We sincerely invite you to participate in the 2023 INHIGEO Symposium in Cracow.

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CONFERENCE THEMES

• History of geological mapping
• History of mining and old mines as objects of geological and mining heritage and their contemporary use (tourist, balneological objects, etc.)
• The history of geodiversity conservation and the formation of geoparks
• Origin and development of geological research
• General contributions and biographies of famous geologists
  
  

THE SPONSOR FOR THE 2023 INHIGEO SYMPOSIUM

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• Prof. Stanisław WOŁKOWICZ, Chairmen of the Committee, Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, Warsaw Poland
• Prof. Barry J. COOPER, Past-President INHIGEO; University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
• Prof. John DIEMER, Editor of the INHIGEO Annual Record, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA
• Prof. Marianne KLEMUN, INHIGEO Vice-President Europe; University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
• Prof. Michał KOKOWSKI, Chairmen of Science History Commission of Polish Academy of Arts and Science, Cracow, Poland
• PhD. Martina KÖLBL-EBERT, Secretary General of INHIGEO, University Munich, Germany
• Prof. Piotr KRZYWIEC, Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
• PhD. Barbara OLEJARZ, Director of Oil Mining Museum in Bóbrka, Poland
• Prof. Tadeusz PERYT, President of the Polish Geological Society, Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute, Warsaw
• Prof. Janusz SKOCZYLAS, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
• Prof. Radosław TARKOWSKI, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow Poland
• Prof. Ezio VACCARI, President of INHIGEO, 2020-2024, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Varese, Italy
• Dr. Krystyna WOŁKOWICZ, Secretary of the Committee, Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
• Prof. Andrzej J. WÓJCIK, Institute of the History of Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
  
  

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

• Prof. Stanisław WOŁKOWICZ Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute
• M.Sc. Céline ANDRIEN Director of the EuroGeoSurveys Secretariat
• M.Sc. Anna BAGIŃSKA Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute
• M.Sc. Ewa DĄBROWSKA-JĘDRUSIK Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute
• Dr. Krystyna WOŁKOWICZ Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute
  
  

REGISTRATION FEES

• EUR 500 for Conference and mid-conference trip (Museum of Oil Industry in Bóbrka, Carpathians; https://bobrka.pl/en/) (early bird registration)
  
  
• EUR 250 for students and PhD. students
  Fee will include: coffee breaks and lunch during the Conference, transportation and lunch during the Mid-Meeting trip, as well as the Conference dinner at the one of the famous Cracow restaurant.
  
  
• 26-30 July 2023 – pre-conference trip
  EUR 500 for preconference trip (early bird registration) Fee will include: transportation, hotel, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  
  
• EUR 300 for special program for accompanying participants (early bird registration) Fee will include: Special tours during the Conference, mid- conference Trip and the conference gala dinner.
  
  

(!) Registration does not include hotel cost during the Conference.

IMPORTANT DATES

• 31 MARCH 2023, 2nd Circular
  
  
• 1 MAY 2023 deadline for abstract
  
  
• 15 JUNE 2023, closure of early bird registration for symposium, pre-conference trip, accompanying participant’s early bird on-line registration fee payment
  
  

Registration fees for symposium and pre-conference trips after 15 June will be 600 euro, and 400 euro for accompanying participants.

GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PRE-CONFERENCE FIELD TRIP – MAIN SITES TO VISIT

• Krzemionki Opatowskie in Holy Cross Mountains (place of extraction of striped flint from the Neolithic period)
  
  
• Tarnowskie Góry (Cracow-Silesia Highland) Zn-Pb - (Ag) underground mine - exploitation from the 16th century, - now touristic object
  
  
• Złoty Stok (Sudetes) gold mining from the 11th century - now touristic object with different options to visit
  
  
• Kowary (Sudetes) closed uranium mine and Gierczyn-Krobica (old tin mine)
  
  
• Wałbrzych (Sudetes) „Stara Kopalnia” (Old [coal] Mine - now: Science and Art Center
  
  

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE

• July 30, 2023 (Sunday) Arrival of the conference Participants
  
  
• July 31, 2023 (Monday) Registration of Participants, Opening Session and first lectures
  
  
• August 1, 2023 (Tuesday) Lecture sessions; in the afternoon it will be possible to visit library of the Polish Academy of Arts and Science that holds numerous old prints and maps; in the evening - a walk around Old Town in Krakow and official gala dinner
  
  
• August 2, 2023 (Wednsday) Full-day mid-conference field trip to Bóbrka Oil Mining Museum near Krosno – the cradle of the world oil mining. During the visit we will see the outdoor exhibition, including the exploitation of an oil field active since 60s of the 19th century, lecture prepare by Director of the Museum about history of oil exploitation in SE Poland (Carpathians), a film about Ignacy Łukasiewicz (in English); visit will be followed by dinner at the Museum
  
  
• August 3, 2023 (Thursday) Lecture session on history of mining. This session will take place in underground Wieliczka Salt Mine (circa 15 km from Krakow). Wieliczka Salt Mine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine) that is on the UNESCO Word Heritage List has been continuously operating since the 13th Century. Lunch and guided mine tour is planned
  
  
• August 4, 2023 (Friday) Last lecture sessions, INHIGEO Business Meeting, closing ceremony
  
  

CONTACT

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