MCK – the Conference Venue

MCK

A Unique ESOF2024 Conference Venue

International Congress Centre (MCK)
Plac Sławika i Antalla 1
40-163 Katowice
POLAND

The venue of ESOF2024 will be a unique place on the architectural map of Silesia: the International Congress Centre in Katowice (MCK). The building, put into use in 2015, immediately gained the reputation of the best congress facility in Poland, receiving an award in the prestigious Meeting Planner Power Awards 2015 competition.

International Congress Centre in Katowice (MCK) | photo by MCK / SPODEK

International Congress Centre in Katowice (MCK) | photo by MCK/ SPODEK

An aerial view of a large building in a city at night.

Impressive design

Prominent Polish architects speak with delight about the MCK. The solutions used are impressive, combining post-industrial aesthetics with functional design and the masterful use of form decomposition by cutting the building with an irregularly shaped gap, creating a valley covered with greenery, with roofs descending to the ground.

MCK by night | photo by MCK / SPODEK

A richness of forms

The seamless integration of the facility into the architectural fabric of the city, near large-scale buildings of the Culture Zone, such as Spodek, NOSPR or the Silesian Museum, gives this part of the city a unique, modern and at the same time naturally green character. The richness of form, colour uniformity and ecological finishing materials: noble wood, glass and steel symbolically connect the facility with its surroundings and attract residents and tourists who admire the city panorama from here.

Catering zones | photo by MCK / SPODEK

MCK – many possibilities

The nature, area and capacity of the MCK facilities ensure the possibility of organizing significant events and more intimate meetings of various nature. The place combines congress, conference, exhibition, fair and entertainment functions. The facility will accommodate 15,000 users and, together with the neighbouring Spodek, constitutes one of the country's largest arenas for congresses, exhibitions, entertainment and sports events.

MCK Auditorium | photo by MCK / SPODEK

International Congress Centre (MCK)

Contact

esof2024@euroscience.org

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