Announcing the 18th International ERBE (Heritage) Symposium, June 2027, Slovakia

We’re pleased to share news of the 18th International ERBE (Heritage) Symposium scheduled to take place in Slovakia in June 2027 – see the conference details and sign up for updates below

Conference topics (presentations and posters):

• General: Cultural heritage in geosciences, mining, and metallurgy
• Special topic: Blasting in the history of mining

Main organizer: Slovak Mining Archives, Banská Štiavnica and the Slovak Mining Museum, Hodruša-Hámre, Slovakia.

Conference and Abstracts languages: Slovak, English, German, (conference proceedings English only).

Conference venue: Resort Hotel Salamandra, Hodruša-Hámre

Estimated conference fee (also online): €140

Lectures are planned for the mornings and excursions for the afternoons.
If you are interested, please register (without obligation to participate) as soon as possible at erbe.symposium@gmail.com to receive the first circular update.

Timeline – updates to be circulated

1. 15th April 2026 – invitation with date and location, mention of special topic, and initial call for abstracts for presentations and posters
2. Before Christmas 2026 – final reminder to submit abstracts
3. Early May 2027 – Programme and key information circulated

Please see the ERBE conference site for previous events, or download the full announcement document in English and German.