2023-01-24

QUO VADIS SAL 2023 XXVII International Salt Symposium First Circular

XXVII International Salt Symposium  

QUO VADIS SAL 2023

 

First Circular

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

The Polish Salt Mining Association (PSGS), acting jointly with the Kłodawa Salt Mine S.A. as our Symposium Host, are inviting you to participate in the XXVII “Quo Vadis Sal” International Salt Symposium to be held at the Kłodawa Salt Mine and the Uniejów Castle on 11-13 October 2023.

Title of the Symposium:

The importance of Salt-Dome Deposits in the Energy Policy

 

I. Lead Topics

 

  • Rock Salt Tectonics
  • Salt-dome tectonics
  • Stratiform and folded salt-deposit tectonics
  • Underground Storage and Deposition Facilities in Salt Deposits
  • Importance of salt in energy security: hydrocarbon storage in caverns; modern storage-facility construction methods, storage safety measures and operation
  • Green energy: cavern storages in salt deposits as energy accumulators (hydrogen and air storage facilities). 

II. Other Topics

  • Classical and present-day salt-deposit research techniques
  • Geological, mining, and environmental hazards accompanying salt extraction
  • Brine and saline water management
  • Salt economy in Poland and abroad

 

III. Frame Programme of the Symposium

Wednesday, 11.10.2023

14:00 – Field Trip One: underground Kłodawa Salt Mine trekking for geologists and miners

18:00 – Transfer to and registration of the Participants at the Uniejów Castle

20:00 – Ice Breaking Party at the Uniejów Castle

Thursday, 12.10.2023

08:30–09:00 – Registration of the Participants at the Uniejów Castle

09:00 – Welcome addresses by the following:

  • Host: President of the Management Board of the Kłodawa Salt Mine
  • Organiser: PSGS President

09:20–13:00 – Paper Sessions, with coffee breaks

13:00–14:20 – Lunch at the Uniejów Castle

14:20–18:00 – Paper Sessions, with coffee breaks

18:00–18:30 – Summary of Day One

19:00 – Solemn Miner’s Dinner  

Piątek, 13. 10. 2023

09:00–11:30 – Paper Session

12:00–13:00 – Field Trip Two: Central Core-Sample Storage at Leszcze near Kłodawa

13:30–14:30 – Lunch at the Kłodawa Miner’s House

15:00–19:00 – Field Trip Three: underground Kłodawa Salt Mine tourist route trekking

19:30 – Farewell Dinner at the Kłodawa Miner’s House

Saturday, 14.10.2023

07:00–9:00 – Breakfast and farewell

You may also sign up for the following Field Trip:

09:00–12:00 – Romanesque Collegiate Church at Tum and The Devil Boruta Castle at Łęczyca

 

IV. Forms of Presentations

  • Conference Paper (up to 15 minutes + discussion)
  • Announcement (up to 5 minutes)
  • Poster (119 x 84 cm; A-0 format)

 

Please prepare your presentations either in the form of abstracts (3-5 pages long, including figures) or full papers (MS Word, Times Roman 12 pts., with basic formatting), drafted in accordance with the Guidelines for Authors, published on the PSGS website (Salt Review), and send them to:

sympozjumsolne@gmail.com

Papers and Abstracts (short papers) will be published in Salt Review 2023.

V. Important Dates

Until 30 April 2023 – submission of Paper/Abstract Authors’ Names and Titles

Until 30 June 2023 – submission of Papers and Abstracts

Until 31 August 2023 – Symposium participation declaration and fee payment deadline

 

VI. Fees  

  • 350 EUR – standard fee.
  • 1000 zł – for PSGS members (including paid contributions until 2023).
  • 750 zł – one paper reader if the Paper or Abstract (Short Paper) has been submitted for print in the Salt Review before the deadline
  • 600 zł – students, retired salt miners, and merited PSGS members
  • Participants from Ukraine: exempted

 

The Symposium fee covers the following: Conference Proceedings, admission to paper and poster sessions, coffee breaks, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and 2 Kłodawa underground Salt Mine Trips.

 

Fees are payable to the following Bank Account:

Bank PEKAO S.A., Account No. 67 1240 4533 1111 0000 5423 9786

Reference: “Sympozjum Solne 2023” + Your Name

VII. Participation Declarations

Exclusively by filling in the form published on the PSGS website, available since 15 February 2023.

VIII. Transportation and Accommodation

  • Polish and foreign travellers departing from or returning to Kraków may take our low-cost trip by coach (Kraków-Kłodawa-Kraków).

Departure from Kraków on Wednesday, 11.10.2023, 07.30 a.m.

Departure from Kłodawa on Saturday, 14.10.2023, ca. 07.30 p.m.

 

  • Travel details from Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, or Poznań to Kłodawa and Uniejów will be published in our Second Circular.
  • Please book hotel rooms on your own, close to the Zamek Uniejów (Uniejów Castle) or Termy Uniejów (Thermal Baths in Uniejów).

 

IX. Contact Data

News, declaration forms, and updates will be published at (English): www.psgs.agh.edu.pl

 

 Best regards,

 

Dr inż. Jacek Wachowiak

President of the PSGS

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