13th ICOLD European Club Symposium in Bydgoszcz, Poland. 21st to 25th of Sept. 2026

 

13th ICOLD European Club Symposium FACING CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR DAMS Polish Committee on Large Dams (POLCOLD) is happy to invite You to the 13th ICOLD European Club Symposium, which will be held from the 21st to the 25th of September 2026 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. During this meeting we will celebrate CFBR/French-COLD 100th anniversary, founded in 1926.

 

 

 

The seminar will focus particularly on water management conditions, the most common operational problems, maintenance, failures and other events, including extreme weather phenomena. It will be a great opportunity to exchange European experience and knowledge of dam engineering and levees.

One of the afternoon sessions will be devoted to CFBR/French-COLD history and achievements. Together we will celebrate the anniversary with our French friends.

A visit to significant dams in the surrounding area of Bydgoszcz is planned for all participants. It will be a pleasure to present to you some examples of dams constructed in 1930’s as a part of a development program realized after regaining independence.

 

 

Important deadlines

• Registration opening: 15th, January 2026

• Abstract submission: 15th, February 2026

• Abstract acceptance: 15th, March 2026

• Full paper submission: 30th, April 2026

• Full paper acceptance: 30th, May 2026

 

 

 

Subjects and topics

 

Dams and reservoir safety management for people

- dam safety assessment, inspection and monitoring

- water management for people, drought and flood control

- risk assessment due to climate and social changes

- legal conditions and technical requirements for safe dams

- tourism, irrigation and other benefits of dams and reservoirs

- warning systems for dam surrounding

- failures - lessons learnt

 

Dams and Energy

- pump storage plants – construction and exploitation

- new technologies and solutions in waterpower

- exploitation of dams for waterpower

 

Dam Engineering and Construction

- dam aging problems and solutions applied – case studies

- construction repair technologies and materials

- reconstructions, expansions and development of old dams

- development of design methods

 

Levees and tailing dams

- levees and tailing dams monitoring and safety evaluation

- design methods development for levees

- tailing dam seismic resilience monitoring

- slurry and water management

 

 

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