October 2026: Poland hosts the 29th meeting of the CTIF History Commission & the 33rd Conference of the CTIF International Study Group for the History of Fire Service and Fire Protection
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Dear members of the commission,
I am sending you the invitation and agenda for the 29th meeting of the History Commission at the CTIF, which will take place on 7th October 2026 in Mysłowice, Poland. If you want to participate online, please let me know and you will receive a participation link shortly before the meeting.
Best regards from today sunny Vienna!
Gerald Schimpf, BA
Chairman History Commission
Cover Photo by CTIF
The entire CTIF History Commission and the Study Group photographed at a meeting in 2019.
Welcome to the 29th meeting of the History Commission at the CTIF and the subsequent 33rd Conference of the International Study Group for the History of Fire Service and Fire Protection at the CTIF on the subject of “Diversity & inclusion in the fire service - women & marginalised groups”. from 7th to 9th October 2026 in Mysłowice, Poland.
Conference and meeting program:
Tuesday, 6th October 2026
Arrival
19:00: Dinner together (with partners), location will be announced. Invitation of the hosts
Wednesday, 7th October 2026
8:15 a.m.: Departure from the hotel in Katowice to the meeting venue (Museum Mysłowice)
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: 29th CTIF Commission meeting, followed by return journey to the hotel
4.45 p.m.: Departure from the hotel in Katowice to the opening evening (in uniform) in Mysłowice
5.30 p.m.: Opening of the special exhibition & group photo
6.30: opening ceremony with dinner
Invitation of the hosts
Thursday, 8th October 2026
8:15 am: Departure from the hotel in Katowice to the conference venue (Museum Mysłowice)
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: 33rd meeting of the study group, followed by return journey to the hotel
Dinner together in the hotel (buffet) – if booked all day: Partner program (Pszczyna: castle, city,
park) – if booked
Friday, 9th October 2026
All day: Excursion to Krakow (Fire Service Academy with lunch, short city tour, castle); Fire Service
Museum Alwernia with dinner – if booked
Saturday, 10th October 2026
Departure
Registration:
For binding registration for the event fill in the Online form until September 30, 2026. (Please see registration link in PDF invitation attached.)