Session summaries and book of abstracts
The Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) Community Exchange (ICE) conference is an annual, in-person event that provides a platform for Member States to share best practices and address common challenges related to the implementation of IACS and its quality assessments, which are core elements of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The conference promotes open dialogue between the European Commission and the Member States, with the aim of exchanging knowledge and identifying technical solutions that accommodate requests for simplification and reduction of administrative burden for national and regional administrations and farmers, while ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
The 2nd IACS Community Exchange (ICE) Conference was held in Reims, France, from 9 to 11 September 2025. It was organised by DG JRC in cooperation with DG AGRI and the French paying agency Agence de services et de paiement (ASP). The conference brought together around 400 participants representing all Member States and five candidate countries, as well as the European Commission (DG JRC, DG AGRI and DG DEFIS), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Environment Agency (EEA). Representatives from more than 20 private companies and research organisations also attended. This ensured the involvement of all stakeholders in the implementation of IACS, connecting technological innovations with operational applications in agricultural monitoring.
Based on the insights provided by more than 60 presentations, the participants engaged in fruitful open discussions during the main sessions and in the extended networking moments where the exchange of ideas continued. The 11 sessions of the conference covered all the main IACS technical aspects, particularly the Area Monitoring System (AMS) and the Land Parcel Information System (LPIS). The main topics discussed included a summary of results of the first two years of the new CAP, the potential synergies with other European Union (EU) and national policies through the sharing and reuse of IACS data, AI-driven LPIS innovations, new Earth Observation (EO)-based agricultural monitoring solutions, study cases of AMS implementation presented by the Member States with additional input from research, and the challenges faced by EU candidate countries in setting up their IACS.
The first part of this document summarises the key topics presented in each session, outlining emerging solutions and reporting on the ideas debated during the open discussions. The second part contains the abstracts of all the presentations shared by their authors. The document's primary purpose is to inform those unable to attend the conference and to provide interested parties with a reference document containing the main outcomes. Both the ICE conference and this report are the joint endeavour of the IACS community of practice, promoted and coordinated by the JRC.
VOICAN Gilbert;
RUIZ MORENO Ana;
BORIO Daniele;
MURARO Davide;
DOBRYCHLOP Mateusz;
ISOARDI Paolo;
LOUDJANI Philippe;
LEMAJIC Slavko;
2026-01-22
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC145224
978-92-68-36223-5 (online),
OP KJ-01-26-028-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC145224,
10.2760/4354870 (online),
