Dear all,

we are pleased to invite you to participate to the 3rd International Workshop RootS25 – Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interaction will take place at the Politecnico di Bari, Italy, from 6th to 8th November 2025, with a pre-conference lecture on the afternoon of 5th November.

The Bulletin of RootS is now available.

You can browse the digital flipbook [here], or, if you prefer, download and print the attached PDF version. The bulletin outlines the workshop objectives, the agenda, the invited keynote lecturers and details of the proposed Sessions covering the key topics of RootS25.

We are also delighted to announce that Prof. Lidija Zdravkovic from Imperial College London will deliver a special lecture entitled “Geotechnical Engineering for a Sustainable Society” in the afternoon of 5th November (in the Aula Magna “Domus Sapientiae”, Politecnico di Bari).

We invite you to participate in RootS25 and to submit a written contribution.

All relevant information is provided in the bulletin and also in the “Call for Contribution” page of roots-25.com.

Please note: the deadline for abstract submission is 30th June 2025 (see the “Important Dates” section in the bulletin). Don’t miss it!

After abstract acceptance, the authors are required to submit a 4-page paper for peer review and publication in the ISSMGE open-access proceedings. Following RootS25, a selection of high-quality papers will be invited to submit an extended version (full-size journal paper) for peer-reviewed publication in a special issue of an international scientific journal.

For any inquiries, feel free to contact us at workshop.roots25@gmail.com, visit our website (www.roots-25.com), or follow us on Instagram @workshop.roots25.
Best regards,

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of RootS25

David Boldrin, Manuela Cecconi, Federica Cotecchia, Anthony Leung, Enrique Romero, Vito Tagarelli, Lidija Zdravkovic