Social, Political, Environmental and Public Administration Challenges

The 14th International Scientific Conference, ‘Region in the Development of Society’, will focus on selected aspects of regional development and international studies. The conference aims to share knowledge from economic, social, political, security, demographic, geographical and environmental perspectives. It emphasises a multidisciplinary approach, as well as the practical application of knowledge.

from 1st to 3rd October

Main Topic

Innovation and regional competitiveness
Social inclusiveness and diversity
Policy trends and regional governance
Security challenges in relation to regional development

Demographic change and regional planning
Geographic change and regional planning
Sustainability and the environment
International cooperation and regional integration

Practical Information

The programme will be specified in September.

Open registration	1. 4. 2026
Registration and abstract until	10. 9. 2026
Pay registration fee until	15. 9. 2026
Sent Article until	11. 10. 2026

The invoice of payment will be sent to you on the day of the conference. Your payment details will be sent to your email address within 2–3 business days after registration.
The conference fee includes conference participation, refreshments, a guided tour of the arboretum and an evening programme featuring live music and trip to Training Forest Enterprise of MENDELU, Moravian karst PLA, Pilgrimage site Křtiny. Payment is per article; the first author of the article is the payer.

	Students	Participants
Early birds before 30. 6.	40 EUR / 1000 Kč	70 EUR / 1750 Kč
Active after 30. 6.	70 EUR / 1750 Kč	120 EUR / 3000 Kč
Passive after 30. 6. – for all	50 EUR / 1250 Kč	80 EUR / 2000 Kč
HEROES after 30. 6.	70 EUR / 1750 Kč	90 EUR / 2250 Kč

The registration fee for active participation includes presentation of the submitted paper, personal access to all sessions and plenary session, copy of conference programme, organizational costs, conference bag, lunch and coffee breaks, social event in the evening. If an article lists multiple authors, the first author is considered an active participant and the others passive (provided, of course, that they attend the conference).

The registration fee for passive participation includes personal access to all sessions and plenary session, copy of conference programme, organizational costs, conference bag, lunch and coffee breaks, social event in the evening. A passive participant is also considered to be someone who submits a paper to the proceedings but does not wish to present it during the conference panels.

In order to receive an invoice, you must state this in the registration form. Invoices will be sent via email as a PDF attachment after the payment is made. Originals will be sent only if requested. If the bank transfer is ordered by a natural person, it is not possible to issue an invoice to a company or organisation afterwards.

The invoice will be issued in CZK.

There are 2 options available for participants how to make the payment.

Your payment details will be sent to your email address within 2–3 business days after registration.

1. Bank Transfer

Bank Account Number:	7200310267 / 0100
IBAN Code:	CZ70 0100 0000 0072 0031 0267
Bank Address:	KB Brno-Černá Pole, Merhautova 1, 631 32 Brno, Czech Republic
SWIFT Code:BIC:	KOMBCZPPKOMBCZPPXXX
Variable symbol / Reference number:	SPPconference+XXX
Message to the remittee / Note for beneficiary:	Please always include participant name in the payment details.

Participants are responsible for any wire transfer fees from their bank.

2. FLYWIRE (only for transfers from abroad)

Participants paying from foreign accounts can use application Flywire which allows excellent exchange rates, fast and secure payments.

How to make the payment with Flywire? Please follow these instruction.

Accepted article will be proposed for publication in the Conference Proceedings Citation Index, which is available on the Web of Science. Selected proceedings from previous years are already included in this index.

Submissions in the form of a scientific article (with an introduction, aim, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion and references) written in English will be accepted.
The maximum length of the paper is 7 000 words.
Please send your contribution to jiri.nesiba@mendelu.cz, please indicate “contribution to the RESPO 2026 Conference Proceedings” in the subject line.