On May 11 and 12, 2023, in the Ivan Ev. Geshov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the First National Trachology Conference "Geopolitics and Society in Ancient Thrace" was held. The event was organized by the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Trachology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The conference was attended by 40 scholars from 13 scientific and cultural institutions (IBSCT-BAS, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", South-West University "Neofit Rilski", National Science Club - UNESCO, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, University of Veliko Turnovo St. St. Cyril and Methodius, National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Regional Archaeological Museum - Plovdiv, Trident Technical College, Regional History Museum - Yambol,Regional History Museum - Sliven, Institute of Solid State Physics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, History Museum - Perushtitsa). They presented reports or posters on various topics from prehistory to the late antique era in the Bulgarian lands in two main areas - political development of the Thracian states and development of Thracian society and culture.

A side event of the conference was the opening of the exhibition "The pedestrian...and his companions. 90 years since the birth of Prof. Alexander Fol", dedicated to the founder of the Institute of Tracology, today Centre of Tracology "Prof. Alexander Fol". The exhibition was prepared by Assoc. Prof. Kalin Stoev, PhD and PhD student Eli Filipova with the courtesy of Prof. Valeria Fol, Dr. habil. and the support of INFRAMAT. The exhibition will be on display in the lobby of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (15 November Street No. 1) until May 24, 2023.