Welcome and Zdar Boh to Slovakia – in the Heart of Europe!

Get ready to join us for an inspir­ing mine water gath­er­ing in Slo­va­kia, a coun­try where min­ing his­to­ry, moun­tain land­scapes, ther­mal waters and mod­ern sci­ence meet in a remark­ably com­pact space. We warm­ly invite you to the 16th IMWA Con­gress, where mine water spe­cial­ists from around the world will come togeth­er to exchange knowl­edge, dis­cuss new ideas and strength­en the inter­na­tion­al mine water com­mu­ni­ty.

Slo­va­kia has a long and proud min­ing tra­di­tion. His­toric min­ing towns such as Ban­ská Šti­avni­ca, once one of the most impor­tant min­ing cen­tres in Europe, remind us how close­ly min­ing, water man­age­ment and tech­ni­cal inno­va­tion have been con­nect­ed for cen­turies. At the same time, Slo­va­kia is a coun­try of active research, prac­ti­cal mine water chal­lenges and beau­ti­ful land­scapes that make it an ide­al host for an IMWA Con­gress.

The con­gress will offer an excel­lent oppor­tu­ni­ty to present your lat­est work, meet col­leagues from many coun­tries and dis­cuss the future of mine water man­age­ment in a friend­ly and open atmos­phere. Whether your inter­est is mine water treat­ment, flood­ed mines, mon­i­tor­ing, mod­el­ling, envi­ron­men­tal pro­tec­tion, mine clo­sure or respon­si­ble water man­age­ment, Slo­va­kia will pro­vide the right set­ting for fruit­ful dis­cus­sions.

And why not bring your fam­i­ly or friends along? Slo­va­kia offers much more than the con­gress itself. Vis­i­tors can explore medieval towns, cas­tles, caves, moun­tains, wine regions, ther­mal spas and UNESCO World Her­itage sites. From the High Tatras to the his­toric min­ing land­scapes of cen­tral Slo­va­kia, the coun­try offers many attrac­tive pos­si­bil­i­ties before, dur­ing and after the con­gress. An Accom­pa­ny­ing Per­sons Pro­gram is planned so that guests can enjoy Slo­va­kia while par­tic­i­pants are attend­ing the sci­en­tif­ic ses­sions.

Slo­va­kia is easy to reach from many Euro­pean cities. Depend­ing on your trav­el route, con­ve­nient inter­na­tion­al air­ports include Bratisla­va, Vien­na, Budapest and Košice. Good road and rail con­nec­tions make it pos­si­ble to com­bine the con­gress with vis­its to neigh­bour­ing coun­tries or with a longer jour­ney through Cen­tral Europe.

We look for­ward to receiv­ing your con­tri­bu­tions and wel­com­ing you to an IMWA Con­gress that will com­bine sci­ence, exchange, friend­ship and the unique atmos­phere of Slo­va­kia. Join us in 2027 for a mem­o­rable gath­er­ing of the inter­na­tion­al mine water com­mu­ni­ty!