The 10th International Pterosaur Conference will be held from September 11th to 14th, 2026, in Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The International Pterosaur Conference will be held concurrently with the 18th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. We warmly welcome colleagues and researchers working on pterosaurs to present their latest achievements in the field and to join us at the conference. We extend the invitation to scholars from all related fields—encompassing vertebrate paleontology, paleoanthropology, archaeology, stratigraphy, Quaternary geology, and geochronology—to also join us at the Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Share your research and help drive our disciplines forward.

I. Conference Schedule

· September 11th: Registration (Full day).

· September 12th: Conference Opening Ceremony, Plenary Lectures, Parallel Sessions.

· September 13th: Mid-conference Excursion: Field trip to the Pterosaur-Yardang National Geopark and the Hami Pterosaur Museum.

· September 14th: Parallel Sessions, Closing Ceremony.

· September 15th - 17th: Post-conference Excursions.

II. Conference Themes

The conference will feature plenary lectures, thematic parallel session presentations, and poster sessions. Parallel session topics will be organized based on participant numbers and presentation abstracts. Presentations in parallel sessions will be 20 minutes. Posters should be presented in standard roll-up banner format. Contributions to all topics concerning pterosaur research are welcome, such as:

· Systematics and phylogeny

· Paleobiology

· Morphometrics

· Soft tissue

· New discoveries

III. Call for abstracts

The abstract submission deadline for the 10th International Pterosaur Conference has been extended to July 31st, 2026. Contributions are invited for both oral and poster presentations addressing any of the conference themes. All abstracts will be evaluated by a review committee and, depending on the final number of submissions, will be organized into thematic sessions. Please note that the submission of an abstract does not guarantee acceptance, and the Scientific Committee reserves the right to assign the final presentation format (oral or poster). Please send your abstract to our email: conference@ivpp.ac.cn.

Key Requirements

Title: Maximum 20 words.

Abstract: Minimum 250, maximum 500 words, without figures or tables.

Keywords: 3 to 5 keywords.

Presentation types: Oral or Poster.

Authors: Include all contributing authors. Email, Institution/Organization are required; ORCID, City, Country, and mobile phone number are optional

IV. Post-Conference Excursions

· Route 1: Stratigraphy and paleontology sites in Hami (2300 RMB):

Nanhu Yardang Sites–Devil City Fossil Sites–Dahaidao Yardang Sites–Shisanjianfang Strata Sites.

Please note that the route has been revised from the version in the first circular. The route runs from the morning of September 15th to the morning of September 17th.

· Route 2: The archaeological sites of Hami in the Eastern Tianshan Mountains (1800 RMB):

Hami Lapuquek Ancient City–Balikun Shirenzigou Site Cluster (Shirenzigou Ruins Group, Balikun)–Yiwu Jianjiapo Site.

The route runs from the morning of September 15th to the evening of September 16th, with accommodation for the night of September 16th NOT included.

· For more information on post-conference excursions, please contact the conference committee.

V. Conference Fees

· Registration Fee: USD 200 (USD 150 for students).

· The registration fee may be paid either on-site or by bank transfer to the account of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The account details are provided below.

o Account Name: Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

o Account No.: 0200001409008802327

o Bank Name: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF BEIJING, BAIWANZHUANG BRANCH

o Bank Address: 15 floor, A. Zhongjian Building, 15 Sanlihe Rd, Haidianqu, Beijing, China

o Address of Payee: 142 Xi-zhi-men-wai Street, Xichengqu, Bejing

o Account No: 6550490174

o CHIPS UID No: 319913

o SWIFT Address: ICBKCNBJBJM

· Participants are responsible for their own round-trip travel expenses, accommodation costs, and post-conference excursion fees.

VI. Conference Venue

· Conference Hotel: Hamin Hotel (哈密宾馆).

· Accommodation rates at the Hamin Hotel: Building 1: 458 RMB per room; Building 6: 340 RMB per room. Queen rooms and twin rooms are priced the same.

· Contact for Accommodation Booking: conference@ivpp.ac.cn. Participants are requested to make reservations in advance.

VII. Registration

Please send your completed participation form via email to the conference organizing committee before July 31, 2026.

· Contact Number: +86-10-68354669, +86-10-88369115

· Email: conference@ivpp.ac.cn

· Mailing Address: Science and Technology Department, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 142 Xizhimenwai Street, Beijing, 100044, P.R. China

Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, 

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

July 2026