Organizational information
Dates
3–8 August 2025
Faculty of Humanities | University of Silesia in Katowice
ul. Uniwersytecka 4 | 40-007 Katowice
For practical information about the city of Katowice, accommodation, and public transport, please visit the website: https://welcome.katowice.eu/
Conference fees:
● regular conference fee: 270,- euro / 1160,- PLN
● fee for online presentation: 80,- euro / 350,- PLN
Payment period
● 1 February – 1 May 2025 (payments after this date will not be possible)
Please make the payment to the following bank account:
● Beneficiary: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
● Bank Name: ING Bank Śląski S.A.
● Account Number: 74 1050 1214 1000 0007 0000 7909
● SWIFT: INGBPLPW
● IBAN: PL74 1050 1214 1000 0007 0000 7909
● Reference: Saga2025+Surname
We will accept payments of the conference fees starting from 1 February. Make sure to complete the payment by 1 May to ensure your registration is processed.
The regular conference fee covers all lunches, coffee breaks, the conference dinner, and other conference materials and afternoon activities. Please note that the conference fee does not cover accommodation and excursion costs.
We would also like to clarify that the online participants will only be able to view those of the panels that include virtual presentations – the rest of the conference will not be held in hybrid format, with the exception of the keynote presentations, which will be streamed live on the CBNS Facebook page.
Please note that, following University regulations, direct bank transfer is the only payment method that can be accepted. Regretfully, the University is unable to accept any other form of payment for conference registration (unfortunately, neither credit card nor PayPal nor cash payments are possible).
Please bear in mind that only those of the participants who have already registered as online speakers are eligible for the fee for online presentation.
Please note also that we will be unable to refund the fee difference should a participant wish to change their status from an in-person to a virtual presentation in the upcoming months before the conference.
If the payment for the conference fee was made by an institution, an invoice will be issued and sent by registered physical mail to the address of the given institution. If the participant paid from their private account and needs an invoice for settlement of accounts, please contact us by e-mail as soon as possible. In the e-mail please include the necessary data (institution name, address and VAT number) of the institution to which the invoice should be issued. However, if the conference fee was paid by an individual who is formally representing a university or other institution, a personal invoice can be sent to the university/institution at the explicit request of the individual.
Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodation in Katowice.
We recommend two hotels, Novotel Katowice Centrum and Mercure Katowice Centrum, which prepared a special rate for the conference participants. The recommended hotels are within a walking distance from the conference venue.
Novotel Katowice Centrum
al. Walentego Roździeńskiego 16, 40-202 Katowice
Reservation can be made using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/y9kc7dxf
or by contacting the reservation department :
– KWIATKOWSKI KAROL : karol.kwiatkowski@accor.com ; 0048 32 200 44 51
– KEMPA BOZENA : bozena.kempa@accor.com ; 0048 32 200 44 50
– SLONKA KAMIL : kamil.slonka@accor.com ; 0048 32 200 44 27
Mercure Katowice Centrum
ul. Młyńska 6, 40-098 Katowice
Reservation can be made:
– via internet: bit.ly/4a5Zw4b
– via e-mail: hb580-re@accor.com
– via telephone: +48 32 797 88 00
Use the discount code SAGA2025
Dr Grzegorz Bartusik (University of Silesia)
Assoc. Prof. Rafał Borysławski (University of Silesia)
Dr Carina Damm (University of Silesia)
Dr Remigiusz Gogosz (independent scholar)
Dr Annett Krakow (University of Silesia)
Assoc. Prof. Jakub Morawiec (University of Silesia)
Dr Ryder Patzuk-Russell (University of Silesia)
Dr Marta Rey-Radlińska (Jagiellonian University)
Dr Kendra Willson (Jagiellonian University)