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!