In June, an event organized by the Mountain Operations Department of the Command Faculty of Akademia Wojsk Lądowych was held at Dolnośląskie Centrum Sportu – Polana Jakuszycka, with the invaluable support of its co-organizers: NATO Mountain Warfare Centre Of Excellence, the High Mountain Training Section of Akademia Wojsk Lądowych and Grupa Karkonoska GOPR.
The conference was attended by 180 participants from countries including Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Scotland, Sweden, South Korea, the USA and Poland. During the two-day event, a total of 19 lectures and 5 workshops were held.
Following a brief opening by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Lt. Col. Dr. Andrzej Demkowicz, the invited lecturers took the floor. The first day of the conference focused on two lecture panels: “Mountain Warfare” and “Search and Rescue”. The speakers were experts from NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence, European Union Pooling & Sharing Mountain Training Initiative, Mountain and Winter Warfare School in Mittenwald, 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, the Italian Army’s Mountain Infantry, Krakowska Akademia Nauk im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego and Polska Akademia Nauk.
The second day of the conference focused on new technologies used in the mountains. In addition to the morning lectures, participants were able to take an active part in equipment workshops, where they had the opportunity to learn about various types of mountain equipment used by services around the world.
Dolnośląskie Centrum Sportu #NaPolanie is an excellent venue for conferences and business meetings. The modern buildings include, among other facilities, rooms with training infrastructure adapted to the needs of athletes, including athletes with disabilities, as well as an underground car park, changing rooms, a swimming pool, a gym with a wellness area, an educational and conference centre, and restaurant and accommodation areas available to tourists and skiing enthusiasts.
More details at: polanajakuszycka.pl