<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>Please find attached below a conference announcement sent on behalf of Prof. Anna Niedźwiecka (IF PAN). </div><div><br></div><div>All best wishes,</div><div>Maciej Lisicki</div><div><br></div><div>= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =</div><div><br>Dear Colleagues and Friends,<br><br>We are pleased to invite you to participate in the first edition of<br>‘BioMineralia: Past, Present and Beyond’<br>An International Conference on Advances in Biomineralization Research<br>to be held in Chęciny, the Holy Cross Mountains (Góry Świętokrzyskie), Poland<br>on September 17th to 20th 2026 (Thursday to Sunday):<br><a href="https://biomineralia.pl/">https://biomineralia.pl/</a><br><br>The conference is dedicated to bringing together researchers working<br>across the broad field of biomineralization.<br><br>Biomineralization is a rapidly developing field that focuses on processes<br>related to the formation of mineral structures by living organisms. The<br>growing interest in biominerals stems from their importance as archives of<br>environmental and physiological information, as well as from their<br>potential to inspire the design of novel materials.<br><br>What makes the BioMineralia conference unique is its effort to connect<br>perspectives that are essential for understanding the origin and<br>functioning of biomineralization processes and structures: those<br>interpreted from the geological past, observed in modern organisms, and<br>envisioned for future bio-inspired technologies.<br><br>Topics covered in the conference program include:<br>• Biomineralization in time (geological) and space (e.g. in relation to<br>environmental conditions), including questions concerning the origin of<br>biomineralization and the reliability of environmental and physiological<br>signatures recorded in biominerals;<br>• The dynamics and mechanisms of biomineralization processes, the<br>characteristics of the environments in which these processes occur, and<br>the resulting architecture of biomineral structures;<br>• Advanced techniques and methodological approaches in<br>biomineralization research;<br>• The fabrication of new bio-inspired materials (biomimetics) and the<br>current frontiers and limits of knowledge.<br>All of these issues lie at the intersection of multiple scientific<br>disciplines, and are addressed through observational, experimental, and in<br>silico approaches.<br><br>Many well-known scientists have agreed to give invited talks, as listed at:<br><a href="https://biomineralia.pl/program/">https://biomineralia.pl/program/</a><br><br>Important dates<br> Conference dates: 17–20 September 2026<br> Registration closes: 30 June 2026<br> Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2026<br> Notification of acceptance: 15 July 2026<br><br>The conference is organized by Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy<br>of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland together with Wrocław University of Science<br>and Technology, Poland, and Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of<br>Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.<br><br>The participants will be accommodated at the European Center for<br>Geological Education (<a href="https://www.eceg.uw.edu.pl/en/">https://www.eceg.uw.edu.pl/en/</a>), situated near the<br>medieval Chęciny Castle, right in the heart of an extinct quarry in the<br>Holy Cross Mountains. This area is considered a perfect research<br>environment for geologists.<br><br>Registration will be on the first-come first-served basis. Our goal is to<br>provide an informal, creative atmosphere and highly interactive nature of<br>this meeting, thus the number of participants is limited to ca. 100<br>persons.<br>You can already register and find more information on our website:<br><a href="https://biomineralia.pl/">https://biomineralia.pl/</a><br>We also encourage you to follow updates and announcements on our Facebook<br>page:<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585080509378">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585080509378</a><br><br>You are welcome to circulate this announcement to your co-workers and<br>anybody who may be interested.<br>We apologise for any possible multiple postings.<br><br>Looking forward to seeing you in Chęciny, Poland,<br>with best regards,<br>The BioMineralia Organizing Committee</div></body></html>