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IACS Community Exchange (ICE) Conference 2025

The JRC, in collaboration with DG AGRI and the French public paying agency ASP, organises the second Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) Community Exchange Conference (ICE) in Reims, France on 9, 10 and 11 September 2025.

This annual conference is a technical platform for sharing and discussing Member States’ experiences and best practices in the implementation of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) and its quality assessment.

The conference is free of charge, with maximum 400 participants.

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Book your seat, 3 months left to register, registration will end on Thursday 31 July 2025, 17:00 (CEST)

  • common agricultural policy | land use | EU policy | sustainable agriculture
  • Tuesday 9 September 2025, 09:30 - Thursday 11 September 2025, 16:00 (CEST)
  • Reims , France

Programme

  1. 9 Sep 2025, 09:30 - 11 Sep 2025, 17:30 (CEST)
    Day 1

    09.30-10.30 Registration

    10.30-12.00 Opening speeches

    13.15-15.00 Session 1. IACS implementation

    15.45-17.30 Session 2. IACS quality assessment 

    18.00-23.00 Activity and social dinner (kindly offered by ASP) 

  2. 10 Sep 2025, 09:00 - 17:30 (CEST)
    Day 2

    09:00-10:15 Session 3. IACS infrastructures, data, tools 

    11:00-12:15 Session 4. Integration of QA and controls

    13:30-15:15 Session 5. New technologies for the IACS and IACS quality assessment

    16:00-17:30 Session 6. News from the industry

    18:00-23:00 Activity and social dinner (kindly offered by ASP)

  3. 11 Sep 2025, 09:00 - 16:00 (CEST)
    Day 3

    09:00-10:15 Session 7. Integration of the IACS with other EU policies

    11:00-12:15 Session 8 Qa4CAP activities in support of the IACS quality assessment

    13:30-15:15 Session 9: JRC research for the CAP

    15:15-16:00 Presentation of ICE 2026 and concluding remarks

Practical information

When
Tuesday 9 September 2025, 09:30 - Thursday 11 September 2025, 16:00 (CEST)
Where
Reims Convention Centre
12 boulevard Général Leclerc, Reims 51722, France
Who should attend
Technical experts from national authorities, agriculture ministries, CAP IACS experts, companies and research institutes working on CAP topics
Languages
English
Organisers
Joint Research Centre | Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development | French Paying Agency ASP

Description

The ICE conference is the traditional event where the entire community working on the implementation of the common agricultural policy (CAP) Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) meets to discuss technical aspects. With the new CAP and its innovative elements coming into force in 2023, the collaboration of all stakeholders is more important than ever to ensure that the best methods and tools are used to make the CAP achieve its goals.

The conference is an opportunity for Member States to share best practices and challenges in the implementation of IACS and its quality assessment. It promotes discussions between the Commission and Member States to find technical solutions that facilitate the implementation of the CAP 2023-2027 and reduce the burden on farmers and Member States.

Research centres and private companies will present the latest technical developments, thus providing a link to scientific research on agricultural monitoring. Synergies and interactions with other policies at European level are also explored and discussed.

Participants are welcome to propose contributions (oral presentations, posters, stand for exhibitors) and topics for discussion in the registration form (soon available). 

Conference registration and social events are free of charge, but travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the participants.
As the conference will be held during a period of intense tourism due to the grape harvest in the beautiful region of Reims, we recommend booking accommodation as early as possible. Currently, on the usual commercial sites for booking hotels and flats, one can find accommodation for any price range.
The conference will start on Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 9:30 am. Considering the available transports from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport (shuttles or fast train), we strongly recommend that you arrive the day before.

The conference will be held in English only, no interpretation service will be offered. 

Contacts

General contact

Ferdinando Urbano

Name
Ferdinando Urbano
Organisation
Joint Research Centre
Email
JRC-CAP-QAatec [dot] europa [dot] eu