Salzburg,
September
21–25, 2025

About

The Austrian Body for Mine Rescue and Gas Defence (Hauptstelle für das Grubenrettungs- und Gasschutzwesen) is proud to invite you to the 12th International Mines Rescue Body Conference, which will be held in Salzburg, Austria, in the heart of Europe from Sunday, September 21 to Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Since the founding of the International Mines Rescue Body, biennial international conferences ensure a continuous improvement of mines rescue and mine safety through the sharing of knowledge and cooperation.

Call for papers

Possible topics of papers:

  • Lessons Learned from actual missions of mine rescue operations
  • Innovative methods for safer mine rescue operations and/or training
  • New equipment, technologies or methods affecting mine rescue operations and training
  • Rescue methodologies and equipment for the future
  • Mine rescue operations standards and norms
  • Other mine rescue related content

​​​​​​Requirements for your abstract:

  • Submitting in PDF format to post@hauptstelle.at
  • Limit 500 words
  • Abstract as well as the Presentation can be performed in English or German
  • Slides only in English
  • Maximum duration of presentation: 20 minutes
  • Deadline for submission of the abstract: April 30th, 2025

In order to be considered for performing a presentation, you must be a registered conference delegate.
A committee will evaluate the articles and will inform the possible speakers by mid of May 2025 as to whether or not they have been selected as such.

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Program

Saturday

20 September

  • Early Arrival
  • Convening in the Conference Hotel

Sunday

21 September

  • Arrival
  • IMRB Executive Meeting
  • Opening Ceremony

Monday

22 September

  • Conference Day 1
  • Touristic program for companions

Tuesday

23 September

  • Conference Day 2
  • Touristic program for companions

Wednesday

24 September

  • Technical Visits (choose one of the three tours below during registration)
  • Tour Mittersill/Kaprun (limited number of participants):
  • Tour Breitenau (limited number of participants):
    • Visit of the underground magnesite mine in Breitenau
    • Visit of the production in Breitenau
  • Tour Erzberg:
    • Visit of the underground research, development, training and education facitility at 1:1 scale "Zentrum am Berg"
    • Visit of the open pit iron ore mine in Eisenerz
  • Touristic program for companions

Thursday

25 September

  • Visit of the underground salt mine in Hallein
  • Guided City Tour in Salzburg
  • Closing Ceremony

Friday

26 September

  • Departure

Packages

Package No. 1:

Arrival: Saturday, September 20th, 2025
Departure: Friday, September 26th, 2025

Recommended for participants of the IMRB executive meeting on Sunday, September 21st

Package includes:

  • Pick up at Salzburg Airport (SZG) or Salzburg Main Station (ZSB – Salzburg Hbf)
  • Accommodation including breakfast (6 nights) in a single room or, when booking the companion package, in a double room
  • Participation at the IMRB executive meeting (Sunday) – only for IMRB delegates
  • Conference participation (Monday and Tuesday) including lunch and coffee breaks and simultaneous translation English/German – German/English
  • Technical visit (Wednesday) including transfer
  • Mine visit Hallein and city tour Salzburg (Thursday)
  • Dinner (6 days) including opening ceremony (Sunday) and closing ceremony (Thursday)

Costs:

Early Bird (before May 25th, 2025): € 2.850,00 including VAT
Regular (from May 25th, 2025): € 3.000,00 including VAT

Package No. 2:

Arrival: Sunday, September 21st, 2025
Departure: Friday, September 26th, 2025

Package includes:

  •  Pick up at Salzburg Airport (SZG) or Salzburg Main Station (ZSB – Salzburg Hbf)
  • Accommodation including breakfast (5 nights) in a single room or, when booking the companion package, in a double room
  • Conference participation (Monday and Tuesday) including lunch and coffee breaks and simultaneous translation English/German – German/English
  • Technical visit (Wednesday) including transfer
  • Mine visit Hallein and city tour Salzburg (Thursday)
  • Dinner (5 days) including opening ceremony (Sunday) and closing ceremony (Thursday)

Costs:

Early Bird (before May 25th, 2025): € 2.750,00 including VAT
Regular (from May 25th, 2025): € 2.900,00 including VAT

Companion Package No. 1:

Booking only together with Package No. 1
Arrival: Saturday, September 20th, 2025
Departure: Friday, September 26th, 2025

Package includes:

  • Pick up at Salzburg Airport (SZG) or Salzburg Main Station (ZSB – Salzburg Hbf)
  • Accommodation including breakfast (6 nights) in a double room together with the main participant
  • Companion program (Monday to Wednesday) including transfer and lunch breaks
  • Mine visit Hallein and city tour Salzburg (Thursday)
  • Dinner (6 days) including opening and closing ceremony

Costs:

Early Bird (before May 25th, 2025): € 1.600,00 including VAT
Regular (from May 25th, 2025): € 1.800,00 including VAT

Companion Package No. 2:

Booking only together with Package No. 2
Arrival: Sunday, September 21st, 2025
Departure: Friday, September 26th, 2025

Package includes:

  • Pick up at Salzburg Airport (SZG) or Salzburg Main Station (ZSB – Salzburg Hbf)
  • Accommodation including breakfast (5 nights) in a double room together with the main participant
  • Companion program (Monday to Wednesday) including transfer and lunch breaks
  • Mine visit Hallein and city tour Salzburg (Thursday)
  • Dinner (5 days) including opening and closing ceremony

Costs:

Early Bird (before May 25th, 2025): € 1.500,00 including VAT
Regular (from May 25th, 2025): € 1.700,00 including VAT

Package No. 3

Only for local participants on request:

Package includes:

  • Conference participation (Monday and Tuesday) including lunch and coffee breaks and simultaneous translation English/German – German/English
  • Dinner (Sunday to Tuesday) including opening ceremony

Costs:

€ 500,00 including VAT

Registration

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Travel Info:

Arrival:

Salzburg W. A. Mozart Airport is the second-largest airport in Austria and served by many airlines. We recommend that you select Salzburg (SZG) as your destination. Salzburg is also connected to the international railway network. If you choose to arrive by train, your destination will be Salzburg Main Station (Salzburg Hauptbahnhof).

Visa:

Information on visa requirements can be found on the website of the European Commission. Detailed information about visa requirements can be obtained from the Austrian embassies or consulates in your country.

Information about Salzburg:

www.salzburg.info/en

Contact

General enquiries

Austrian Body for Mine Rescue
and Gas Defence (Hauptstelle für das
Grubenrettungs- und Gasschutzwesen)
Telephone: +43 4246 70077-11
Fax: +43 4246 70077-70
E-Mail: post@hauptstelle.at

Conference
Organisation

Christl Haas
 

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