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26th World Congress of SVU: July 1 – July 6, 2012

The 26th SVU World Congress

with the central theme
SVU AND ITS ROLE IN THE ERA OF GLOBALISATION:
Transatlantic Collaboration, Innovation and Preservation

Žilina, Slovakia, July 1 – July 6, 2012

CALENDAR OF EVENTS (PDF)

FULL REGISTRATION PACKAGE (PDF)

|  ON-LINE REGISTRATION  |

CALL FOR PAPERS: Send abstracts to zdenek.david@wilsoncenter.org by April 30, 2012.  

University of Žilina  |  The Town  |  How to get to  |  Travel Info  |  Google Map

Direct trains from Prague: e.g. Pendolino (7:12am), Košičan (9:17am), Janáček (12:17pm), RegioJet (3:33pm).

Pre-Congress Events in Bratislava, Slovakia

Pre-Congress activities in Bratislava, a calendar of events, and a separate mail-in Registration Form (send to Sona Hromulak at hromulak@nova.edu) are available in this package (PDF).

SVU World Congresses

  • 26th | Žilina | 30 June – 5 July 2012 | More
  • 25th | Tábor | 27 June – 3 July 2010 | More
  • 24th | Ružomberok | 8 – 14 September 2008 | More
  • 23rd | České Budějovice | 25 June - 2 July 2006 | Newsletter | Archive
  • 22nd | Olomouc | 27 June - 3 July 2004 | M. Rechcígl, I. Barteček | Daily News+
  • 21st | Plzeň | 23 – 30 June, 2002 | M. Rechcígl, I. Budil | Archive
  • 20th | Washington D.C. | 9 – 13 August, 2000 | M. Rechcígl | Archive
  • 19th | Bratislava | 5 – 10 July, 1998 | Míla Rechcígl | Archive
  • 18th | Brno | 25 – 29 August, 1996 | Dagmar H. White
  • 17th | Prague | 26 – 29 June, 1994 | Miloslav Rechcígl
  • 16th | Prague | 26 June – 1 July, 1992 | A. Eliáš, F.J. Tříska
  • 15th | Toronto | 11 – 14 October, 1990 | Stanislav Maršík
  • 14th | Washington D.C. | 5 – 18 September, 1988 | Frank Meissner
  • 13th | Boston | 8 – 21 September, 1986 | Anton J. Novacky
  • 12th | Toronto | 25 – 28 October, 1984 | Thomas G. Winner
  • 11th | Pittsburgh | 28 – 31 October, 1982 | Zdenka Pospíšil
  • 10th | Washington D.C. | 17 – 19 October, 1980 | W. E. Harkins
  • 9th | Cleveland, Ohio | 26 – 29 October, 1978 | Stanislav Maršík
  • 8th | Washington D.C. | 12 – 15 August, 1976 | Alexej Bořkovec
  • 7th | New York | 15 – 17 November, 1974 | M. Fryščák, J. G. Lexa
  • 6th | Washington D.C. | 10 – 12 November, 1972 | Otakar A. Horna
  • 5th | New York | 13 – 15 November, 1970 | John G. Lexa
  • 4th | Washington D.C. | 30 August – 1 Sept., 1968 | Andrej Eliáš
  • 3rd | New York 2 – 4 September, 1966 Antonín L. Vaněk
  • 2nd | New York | 1 – 13 September, 1964 | Miloslav Rechcígl
  • 1st | Washington D.C. | 20 – 22 April, 1962 | Miloslav Rechcígl | Archive

25th SVU World Congress

The 25th SVU World Congress took place in Tabor, Czech Republic 
June 27 – July 3, 2010

Selected papers from the Congress are available in SVU Papers Library.

The central theme of the Congress:
“CONTRIBUTIONS OF CZECHS AND SLOVAKS TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
OF THE 21st CENTURY”

Downloads: CONGRESS PROGRAM and Congress Brochure

Detailed information on the Congress appears also in ZPRAVY SVU.

TÁBOR town site

President Václav Klaus and President Ivan Gašparovič extend their personal aegises to the 25th SVU World Congres

Aegis of President Václav Klaus to SVU World Congress      Aegis of President Ivan Gašparovič to SVU World Congress

THANK YOU, RUŽOMBEROK!

Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, the 24th SVU World Congress has come to an end. While bidding farewell to the group departing for the High Tatras on September 14th, my thoughts turned to what we have achieved at this Congress. …read more

2008 SVU World Congress – the 50th Anniversary of SVU

Catholic University, Ruzomberok, Slovakia, September 8-14, 2008
under the auspices of President Václav Klaus and President Ivan Gasparovic