THE VENUE
International Congress Centre in Katowice
Plac Sławika i Antalla 1
40-163 Katowice
Entrance for Participants
The venue will be accessible through entrances B and C located at Olimpijska street.
Entrance for Partners/Exhibitors
The building will be accessible:
- through entrances B and C located at Olimpijska street
- through gate C – from the assembly park
REGISTRATION AND SCANNING OF THE BADGES
All persons willing to participate in Future Mining Forum & Expo are kindly requested to register for the event at https://www.futureminingexpo.pl/2026/en/registration,3455.html
Participants
To collect your badges, please register at the desk accessible from Olimpijska street:
| Date | Opening hours of the registration desk |
| 9 September 2026 | 9.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m. |
| 10 September 2026 | 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
| 11 September 2026 | 9.00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Partners/Exhibitors
To collect your badges, please register at the desk accessible from Olimpijska street or the assembly park:
| Date | Opening hours of the registration desk | Entrance |
| 8 September 2026 | 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. | assembly park |
| 9 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m. | Olimpijska street – 9.00 p.m. / assembly park – 6.00 p.m. |
| 10 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. | Olimpijska street / assembly park |
| 11 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. | Olimpijska street / assembly park |
The badge is valid throughout the event. Anyone willing to return to the building of the International Congress Centre after leaving it will be asked to produce their badge.
Important: In light of the high interest in the event and the possibility of heavy traffic associated with it, we suggest that you arrive at the venue in good time.
PREMIUM SECTOR
Accessible exclusively to holders of Premium or Speaker badges.
The Premium Sector will be located at Ballroom B and accessible from the Lower Foyer
Holders of the Premium badges have the possibility of enjoying:
- unlimited coffee
- lunch
Opening hours of the Premium Sector
| Date | Opening hours |
| 9 September 2026 | 9.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. |
| 10 September 2026 | 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
| 11 September 2026 | 9.00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Lunch
| Date | Opening hours |
| 9 September 2026 | 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
| 10 September 2026 | 1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. |
| 11 September 2026 | 1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. |
EXHIBITION AREA
The exhibition area will be located in the Multifunctional Room
Opening hours for participants
| Date | Opening hours |
| 9 September 2026 | 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
| 10 September 2026 | 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
| 11 September 2026 | 9.30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Opening hours for Partners / Exhibitors
| Date | Opening hours |
| 9 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. |
| 10 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. |
| 11 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. |
INFORMATION DESK AT THE LOWER FOYER
The information desk will be open in the following timeframes:
| Date | Opening hours |
| 9 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. |
| 10 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. |
| 11 September 2026 | 8.00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
TAVERN
The Tavern will be located in the Exhibition Area of the Multifunctional Room.
Any services used at the Tavern are payable individually by each guest.
AGENDA
The current agenda of the event is available here.
LANGUAGE OF PRESENTATIONS
The language of all sessions is Polish. Selected sessions will be interpreted simultaneously.
INDUSTRY BANQUET
Accessible exclusively to holders of Premium or Speaker badges.
The banquet, scheduled for 7.00 p.m. on 9 September, will be held in the Ballrooms.
ACCOMODATION
A special offer for accommodation by local hotels is available at https://www.futureminingexpo.pl/2026/en/hotels/2718/. We encourage you to consider using their services.
Every participant is supposed to book accommodation on their own. The cost of accommodation is not covered by the Organiser.
CAR PARK
Taking into consideration the limited number of car parks in the centre of Katowice, we encourage you to use public means of transport, cabs, or other services.
Due to the celebrations of the City’s Birthday “I Love Katowice,” parking availability may be more limited than usual.
Speakers – Car parks PV1 and PV2
Two car parks will be available to Speakers: PV1 and PV2
PV1 car park:
Entrance from the junction of Olimpijska and Skrzypka streets and from Olimpijska street, as shown on the map.
PV2 car park:
Entrance from Roździeńskiego alley, as shown on the map.
During the event, the car parks are supervised but not guarded. Using the car park is free of charge and possible only upon producing a unique car park entry card (downloadable from each speaker’s account). Cars can be parked only in marked spaces.
The car park entry card does not guarantee a free parking space.
Remaining car parks
If all parking spaces are occupied, we encourage you to use the municipal car parks, available for a charge, located around the International Congress Centre
Underground Altus car park (P3) – 550 parking spaces, an eight minute walk from the International Congress Centre/the Spodek arena.
For more information, go to https://altus.katowice.pl/parking,i107.html
Car park of the Supersam shopping centre (P4) – 380 parking spaces, an eight minute walk from the International Congress Centre/the Spodek arena.
For more information go to https://supersam.globalworth.com/bezproblemowy-dostep/samochodem/#Retail
Underground car park of Galeria Katowicka shopping centre (P5) – 1200 parking spaces, a fourteen minute walk from the International Congress Centre/the Spodek arena.
For more information go to https://galeriakatowicka.eu/parking/
Municipal car parks – available in the city, with parking spaces along the streets, both paid and free of charge.
For more information go to https://www.mzum.katowice.pl/content/parkowanie
Silesian Museum
For more information go to https://muzeumslaskie.pl/zaplanuj-wizyte/
INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE ARRIVING BY TRAIN
You can get to the International Congress Centre from the train station in Katowice:
- in 15 minutes on foot (2,5 km)
- by cab from Oddziały Młodzieży Powstańczej Square or Młyńska Street
- by tram from Katowice Railway Station using T0, T13, T23 lines to Katowice Rondo stop (8 min.)