Scientific scope of the conference

1.session
Research, production and use of steel ropes

Research, production and use of steel rope structures;
Theoretical approaches to ropeways and vertical transport;
Materials and properties of wires for steel ropes production;
Mechanical stress of steel ropes in operation;
Practical applications of steel ropes;
Service life and quality evaluation of steel ropes;
Steel ropes safety;
Monitoring, maintenance, control and testing of steel ropes and ropeways;
Use of steel ropes in the operation of cranes, lifts, ropeways and hoisting machines;
Lubricants, lubrication and anticorrosive protection of steel ropes;
Other related areas.

2.session
Research, production and use of transport and handling equipment

Research, production and use of conveyor belts, tyres and other composites;
Theoretical approaches to transport and handling processes;
Designing, modelling and simulation of transport and handling processes;
Practical applications of transport and handling equipment and their structural elements;
Drives, auxiliary and additional devices for transport and handling equipment;
Measurements, sensors, monitoring and diagnostic systems for transport and handling processes;
Technical and economical evaluation of material transport and handling;
Automated and robotic systems and Industry 4.0 in material transport and handling;

Safety and risks associated with the operation of transport and handling equipment;
Maintenance of transport and handling equipment;
Material handling in production, warehouses, and in packaging and waste management;
Material handling in flexible production systems;
Types and properties of manipulable materials;
Material flow logistics;
Other related areas.

Organizing committee of the conference

Chairman:
doc. Ing. Janka Šaderová, PhD., F BERG, TU Košice, SR

Vice-Chairman:
prof. dr. Ivica Ristović, RGF Belehrad, Srbsko

Conference Manager:
prof. Ing. Daniela Marasová, CSc.

Secretary of the Conference:
Ing. Bohdana Bobinics, F BERG, TU Košice, SR

Organizing members:
prof. Ing. Gabriel Fedorko, PhD., F BERG, TU Košice, SR
doc. Ing. Pavel Peterka, PhD., F BERG TU Košice
doc. Ing. Ľubomír Ambriško, PhD., F BERG, TU Košice, SR
doc. Ing. Peter Bindzár, PhD., F BERG TU Košice
doc. Ing. Peter Koščák, PhD., LF TU Košice
Ing. Natália Horňáková, PhD., STU Bratislava
Kvetoslava Spanyiková, F BERG, TU Košice, SR

Contacts

doc. Ing. Janka Šaderová, PhD.
Institute of Logistics and Transport Faculty BERG
TU Košice
Park Komenského 14
043 84 Košice

vvapol.fberg@tuke.sk

doc. Ing. Janka Šaderová, PhD.
00421/55/602 3144

doc. Ing. Ľubomír Ambriško, PhD.
00421/55/602 2591

International Scientific Committee

doc. Ing. Ľubomír Ambriško, PhD., F BERG TUKE, SR
doc. Ing. Miriam Andrejiová, SjF TUKE, SR
doc. Ing. Peter Bindzár, PhD., F BERG TUKE, SR
prof. Mgr. Dagmar Cagáňová, PhD., STU Bratislava
dr hab. inż. Grzegorz Domek, prof., Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, PL
prof. Ing. Gabriel Fedorko, PhD., F BERG TUKE, SR
prof. Ing. Horst Gondek, DrSc., VŠB-TU Ostrava, ČR
prof. dr. hab. Ing. Monika Hardygóra, TU Wroclaw, PL
doc. Ing. František Helebrant, CSc., VŠB-TU Ostrava, ČR
prof. dr hab. inż. Janusz Juraszek, ATH Bielsko-Biała, PL
doc. Ing. Rudolf Kampf, Ph.D., MBA, VŠTE České Budějovice, ČR
doc. Ing. Peter Koščák, PhD., LF TUKE, SR
doc. Ing. Jozef Krešák, PhD., F BERG TUKE, SR
prof. Ing. Jozef Kuľka, PhD., SjF TUKE, SR
Dr. Tomasz Malkus, Cracow University, PL
doc. Ing. Martin Mantič, PhD., SjF TUKE, SR
prof. Ing. Daniela Marasová, CSc., F BERG TUKE, SR
doc. Ing. Pavel Peterka, PhD., F BERG TUKE, SR
prof. dr Ivica Ristovic, RGF Belehrad, RS
prof. Ing. Aleš Slíva, Ph.D., VŠB-TU Ostrava, ČR
doc. Ing. Janka Šaderová, PhD., F BERG TUKE, SR
prof. dr Rade Tokalić, RGF Belehrad, RS
doc. Ing. Marianna Tomašková, PhD., SjF TUKE, SR
prof. Ing. Peter Trebuňa, PhD., SjF TUKE, SR
prof. dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Witkowski, University of Zielona Góra, PL

Honorary chairmanship

Dr.h.c. prof. Ing. Michal Cehlár, PhD. - dekan FBERG TUKE
Dr.h.c. Ing. Peter Čičmanec PhD. - Hornonitrianske bane, a.s.
prof. Ing. Václav Cempírek, Ph.D., DBA - Rektor VŠLG Přerov, s.r.o.
prof. Ing. Darina Ondrušová, PhD. - Dekanka Fakulta priemyselných technológií v Púchove, Trenčianska univerzita Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne
prof. Dr. Ing. Ivan Kuric – Katedra automatizácie ŽU v Žiline
Ing. Miroslav Grešo – LAVEX - Lanovky a vleky, Liptovský Mikuláš, SR
Ing. Miroslav Plevák – Continental Matador Rubber s.r.o., SR
Ing. Dušan Slavkovský – Tatry mountain resorts, a.s., SR
Ing. Marián Hanták, PhD. - ALEXANDRA CONSULTING, s.r.o
Ing. Leo Boháč - DvB-AF s.r.o.

Program committee

1.session:
Research, production and use of steel ropes
doc. Ing. Jozef Krešák, PhD.

2.session:
Research, production and use of transport and handling equipment
prof. Ing. Daniela Marasová, CSc.

Honorary committee

prof. Ing. Ján Boroška, CSc.

prof. Ing. Eduard Štroffek, CSc.

Dr.h.c. mult. prof. Ing. Juraj Sinay, DrSc.

doc. Ing. Vladimír Taraba, PhD.

Co-organizer

RGF Belehrad, Serbia
ZO SBS Fakulta BERG TU v Košiciach, Slovak Republic
LAVEX - Lanovky a vleky, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovak Republic
Tatry mountain resorts, a.s., Slovak Republic
Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza, a.s., Slovak Republic

Organisation directives

Registration fee

The registration fee for the participants is 369 EUR (VAT included) for those registered by 15 August 2025. For registration after 15 August 2025, the fee will amount to 399 EUR. The registration fee covers the costs of organising the conference, technical equipment, spa fee, Proceedings of Conference, conference materials and refreshment during discussions in sessions.

Publishing a paper in the Proceedings of Conference will be conditioned by paying the registration fee.

The amount of the registration fee for PhD students is 269 EUR (VAT included).

The registration fee for an accompanying person is 270 EUR (VAT included).

The amount of the registration fee has been determined pursuant to Act No 526/90 Coll. on Prices. The registration fee is non-refundable in case of non-participation.

Information about the payment

IBAN: SK58 0900 0000 0000 8212 4882
Account name: ZO Slovenskej baníckej spoločnosti pri F BERG TU v Košiciach
Bank: Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s.
Company registration number: 31905285 (we are not a VAT payer)
SWIFT: GIBASKBX
Variable symbol: VVaPOL 2025

To the message for recipient it is urgent to notice: Name and surname of participant                                    
Fee for transaction – foreign payment is not included in the conference fee.

ACCOMODATION

The cost of accommodation is not included in the registration fee. Accommodation may only be booked in writing, via an email to

kongres@hotelpermon.sk

The booking email must contain the following note: Participant of the VVaPOL 2022 Conference; this will guarantee a discount on the accommodation price. The booking email must also contain the dates of your stay, how many rooms you need, names of the participants in individual rooms and the invoicing data. Grand hotel Permon will accommodate the conference participants in double and triple rooms for 85 EUR/night/person. The price for accommodating a single person in a single-bed room or a double room is 140 EUR/night.
Accommodation must be booked and paid by 15 July 2025; after this date, the hotel cannot guarantee availability of accommodation.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

September 23, 2025 Tuesday - Presentation of the participants
September 24, 2025 Wednesday - Conference opening and discussion in sessions
September 25, 2025 Thursday - Discussion in sessions
September 26, 2025 Friday - Excursion, conference ending

Information about papers publishing

Papers will be published in a Proceedings of Conference under assigned ISBN numbers in a printed form. The Proceedings of Conference will be sent to Web of Science for evaluation and potential indexing as well. The papers may be written in Slovak, Czech or English languages. More information on content and formal requirements will be published at www.tuke.sk/LANA. Please send the papers, prepared in template, to the email address: lubomir.ambrisko@tuke.sk.

Papers written in English language may be published in the Proceedings of Conference or in Transport & Logistics: the International Journal (ISSN 1451-107X). See for more information at http://people.fberg.tuke.sk/tnl/index.php/tnl

Publishing a paper is conditioned by a successful result of the review procedure and the author’s active participation in the conference (with a presentation or a poster).

Companies presentation

The conference offers an opportunity to present companies, for a fee, in form of presentations, exposition of showpieces or products and by advertising in the Proceedings of Conference or at the conference website.

Languages: Slovak, Czech, English, Polish

Important deadlines:
15 June 2025 - Registration of the conference papers
11 July 2025 - Delivery of a complete paper (as instructed)
15 July 2025 - Booking and payment of accommodation in Grand Hotel Permon
15 August 2025 - Delivery of a registration application form, payment of the registration fee of 369 EUR and other charges

We would like to ask the participants to respect the deadline for registration for the conference and the deadline for the delivery of complete papers; unfortunately, delayed registration and papers deliveries can’t be processed in time.