu, Shih-Chun Candice Lung

11:15-11:30 - Effects of heatwave persistence and intensity on heat-related mortality in Athens

Daphne Parliari, Theo Economou, Dimitra Founda, Dimitris Melas 

11:30-11:45 - Online: Regional and Seasonal Variability in the Climate-Mediated Associations Between European North Atlantic Circulation Patterns and Mosquito Populations in Germany

Emmanuel Adeleke, Christian Merkenschlager, Renke Lühken, Mandy Schäfer, Patrick Gutjahr, Christian Voll, Elke Hertig

12:00-12:30 - Coffee break 

12:30-12:45 - Linking Winter Atmospheric Regime Transitions to Influenza Season Dynamic

Vladimir Koci, Branislava Lalic, Ana Firanj Sremac

12:45-13:00 - Do heat prevention plans reduce heat-related mortality across Europe?

Aleš Urban, Veronika Huber, Pierre Masselot, Ben Armstrong, Antonio Gasparrini 

13:00-13:15 - Equitable Heat Resilience: Bridging Health, Nature, and Community Action

Mahdieh Saed, Peter Crank

13:15 - 13:30 - Heat Exposure and Subsequent Birth Dynamics: A District-Level Biometeorological Analysis in Serbia

Natalija Miric

13:30-13:45 - Online: Age-Dependent Effectiveness of Indoor Personal Cooling Strategies during a Compound Extreme Heat and Power Outage Event in Phoenix, Arizona

Jennifer Vanos, Gisel Guzman-Echavarria, Ankit Joshi, Mayuri Rajput

13:45-14:00 - Online: Event-based assessment of heat- and cold-related mortality across Greek cities using cumulative thermal stress indices

Ilias Petrou, Pavlos Kassomenos 

14:00-15:00 - Lunch break at the venue

Chairs: Natalija Mirić / Charles Simpson 

16:00-16:15 - The Linkages between Air Quality Index, Environmental Quality and Self-Reported Respiratory Conditions. Empirical Evidence from Selected Industrial Locations in Lagos State, Nigeria

Peter Nkashi Agan, Ibidun O Adelekan 

16:15-16:30 - Climate Variation and Malaria Dynamics in Akure South, Southwestern, Nigeria: A preliminary study (2015–2024)

Ademola Akinbobola, Agboola Gideon Blessing, Arowolo Victor 

16:30-16:45 - The impact of extreme tropical and polar weather types on the number of suicides in Lithuania

Justas Kazys, Silvija Pipiraite Januskiene

16:45-17:00 - Heat and Health: an overview

Zorana J. Andersen, Youn-Hee Lim, Marie Bergmann 

17:00-17:15 - Online: Temporal Patterns of Particulate Matter in an Urban Green Space and Their Meteorological Drivers

Ventsislav Danchovski

17:15-17:30 - Online: Heat, Air Quality, and Emergency Department Diagnoses: Social Vulnerability and Biometeorological Stress in Virginia

Sara Kakatkar, Truc-Ly Le-Huynh, Robert Davis

17:30-18:00 - Coffee break

18:00-18:15 - Swissen AG presentation

18:15-19:15 - Plenary session [Online] : The changing rhythm of vegetation: integrating ground and satellite phenology to track climate change and biodiversity loss 

Alfredo Huete - University of Technology, Sidney, Australia

Chair: Kosana Suvocarev 

Agrometeorology and plant phenology in the climate change adaptation research

Session supported by Swisens AG

Chairs: Ana Firanj / Pawel Bogawski

10:45-11:00 - New phenological observations from Poland: extending previous records, revealing climate variability impacts, and providing a basis for studying spring frost effects on plants

Michal Lewicki

11:00-11:15 - Predicting Codling Moth biofix using a seasonality index and pre-emergence environmental conditions

Milena Marčić, Branislava Lalić, Ana Firanj Sremac  

11:15-11:30 - Air–Soil Temperature-Threshold Lag in Estonian

Merko Kärp 

11:30-11:45 - Onset of Spring Changes in the Southern Hemisphere

Mark D. Schwartz

11:45-12:00 - An initial examination of changes in flowering across Australia over 113 years

Marie R. Keatley, Kally Yuen, Irene L Hudson

12:00-12:30 - Coffee break 

12:30-12:45 - Temperature-dependent changes in flowering time of Veronica species (fam. Plantaginaceae): Insights from herbarium specimens from Serbia

Dragica Blagojevic, Dubravka Milic, Jelena Dunjic, Stevan Savic, Bojana Bokic 

12:45-13:00 - Functional Trait Responses to Climate Variability of Miombo tree species in Haut-Katanga (DR Congo)

Ilunga Muledi Jonathan, Ngoy Shutcha Mylor

13:00-13:15 - Can Urban Meadows Support Climate Resilience? Seasonal Microclimatic Effects in a Central European City

Dominik Novotny, Michal Lehnert, Martin Jurek, Veronika Kvetonova 

13:15 - 13:30 - Optimizing Climate Adaptation in Arid Cotton Systems: Phenology-Driven Sowing Strategies for Drip-Irrigated Agriculture Using APSIM Model

Adnan Arshad, Fozia Kanwal, Mukhtar Ahmad, Lizhen Zhang 

13:30-13:45 - Preliminary assessment of peatland climate in Poland across regions with oceanic, transitional, and continental climatic characteristics

Sandra Slowinska, Michal Slowinski, Jaroslaw Baranowski, Arkadiusz Bartczak, Kaja Czarnecka, Agnieszka Halas, Anna Jarocinska, Joanna Kaczorowska, Adrian Kaszkiel, Patrycja Kowalczyk, Magdalena Kuchcik, Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Dominika Lucow 

13:45-14:00 - Flowers available for dressing the Maypole at the Swedish Midsummer celebrations 

Ola Langvall, Per Bengtson and Maria Lundgren

14:00-15:00 - Lunch break at the venue

Chairs: Marie Keatly / Dragica Blagojević 

16:00-16:15 - Operational use of phenological data and new approaches to data collection through crowdsourced plant reports

Bianca Plueckhahn, Rafael Posada-Navia-Osorio, Saskia Lifka

16:15-16:30 - Can Air Temperature Data Reproduce Global Vegetation Seasonality?

Ana Firanj Sremac, Branislava Lalić

16:30-16:45 - Biometeorology research - from farm to forest

Kosana Suvocarev, Olmo Guerero Medina, Yanxin Xie, Emma Ware, Yufan Guan, Eduardo Game Jr, Jose Salazar, Housen Chu, Jacob Valovich, Deklan Mengering, Holly Oldroyd, Corrin Clemons, Jarin Tasnim Anika, Richard Snyder, Kyaw Tha Paw U 

16:45-17:00 - Variability of flowering phenology of the invasive tree Acacia dealbata monitored using satellite, meteorological, and citizen science data

Magdalena Majchrzak, Kacper Sobieraj, Pawel Bogawski

17:00-17:15 - Native shrubs senescence and lose chlorophyll before non-native shrubs in a temperate deciduous woodland

Alison Donnelly, Elisabet Jatmiko, Marelise Steyn

17:15-17:30 - Chlorophyll-a concentration climatology over the Black Sea, responses of sea surface temperature and associated large-scale atmospheric circulation

Sirin Massoumilari, Hakki Baltaci 

17:30-18:00 - Coffee break

Temporal and spatial modeling in biometeorology studies

Chairs: Steven Caluwerts / Marcia Matias 

10:45-11:00 - Can a model reveal what people feel? Coupling of thermal walks with high-fidelity urban modelling

Veronika Kvetonova, Jan Geletic, Michal Lehnert, Marek Brabec, Jaroslav Resler, Martin Bures, Vaclav Sipek, Peter J. Crank 

11:00-11:15 - Diagnosing WRF Forcing Biases in PALM-4U Urban Heat Stress Modelling for Climate Adaptation in a Humid Continental Climate

Yuhan Wang, Felix Folorunsho Adebayo, Peter Crank, Scott Krayenhoff, Jan Geletic 

11:15-11:30 - Interactions between heat and air Pollution on human mortality in Europe

Anna Tzyrkalli, Fragkeskos Kekkou, Marios Panagi, Zareen Tasnim, Theo Economou 

11:30-11:45 - Identifying meter-scale outdoor heat stress patterns with the validated UrbClim-HiREx model

Ian Hellebosch, Sara Top, Niels Souverijns, Dirk Lauwaet, Sacha Takacs, Steven Caluwaerts, Koen De Ridder

11:45-12:00 - Hybrid Multi-Model Downscaling for High-Resolution Urban Heat-Stress Mapping of UTCI in a Dense Built Environment

Giorgos Alexandrou, Petros Mouzourides, Nestoras Antoniou, Marina Neophytou

12:00-12:30 - Coffee break 

12:30-12:45 - Assessing Spatial Scale in Climate-Health Research

Robert E. Davis, Le-Huynh Truc-Ly, Wendy M. Novicoff, Pamela B. DeGuzman 

12:45-13:00 - Microclimate modeling in the tropics: case study of outdoor thermal comfort impacts from increased vegetation in an urban park

Peter J. Crank, Graces N.Y. Ching, Xiang Tian Ho, Juan A. Acero, Winston T.L. Chow

13:00-13:15 - Age-related vulnerability greatly amplifies the risk of uncompensable heat

Qinqin Kong, Daniel J. Vecellio, Matthew Huber, Rachel M. Cottle, S. Tony Wolf, Olivia K. Leach, Kat G. Fisher, Eran Bendavid, W. Larry Kenney

13:15 - 13:30 - Projected Loss of Outdoor School Activity Opportunities Based on Future Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature in Japan

Takahiro Oyama, Yuri Hosokawa, Jun'ya Takakura, Yoshifumi Masago

13:30-13:45 - Online: Integrating Local Climate Zones, Hybrid Emissivity Modelling, and Machine Learning to Assess Urban Thermal Risk in a Mediterranean City

Ahmet Safa Kara, Ahmet Cilek, Muge Unal  

14:00-15:00 - Lunch break at the venue

Chairs: Christos Giannaros / Tim Gregorčič 

16:00-16:15 - Indoor thermal environment forecasting across the built environment

Chloe Brimicombe, Robert Wilby, Ben M Roberts, Jørn Toftum 

16:15-16:30 - Microclimate modelling of thermal comfort conditions in Saint Petersburg with different blue-green infrastructure configurations

Varvara Maratkanova, Pavel Konstantinov, Alen Kospanov

16:30-16:45 - Online: Spatial and temporal characterization of surface ultraviolet radiation in Paraguay using Ground-Based observations and radiative transfer modeling

Abel Delgado, Angel Rincón, Marcelo de Paula Correa

16:45-17:00 - Bridging Observational Gaps in WBGT-Based Heat Stress Assessment Using High-Resolution Modeling and Machine Learning

Micael Alejandro Gutierrez Diaz, Carlos Alonso Grados Tocasca

17:00-17:15 - Online: LoRa-based micrometeorological sensor networks with edge computing for climate-sensitive pest and vector modelling 

Mina Petric, Cedric Marsboom

17:30-18:00 - Coffee break

08:00-09:00 - Thematic meetings - Animal Health Commission

Contributions from Students and New Professionals in biometeorology studies

Chairs: Claire Gallacher / Ariel Pronsloo

10:45-11:00 - Recent trajectories of biometeorology in the Global South: A systematic review of biometeorology research in the International Journal of Biometeorology, towards identifying challenges and opportunities for equitable future research

Ariel S. Prinsloo, Claire Gallacher, Felix F. Adebayo, Betty Adegebo, Adnan Arshad, Shreya Banerjee, Elizabeth Carr, Thea J. Earnest, Cassia Holtz, Carmen Kganane, Alexi M. Marinaki, Chanice Mavudzi, L. Palesa Molefe, Ogone Motlogeloa, Nkosi Muse, Amanda Ndiweni, Leonardo B. Prado, Pippa J. Pryor, Sarah J. Roffe, Mahdieh Saed, Raghid Shehayeb, Adriaan J. van der Walt, Mukhtaar Waja, Michael J. Allen, Jennifer Fitchett, Peter J. Crank

11:00-11:15 - The impact of meteorological conditions on the rate of influx of patients in the emergency department at Far East Rand Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa, using the Distributed Lag Non-Linear Model

Thea Juanita Earnest, Margaret Fitchett, Jennifer Fitchett

11:15-11:30 - Diurnal Variability in Mean Radiant Temperature Under Engineered Shade in Hot Desert Climate Public Gardens

Peter Price, Ariane Middel, Jennifer Vanos, Paul Coseo

11:30-11:45 - Projected Health Impacts of Extreme Temperature Events in Cyprus Under Climate and Socioeconomic Scenarios

Fragkeskos Kekkou, Anna Tzyrkalli, Yiannis Proestos, Theo Economou

12:00-12:30 - Coffee break 

12:30-12:45 - Quantifying heat stress risk among healthcare workers in a South African emergency department during spring months

L. Palesa Molefe, Margaret P. Fitchett, Jennifer M. Fitchett

12:45-13:00 - A cool night’s sleep in the African heat: evaluating the predominance of air-conditioning in Airbnbs across South Africa

Carmen Kganane, Ariel Prinsloo, Jennifer Fitchett

13:00-13:15 - The Reality Behind the Research: How Assumed Lag Structure Influences Climate and Mental Health Research Findings

Mukhtaar Waja, Jennifer Fitchett 

13:15-13:30 - Online: Heart Rate during Rest Varies with Personal Heat Exposure and Time of Day in Free-Living Older Adults in Phoenix, USA

Gisel Guzman-Echavarria, Ariane Middel, Nicholas Ravanelli, Jose Benito Rosales Chavez, Aaron Caldwell, Carson Metzler, Kendra Rentz, Mary Munoz, Melisa Guardaro, Jennifer K. Vanos 

14:00-15:00 - Thematic meetings - SNP meeting during lunch time

14:00-15:00 - Lunch break at the venue

08:00-09:00 - Thematic meetings - Phenology Commission

S2 is working space and it is available to all delegates from 9:00h to 19:00h. It is room for 30 persons max.

15:00-17:00 - Workshop - Being a Heatwave Detective: Identifying and Characterising Humid Heat Extremes (aprox. 2 hours duration)

Lecturers: Biljana Basarin, Univeristy of Novi Sad and Tom Matthews, King`s College London

Workshop supported by ClearClimateProject 

15:00-16:00 - Poster session 1 and Book Presentation

During the poster session, Prof. Branislava Lalić will present the book Micrometeorological Measurements: An Introduction for Beginners at the Springer Nature exhibition spot

T1 - Comparative analysis of human bioclimatic conditions in continental and oceanic temperate cities

Silvija Pipiraite Januskiene, Justas Kazys

T2 - When Waiting Gets Uncomfortable: Thermal Comfort at Public Transport Stops in Olomouc, Czech Republic

Katerina Kolkova, Dominik Novotny, Martin Jurek, Olga Halasova, Michal Lehnert

T3 - Bioclimatic zoning of Russia using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) in present and future climates

Vera Vinogradova, Tatiana Titkova

T4 - Detection of heat waves and cold spells using UTCI

Martin Novak, Martin Hyncica, Lenka Doskova, Jan Hruby

T5 - Mediterranean climate reaches the peaks: Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) as indicators of climatic influence in Shar Mountain (R. North Macedonia) 

Jelena Hinić, Valentina Slavevska Stamenković, Marija Chobanova

T6 - Assessing the climatic therapy potential of Polish health resorts using the adjusted Universal Thermal Climate Index

Kaja Czarnecka, Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Peter Bröde, Adrian Kaszkiel, Magdalena Kuchcik

T7 - Agreement and disagreement between the universal thermal climate index, heat index and wet bulb globe temperature for characterising heat exposure

Charles Simpson, Clare Heaviside

T8 - Evaluation of Urban Bioclimatic Conditions Across Cities of the Balkan Peninsula During the 21st Century

Dejana Djurdjevic Savic, Dragan Milošević

T9 - Long-term changes in heat stress in Croatia based on PET and UTCI

Ivana Havrle Kozaric

T10 - Assessing Urban Green Infrastructure with the Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index to Inform Heat Stress Mitigation in the City of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Marko Ivanisevic, Slobodan Gnjato, Tatjana Popov, Boško Milovanović, Goran Trbić

T11 - Light Use Efficiency of European Forests: Deconvoluting the Energy- and Water-Limitation Across the ICOS Network

Mohammad Abdoli, Anna Pusch, Sören Netz, Anja Lukowski, Michael Leuchner

T12 - Climate-Informed Selection of Insulation Materials: Life-Cycle Cost and Embodied Carbon Assessment in a Prototype Building

Hrvoje Krstić, Hana Begić Juričić

T13 - Forest age as a driver of understory diversity and microclimatic conditions in floodplain oak forests

Dubravka Milic, Milica Rat, Jelena Dunjic, Milana Pantelic, Sanja Stankov, Stevan Savic

T14 - Climate risks to Eucalyptus plantations under 1.5 to 4 °C global warming levels

Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Flávia Fernanda Azevedo Fagundes

T15 - Impacts of global warming levels on Arabica coffee yield and crop cycle in Brazil

Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Cássia Gabriele Dias, Flávia Fernanda Azevedo Fagundes, Minella Alves Martins, Javier Tomasella

T16 -  High-resolution modelling of key Mediterranean taxa in Thessaloniki, Greece

Sofia Papadogiannaki, Serafim Kontos, Dimitrios Theodoros Tsiaousidis, Tijian Wang, Daphne Parliari,Dimitrios Melas

T17 - Comparing and contrasting the “Ragweed Reporting System” (HU) and the “Ragweed Finder” (AT) – two citizen science platforms to report ragweed

Lukas Dirr, Johannes M. Bouchal, Donát Magyar, László Orlóci, Dóra Kajtor-Apatini, Adél Sóti, Tamás Szigeti, Attila Szemerits, Uwe E. Berger

T18 - Changing Cold Stress in Serbia: A Spatio-Temporal Wind Chill Analysis

Attila Vamos

T19 - Heat Index and Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature Analysis of Extreme Heat Events in Serbia

Sandra Ristanovic, David Omorjan

T20 - Mapping Relative Climate Vulnerability in Vojvodina (Serbia) Using a Multi-Indicator Approach

Natalija Nikolić

T21 - Summer and autumn warming in Belgrade central urban zone (1991–2020): Trends and bioclimatic implications derived from WBGT index

Milica Lukic Petrovic

T22 - Surface urban heat island (SUHI) dynamics in Skopje: a dual-sensor assessment using Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2

Bojana Aleksova

08:00-09:00 - Registration and light breakfast

08:00 – 19:00 Registration and Information/Help Desk open

09:00-10:00 - Plenary session: Thermal stress and its mitigation in dairy cattle through an animal welfare lens 

Jennifer Van Os, University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States 

Chair: Angella Lees 

10:00-10:15 - short break - transfer to parallel sessions

Climate monitoring methods and progress in biometeorology studies

Chairs: Eduardo Kruger / Peter Price

10:15-10:30 - Seeing Heat from All Sides: How Urban Radiation Shapes Human Heat Stress

Dragan Milosevic, Maaike van der Veld, Stevan Savic, Jelena Dunjic, Daniela Arsenovic, Gert-Jan Steeneveld

10:30-10:45 - Urban Heat and Air Pollution Exposure in Waterloo Region, Ontario: An integrated Remote Sensing and In-Situ Approach

Felix Adebayo, Peter Crank

10:45-11:00 - Heatwave Impacts on Urban Heat Island Intensity and Diurnal Thermal Cycles Across Europe’s Bioclimatic Region

Bruno Romao, Claudia Reis, Antonio Lopes

11:00-11:15 - From Measurement to Incentives: Biometeorological Data for Parametric Urban Heat Insurance and Adaptation

Claire Gallacher

11:15-11:30 - Municipal, private and participatory climate monitoring as data support for climate change adaptation: a case study

Martin Jurek, Jan Geletic, Janku Zdenek, Novotny Dominik, Kvetonova Veronika, Lehnert Michal

11:30-12:00 - Coffee break 

12:00-12:15 -  sMaRT-BioMeteoS: A Low-Cost Mobile IoT System for Targeted Urban Heat Stress Monitoring

Milica Pecelj, Nemanja Simić, Valentina Andrić

12:15-12:30 - Evaluating PET and mPET as Predictors of Pedestrians’ Dynamic Thermal Sensation during Walking

Oded Potchter, Pninit Cohen, Amit Goldberg, Itzhak Omer, Andreas Matzarakis

12:30-12:45 - Winter Indoor Thermal Conditions in Precarious Housing: Evidence from Cova da Moura (Amadora), Portugal

Marcelo Fragoso, Catarina Conceição, Joao Vasconcelos

12:45 - 13:00 - Impacts of heat and cold waves in Ireland

Carla Mateus

13:00-13:15 - Online: Assessing Thermal Sensation and Comfort Levels of a University Campus in a Dfa- Humid Continental Climate

Zahida Khan, Faelyn Cowan 

13:15-13:30 - Online: Urban Green Spaces as PM10 Sinks under Mediterranean Biometeorological Conditions: Integrating Field Measurements, GIS Mapping, and i-Tree Eco Modeling in Adana, Türkiye

Selen Menguc, Ahmet Cilek

13:30-15:00 - Lunch break 

Chairs: Michal Lehnert  / Fragkeskos Kekkou

16:00-16:15 - Development of a Compact and Low-cost Instrument for Thermal Comfort Assessment for Mobile and Stationary Applications

Makoto Nakayoshi, Kanta Susaki, Shin Kumazawa

16:15-16:30 - Improving Biometeorological Field Data Collection for Urban Thermal Comfort Studies: A Case Study of Ljubljana

Tim Gregorčič, Matej Ogrin, Blaž Repe, Stevan Savić

16:30-16:45 - Monitoring atmospheric pollution using ELPI+ devices: a new challenge in the XXI century

Pablo Fernandez de Arroyabe, Ana Santurtún

16:45-17:00 - Online: MaRTy3D+: An Advanced Real-Time Heat Strain Monitoring System with Integrated Thermoregulatory Modeling

Muhammad Abdullah, Ankit Joshi, Shri Hari Viswanathan, Jennifer Vanos, Ariane Middel, Joseph Rotella, Konrad Rykaczewski

17:00-17:15 - Online: Participatory thermal walks as a tool for heat awareness, assessment, and advocacy

Yuliya Dzyuban

17:30-18:00 - Coffee break   +  ISB General Membership Meeting 

18:00-18:10 - Tromp Award Ceremony

18:10-19:00 - Plenary session & Award ceremony: Street albedo distribution’s impacts on air temperature and outdoor thermal sensation during heat and cold waves 

Matteo Migliari, referent expert on urban microclimate and biometeorology,  Atelier Franck Boutté, Paris, France 

Chair: Peter Hoeppe 

Effects of urban design and building construction in adaptation to climate change

Chairs: Aditya Rahul / Tiago Silva

10:15-10:30 - Underestimated Heat Stress and UV Exposure for Children in Park Design: A Case Study in Hot-Humid Urban Climates

Shing-Ru Yang, Kuan-Chieh Wu, Yung-Jen Chen 

10:30-10:45 - Comparing tree species’ cooling performance in relation to growth stage and planting density

Matteo Migliari, Adam Postal, Léna Savoldelli, André‑Marie Dogbo, Loïc Chesne, Olivier Baverel 

10:45-11:00 - Effects of urban morphology and vegetation on outdoor thermal comfort and air quality: a mobile monitoring approach in Plymouth, UK

Cho Kwong Charlie Lam, Harrison Collins, Halat Alnaqshabandy, Shaun Lewin, Jack Morewood, Xiaoxiong Xie, Steve Goodhew 

11:00-11:15 - Effects of green walls on outdoor human thermal environment: Evidence from Czech cities

Michal Lehnert, Jakub Kremser, Zdenek Janku, Veronika Kvetonova, Jan Geletič 

11:15-11:30 - Equitable urban design via targeted cool-roof deployment: A health-relevant modeling assessment toward just resilience

Christos Giannaros, Vassiliki Kotroni, Konstantinos Lagouvardos

11:30-12:00 - Coffee break 

12:00-12:15 - Spatial and seasonal drivers of human thermal stress in urban parks

Kaja Czarnecka, Magdalena Kuchcik, Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Kacper Derwisz, Anna Jarocińska, Anna Kowalska, Daniel Rabczenko, Jarosław Baranowski, Sandra Słowińska 

12:15-12:30 - Parametric Urban Block Design for Mitigating Courtyard Insolation

Ivana Bajšanski, Marko Jovanović, Aleksandra Tomić

12:30-12:45 - Integrating Nature Based Solutions into Urban Planning: Insights from the Portuguese Experience

António Lopes, Isabel Ramos, Eusébio Reis, César Capinha, João Moreira, Miguel Vilhena 

12:45 - 13:00 - Integrating Biometeorology and Strategic Environmental Assessment: A Risk-Based Approach to Climate-Sensitive Planning

Marina Nenković-Riznić

13:00-13:15 - The Role of Green and Blue Infrastructure in Shaping Biothermal Conditions in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Lublin (Poland)

Sylwester Wereski, Mateusz Dobek, Agnieszka Krzyżewska, Maksymilian Markisz 

13:15-13:30 - Online: Evaluating the Mitigation Effects of Different Street Tree Species on Human Thermal Comfort in Summer: A Case Study in Jeju, Republic of Korea

 Jueun Yang, Jihwan Sin, Soomin Lee, Sookuk Park

13:30-15:00 - Lunch break 

Chairs: Antonio Lopes / Veronika Kvetonova

16:00-16:15 - Assessing the cooling effect of urban parks in Warsaw, using air temperature and land surface temperature data (CLIMPARK project)

Magdalena Kuchcik, Jarosław Baranowski, Kaja Czarnecka, Anna Jarocińska, Anna Kowalska, Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Daniel Rabczenko, Sandra Słowińska 

16:15-16:30 - Quantifying heat-related mortality impacts of different urban adaption measures

Clare Heaviside, Charles Simpson, Oscar Brousse, Giandomenico Vurro 

16:30-16:45 - Parametric Design of Urban Park Elements for Insolation Mitigation

Aleksandra Tomić, Ivana Bajšanski 

16:45-17:00 - Assessing the Impacts of Urban Morphology on Microclimate through Dynamic Environmental Monitoring

Eduardo Kruger, Marianna Boeno, Stefani Cerutti, Luis Bueno

17:00-17:15 - Online: Grid-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Urban Morphology and Thermal Performance in Ankara

İdil Kanter Otçu, Dicle Oğuz, Çağdağ Kuşçu Şimşek

17:30-18:00 - Coffee break

Climate impacts on animal behavior and livestock production

Chairs: Vinicius Fonseca /  Olga Sozinova

10:15-10:30 - Circadian Rhythm of Vaginal Temperature as an Indicator of Thermal Comfort in DaiDairy Cattle

Sheila Nascimento, Jardel Barcelos, Felipe Inagaki, Guilherme Orioli, Karime Delai

10:30-10:45 - High-resolution global mapping of dairy cattle heat stress under socioeconomic and climate change scenarios

Giampiero Grossi, Andrea Vitali, Chiara Rossi, Nicola Lacetera

10:45-11:00 - Preliminary identification of temperature humidity index stress thresholds for young grazing horses

Angela Lees, Hyungsuk Kang, Shen Chen, Rebeka Zeldos, Albert Sole-Guitart, John Gaughan 

11:00-11:15 - Heat tolerance classifications on rumen temperature regulation in grazing Droughtmaster cows

Angela Lees, Pippa Pryor, Runze Li, Kieren McCosker, John Gaughan 

11:30-12:00 - Coffee break 

12:00-12:15 - Improving Thermal Comfort in Agricultural Facilities Using Recycled Tetra Pak® Underlays

Sheila Nascimento, Daniel Verderio, Felipe Inagaki, Guilherme Orioli, Karime Delai, Jardel Barcelos

12:15-12:30 - Dogs as mobile bioaerosol collectors outside the flowering season: evidence from pollen deposition 

Olga Sozinova, Julia Jacina, Laura Goldberga, Eva Struc, Blaž Cugmas

12:30-12:45 - Animal agrivoltaics facilitates the sustainable intensification of ruminant production in tropical areas

Vinicius Fonseca, Sheila Nascimento, Alex Maia, Gustavo Moura 

12:45 - 13:00 - Online: Thermoregulation of domestic dogs and limits of thermal stress during walks in a tropical environment 

Pavlos Vinicius do Nascimento, Edilson Paes Saraiva, Aline Cristina Sant'Anna, Vinícius de França Carvalho Fonseca 

13:30-15:00 - Lunch break 

Biometeorology research perspectives from the Global South and underrepresented regions

Chairs: Chloe Brimicombe / Ogone Motlogeloa

16:00-16:15 - Evaluating the thermal suitability and Humidex validity of learning and recreational spaces at a university campus

Anro Stanford, Mercia Southon, Jennifer Fitchett

16:15-16:30 - 40 Million People Under Heat Pressure: Decadal Trends of Urban Heat and Thermal Stress in the Jakarta Megacity

Nugrahinggil Subasita, Dragan Milošević, Gert-Jan Steeneveld

16:30-16:45 - Analysis of the spatiotemporal characteristics of cold waves in the Maloti-Drakensberg region, southern Africa: 1979-2022

Adriaan Van der Walt

16:45-17:00 - AI-driven biometeorological mapping of heat–hydrology controls on methane hotspots in semi-arid Ramsar wetlands (India)

Shubham Kumar, Laxmi Kant Sharma

 17:00-17:15 - Online: Linking Perceived Thermal Comfort and Tranquility along Urban Waterfronts: Insights from the Ganga Riverfront, India

Saumya Yadav, S Manavvi

17:15-17:30 - Online: Exploring human biometeorology of elderly bus riders in extreme heat in an Indian city

Shreya Banerjee

17:30-18:00 - Coffee break

08:00-09:00 - Thematic meetings -  Human Health Commission

Biometeorology applications in public health and epidemiological studies 

-continued-

Chairs: Aleš Urban / Vladimir Koči

10:15-10:30 - A randomized, controlled trial shows health benefit of high-quality local pollen forecast for pollen allergy sufferers

Caroline Holzmann, Johannes Karg, Matthias Reiger, Rajiv Kharbal, Paola Romano, Sabrina Scheiwein, Claudia Khalfi, Anna Muzalyova, Jens O. Brunner, Gertrud Hammel, Athanasios Damialis, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, María P. Plaza, Stefanie Gilles

10:30-10:45 - Non-linear temperature thresholds and urban respiratory vulnerability in South Africa

Ogone Motlogeloa, Jennifer Fitchett 

10:45-11:00 - Analysis of Vital Signs in Emergency-Transported Patients with Suspected Heat Disorder

Makoto Nakayoshi, Kanta Susaki, Ryosuke Matsuoka 

11:00-11:15 - Extreme Temperatures and Risk of Respiratory Mortality and Hospitalization: Overall and Cause-Specific Associations in Copenhagen, Denmark

Marie Bergmann, Yiyan Zhang, Stéphane Tuffier, Jiawei Zhang, Zorana J. Andersen, Steffen Loft, Youn-Hee Lim 

11:15-11:30 - Online: Are Fireworks Associated with Respiratory Emergency Department Visits in Virginia?

Truc-Ly Le-Huynh, Robert E. Davis, Wendy M. Novicoff, Kyle B. Enfield

11:30-12:00 - Coffee break 

Agrometeorology and plant phenology in the climate change adaptation research

-continued-

Chairs: Adnan Arshad / Dragica Blagojević

12:00-12:15 - Towards Robust Phenological Metrics for Subtropical Needled Leaf Forest in Northwestern Himalayan Region: Evidence from PhenoCam and Sentinel-2 Integration

Archana Sharma, Dipankar Bera, Amit Kumar 

12:15-12:30 - Shift of the spring ephemeral species flowering in connection with the occurrence of drought and frost in the Czech Republic

Lenka Hajkova, Adela Musilova, Vojtech Vlach, Daniel Bares, Eliska Kliner Cejkova, Martin Mozny 

12:30-12:45 - Tracking the European growing season across five decades: Observations from the International Phenological Gardens (1969–2025)

Lisa Buchner, Susanne Jochner-Oette 

13:30-15:00 - Lunch break 

S2 is working space and it is available to all delegates from 9:00h to 19:00h. It is room for 30 persons max.

15:00-17:00 - Workshop - Translating urban greening research into planning practice (aprox. 2 hours duration)

Lecturer: Peter Crank, University of Waterloo

15:00-16:00 - Poster session 2

W1 - Bicycle-based measurements to assess small-scale cooling effects of urban vegetation

Robin Borger, Michael Leuchner 

W2 - Bioclimatological Mapping of the Czech Republic

Lenka Doskova, Martin Hyncica, Jan Hruby, Martin Novak 

W3 - Soil thermal regimes in urban parks and built-up areas: a case study of Warsaw

Sandra Slowinska, Jerzy Jonczak, Jarosław Baranowski, Kaja Czarnecka, Kacper Derwisz, Anna Jarocinska, Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Daniel Rabczenko, Magdalena Kuchcik 

W4 - From Spatial Planning to Biometeorological Resilience: Visual Tools for Climate Adaptation in Urban and Extractive Regions

Marijana Pantić, Tamara Maričić, Saša Milijić 

W5 - Local climate zones and hospital admisions associated in the city of Santander

Pablo Fernandez de Arroyabe, Carlos Pérez Pérez 

W6 - Heliotherapy potential for psoriasis treatment under future climate and ultraviolet radiation scenarios

Luiz Gustavo de Oliveira, Marcelo de Paula Correa 

W7 - Air Pollution and Pulmonary diseases in Belgrade

Milica Marčeta 

W8 - Analysis of cardiovascular mortality in older adults and its relationship with air temperature from 1996 to 2022 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Anderson Spohr Nedel, Márcio Pinheiro, Mário Quadro, Fúlvio Borges Nedel, Marcelo Alonso, Rose Ane Pereira, Eduardo Krüger 

W9 - Climate-driven urban skin health risk: A SEES Fuzzy-Logic application

Ivana Riera Pereira Bastos, Marcelo de Paula Correa 

W10 -  Exertional Heat Illness Risk Across WBGT Levels in Japanese High School Sports: Insights From Explainable Machine Learning

Songlin Xu, Yuri Hosokawa 

W11 - GReENERGY project – Decreasing the energy demand in public buildings and improving micro-scale thermal conditions

Stevan Savic, Jelena Dunjic, Hrvoje Krstic, Ivan Secerov, Daniela Arsenovic, Milica Vasic, Lazar Lazic 

W12 - INTERCLIM project - Interactive climate-service system for better adaptation and resilience to the hazards of climate change

Ksenija Radovic, Stevan Savic 

W13 - CREATEGREEN: Linking Solar Energy Production and Micrometeorological Data for Sustainable Cities

Milica Vasić, Daniela Arsenović, Stevan Savić, Jelena Dunjić, Ivan Šećerov 

W14 - Adaptation Strategies to Increasing Heat and Drought in the Trebinje Agro-Region

Goran Trbic, Ruzica Stricevic, Marko Ivaniševic, Tatjana Popov, Slobodan Gnjato 

W15 - Indoor Green Wall as a Nature-Based Solution for Improving Indoor Environment: Example from the GReENERGY 2.0 Project

Jelena Dunjić, Stevan Savić, Daniela Arsenović, Ivan Šećerov, Dragan Milošević, Lazar Lazić, Milica Vasić 

W16 - Trends and projections of tropical nights in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Goran Trbic, Tatjana Popov, Marko Ivaniševic, Slobodan Gnjato 

W17 - Climate Change and Food Safety Risks in Outdoor Gastronomic Events

Velibor Ivanović, Stefan Šmugović, Bojana Kalenjuk Pivarski, Milana Čugalj, Saveta Bikić 

08:00-09:00 - Registration and light breakfast

08:00–19:00 - Registration and Information/Help Desk open

19:00-19:30 - Gathering for bus transfer for all delegates from Congress Venue to restaurant

20:00-Gala dinner

09:00-09:15 - Springer Nature presentation

09:15-10:15 - Plenary session: Human biometeorology for (non)-meteorologists and (non)-climatologists 

Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Germany  

Chair: Magdalena Kuchcik 

10:15-10:30 - short break - transfer to parallel sessions

Thermal indices applications in biometeorology analysis

Chairs: Pavel Konstantinov / Charlie Lam 

10:30-10:45 - RayMan’ History, Development and Additional Applications

Andreas Matzarakis

10:45-11:00 - Climate and Bioclimatic Conditions of Kolguyev Island (Barents Sea)

Vera Vinogradova

11:00-11:15 - Perceived thermal comfort of urban park users in relation to UTCI model predictions and contextual determinants

Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Magdalena Kuchcik, Kaja Czarnecka, Peter Bröde, Magdalena Młynarczyk, Aleksandra Kopyt, Jarosław Baranowski, Sandra Słowińska

11:15-11:30 - Assessing Outdoor Thermal Comfort at Street Level through Climate Walks: Evidence from Lisbon

Tiago Silva, João Vasconcelos, Antonio Lopes

11:30-11:45 - Online: Evaluating Urban Heat Stress in a Rapidly Urbanizing Tropical City Using Biometeorological Thermal Indices

Grace Oluwadunsin Elegba, Ifeoluwa Adebowale Balogun, Samuel Olumide Akande

11:45-12:15 - Coffee break 

12:15-12:30 - Assessing Outdoor Thermal Conditions During Heat Waves in Brazil

Leonardo Prado, Ana Carolina Lenz de Assis

12:30-12:45 - Novel active thermal index - active Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (aPET)

Yung-Chang Chen, Andreas Matzarakis

12:45-13:00 - Online: Characterization of clear-sky ultraviolet radiation and erythemal exposure risk in Paraguay using meteorological observations

Juan Gamarra, Abel Delgado, Alejandro Coronel, Angel Rincon, Fernando Barrios, Lourdes Larre, Marcelo de Paula Correa

13:00 - 13:15 - High-resolution modelling of heat stress across Ireland using the Universal Thermal Climate Index

Aditya Rahul, Julie Clarke, Paul Nolan, Martin King, Liam Heaphy

13:15-13:30 - Online: Exploring the Influence of Urban Form on Thermal Comfort in Ankara

Idil Kanter Otcu, Dicle Oguz

13:45-15:15 - Lunch break 

Chairs: Dragan Milošević / Kaja Czarnecka 

15:15-15:30 - A Global Evaluation of Oppressive Air Mass Character and Frequency

Michael Allen, Laurence S. Kalkstein, Scott C. Sheridan, Rebecca Rose, Sydney Monte-Sano, Catherine Wallace

15:30-15:45 - Future conditions of summer thermal comfort in Northern Eurasia

Varvara Maratkanova, Pavel Konstantinov

15:45-16:00 - Development of North Eurasian Thermal Comfort Indices Dataset (NETCID) - Gridded Database for the Biometeorological Studies for modern and future climates

Pavel Konstantinov, Natalia Shartova, Mikhail Varentsov, Grigory Korolev, Varvara Maratkanova

16:00-16:15 - Bioclimatic conditions in Slovakia under climate change

Kristína Szabóová

16:15-16:30 - Influence of Parked Vehicles on Pedestrian Thermal Comfort in Urban Canyons

Márcia Matias, António Lopes

16:30-16:45 - Thermal-Index Assessment of Humid Heat in India’s Tier-1 Smart Cities

Ahmad Rashiq, Atul Kumar, Om Prakash

16:45-17:15 - Coffee break

17:15-18:15 - Plenary session: Advancing Human Biometeorology in the Global South: Historical Trajectories, Contemporary Challenges, and Opportunities for Resilient Futures   

Ifeoluwa Adebowale Balogun, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

Chair: Michel Allan 

18:15-18:45 - Closing Ceremony

Joint sessions: Climate services and warning systems in biometeorology & Biometeorology and society’s actions in adaptation to climate change

Chairs: Daniel Vecellio / Si-Yu Yu 

10:30-10:45 - From Playgrounds to Policy: Multi-Sectoral Collaboration to Co-Produce Children’s Resilience to Urban Heat

Shing-Ru Yang, Kuan-Chieh Wu, Ping-Hua Wang 

10:45-11:00 - From Data to Decisions: Applying Biometeorological Knowledge for Public Well-Being

Tanja Cegnar

11:00-11:15 - Urban laboratory – an effective tool for educating and engaging residents in climate adaptation

Magdalena Kuchcik, Agata Cieszewska, Joanna Adamczyk, Renata Giedych, Martyna Kaniewska-Gołek, Gabriela Maksymiuk, Dorota Pusłowska-Tyszewska, Agnieszka Sosnowska 

11:15-11:30 - Addressing Urban Heat in Belgrade School Environments: Monitoring, Mitigation, and Climate Literacy for Future Generations

Milica Pecelj, Slavica Malinović-Milićević, Uroš Durlević

11:45-12:15 - Coffee break 

12:15-12:30 - Heterogeneous Impacts of Climate Variability on Progress toward the SDGs from a Global Panel Analysis

Takahiro Oyama, Yoshifumi Masago, Yasuaki Hijioka

12:30-12:45 - Thermal Stress in West Africa: UTCI Climatology and Occupational Risks for Rice Farmers in Guinea-Bissau

Marcelo Fragoso, Beatriz Torres, Ezequiel Correia 

12:45-13:00 - Integrating Forecast Uncertainty into Robust Predictions of Heat-Stress Risk Using Full Thermoregulatory Models

Christine Killip, Matthew Young

13:00 - 13:15 - A Next Generation industry-specific early warning system for heat stress

Christine Killip, Matthew Young, Marko Uksanovic

13:15-13:30 - Online: Analysis of the thermal environment modification methods in summer: A case study in the tropical city of Tainan, Taiwan

Jihwan Sin, Jueun Yang, Soomin Lee, Sookuk Park

13:45-15:15 - Lunch break 

Chair: Matteo Migliari / Ivana Bajšanski

15:15-15:30 - Towards human-centric weather forecasting: heat and cold stress indices at ECMWF

Claudia Di Napoli, Christopher Barnard, Tiago Quintino, Florian Pappenberger

15:30-15:45 - Comparative Performance of Temperature and UTCI in Assessing Heat-Related Health Impacts in Big Romanian Cities for Improving Heat Early Warning Services

Adina-Eliza Croitoru, Zsolt Magyari-Saska, Maria-Julia Petre, Csaba Horvath, Lucian Sfica, Pavel Ichim 

15:45-16:00 - A cartographic web-application to support research on urban climate, thermal comfort, and air quality on example of two Russian megacities

Mikhail Varentsov, Timofey Samsonov, Anastasia Shurigina 

16:00-16:15 - Using a Tale of a Future Heatwave to improve Belgium’s preparedness for extreme heat

Steven Caluwaerts, Niels Carlier, Kobe Vandelanotte, Hans Van de Vyver, Bert Van Schaeybroeck 

16:15-16:30 - Development and Evaluation of a Health-Based Heat Wave Categorization System: A Case Study of Seville, Spain

Laurence Kalkstein, Scott Sheridan, Jose-Maria Martin Olalla, Elizabeth Berg, Nicholas Mailloux, Sara Pabich, Rebecca Rose, Gregory Wellenius, Kathy Baughman McLeod, Kurt Shickman, Yuval Baharav

16:30-16:45 - Urban heat assessment and the suggestions to communicate with the local government and the public

Si-Yu Yu 

16:45-17:15 - Coffee break

Biometeorology applications in bioaerosols and pollinator issues

Session supported by Swisens AG

Chairs: Alison Donnelly / Donát Magyar

10:30-10:45 - New application of aerobiology in health tourism sector – The PollenCare Interreg Project

Donát Magyar, Lukas Dirr, Johannes M. Bouchal, László Orlóci, Dóra Kajtor-Apatini, Adél Sóti, Tamás Szigeti, Uwe E. Berger 

10:45-11:00 - Toward Operational Real-Time Detection of Airborne Alternaria Spores for Allergy and Plant Disease Risk Assessment

Zeder Yanick, Malvessi Cattani Amanda, Rienth Markus, Musa Tomke, Graf Elias, Koch Kilian, Guetlin Haruna, Kunz Christa, Rafah Al Naser, Mascher Fabio, Erb Sophie, Lieberherr Gian-Duri, Bendinelli Tommaso, Schwendimann Andreas, Dietler Silas, Charriaud Cyril, Niederberger Erny 

11:00-11:15 - Assessing the Usability of ENVI-met for Urban Pollen Modelling: Validation with Lycopodium clavatum Spores

Jasmin Meixner, Susanne Jochner-Oette

11:15-11:30 - Climate change leads to stronger and longer airborne pollen seasons, or more complex ones? Evidence from a multi-decadal pollen time-series in Thessaloniki, Greece

Apostolia Theodora Drakopoulou, Athanasios Charalampopoulos, Georgios Chatzigeorgiou, Theodoros Mavromatis, Despoina Vokou, Athanasios Damialis 

11:30-11:45 - Multispectral remote sensing data as an indicator of allergy risk timing across an urban–rural gradient

Kacper Sobieraj, Magdalena Majchrzak, Łukasz Grewling, Paweł Bogawski 

11:45-12:15 - Coffee break 

12:15-12:30 - Exposure to Multiple Urban Environmental Stressors During Active Commuting in a Tropical City

Eliani Ezani, Josfirin Uding Anak Rangga, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Mohd Johari Mohd Yusof, Mohammed Iqbal Mead

12:30-12:45 - Biometeorology in the service of ecological restoration of degraded landscapes: a role for flowering phenology and pollen production

Christos Georgiadis, Athanasios Charalampopoulos, Mario Rizkallal Monzon, Athanasios Damialis 

12:45-13:00 - Flowering stage affects ground-level birch pollen load variability at a fine spatial scale

Pawel Bogawski, Kacper Sobieraj, Magdalena Majchrzak, Lukasz Grewling

13:00 - 13:15 - Intensity and predictability of ragweed pollen concentrations during heatwaves in the Pannonian Biogeographical Region

Adam Leelossy, Dora Kajtor-Apatini, Adel Soti, Tamas Szigeti, Donat Magyar 

13:45-15:15 - Lunch break 

Chairs: Branko Šikoparija / Lenka Hajkova

15:15-15:30 - Bioaerosol monitoring in indoor and outdoor environments: towards affordable automatic near-real-time sensing systems

Athanasios Charalampopoulos, Ioanna Pyrri, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Athanasios Damialis 

15:30-15:45 - Performance Assessment of a Holography-Based Random Forest Pollen Classifier in Italy and Spain for SwisensPoleno

Zeder Yanick, Koch Kilian, Schwendimann Andreas, Graf Elias, Charriaud Cyril, Niederberger Erny

 15:45-16:00 - Composition of bioaerosols in relation to thunderstorms

Milomir Stefanović, Ljiljana Šašić Zorić, Ljiljana Janjušević, Isidora Simović, Ivana Pejović, Iva Groše, Marijana Vasić, Branko Šikoparija, Matt Smith 

16:00-16:15 - Meteorological Conditions of Short-Term Increases in Allergenic Airborne Pollen Concentrations

Katarzyna Kluska, Katarzyna Piotrowicz, Idalia Kasprzyk

16:45-17:15 - Coffee break

08:00-09:00 - Thematic meetings -  International journal of biometeorology: Editorial meeting

Biometeorology applications in tourism and sports events

Chairs: Peter Crank / Yuhan Wang

10:30-10:45 - Too hot to race? Demonstrating heat stress forecasting as an adaptation tool for endurance events

Kobe Vandelanotte, Bram Du Moulin, Emelien Vannieuwkerke, Siebe Puynen, Thomas Vergauwen, Sara Top, Steven Caluwaerts  

10:45-11:00 - Consideration of thermal comfort and stress in tourism methodologies

Ariel Prinsloo, Jennifer Fitchett

11:00-11:15 - Zlatibor (Serbia) as a Year-Round Mountain Tourism Destination: Thermal Comfort Dynamics and Trends under Accelerated Urbanization and Tourism Pressure

Nina Čegar, Gorica Stanojević, Marija Belij Radin 

11:15-11:30 - Climate Suitability for Recreational Cycling in the Netherlands: Assessing Past and Future weather Conditions

Fredericka Tettey-Lowor, Bas Amelung  

11:15-11:30 - Online: Three Decades of Humidex Derived Heat Stress Conditions During Weekend Morning Running Across Four South African Cities 

Elizabeth M. Carr, Jennifer M. Fitchett

11:45-12:15 - Coffee break 

12:15-12:30 - Hot Nights and Sunny Days: Interrogating Assumptions and Data Substitutions in Tourism Climate Indices

Jennifer Fitchett

12:30-12:45 - Meteorological and temporal determinants of daily tourist traffic in a high-mountain protected area: the case of Tatra National Park (Poland)

Sylwester Wereski, Łukasz Zbucki 

12:45-13:00 - Prospective heat stress risk during the 2026 FIFA World Cup: UTCI adjusted for professional football players

Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Kamil Leziak, Peter Bröde, Dusan Fiala, Marek Konefał 

13:00 - 13:15 - Online: Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Tourism and Thermal Comfort under Climate Change Scenarios: Mediterranean and Aegean Regions in Turkey

Ahmet Cilek, Muge Unal, Ariane Middel 

13:15-13:30 - Online: Biometeorology for Tourism in Turkiye

Murat Durak

13:45-15:15 - Lunch break  

14:00-15:00 - Incoming (2026-2029) Executive Board Meeting 

Attendance by invitation only

S2 is working space and it is available to all delegates from 9:00h to 18:00h. It is room for 30 persons max.

10:30-13:30 - Workshop - A health-relevant computational framework for just resilience: Linking targeted urban cooling scenarios to population-wide benefits

Lecturer: Christos Giannaros, University of Ioannina

08:00-09:00 - Registration and light breakfast

08:00–16:00 - Registration and Information/Help Desk open