Topics

Real events associated with the presence of hazardous substances posing a CBRN risk – knowledge and experience from real events associated with the presence of hazardous substances posing a CBRN risk to citizens or responding forces
Detection and Identification – new knowledge and methods in the detection and identification of hazardous substances posing a CBRN risk to citizens or responders
Decontamination – research and development of methods and means for decontamination of CBRN agents
Effects of hazardous substances on the body – research on the effects of hazardous substances posing a CBRN risk on the body and new knowledge on prevention, diagnosis and therapy in cases of exposure to these substances
Protection against hazardous substances – research and development of new materials for protection against hazardous substances, new personal protective equipment and methods for their testing and evaluation
Risk prevention in the field of protection against hazardous substances posing a CBRN risk – advanced training and education in the field of hazardous substances

Scientific Committee

- - Ing. Pavel Častulík, CSc., Dekonta CBRN, s. r. o., Czech Republic,
  - prof. Dr. Ing. Aleš Dudáček, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic,
  - plk. gšt. prof. Ing. Stanislav Florus, CSc., University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic,
  - mjr. Ing. Jiří Matějka, MV-GŘ Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic,
  - Prof. MUDr. Leoš Navrátil, CSc., MBA, dr. h. c., Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic,
  - Ing. Ladislava Navrátilová, Ph.D., Population Protection Institute in Lázně Bohdaneč, Czech Republic,
  - prof. Ing. Pavel Otřísal, Ph.D., MBA, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic,
  - Ing. Jiří Slabotinský, CSc., Czech Republic,
  - Mgr. Jakub Vaněk, Ph.D., National Institute for NBC Protection, Brno, Czech Republic.

Programme

Preliminary conference programme

16^th September 2026
8.00 – 9.30	Participant registration
9.30 – 10.45	Welcome opening and plenary presentations
10.45 – 12.30	Scientific Conference Programme
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch
13.30 – 14.30	Poster session and company exhibition
14.30 – 17.30	Scientific Conference Programme
19.00 – 22.00	Conference Evening (at Hotel u Milina)

17^th September 2026
8.30 – 11.30	Scientific Conference Programme
11.30 – 12.30	Lunch
12.30 – 14.30	Scientific Conference Programme
14.30 – 17.00	Practical HAZMAT & CBRN workshop: Modern analytical tools for identification of CBRN agents and quality control
19.00 – 22.00	Workshop social evening in Hotel u Milina

18^th September 2026
8.30 – 13.00	Practical HAZMAT & CBRN workshop: Modern analytical tools for identification of CBRN agents and quality control

Scientific programme may be partly divided into sections. The programme schedule might be slightly changed.

List of accepted contributions

The list of accepted contributions (oral presentations and posters) will be posted here in June 2026.

Book of Abstracts

The Book of Abstracts will be published in print with ISBN number, in digital form at Hazmat Protect conference on USB and it will be free for downloading on the conference website after the event.

Selected scientific articles – fulltexts from the Hazmat Protect conference will be published here at the conference website after the event.

Practical workshop

The Hazmat Protect 2026 conference will be followed by Practical HAZMAT & CBRN workshop: Modern analytical tools for identification of CBRN agents and quality control (17th to 18th September). The participants will learn about the newest analytic devices for laboratory as well as on-site analysis of hazardous substances and other critical commodities in form of practical tasks.