The Congress will take place at the Jagiellonian University Conference Centre - Auditorium Maximum in the Royal Capital City of Krakow, the ancient capital of Poland, and by many still considered as the cultural capital of Poland, which may offer its long and rich history and traditions, and which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. In the year 2000 Krakow was proud to hold the name of European City of Culture awarded by the EU Council of Ministers.

Krakow is a university town since 1364, with the most famous students: Nicolaus Copernicus (1491-95) and the Pope John Paul II (1938-39, 1942-46), and currently with about 180,000 students yearly. The Polish Chapter of IAH and the AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environment Protection would be honoured to host you during the IAH 2010 Congress in Krakow.

For details about the venue, please visit websites:

http://www.krakow-info.com/travel.htm

http://www.krakowairport.pl/en

http://www.krakow-info.com/trains.htm

http://www.krakow.pl/en

http://www.kampus.uj.edu.pl/auditorium.htm