Calendar featuring representatives from GIPH

2025-2026

2020-2024

2015-2019

2010-2014

2004-2009

1998-2003

1991-1997

2025-2026

On March 4, a meeting of the GIPH Chamber Council was held in Jaworzno.
On February 26, a meeting of the GIPH Audit Committee was held in Katowice.
On February 26, a consultation meeting was held in Katowice for entrepreneurs planning changes to their business profiles resulting from the ongoing transformation process in the Silesian Voivodeship—the so-called “transformation café,” organized as part of the
Regional Observatory of the Transformation Process (ROPT 2.0) project
On February 25, a vision workshop on the transformation of mining in the Silesian Voivodeship was held in Katowice at the GIG-PIB headquarters, focusing on identifying priorities for diversifying mines toward new industries and new functions for the sites of closed mines.
On February 23, the Underground Mining School took place in Kraków.
On February 18, a meeting with representatives of the Transformation Fund was held.
On February 6, at the Maciej Shaft in Zabrze, a workshop was held with entrepreneurs on the transformation and diversification of business activities, titled “Digitalization and Cybersecurity in Companies and Industrial Infrastructures,” organized as part of the
Regional Observatory of the Transformation Process (ROPT 2.0) project
On February 5, the opening of the South African Consulate took place in Katowice.
On February 2, 2026, the Miners’ New Year’s Concert was held, inaugurating the celebrations of the Chamber’s 35th anniversary.
On January 23, the SITG Meeting took place.
On January 15, the Meeting of the Jury for the “Mining Success of the Year” Competition was held in Katowice.

On 16 December, a seminar entitled “Social Challenges in the Era of Decarbonization Changes” was held in Węgierska Górka.
On 9 December, the conference entitled “Thermal Coal Mining During the Energy Transition. Questions and Doubts”, organized by GIG-PIB, took place.
On 2 December, the 75th anniversary of Poltegor-Institute was celebrated in Wrocław.
On 14 November, the 75th anniversary of ITG KOMAG was celebrated at the Silesian University of Technology.
On 3 November, the International KOMTECH Conference was held in Szczyrk.
On 27 October, the 35th anniversary of the Regional Chamber of Commerce was celebrated at NOSPR in Katowice.
On 21 October, a meeting of the Commission for Occupational Safety in Mining was held at the State Mining Authority in Katowice.
On 9 October, the GIG-PIB Conference took place in Katowice.
On 8 October, a meeting of the Tripartite Team was held.
On 7 October, a meeting of the Chamber Council was held in Katowice.
On 24 September, the Anniversary Gala of the Polish Mining Congress took place at the Lublin Conference Centre in Lublin.
On 24 September, the 30th Anniversary Conference of the Public Procurement Office was held in Warsaw.
On 6 September, a gala marking the 35th anniversary of RIPH was held in Gliwice.
On 17 July, a meeting of the Scientific Council of IGSMiE PAN took place.
On 23 June, the General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held in Katowice.
On 11–12 June, a meeting of the Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) took place in Paris.
On 4–6 June, the Public Procurement School was held in Wisła, at Hotel Stok.
On 2–3 June, the anniversary conference of GIG-PIB and the General Assembly of EURACOAL took place in Katowice.
On 20–21 May, the 25th Conference entitled “Problems of Safety and Health Protection in the Polish Mining Industry” was held in Wisła.
On 8–9 May, the FTT Wolbrom Symposium took place in Ustroń.
On 23 April, the Ministry of Industry Conference, held as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, took place under the title “Energy Security and Regional Transformation”.
On 14 April, the General Meeting of PKŚKG Members was held.
On 10–11 April, the reporting seminar and the meeting of the Scientific Council of IGSMiE PAN took place in Kraków.
On 15 March, a meeting of the Scientific Council of IGSMiE PAN was held.
On 4 March, a meeting of the Chamber Council took place.
On 28 February, the 35th anniversary of KIG was celebrated in Warsaw.
On 27 February, a meeting of the GIPH Audit Committee was held in Katowice.
On 24 February, the Mining New Year Concert took place at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice.
On 30 January, a meeting of the Jury of the Mining Success of the Year Competition (GSR) was held in Katowice.

2020-2024

On 12 December, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held in Kraków.
On Thursday, 5 December, the conference “Mining for Sustainable Development” took place in Gliwice.
On 18 November, the Consulate of Mongolia in Katowice was officially opened.
On 5–6 November, international workshops on best practices in monitoring, capturing and utilizing methane in coal mines were held at the headquarters of the Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute.
On Thursday, 24 October, the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the scientific and technical journal “Przegląd Górniczy”, published by the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians, was celebrated.
On 15 October, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place.
On 7 October, an off-site meeting of the Standing Subcommittee on Just Transition was held at the Silesian Museum in Katowice.
On Thursday, 3 October, the conference inaugurating work on the update of the Silesian Voivodeship Development Strategy “Śląskie 2030” was held by the Marshal’s Office of the Silesian Voivodeship.
On 6 September, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry in Katowice, the Programme Council for the International Intergovernmental Conference “Energy Security and Regional Transformation” convened.
On 19 September, a meeting of the Regional Council for Just Transition of the Silesian Voivodeship was held at the Silesian Museum in Katowice.
On 6 September, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry in Katowice, the Programme Council for the International Intergovernmental Conference “Energy Security and Regional Transformation”, together with accompanying events planned under Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union next year, convened.
On 5 September, a letter of intent was signed regarding cooperation and the establishment of the Polish Production and Engineering Consortium (PKPI).
On Wednesday, 21 August, a meeting concerning the Methane Regulation was organized at the headquarters of the Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute.
On 1 August, Thursday, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held.
On 24 July, at the headquarters of the Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute, a meeting devoted to issues related to the implementation by state authorities and entities of the hard coal mining sector of obligations arising from the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942, took place.
On 18 July, a meeting of the Scientific Council of IGSMiE PAN was held.
On 5 July 2024, in Katowice, the Programme Council for the preparation of the International Intergovernmental Conference “Energy Security and Regional Transformation”, together with accompanying events under Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union next year, met for the first time.
On 26 June, the General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held; on the same day, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute also took place.
On Monday, 17 June, the conference entitled “Transformation or Catastrophe: Entrepreneurship in the Times of ESG and Sustainable Development” was held in Racibórz.
On 14 June, celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Gliwice Mining Services Company took place in Rybnik.
On 13 June, the 19th edition of the New Economy Forum was held at the Euro-Centrum Science and Technology Park in Katowice.
On 10–12 June, the Public Procurement School Conference took place in Wisła.
On Friday, 24 May, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security was held.
On 18 May, the 30th anniversary gala of Elgór+Hansen took place at the Entertainment Theatre.
On 15–16 May, the 105th anniversary celebrations of OZW SEP and the 11th Katowice Electrical Engineering Days were held.
On 9–10 May, the 29th Symposium of FTT Wolbrom S.A., entitled “Development Directions and Experience in Belt Conveyor Transport”, took place in Krynica-Zdrój.
On 6 May, two events took place: the Steelworker’s Day celebrations organized by Huta Łabędy S.A. in Gliwice, and the ceremony marking the 5th anniversary of the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan in Katowice, which was held in Ruda Śląska.
On 23–24 April, the Reporting Seminar and the meeting of the Scientific Council of IGSMiE PAN took place.
On 16 April, the inaugural conference opening the BCU Non-Ferrous Ore Mining 4.0 was held in Lubin.
On Wednesday, 10 April, the Kadra Trade Union Alliance celebrated its 35th anniversary.
On 24 March, the 29th Grand Gala of the Chamber of Crafts and Small and Medium Entrepreneurship took place in the concert hall of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice.
On Tuesday, 19 March, a meeting of the “Regional Energy Council” was held in Katowice.
On 12 March, a meeting of the Council of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held in Katowice.
On 26–28 February, the “School of Underground Mining” conference took place.
On 21–24 February, the economic mission of the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship to India (West Bengal) took place.
On 12 February, the Chamber organized the Mining New Year Concert.
On Tuesday, 23 January, a meeting of the jury of the “Mining Success of the Year” competition was held at the headquarters of GIPH.
On 12 January, the 10th anniversary celebrations of MMC Poland Sp. z o.o. took place.

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At the turn of November and December, St. Barbara’s Day celebrations were held, among others, by the State Mining Authority, the Silesian University of Technology, the AGH University of Science and Technology, the Gliwice Mining Plant, the Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute, and many others.
On 5–11 November, an economic mission to China – Liaoning Province took place.
On Friday, 13 October, a conference summarizing the project “Regional Observatory of the Transformation Process” was held at the International Congress Centre in Katowice.
On 14 September, a visit by a delegation from China’s Liaoning Province took place.
On 6 July, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Central Mining Institute was held.
On Wednesday, 5 July, a meeting of the Scientific Council of IGSMiE PAN took place.
On 22 June, the General Assembly of GIPH Members was held.
On 5–7 June, the 14th edition of the Public Procurement School conference took place.
On 5 June, the jubilee celebrations of Fasing S.A., the Mining Equipment and Tools Factory, were held.
On 31 May, a meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place.
On 29 May, the General Meeting of Members of the Association of the Polish Committee of the World Mining Congress was held.
On 26 May, a meeting of the Regional Council for Just Transition took place.
On 25–26 May, the FTT Wolbrom S.A. Symposium was held.
On Thursday, 25 May, a meeting of the Working Group for the Just Transition Fund of KM FE SL 2021–2027 took place.
On 24 May, a meeting of the Regional Energy Council was held.
On 22–23 May, a study visit in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship took place under the title “Implementation of the Transformation Process in Coal Regions”.
On 19 May, ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of Elektrometal S.A. took place.
On Wednesday, 10 May, the General Meeting of Members of the Association of the Polish Committee of the World Mining Congress was held.
On 17–18 April, the 11th International Congress of Brown Coal Mining took place in Bełchatów.
On 13 April, the Jubilee Academy marking the 20th anniversary of the ARP branch in Katowice took place.
On 30–31 March, the 23rd conference on “Problems of Safety and Health Protection in the Polish Mining Industry” was held, organized by the State Mining Authority, the Regional Labour Inspectorate in Katowice, the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians, and the Central Mining Institute.
On 28 March, a meeting of the Monitoring Committee for the European Funds for Silesia 2021–2027 took place.
On Friday, 24 March, a seminar summarizing the scientific achievements and professional work of Professor Józef Dubiński was held at the Silesian Theatre in Katowice.
On 28 February, the School of Underground Mining took place in Kraków.
On 22 February, a meeting of the Subcommittee for Just Transition was held in Warsaw.
On Thursday, 16 February, the first meeting in the 2023–2026 term of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place in Kraków, which also provided an excellent opportunity to present the award granted to Professor Eugeniusz Mokrzycki in the Mining Success of the Year competition in the Personality category.
On 6 February, the annual “Mining New Year Concert” was held at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice.
On 12 January, workshops organized by the Polish Green Network were also held in Gliwice, entitled “How to Counteract Energy Poverty and Reduce Energy Bills”.
On Thursday, 12 January, a meeting of the Jury of the Mining Success of the Year took place.

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Górniczy Koncert Noworoczny

On 15 December, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held in Kraków.
On 8 December, a conference inaugurating the new regional programme European Funds for the Silesian Voivodeship for 2021–2027 was held at the Silesian Museum in Katowice.
On 16 November, the conference “Safety Issues in the Mining Industry – Mechanization, Automation, Logistics and Transport” was held in Wisła, at Hotel Stok.
On 16 November, a plenary meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków.
On 7 November, the 11th Economic Meeting, under the slogan “With Coal – Safely Toward a Green Transition”, organized by KIG, was held in Warsaw.
On 10 October, the KOMTECH Scientific and Technical Conference was held in Szczyrk, at Hotel Klimczok.
On 6 October, the 115th anniversary celebrations of the Central Mining Rescue Station S.A. took place.
On 23 September, the SILESIA 2030 Conference, entitled “Coal and Wind in the Polish Energy System”, was held in Katowice.
On 20 September, a meeting of the Voivodeship Social Dialogue Council took place.
On 19 September, a meeting of the Committee for Energy and Climate Policy, organized online by the Polish Chamber of Commerce, was held.
On 7 September, the EXPO KATOWICE International Fair – International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy took place at the International Congress Centre in Katowice.
On 3 September, the Gala of the Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Gliwice was held at the Arena Hall in Gliwice.
On 19 July, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security took place.
On 6 July, a meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Mineral Raw Materials Management of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held in Kraków.
On 27 June, a meeting of the Executive Committee and then the General Assembly of EURACOAL took place in Prague.
On 24 June, the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of mining supervision in Poland – WUG was held in the concert hall of the K. Bochenek Cultural Institution in Katowice.
On 20 June, a meeting of the Council of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held, followed by the General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members.
On 11 June, the Jubilee Academy marking the 30th anniversary of ZZG took place.
On 10 June, a meeting of the Management Board of the Association of the Polish Committee of the World Mining Congress was held at GIG.
Public Procurement School 2022 – Joanna Knapińska, Vice-President of the Public Procurement Office.
On 6–8 June, another edition of the Public Procurement School, organized by the Chamber, took place in Wisła.
On 28 May, the Jubilee Concert of WSB Academy took place.
On 26 May, a meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held in Kraków at the AGH University of Science and Technology.
On 12 May, the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Centre for Research and Supervision of Underground Mining took place at the Silesian Philharmonic.
On 10 May, the 22nd Conference entitled “Problems of Safety and Health Protection in the Polish Mining Industry” was held, organized by the State Mining Authority, the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians, and the Central Mining Institute.
On 25–27 April, the IGSMiE PAN Reporting Seminar took place in Rytra.
On 6 April, training entitled “Force Majeure in Public Procurement”, organized by GIPH, was held in Katowice at the Vienna House Easy Hotel.
On 4 April, a conference entitled “Energy Transition – Demand for Primary Energy Sources in the Perspective of 2040” was held at the Central Mining Institute.
On 28 March, a meeting of the Scientific Council of GIG was held at the Central Mining Institute.
On 2 March, a meeting of the GIPH Audit Committee took place.
On 22 February, a meeting of the parliamentary Subcommittee for Just Transition was held in Warsaw.
On 24 January, a meeting of the Executive Committee of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, was held by videoconference.

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On 1 December, the Silesian University of Technology organized the conference “Mining for Sustainable Development 2021.”
On 26 November, a meeting of the Regional Team for Just Transition in the Silesian Voivodeship was held by videoconference.
On Monday, 22 November, a meeting of the Subcommittee for Just Transition was held in Jastrzębie-Zdrój.
On 17–19 November, the conference “Mechanization, Automation and Robotization in Mining – MARG 2021” was held in Wisła.
On 16 November, a meeting of the Commission for Occupational Safety in Mining at the State Mining Authority in Katowice was held by videoconference.
On 10 November, a meeting of the Team for Geological and Mining Law was held in hybrid format.
On Monday, 25 October, the official opening of the Professor Bolesław Krupiński Memorial Room took place in the auditorium of the Central Mining Institute.
On 11 October, the KOMTECH Conference – Innovative Techniques and Technologies in the Era of Green Transformation took place in Szczyrk.
On 6–8 October, the European Future Forum was held in Chorzów.
On 5 October, the conference “Qualifications in the Era of Changes in the Mining and Non-Mining Sectors” was held in Zabrze.
On 30 September, a webinar for the mining industry on opportunities for promotion in African markets took place.
On 28 September, the 30th anniversary celebrations of the School of Underground Mining took place.
On 20 September, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Central Mining Institute was held.
On 16 September, the TAURON Group Energy Day celebrations were held in Kraków.
On 14 September, the National Forum for the Transformation of Polish Mining Regions took place.
On 2 September, the conference entitled “Protection of Employees’ Health in Industry and Mining Based on Experience Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic” was held in Tychy.
On 13 July, the 4th International Coal Conference was held by videoconference.
On 12 July, the General Assembly of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, was held by videoconference.
On 12 July, a meeting of the Executive Committee of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, was held by videoconference.
On 7 July, a meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held by videoconference.
On 1 July, a meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Mineral Raw Materials Management of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place in Kraków.
On 29 June, a meeting of the Council and the General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce were held.
On 25 June, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place.
On 23 June, a meeting of the EURACOAL Steering Group was held by videoconference.
On 17 June, the General Assembly of the Polish Chamber of Commerce was held by videoconference.
On 21 May, a consultation meeting regarding the assumptions for the National and Territorial Just Transition Plans was held by videoconference.
On 18 May, a meeting of the Standing Subcommittee for Just Transition took place.
On 18 May, a meeting with the Polish Investment and Trade Agency concerning the Poland–Africa Economic Forum was held by videoconference.
On 13 May, a meeting of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce was held by videoconference.
On 5 May, a meeting with the World Bank Group Energy and Extractives team was held by videoconference.
On 28 April, workshops for companies from the mining-related sector were held at the Marshal’s Office as part of the Just Transition Fund.
On 23 April, workshops concerning projects under the European Funds for Silesia 2021–2027 programme and the STWŚ2030 Regional Plan were held by videoconference.
On 21 April, a meeting of the Silesian Forum of Experts was held by videoconference.
On 15 April, a meeting with the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship was held at Famur S.A.
On 25 and 31 March, a meeting with parliamentarians was held at the premises of GIPH.
On 25 March, a meeting of the 7th Silesian Forum of Experts was held by videoconference.
On 23 March, a meeting of the Council of the Central Mining Institute was held by videoconference.
On 9 March, a meeting with the Director of the Department of Economy and International Cooperation of the Marshal’s Office of the Silesian Voivodeship was held at the Marshal’s Office of the Silesian Voivodeship.
On 5 March, a meeting with Artur Soboń, Secretary of State and Government Plenipotentiary for the Transformation of Energy Companies and Coal Mining, took place at the Marshal’s Office.
On 4 March, a meeting of the jury of the Mining Success of the Year 2021 competition was held by videoconference.
On 3 March, a meeting of the Chamber Council was held by videoconference.
On 24 February, a meeting of the GIPH Audit Committee was held by videoconference.
On 10 February, a videoconference with representatives of the University of Economics took place concerning the expert study on the consequences of hard coal mine closures for the mining-related sector and the socio-economic situation in Poland.
On 8 February, a meeting with representatives of FAMUR S.A. was held by videoconference concerning the expert study on the consequences of hard coal mine closures for the mining-related sector and the socio-economic situation in Poland.
On 2 February, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security was held by videoconference.
On 1 March, the Silesian Round Table Agreement was signed in Ruda Śląska.
On 25 January, a meeting of the Executive Committee of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, was held by videoconference.
On 12 January, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held by videoconference.
On 12 January, a meeting of the EURACOAL Steering Group was held by videoconference.
On 11 January, a meeting of the GIPH Team for Taxes in the Coal Sector was held by videoconference.

On 16 December, a meeting of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce was held by videoconference.
On 14–15 December, the presentation of mining ranks, awarded by the Minister of State Assets at the Chamber’s request, took place at the Chamber’s premises.
On 9 December, a meeting of the Mining Committee and the Committee on Sustainable Mineral Raw Materials Management was held by videoconference.
On 26 November, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held by videoconference.
On 23 November, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Central Mining Institute was held by videoconference.
On 4–6 November, the 21st KOMTECH-IMTech International Scientific and Technical Conference, organized by KOMAG, was held online.
On 4 November, the 22nd meeting of the Regional Energy Council at the Silesian Association of Municipalities and Counties was held by videoconference.
On 22 October, an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Polish Chamber of Commerce took place. The Assembly was held by videoconference.
On 14 October, a meeting of the GIPH Section of Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment with the President of Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. took place.
On 28–30 September, the 11th edition of the Public Procurement School conference, organized by the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce, was held in Wisła.
On 22 September, a meeting of the GIPH Team for Geological and Mining Law was held at the Chamber’s premises.
On 2–4 September, the European Economic Congress was held at the International Congress Centre in Katowice.
On 27 July, the 33rd Ordinary Reporting and Electoral General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place.
On 2 July, a meeting of the Scientific Council of IGSMiE PAN was held in Kraków.
On 22 June, the General Assembly and the meeting of the EURACOAL Executive Committee were held. The meeting took place by videoconference.
On 17 June, the 21st meeting of the Regional Energy Council took place by videoconference.
On 4 March, the 2nd edition of the International SILESIA 2030 Conference, entitled “Poland on the Road to Energy Independence in the Era of the European Green Deal”, was held in Ruda Śląska.
On 2 March, a presentation concerning the COAL 2019 report, prepared by the International Energy Agency, took place at the headquarters of Polska Grupa Górnicza in Katowice. The report is devoted to forecasts for the global coal market.
On 26 February, as part of the School of Underground Mining, an all-day workshop entitled “Post-Mining Perspectives: Capture and Use of Abandoned Mine Methane and Mine Reclamation and Revitalization of Post-Mining Areas” was held.
On 24–26 February, the School of Underground Mining took place in Kraków.
On 26 February, the 19th meeting of the Regional Energy Council took place in Katowice.
On 20 February, a meeting of the GIPH Council was held.
On 10 February, the Mining New Year Concert, entitled “Strauss Gala,” was held in the hall of the Silesian Philharmonic. The concert was organized by the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
On 30 January, a meeting of the Jury of the Mining Success of the Year Competition took place.
On 27–28 January, a meeting of the Executive Committee of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, took place in Brussels.
On 8 January, a meeting of the Presidium of the Section of Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment and the Presidium of the Section of Service Enterprises with the GIPH Management Board was held at the Chamber’s premises.

2015-2019

On 19 December, a meeting of the GIPH Tax Team was held at GIPH.
On 22 November, the “Mining” Conference, organized by the PTWP Group, took place at the International Congress Centre in Katowice.
On 6 November, the conference “Operational Safety of Transport Equipment in Mining”, initiated by the Centre for Research and Supervision of Underground Mining, was held in Wisła.
On 30 October, a meeting of the Steering Committee for Mining took place at the Ministry of Energy in Warsaw.
On 29 October, a meeting of the Section of Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers at GIPH was held at the OMAG Machinery and Equipment Factory in Oświęcim.
On 22 October, a meeting of the Environment Team at the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held at GIPH.
On 16–17 October, the European Congress of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises was held in Katowice.
On 17 October, the 9th European Economic Meeting, organized by the Polish Chamber of Commerce, took place in Warsaw.
On 14 October, the KOMTECH-IMTech Conference, initiated by ITG KOMAG, was held in Szczyrk.
On 2–3 October, the Congress of the Programme for Silesia, under the slogan “Modernity and Regional Identity,” took place in Katowice.
On 1–2 October, the Energy Summit 2019 Congress was held in Warsaw.
On 28 September, OMAG Sp. z o.o. Machinery and Equipment Factory celebrated the 25th anniversary of its operations under its current name in Oświęcim.
On 19 September, the Energy Day celebrations, organized by the TAURON Group, took place in Katowice.
On 12 September, ceremonies connected with the 25th anniversary of the Public Procurement Office were held in Warsaw.
On 10–13 September, the International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy KATOWICE 2019 and the EkoSpalanie & EkoTechnologie KATOWICE 2019 Fair were held in Katowice.
On 7 September, the 25th Gala of the Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place in Gliwice.
On 6 September, a round table on the transformation of mining regions was held at the Central Mining Institute in Katowice.
On 25 July, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security was held at the “Dialog” Centre for Social Partnership in Warsaw.
On 4 July, a meeting of the Committee on National Economy and Innovation took place in Warsaw.
On 25 June, the Assembly of Members of the Mining Machinery Cluster was held in Gliwice.
On 22–24 June, the General Assembly and the meeting of the EURACOAL Executive Committee took place in Kraków.
On 12 June, the conference “Mechanization, Automation and Robotization in Mining”, organized by the Centre for Research and Supervision of Underground Mining, was held in Wisła.
On 10 June, the 32nd Ordinary Reporting and Electoral General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held in Katowice.
On 7 June, the 4th Mining Economic Forum took place at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków.
On 5–7 June, the 10th edition of the Public Procurement School, organized by GIPH, was held in Wisła.
On 4–5 June, the Coaltrans Poland 2019 conference of the world’s largest coal producers and consumers was held in Kraków.
On 29 May, the 9th Gala of the Katowice Electrical Engineering Days, organized by the Association of Polish Electrical Engineers, took place in Katowice.
On 28 May, a meeting of the Regional Energy Council of the Silesian Association of Municipalities and Counties was held in Zabrze.
On 23 May, a meeting of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce took place in Warsaw.
On 22 May, a jubilee conference marking the 100th anniversary of the Public Employment Services was held at the Voivodeship Labour Office in Katowice.
On 22 May, the inaugural founding meeting of the Platform of Manufacturers of Solid-Fuel Heating Devices took place in Katowice.
On 21 May, a plenary meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held in Wrocław.
On 16–17 May, the 27th FTT Wolbrom Symposium took place in Zakopane.
On 14 May, a meeting of the Section of Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers of GIPH Members took place at FAMUR S.A. in Katowice.
On 13–15 May, the European Economic Congress was held in Katowice.
On 13 May, another meeting of the Team for Taxes in the Hard Coal Sector took place at JSW Innowacje Sp. z o.o.
On 8 May, a meeting of the Team for Taxes in the Hard Coal Sector was held at the Chamber’s premises.
On 25 April, the conference “Mining Heritage – the Contemporary Wealth of Upper Silesian History” took place in Zabrze, at the premises near the Carnall Shaft of the Queen Luiza Mine.
On 16 April, a meeting of the Section of Service Enterprises, companies associated within GIPH, was held at the Chamber’s headquarters.
On 15 April, the conference “The Role of Coal Gasification and Other Low-Emission Coal Technologies in the Transformation of the Polish Energy Sector” was held at the AGH University of Science and Technology.
On 11 April, the 15th edition of the “International Mining Forum 2019” conference took place in Katowice and Jastrzębie-Zdrój. The main organizer was the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians – Rybnik Branch. The substantive partner was JSW Innowacje, and the host was Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa.
On 11 April, the conference entitled “Silesia with Potential. Smart Specialisations. A New Opening.” was held in Katowice. The conference was organized by the Regional Chamber of Commerce.
On 9 April, a meeting of the GIPH Team for Taxes in the Coal Sector was held at the Chamber’s headquarters.
On 28–29 March, the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences met in Krynica-Zdrój.
On 18 March, the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Silesian Uprisings were inaugurated with a conference at the Silesian Museum in Katowice. The conference was organized by the Voivodeship Office in Katowice and the Marshal’s Office of the Silesian Voivodeship in Katowice.
On 12 March, a meeting of GIPH members associated in the Section of Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers was held at the headquarters of Pumar Company in Siemianowice Śląskie.
On 6 March, a meeting of the Council of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held.
On 5 March, the Bractwo Gwarków organized in Katowice the conference “Current Status of Work Related to the Launch of a Mine in Silesia, Including Orzesze and Nowa Ruda.”
On 1 March, the Upper Silesian Aviation Society Gala took place.
On 1 March, the 16th “Success in Silesia” Gala, organized by the Silesian Association of Managers in Katowice, took place at the Silesian Philharmonic.
On 27–28 February, the We Change Polish Industry Forum, organized for years by the PTWP Group, was held in Warsaw.
On 25–27 February, the 28th edition of the School of Underground Mining took place in Kraków.
On 25 February, a meeting of the Audit Committee of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held at the GIPH premises.
On 21 February, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place in Kraków.
On 28 January, a conference summarizing the social project PRE_COP24 was held in Katowice, at the headquarters of the Silesia-Dąbrowa Solidarity trade union region.
On 25 January, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security was held at the Central Mining Institute. On the same occasion, a meeting of the Jury of the Mining Success of the Year competition also took place.
On 21 January, a meeting of the Executive Committee of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, took place in Brussels.
On 19 January, the 27th Gala of the Laurels of Skills and Competence 2018, organized by the Regional Chamber of Commerce, was held at the House of Music and Dance in Zabrze.
On 17 January, an Assembly of Members of the Mining Machinery Cluster took place in Katowice.
On 16 January, a meeting of companies associated in the Section of Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers at GIPH was held at the GIPH headquarters.
On 14 January, the Mining New Year Concert, organized by the Chamber, was held at the Silesian Philharmonic.
On 7 January, the New Year Concert of WASKO S.A., combined with the 30th anniversary celebrations of the company, took place in Katowice.
On 3 January, a meeting of the Jury of the Mining Success of the Year competition was held at the GIPH headquarters.

Szkoła Zamówień Publicznych 2019

Posiedzenie Kapituły Górniczy Sukces Roku

Spotkanie firm zrzeszonych w Sekcji Producentów Maszyn i Urządzeń Górniczych przy GIPH

Coaltrans Poland 2019

- On 13 December, a meeting of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce was held in Warsaw.
- On 11–12 December, during the COP24 Summit in Katowice, the Energy 24 Congress, organized by Polska Grupa Górnicza, took place.
- On 10 December, a meeting of the EURACOAL Steering Group was held in Kraków.
- On 30 November, the annual Black Diamonds Awards were presented in Rybnik at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Rybnik Industrial District.
- On 29 November, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place in Kraków.
- On 14 November, a meeting of the Commission for Occupational Safety in Mining was held at the State Mining Authority in Katowice.
- On 13 November, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security was held at the Ministry of Development in Warsaw.
- On 26 October, the PRZERÓBKA Trade Union celebrated the 25th anniversary of its activity in Bytom.
- On 18 October, a ceremonial session of the Silesian Regional Assembly took place in Katowice.
- On 17 October, a meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held in Bytom.
- On 12 October, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security took place in Katowice. On the same day, the 20th anniversary of MWM Elektro Sp. z o.o. was celebrated in Zawiercie.
- On 10 October, the Autumn School of Technical Safety took place in Wisła.
- On 2 October, the conference entitled “Certification and Testing” was held in Czeladź.
- On 28 September, as part of the NOWY PRZEMYSŁ EXPO event, the conference “Coal – A New Deal” took place in Katowice.
- On 27 September, the conference “Polish Energy on the 100th Anniversary of Independence” took place in Warsaw.
- On 26 September, as part of the NOWY PRZEMYSŁ EXPO event, the conference “State Energy Policy” was held in Katowice.
- On 18 September, a meeting of the Team for Taxes in the Coal Sector was held at the GIPH headquarters.
- On 13 September, a meeting of the Team for Geological and Mining Law was held at the GIPH headquarters.
- On 11 September, the Be Co@l Exhibition took place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
- On 6 September, a meeting of the Steering Committee for Mining under the Minister of Energy took place in Warsaw.
- On 4 September, the 15th meeting of the Regional Energy Council took place in Gliwice.
- On 1 September, the 24th Gala of the Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the presentation of the “Silesian Brand” Awards took place in Gliwice.
- On 31 August, the conference “Young Staff in the Polish Mining Sector of Mineral Resources” was held in Katowice.
- On 28 August, a meeting with representatives of the German organization VDMA took place at the GIPH headquarters.
- On 9 August, the Social Pre-COP24 Conference was held in Katowice.
- On 18 July, a meeting of the GIPH Tax Team took place in Katowice.
- On 11 July, a consultation conference concerning the State Raw Materials Policy was held in Rzeszów.
- On 28 June, a meeting of the team for experts on mining plant operations at the State Mining Authority took place in Katowice.
- On 24–26 June, the General Assembly and the meeting of the EURACOAL Executive Committee took place in Athens.
- On 22 June, the General Assembly of Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held in Katowice.
- On 20 June, a meeting of the Stakeholders’ Council of the Faculty of Organization and Management of the Silesian University of Technology took place in Zabrze.
- On 15 June, an Assembly of Members of the Mining Machinery Cluster was held in Gliwice.
- On 13–15 June, the conference “Mechanization, Automation and Robotization in Mining” was held in Wisła.
- On 11 June, the General Assembly of the Regional Chamber of Commerce took place in Katowice.
- On 6–8 June, the Public Procurement School 2018 Conference was held in Wisła.
- On 5 June, a meeting of the Steering Committee for Mining took place in Warsaw.
- On 4–5 June 2018, the fifth Coaltrans conference was held in Sopot.
- On 24 May, a meeting of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce was held in Warsaw.
- On 17 May, the 10th FTT Wolbrom Symposium took place in Zakopane.
- On 15 May, a meeting of the EURACOAL Steering Group took place in Katowice.
- On 14–16 May, the 10th European Economic Congress was held in Katowice, within which, on 16 May, the conference “Polish Coal – Perspective 2030” took place.
- On 9 May, the Polish-Spanish workshop “The Challenges and Future of the Coal Industry in the EU” was held in Katowice.
- On 8 May, the conference “Mining – Prospects and Threats” took place in Rybnik.
- On 20 April, the 70th anniversary of Elektrometal was celebrated in Cieszyn.
- On 19 April, the 25th anniversary of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa was celebrated in Katowice.
- On 16 April, the 10th International Congress of Brown Coal Mining was opened in Bełchatów.
- On 11 April, the conference “Together About the Constitution, Together About the Economy” was held at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.
- On 10 April, a plenary meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place in Kraków.
- On 9 April, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Central Mining Institute was held in Katowice.
- On 5 April, a meeting of the Team for Experts took place in Kraków.
- On 22 March, the 3rd Geology and Mining Forum took place in Warsaw.
- On 15–16 March, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences was held in Krynica.
- On 12 March, an information meeting on the issue of the 2020 concession problem took place at the Ministry of the Environment in Warsaw.
- On 9 March, a meeting of the Council of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held in Katowice.
- On 5 March, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security took place in Katowice.
- On 2 March, a meeting of the Chamber’s Audit Committee was held at the GIPH headquarters.
- On 1 March, a meeting of the working group on establishing the rules for appointing experts took place in Katowice. On the same day, the 25th anniversary of the Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Katowice was celebrated in Bytom.
- On 27 February, a meeting of the Scientific Council of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place in Kraków. On the same day, the 14th meeting of the Energy Council was held in Chorzów.
- On 23 February, a meeting of the Certification Council of the Central Mining Institute took place in Katowice.
- On 20 February, a meeting of the Team for the Review of the Competences of Geological Administration Authorities took place in Warsaw, concerning the analysis of issues related to conducting mining operations involving hard coal extraction.
- On 7 February, another meeting of the Concessions Team was held at the GIPH headquarters.
- On 31 January, a panel discussion entitled “State Raw Materials Policy” took place in Katowice.
- On 26 January, the New Year meeting of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Rybnik Industrial District took place in Rybnik.
- On 25 January, a meeting of the working group on establishing the rules for appointing experts took place in Katowice. On the same day, the forum “We Are Changing Polish Industry” took place in Warsaw.
- On 22 January, a meeting of the Executive Committee of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, was held in Brussels.
- On 20 January, the 26th Gala of the Laurels of Skills and Competence took place in Zabrze.
- On 17 January, the consultation conference “The National Economy’s Demand for Mineral Resources” took place in Kraków.
- On 15 January, the Mining New Year Concert was held in Katowice.
- On 4 January, a meeting of the jury of the Mining Success of the Year competition took place in Katowice.
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Szkoła Zamówień Publicznych 2018

Górniczy Koncert Noworoczny

Posiedzenie Komitetu Górnictwa PAN źródło: CSRG S.A

Posiedzenie Zespołu ds. Koncesji

XXVI Gala Laurów Umięjętności i Kompetencji

Walne Zgromadzenie Członków GIPH

Posiedzenie Zespołu ds. Prawa geologicznego i górniczego

Posiedzenie Zespołu ds. podatków w sektorze węglowym

Spotkanie Zespołu ds. podatków

On 21 December, the conference entitled “The Programme for Silesia as a Response to the Region’s Development Challenges” took place in Katowice.
On 14 December, a meeting of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce took place in Warsaw.
On 13 December, a meeting with the Minister of Energy, Krzysztof Tchórzewski, took place in Warsaw.
On 29 November, the Commission for Occupational Safety in Mining met at the State Mining Authority in Katowice.
On 27 November, the PTWP Group, publisher of Nowy Przemysł magazine and the wnp.pl portal, organized the annual conference “Mining 2017” in Katowice.
On 23 November, a meeting of the Council of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place.
On 20 November, the 4th Polish Mining Congress was held at the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków as a forum for the exchange of experience, the presentation of achievements, and discussion on the future of mining.
On 15 November, the conference inaugurating a nationwide series of meetings on the State Raw Materials Policy took place at the Ministry of the Environment in Warsaw.
On 14 November, another edition of the 7th European Economic Meeting, regularly organized by the Polish Chamber of Commerce, took place in Warsaw. This year’s edition was entitled “EU Climate and Energy Policy: Toward Common Goals – Sovereignly and Rationally.”
On 9 November, a plenary meeting of the Mining Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences Branch was held at the Central Mining Institute in Katowice.
On 8 November, a plenary meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place at the State Mining Authority in Katowice.
On 27 October, representatives of the Chamber met in Warsaw with the Secretary of State, Chief National Geologist, and Government Plenipotentiary for the State Raw Materials Policy, Professor Mariusz Orion Jędrysek.
On 19 October, the 45th Session of the Silesian Regional Assembly took place at the International Congress Centre in Katowice.
On 18 October, a meeting of the Members of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce was held at the International Congress Centre in Katowice.
On 2 October, an Assembly of Members of the Mining Machinery Cluster took place.
On 25 September, the inaugural meeting of the Scientific Council of the Central Mining Institute was held.
On 18 September, the 110th anniversary celebrations of mining rescue services in Poland took place at the headquarters of the Central Mining Rescue Station. On the same day, the conference entitled “Energy Union: Implications for Poland” was held at the Silesian University of Technology.
On 15 September, a meeting devoted to the initiative of creating a sectoral programme for the hard coal mining sector together with the machinery, equipment manufacturing and services sector was held at the GIPH headquarters.
From 29 August to 1 September, the Chamber participated in the International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy “KATOWICE 2017.” On the first day of the fair, GIPH organized a conference entitled “Coal in the Period of Energy Transformation.”
On 11 July, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security took place in Warsaw, attended by GIPH President Janusz Olszowski.
On 30 June, in Bełchatów, GIPH President Janusz Olszowski presented mining ranks awarded by the Chamber to employees of Sempertrans Bełchatów. During the meeting, President Olszowski delivered a lecture entitled “The Hard Coal Mining Sector in Poland.”
On 29 June, the conference “International Mining Forum 2017” took place at Pniówek Coal Mine, attended by GIPH President Janusz Olszowski.
On 26 June, in Katowice, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security took place, concerning, among other things, the programme for the hard coal mining sector for 2016–2030 and the concession process in the hard coal mining sector. A representative of GIPH participated in the meeting.
On 26 June, the General Assembly and the meeting of the Executive Committee of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, took place in Berlin. The meetings were attended by GIPH President and EURACOAL Vice-President Janusz Olszowski.
On 19 June, the 30th Ordinary Reporting General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place in Katowice.
On 6–8 June, the 8th edition of the “Public Procurement School” conference was held in Wisła.
On 23 May, the conference “Raw Materials for the Polish Economy” took place in Kraków, organized by the Polish Copper Employers’ Association, the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Motorway of Technology and Innovation Institute, and the Mining Industry Forum.
On 17 May, in Warsaw, GIPH President Janusz Olszowski met with Minister of Energy Krzysztof Tchórzewski and the Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for the Restructuring of Hard Coal Mining, Grzegorz Tobiszowski.
On 16 May, the conference “Poland as a Leader of Clean Coal Technologies in the European Union” took place at the Senate of the Republic of Poland in Warsaw, in which GIPH President Janusz Olszowski actively participated.
On 15 May, a plenary meeting of the Mining Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place in Kraków, during which GIPH President Janusz Olszowski delivered a lecture on “Legal Barriers to the Functioning of Hard Coal Mining.”
On 11 May, a meeting of the Polish Chamber of Commerce took place in Warsaw, during which the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was represented by Vice-President of the Management Board Piotr Kryszak.
On 10–12 May, the European Economic Congress was held in Katowice. On Friday, 12 May, the debate entitled “Coal in Europe and in Poland” took place, in which GIPH President Janusz Olszowski participated as a panelist.
On 10 April, a meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Mineral Raw Materials Management of the Polish Academy of Sciences took place in Kraków, attended by GIPH President Janusz Olszowski.
On 24 March, in Warsaw, a meeting of the Energy and Climate Policy Committee of the Polish Chamber of Commerce took place. One of the panelists in the debate on the “Pillars of Poland’s Energy Security Doctrine” was GIPH President Janusz Olszowski.
On 17 March, a meeting of the Council of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place in Katowice.
On 16 March, the conference “Mining and Geological Law” took place in Warsaw, during which GIPH President Janusz Olszowski delivered a lecture on “Barriers to the Functioning of Hard Coal Mining Resulting from the Geological and Mining Law, with Particular Emphasis on the Concession Process.”
On 3 March, a meeting of the Audit Committee of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place in Katowice.
On 15 February, a meeting of the Team for the Preparation of the Programme for the Hard Coal Mining Sector took place in Katowice.
On 25 January, a presentation of the International Energy Agency’s Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2016 took place in Katowice. GIPH President Janusz Olszowski participated in the meeting.
On 12 January, the Mining New Year Concert, concluding the Jubilee Year of GIPH, took place at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice.
On 2 January, a meeting of the jury of the Mining Success of the Year competition took place at the headquarters of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

Posiedzenie Rady GIPH

Foto: Sylwia Jarosławska-Sobór Posiedzenie Inauguracyjne Rady Naukowej GIG

Górniczy Koncert Noworoczny

Gornictwo 2017

On 13 December, another meeting of the GIPH Concessions Team took place.
On 30 November, a meeting of the Team for the Preparation of the Programme for the Hard Coal Mining Sector was held in Katowice.
On 25 November, the “Mining 2016” Conference took place at the International Congress Centre in Katowice. One of the panelists in the debate entitled “Mining in Poland – How Deep Must the Restructuring Be?” was GIPH President Janusz Olszowski.
On 23 November, the founding meeting of the Social and Programme Council of the Faculty of Mining and Geology of the Silesian University of Technology took place. GIPH President Janusz Olszowski was appointed to its membership.
On 15 November, a meeting of the Polish members of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, was held at the headquarters of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
On 7 November, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security took place, attended by the President of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
On 27–28 October, the 4th Polish Entrepreneurship Congress took place at the Lublin Conference Centre. One of the panelists in the debate on the “Future of Polish Mining” was GIPH President Janusz Olszowski.
On 26 October, a meeting of the Senate Committees on National Economy and Innovation and on the Environment took place, attended by the President of GIPH.
On 19 October, the Parliamentary Team for Mining and Energy met in Warsaw. During the meeting, GIPH President Janusz Olszowski gave a presentation entitled “Mandatory Burdens on Hard Coal Mining in Poland.”
On 4 October, another meeting of the GIPH Concessions Team took place.
On 27 September, the first workshop meeting of the Regional Energy Council took place, attended by a representative of the Chamber.
On 26 September, a plenary meeting of the Voivodeship Social Dialogue Council took place in Katowice. The meeting was attended by the President of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
On 15–16 September, the Mining Economic Forum took place at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. During the conference, GIPH President Janusz Olszowski delivered one of the papers at the plenary session entitled “Mining as a Strategic Area of the National Economy.”
On 5 September, the first meeting of the GIPH Concessions Team took place at the Chamber’s headquarters.
On 26 July, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security took place, attended by the President of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
On 22 July, a meeting of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Poland took place in Warsaw. During the meeting, GIPH President Janusz Olszowski delivered a paper on “The Impact of Public-Law Charges on the Competitiveness of Polish Coal.”
On 27 June, the ceremonial General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place.
On 8–10 June, the 7th edition of the “Public Procurement School” conference was held in Wisła.
On 10–11 May, the 4th Coaltrans Poland Conference took place in Kraków, attended by a representative of the Chamber.
On 5 and 16 May, meetings of the Energy Team operating at GIPH were held at the Chamber’s headquarters.
On 18 April, a meeting of the Voivodeship Social Dialogue Council took place in the Marble Hall of the Silesian Parliament in Katowice. During the meeting, the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce presented to the Council a draft position on the problems affecting companies and institutions surrounding the hard coal mining sector and on the necessary measures aimed at improving the situation of this group of entrepreneurs.
On 1 March, a meeting of representatives of coal companies with members of the international Bettercoal association took place at the Silesian Museum in Katowice.
On 25 February, awards and distinctions in the Mining Success of the Year Competition, organized by the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the School of Underground Mining, were presented in Kraków.
On 5 February, a meeting of the Tripartite Team for Miners’ Social Security was held in Warsaw. For the first time, the Chamber represented the employers’ side.
On 25 January, the General Assembly of EURACOAL, the European Association for Hard Coal and Lignite, took place. During the meeting, new authorities of the association were elected, and the position of one of the Vice-Presidents was taken by GIPH President Janusz Olszowski.
On 20 January, the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce were inaugurated with a New Year Concert.
On 13 January, a meeting of members of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship Section of the National Development Council was held at the Ministry of Finance, during which a representative of GIPH discussed the issue of financial burdens imposed on the hard coal mining sector.

Posiedzenia Zespołu ds. Energetyki

Górnicze Forum Ekonomiczne, AGH

Posiedzenie Zespołu GIPH ds. Koncesji

Koncert Noworoczny z okazji Jubileuszu 25-lecia działalności GIPH

On 28 January, a meeting of the GIPH Council and an Extraordinary General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place.
On 26 February, awards and distinctions in the “Mining Success of the Year” competition were presented.
The Chamber organized meetings between Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economy, and Olgierd Dziekoński, Undersecretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, and representatives of the mining-related companies associated within GIPH.
In April, the Chamber hosted a delegation of representatives of the Mongolian Chamber of Commerce. The Presidents of the Chambers signed a letter of intent concerning the establishment of cooperation between the chambers.
GIPH President Janusz Olszowski took part in the TVP3 programme “Difficult Market.”
On 10–12 June, the 6th edition of the “Public Procurement School” conference took place.
On 28 June, the 28th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members took place.
On 8–11 September, the Chamber participated in the International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy “KATOWICE 2015.” On the first day of the fair, GIPH organized the conference entitled “Coal – Cheap Energy and Jobs.”

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A meeting devoted to the draft of European Standard EN 50628, containing safety requirements for the construction of electrical installations in underground mines, was held at the Chamber’s headquarters.
On 27 February, awards and distinctions in the “Mining Success of the Year” competition were presented.
In May, the Chamber hosted Adiya Ganbaatar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia, and Barkhas Dorj, Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Mongolia in Poland.
On 3 June, the 26th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.
On 4–6 June, the 5th edition of the “Public Procurement School” conference was held in Ustroń.
On 23 September, an off-site meeting of the members of the Mining Machinery Cluster was held in Wolbrom, at the headquarters of Linter S.A.

Wizyta delegacji Mongolii w GIPH

In January, GIPH hosted journalists from the Mongolian press and television, as well as a delegation of mining enterprises from Mongolia.
On 21 February, awards and distinctions in the “Mining Success of the Year” competition were presented.
On 5–7 June, the 4th edition of the “Public Procurement School” conference took place.
On 26 June, the 25th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members was held.
In August, a meeting of the GIPH Management Board with participants of an economic mission from China was held at the Chamber’s headquarters.
The Chamber participated in the International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy “KATOWICE 2013.”

On 23 February, awards and distinctions in the “Mining Success of the Year” competition were presented.
On 22–31 March, an economic mission to China and Mongolia, organized by GIPH, took place.
On 29 March, at the invitation of the Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic, a GIPH representative took part in a meeting aimed at establishing cooperation between the largest trade fair organizers and the chambers associating Silesian enterprises.
On 13–15 June, the 3rd edition of the “Public Procurement School” conference took place.
On 20–21 September, a conference organized by GIPH entitled “Mining in the Face of the New Geological and Mining Law” was held in Ustroń.
On 12 June, the 24th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.

On 24 February, awards and distinctions in the “Mining Success of the Year” competition were presented.
On 23 May, a ceremonial gala marking the 20th anniversary of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place.
The Chamber participated in the International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy “KATOWICE 2011.” During the fair, the Chamber was a co-organizer of the “Coal Meeting” conference.
GIPH was among the signatories of the Founding Act of the Mining Machinery Cluster.
The Constitutional Tribunal resolved a dispute lasting several years between coal companies and municipalities concerning the taxation of underground mine workings and the infrastructure located within them.
The Chamber hosted a delegation of representatives of the hard coal sector from Ukraine.
On 27 June, the 23rd General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.
On 26–27 September, the 2nd edition of the Public Procurement School conference took place.
A representative of GIPH took part in an economic mission and the World Mining Congress in Istanbul, Turkey.

Podpisanie aktu założycielskiego Klastra Maszyn Górniczych

Jubileusz 20-lecia GIPH

In January and February, training sessions organized by the Chamber were held on “Public Procurement Law after the Amendment” and “Waste Management – Further Changes, Further Challenges. The Duties of Industry and the Competences of the Administration in the Management of Extractive Waste.”
On 25 February, during the gala of the 19th School of Underground Mining in Kraków, awards and distinctions were presented in the first edition of the “Mining Success of the Year” competition, organized by the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the School of Underground Mining — and still organized by them today.
On 1–4 June, the President of the Chamber, Janusz Olszowski, participated in the International Specialized Exhibition “Coal and Mining 2010” in Novokuznetsk.
On 24 June, the 22nd General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members took place.
GIPH participated in the regular meetings of sectoral chambers organized by the Polish Chamber of Commerce.
On 25–30 September, GIPH organized an administrative and economic mission to Irkutsk, Russia.
The Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the KADRA Trade Union Alliance, and the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians concluded a cooperation agreement.

2004-2009

Janusz Olszowski, President of GIPH, received a diploma of appreciation for “help in promoting ecological solidarity, as well as for activities supporting an effective, efficient and fair European climate policy.”
The Chamber participated in the International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy “KATOWICE 2009.”
On 4–6 November, an economic mission of representatives of the Colombian mining industry stayed in the Silesian Voivodeship at the invitation of GIPH.
On 4 December, the Chamber launched a social campaign promoting mining in Poland.
On 22 June, the 21st General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.

Misja gospodarcza przedstawicieli Górnictwa Kolumbii.

Kampania GIPH promująca górnictwo w Polsce

Throughout the year, members of the GIPH Management Board met, among others, with Deputy Minister of Economy Eugeniusz Postolski and the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, Bogusław Śmigielski.
On 9 April, a meeting devoted to the issue of the property tax imposed on mine workings was held at the Chamber’s headquarters.
On 12 May, the 20th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members took place.
On 25 June, another meeting of the GIPH Tax Team was held.
At the beginning of October, the President of GIPH took part in an economic mission to Ukraine.
On 15 December, the Chamber organized a meeting devoted to problems related to obtaining concessions for hard coal extraction.

Posiedzenie Zespołu GIPH ds. podatków

Members of the GIPH Management Board held meetings with representatives of the government side, including Deputy Minister of Economy Paweł Poncyljusz, former Prime Minister Professor Jerzy Buzek, and Deputy Minister of Economy Krzysztof Tchórzewski.
Training sessions organized by the Chamber were held on “Amendment to Public Procurement Law – for Contractors” and “Public Procurement Law after the Amendment.”
On 28 March, a meeting of the Chamber’s Management Board with Professor Masatake Wada of the University of Tokyo (Japan), referred to as an “ambassador of Silesia” in Japanese business circles, took place at the GIPH headquarters.
On 18 June, the 19th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.
On 25–28 June, an economic mission of the Polish mining industry and companies associated with this sector, co-organized by GIPH, stayed in Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
The Chamber participated in the International Fair of Mining, Power Industry and Metallurgy “KATOWICE 2007.”

Spotkanie Zarządu Izby z prof. Masatake Wada

On 27 February, a cooperation agreement between GIPH and the Higher School of Marketing Management and Foreign Languages in Katowice was signed in Katowice.
The Chamber, together with the KADRA Trade Union Alliance and the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians, addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, expressing the mining community’s concern about the personnel policy affecting the sector and calling on the government to adopt a specific programme for mining.
Seminars organized by GIPH were held on “Management of Mining Waste under the New Legal Framework” and “Amendment to Public Procurement Law.”
On 26 June, the 18th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.
On 16–21 September, a specialized economic mission to Irkutsk, Russia, intended for the mining and energy sectors, took place, attended by Chamber President Janusz Olszowski.
On 11 December, a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce was held at the Rialto Cinema-Theatre in Katowice.

Uroczystość z okazji 15-lecia GIPH

On 3 February, Karl Friedrich Jakob, Vice-President of RAG COAL INTERNATIONAL, visited GIPH.
On 27 July, a meeting devoted to the problems faced by energy consumers in connection with the entry into force of the new Energy Law was held at the GIPH headquarters.
The Chamber participated in the International Fair of Mining, Energy and Metallurgy “KATOWICE 2005.”
In September, a meeting of Czech and Polish chambers of commerce took place in Náchod, Czech Republic, during which the activities of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce were presented.
On 20 June, the 17th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members took place

The Chamber, in cooperation with the Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office of the European Commission (TAIEX), organized a conference on the European Union’s policy regarding energy security and energy raw materials.
A meeting of GIPH members took place with the aim of developing the Chamber’s programme of activities for 2004, with particular emphasis on undertakings related to the problems of mining restructuring and accession to the European Union.
GIPH organized a seminar entitled “The Use of Products in Mining Plants after Poland’s Accession to the EU.”
In May, Chamber President Janusz Olszowski took part in an intersectoral economic mission to Lille, France.
On 28 June, the 16th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.

1998-2003

The Chamber issued an appeal to the Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy to resolve the problem of the indebtedness of hard coal producers toward suppliers of goods and services.
On 23 June, the 15th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members took place.
On 18 November, the Chamber organized a seminar entitled “Possibilities for Protecting the Polish Coal Market and the Role of Polish Coal after Poland’s Accession to the European Union.”
GIPH submitted a request to Prime Minister Leszek Miller to have the Government of the Republic of Poland take the initiative regarding an amendment to the Act of 30 August 2002 on the restructuring of certain public-law liabilities of entrepreneurs.

Seminarium nt. możliwości ochrony polskiego węgla

GIPH asked its members to express their opinions on the assumptions of the government package “Entrepreneurship Above All.”
A number of opinions, expert studies, and proposals were submitted to representatives of the government side, including those concerning the excise tax on energy.
On 28 March, by decision of the President of the Public Procurement Office, GIPH was entered on the list of employers’ and entrepreneurs’ organizations authorized to lodge appeals in public procurement proceedings.
In March and April, the Chamber conducted a series of training sessions and workshops on “Water Law,” “Waste Management,” and “Use and Storage of Waste in Mining Technologies.”
On 24 June, the 14th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members took place.
The Chamber prepared a study entitled “Proposals for Amendments to Legal Acts Hindering the Restructuring of Mining.”
On 27–28 September and 30–31 October, the Chamber conducted training workshops concerning the application of public procurement legislation in mining.

On 26 April, a meeting was held at the Chamber’s headquarters with, among others, representatives of coal companies and an advisor to the Minister of Economy, concerning the possibility of reconciling the interests of hard coal producers and the power sector.
On 18 June, the 13th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.
Meetings were held with representatives of the government side, including Senator Adam Graczyński.
On 4–7 September, the Chamber took part in the International Fair of Mining, Energy, Metallurgy and Chemistry “KATOWICE 2001.”
On 19 November, the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce celebrated its 10th anniversary.

On 18 January, the 12th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened.
On 14 February, the GIPH Council met at the headquarters of the State Hard Coal Mining Restructuring Agency S.A. in Katowice. During the meeting, among other matters, the participants reviewed the report on the Chamber’s activities in 1999 and adopted the budget for the year 2000.
Representatives of GIPH took part in the regular meetings of sectoral chambers organized by the Polish Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber hosted: representatives of the European Coal and Steel Community in Luxembourg, the First Secretary of the British Embassy in Warsaw together with the Honorary Consul, representatives of an economic mission from the Karaganda Region in Kazakhstan, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the journals “Mining Weekly” and “Engineering News” published in South Africa, and the Trade Consul of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Katowice.
On 17 March, a meeting of hard coal producers devoted to the state’s policy toward mining was held at GIPH.
The GIPH Management Board sent letters to: the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning the right to a reduced retirement age for persons employed in special occupations, and to Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Steinhoff, submitting two documents in defence of companies associated in the Chamber (a complaint and a motion to repeal a decision of the Energy Regulatory Office).
On 6 November, a conference entitled “Polish Mining, Metallurgy and Foundry Industry and Integration with the European Union”, co-organized by GIPH, took place.

Meetings were held with representatives of the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice and the Polish Chamber of Commerce concerning cooperation between chambers and the problems encountered in their activities by sectoral organizations.
On 9 February, the Constitutional Tribunal ruled on the compliance with the Constitution and the Geological and Mining Law of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers on fees for activities conducted under the provisions of the Geological and Mining Law. The position of GIPH in this matter was presented by Chamber President Janusz Olszowski.
GIPH participated in the meetings of the team appointed by the Ministry of the Environment concerning new solutions in the field of economic instruments for environmental protection, as well as in meetings of the Parliamentary Economy Committee.
Meetings were held with representatives of the government side, including Senator Jerzy Markowski, MP Czesław Śleziak, and MP Kazimierz Milner.
On 26 March, another regular meeting of the GIPH Environmental Protection Team took place at the Chamber.
On 23 April, the GIPH Management Board met with Viscount Richard Mersey, a member of the British House of Lords.
On 8 June, training entitled “Hard Coal Mining and the Waste Act and Its Implementation” was held at the GIPH headquarters.
On 22 June, the 11th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened at the Community Centre of the Wujek Coal Mine.
GIPH took part in the regular meetings of sectoral chambers.
On 5 November, representatives of enterprises belonging to the Northern Delegation of GIPH met in Koszalin.

Meetings organized by GIPH were held with representatives of the KADRA Trade Union Alliance, ZG SITG, PARG S.A., and the Murcki and Wieczorek coal mines, concerning further cooperation and the proceedings initiated by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection against coal companies.
GIPH took part in giving opinions on draft legal acts related to the restructuring process of the hard coal mining sector.
Meetings were held with representatives of the Yorkshire County Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom and of mineral raw material mining plants from northern Poland.
Letters were sent to the government side concerning: the problems of the mining sector’s support base related to the implementation of the restructuring programme, proposals for amendments to regulations hindering business activity, and changes to certain provisions of the Customs Code Act of 9 January 1997.
Another training session organized by GIPH, entitled “Elements of Law for Enterprise Managers,” was held in Ustroń.
On 20 November, the 10th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened at the Community Centre of the Wujek Coal Mine.

1991-1997

During the year, several meetings of the GIPH Management Board were held with representatives of the KADRA Trade Union Alliance, ZG SITG, and PARG S.A., concerning further cooperation and the difficult situation of the Polish mining industry.
Training organized by GIPH entitled “Proceedings Before Supervisory Authorities” took place.
The Chamber hosted: representatives of the German company Ruhrkohl Handel Inter GmbH and the British consulting company BENCHMARK RESEARCH, a delegation of Canadian experts and representatives of the company COLEBURN from the Republic of South Africa, as well as the Director General of SSM AMSTERDAM.
A number of opinions, expert studies, and proposals were submitted to representatives of the government side, including those concerning the development of a new model of cooperation between central administration authorities and economic self-government, and the establishment of temporary restrictions on the transport and export of certain goods.
On 17 April, the Chamber’s Management Board adopted a resolution on GIPH joining the “Direct Environmental Protection Foundation” as a founding member of the foundation.
On 18 August, a team of experts was established at GIPH, whose task was to verify hard coal resources.
In Zabrze, a representative of the Chamber’s Management Board signed the founding act of the Foundation for the Coal Mining Museum.
On 25 March, the 9th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members took place.

A seminar organized by GIPH entitled “Possibilities for Export Credit Insurance” and a course entitled “Elements of Law for Enterprise Managers” were held.
Representatives of GIPH took an active part in the meetings of the Subcommittee for the consideration of draft Energy Law acts.
A number of opinions, expert studies, and proposals were submitted to representatives of the government side, including those concerning: the Waste Act, the need to regulate matters connected with the status of Polish mine rescue workers, the draft Energy Law, the draft Act on economic self-government, the restructuring programme for the coke industry and coking coal mining, the conditions necessary for the proper course of transformation processes in the Katowice agglomeration, and the neutralization of saline mine waters.
On 22 May, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of GIPH, a jubilee meeting of the Chamber’s founders and distinguished activists with representatives of central institutions took place.
Two teams of experts were established at GIPH: one to develop proposals for solutions in the field of the financial restructuring of mining, and another to determine the amount of non-culpable debts of the mining sector incurred in the years 1989–1995.
Meetings were held with the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, the U.S. Economic Consulate, and representatives of the European Association of Mining Municipalities.
On 12 November, the 8th General Assembly of Representatives of GIPH Members convened at the Community Centre of the Wujek Coal Mine.

Jubileuszowe spotkanie organizatorów i działaczy Izby z okazji 5 lecia działalności GIPH

On 20–22 March, the “Coal and Energy” conference, organized by the Chamber, took place.
Meetings organized by GIPH were held concerning the possibilities for cooperation between Polish mining enterprises and foreign partners, including with representatives of the State of Virginia (USA), parliamentarians of the People’s Republic of China, and the President of the National Mining Association of the USA, General Richard L. Lawson.
During the year, several meetings took place between representatives of GIPH, the KADRA Trade Union Alliance, and the Main Board of the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians concerning the expansion of tripartite cooperation.
A number of opinions, expert studies, and proposals were submitted to representatives of the government side, including those concerning: restructuring measures, technical conditions to be met by construction structures of mining plants, the draft Waste Act, the organization and tasks of mine rescue services, the draft Tax Ordinance Act, the government privatization programme, the draft Act on economic self-government, and the draft Act on chambers of industry and commerce.
On 25 April, an off-site meeting of the GIPH Supervisory Board took place at the Bełchatów Brown Coal Mine.
GIPH participated in stationary and off-site meetings of the Parliamentary Subcommittee for Fuel and Energy Policy and Mining.
On 24 October, an off-site meeting of the GIPH Supervisory Board took place in Kielce, hosted by the Employers’ Association of Mining and Mineral Processing.
A seminar organized by GIPH entitled “Legal and Commercial Aspects of Contracts in International Trade” and a conference entitled “Coking Coal – Metallurgy and Coking Industry” were held.
On 12 December, the 7th General Assembly of Representatives of the Members of the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce took place at the Community Centre of the Wujek Coal Mine.

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Wyjazdowe posiedzenie Rady Nadzorczej GIPH

In June, at the 5th General Meeting of GIPH Member Representatives, it was decided to expand operations nationwide and to include mining sectors other than hard coal production, as well as to change the name to the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

The General Inspectorate of State Treasury (GIPH) has published a report titled “The Role of Hard Coal in Meeting the Country’s Energy Needs: A Hard Coal Balance Sheet Through 2010”

The Upper Silesian Mining Chamber was established in March.

Akt założycielski Izby