Registration Info

For registration please use the online Registration form.

For members of the society (ÖMG) and students reduced registration fees are offered.

The registration fee includes the conference documents, abstract volume (printed volume of Mitteilungen ÖMG), free (non-alcoholic) drinks and snacks during session breaks, free buffet and drinks at icebreaker party. 

Accomanying persons are welcome. Their fee includes participation at the icebreaker party.

Please note that the conference dinner and excursions are not included but must be booked separately, also for accompanying persons.

There is no extra charge for submission of abstracts. For submission use the form provided in the menu Abstracts Info.

Conference Registration fee
Non-member of ÖMG 210,00 EUR
ÖMG member 180,00 EUR
Student* 80,00 EUR
ÖMG student member* 60,00 EUR
Accompaying person 60,00 EUR
Conference dinner 50,00 EUR
   
Excursions  
Excursion A: Arzberg Historic Pb-Zn mine and cheese tasting 35,00 EUR
Excursion B: Mineral collection R. Pomberger, Eisenerz 10,00 EUR
Leoben guided city tour 15,00 EUR

* Students must provide evidence that they are actively enrolled in a Bachelor /Master /PhD program. Confirmation ("Studienbestätigung") must be sent to minpet(at)unileoben.ac.at. as part of the registration. 

Information about registration for exhibitors is provided in Partners.

Payment can only be made by bank transfer. After receipt of your registration, you will receive an invoice for the contributions to be paid and banking details via email within the next days. With the invoice, your registration will be bindingly confirmed.

Cancellation policy

Registration fees will only be refunded if the notice of cancellation is received until 31 July 2025. The cancellation fee is €50. Cancellations after 31 July 2025 and no-shows are not eligible for a refund.

A change of attendance is possible until 31 July 2025. The processing fee is €50. There is no reason (including but not limited to illness) for registration cancellation that makes the above-mentioned deadline for cancellations inapplicable.

Data protection

By registering, you agree that the organizer can use your data (personal data, booked events, etc.) for its own purposes (list of participants, advertising, information about new events, etc.). By registering, you also agree that photos or film recordings taken of you during the event may be published.


Abstracts Info

Thank you for your interest in the MinPet 2025 conference. Please follow the guidelines on this page for submission of your abstract. The abstract submission deadline is Thuesday 15 July 2025.

We accept maximally two (one oral + one poster) presentations from one registered attendee.

Abstracts will be published and printed in hard copy as a regular issue of the Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft (ÖMG).

Abstracts can only be finally accepted for publication after registration of the first/presenting author and receipt of payments.

Use the Word template provided to compile your abstract: Title, Author(s), affiliation(s) of author (s) and abstract text. Carefully follow the guidelines for preparation of the abstracts given therein. Abstracts must not be longer than a single page in the template layout and should be uploaded as an editable Word document using a unique file name containing the name of the first author etc. 

Fill in the submission information of title, author(s), and affiliation(s) of author(s) in the Abstracts submission form and accept the license and copyright agreement. Fill in a separate form for each submitted contribution.

In the Abstract submission form also provide information for which session you plan to submit your contribution and your preferred type of presentation (oral/poster). The organizers reserve the right to transfer oral to poster presentations.

After submission of your abstract you will receive a confirmation from the conference office via email about 48 hours.


Student Poster Award

The Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft (ÖMG) will award prizes for the three best poster presentations by M.Sc. or Ph.D. students (as first author). The posters will be evaluated by a committee during the whole duration of the conference. Each prize amounts to 200 €.

Participants should register for the Poster Award at the time of on-site registration (confirmation of student status needed) and will receive a sticker to be displayed with their poster. They are expected to be present during poster sessions to explain their work.