First Circular
Dear Colleagues,
The Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education of the Silesian University of Technology together with Polish Quaternary Association POLQUA would like to invite you to take part in the 15th International Conference Methods of Absolute Chronology, which will be held from 26th to 29th May, 2026 in Jelenia Góra, Poland.
We are striving to provide a platform to exchange knowledge and experience in the area of Quaternary dating methods and their applications. We are looking forward to receiving submissions that will cover a range of subjects to foster this exchange of ideas.
The conference scientific programme includes plenary and poster sessions. The working language of the conference is English. Any questions related to the conference can be directed to the e-mail address: mach2026@polsl.pl.
Please register and submit your abstract on the website and indicate preferred presentation form (oral/poster). In case of a large number of oral presentations, some contributions may be moved to poster sessions upon the decision of the Scientific Committee.
Posters should be in A1 format (594 x 841 mm) in portrait orientation.
Accepted presentations will be published in the open-access journal Geochronometria, following the regular reviewing schedule.
Covered Topics
Depending on the scope of received abstracts the following list may be updated by the Scientific Committee:
Advances in Radiocarbon Dating
Applications in Earth Sciences
Innovations in Luminescence Dating
Applications in Archaeology
Dendrochronology and Single-Year Analysis
Challenges in Absolute Chronology and New Perspectives
Conference Fee
Early bird (until March 15, 2026) | Standard (until April 30, 2026) | |
Professional | 1050 PLN 250 EUR | 1250 PLN 300 EUR |
Student (Accompanying person) | 850 PLN 200 EUR | 1050 PLN 250 EUR |
The fee covers admission to conference sessions, coffee breaks, lunches, ice-breaker dinner (May 26), grill party (May 27), gala dinner (May 28), conference excursion and a conference kit.
in PLN:
Polska Unia Czwartorzędu POLQUA
Account No: PL56 1140 2004 0000 3002 8451 0928
in EUR:
Polska Unia Czwartorzędu POLQUA
Account No: PL98 1140 2004 0000 3712 2627 3420
BIC/ SWIFT: BREXPLPWMBK
When making your bank transfers please state your name and purpose (conference fee payment: MACh2026 Conference) in the transfer title.
Venue
The conference will be held at the Pałac Wojanów Hotel which is located at the Wojanów 8 street, 58-508 Jelenia Góra (50°52'35.45"N 15°48'50.80"E).
Accommodation
The compulsory conference accommodation is at the Pałac Wojanów Hotel only. All participants should book their rooms by emailing recepcja@palac-wojanow.pl and including MACh2026 in the email title.
Bank transfers for the accommodation are done directly to the Pałac Wojanów Hotel account.
Travel
The nearest airport to Jelenia Góra is Wrocław Airport (WRO), located approximately 110 km away.
Jelenia Góra can be reached easily from Wrocław main station by train.
Important Dates
Registration start | December 1, 2025 |
Second circular | March 1, 2026 |
Early bird deadline |
March 15, 2026 |
Abstract submission deadline | April 15, 2026 |
Standard payment deadline | April 30, 2026 |
Abstract acceptance | April 30, 2026 |
Conference | May 26-29, 2026 |
Manuscript submission deadline | June 30, 2026 |