PROGRAMME

Programme — 12–14 October 2026 | 1st Kamienna River International Symposium

1st Kamienna RiverInternational Symposium onVertebrate Paleoichnology

Materek presentation

DAY I — 12 OCTOBER 2026

Little Palace · Starachowice, Poland

Scientific sessions · Evening programme in Bałtów
09:00 — 09:45

Registration & Coffee

Participant check-in & welcome coffee

09:45 — 10:00
SYMPOSIUM OPENING

Welcome to the
1st Kamienna River International Symposium on Vertebrate Paleoichnology

Official opening and welcome remarks by attending authorities

11:30 — 12:00 · Coffee Break

Break

13:30 — 14:30 · Lunch Break / Comida

Lunch

16:00 — 16:15

Daily Summary

Daily wrap-up and synthesis of session topics

16:45

Departure to Bałtów

Transfer from Starachowice to Bałtów

17:45

Visit to Jurapark Bałtów

Guided visit to Jurapark Bałtów

DAY II — 13 OCTOBER 2026

Little Palace · Starachowice, Poland

All Day II sessions take place at Little Palace

11:00 — 11:30 · Coffee Break

Break

13:00 — 14:00 · Lunch Break / Comida

Lunch

15:00 — 15:30 · Coffee Break

Break

16:30 — 16:45

Closing Remarks

Symposium summary & closing ceremony

DAY III — 14 OCTOBER 2026

FIELD TRIPS · Świętokrzyskie Region, Poland

Ekomuzeum · starting point of the field trip
DAY III · FIELD TRIPS
14
OCTOBER
2026

Field Trip — Świętokrzyskie

Guided excursion through selected ichnological and paleontological sites of the Świętokrzyskie region.

ICHNOLOGY
FIELD DAY
RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Starachowice → Suchedniów → Zachełmie → Gagaty Sołtykowskie → Borkowice → Starachowice
08:45 — 09:30
01
START · STARACHOWICE

Ekomuzeum — Museum of Nature and Technology

Meeting point and start of the field trip. Visit to the Museum of Nature and Technology “Ekomuzeum”.

09:30 — 10:00
TRANSFER · BY COACH

Starachowice → Suchedniów

Coach transfer to Suchedniów.

10:00 — 11:00
02
FIELD SITE · SUCHEDNIÓW

Kopulak Quarry

Walk to the Kopulak quarry and visit the site.

The itinerary document notes the walking component and the limited access for the coach.
11:00 — 11:20
TRANSFER · BY COACH

Suchedniów → Zachełmie

Coach transfer towards the Zachełmie nature reserve.

11:20 — 12:05
03
FIELD SITE · ZACHEŁMIE

Zachełmie Nature Reserve

Visit to the “Zachełmie” nature reserve.

12:05 — 12:50
TRANSFER · BY COACH

Zachełmie → Gagaty Sołtykowskie

Coach transfer towards the “Gagaty Sołtykowskie” nature reserve and parking area.

12:50 — 13:50
04
FIELD SITE · GAGATY SOŁTYKOWSKIE

Gagaty Sołtykowskie Nature Reserve

Visit to the “Gagaty Sołtykowskie” nature reserve.

13:50 — 14:35
TRANSFER · BY COACH

Gagaty Sołtykowskie → Borkowice

Coach transfer to Borkowice.

14:35 — 15:20
05
FIELD SITE · BORKOWICE

Borkowice

Visit to the Borkowice site.

15:20 — 16:10
RETURN · BY COACH

Borkowice → Starachowice

Planned return to Starachowice.

Itinerary planning note

The route and timings above follow the optimized sequence proposed in the supplied itinerary document. The document identifies this sequence as a recommendation to optimize distance and cost.

kamiennasymposium.org · Starachowice, PolandPROGRAMME · 12–14 OCTOBER 2026