Programme at a glance
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| Time | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |||||||
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| 15.09.26 | 16.09.26 | 17.09.26 | 18.09.26 | 19.09.26 | ||||||||
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Registration | Registration | Registration | Registration desk open all day | ||||||||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Exhibition | Exhibition | Exhibition | Technical and Sightseeing tour | ||||||||
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Workshops:
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Keynote lecture 3 | Keynote lecture 6 | |||||||||
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Opening ceremony | Keynote lecture 4 | Parallel session 16 Parallel session 17 Parallel session 18 |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Plenary session 2 | |||||||||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Keynote lecture 1 | |||||||||||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Group photo + coffee break | Coffee break / Poster session 2 | Coffee break / Poster session 4 | |||||||||
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Parallel session 1 Parallel session 2 Parallel session 3 |
Parallel session 7 Parallel session 8 Parallel session 9 |
Parallel session 19 Parallel session 20 Parallel session 21 |
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| 12:00 - 12:30 | ||||||||||||
| 12:30 - 13:00 | ||||||||||||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Free time | Lunch
Rockbowl Round 1
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Lunch | Lunch | ||||||||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | ||||||||||||
| 14:00 - 14:30 |
Workshops & Courses:
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Keynote lecture 2 | Keynote lecture 5 | Keynote lecture 7 | ||||||||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Plenary session 1 | Parallel session 10 Parallel session 11 Parallel session 12 |
Closing ceremony, Awards, Farewells | |||||||||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | ||||||||||||
| 15:30 - 16:00 | ||||||||||||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break / Poster session 1 | Coffee break / Poster session 3 | ||||||||||
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Parallel session 4 Parallel session 5 Parallel session 6 |
Parallel session 13 Parallel session 14 Parallel session 15 |
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| 17:00 - 17:30 | ||||||||||||
| 17:30 - 18:00 | ||||||||||||
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Rockbowl Final | European council meeting | ||||||||||
| 18:30 - 19:00 | ||||||||||||
| 19:00 - 19:30 | Welcome reception - Music band | Partial saturation - Macedonian drinks' testing with music (human hydrogeology) | ||||||||||
| 19:30 - 20:00 | ||||||||||||
| 20:00 - 20:30 | Gala dinner | |||||||||||
| 20:30 - … | ||||||||||||
Tuesday
15.09.2026-
08:00 – 19:00
Registration
-
09:00 – 13:00
Workshops:
Combining Field Data-Driven Characterization and Modeling to Enhance Insight in Applied Rock Engineering (Chair: Ali Anil Yunatci)
Introduction to the Physical Properties of Rocks (Chair: Risto Kiuru)
Key aspects for the application of the second generation of Eurocode 7 to Rock Engineering (Chair: José Estaire, Gunilla Franzén)
Commission Meetings:
09:30 – 11:30: ISRM Commission on Testing Methods (Chair: Resat Ulusay)
12:00 – 13:00: Risks and Reliability in Rock Slope Engineering (Chair: Neil Bar)
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13:00 – 14:00
Free time
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14:00 – 18:00
Workshops & Courses:
ISRM Commission on Testing Methods (Chair: Resat Ulusay)
Risks and Reliability in Rock Slope Engineering (Chair: Neil Bar)
A practical guide to photogrammetry for rock mass characterization (Chair: Lauri Uotinen)
Half-day short course by Nick Barton (Chair: Nicholas Barton)
Wednesday
16.09.2026-
08:00 – 19:00
Registration
-
08:30 – 19:00
Exhibition
-
09:30 – 10:30
Opening ceremony
-
10:30 – 11:00
Keynote lecture 1
-
11:00 – 11:30
Group photo + coffee break
-
11:30 – 13:00
Parallel sessions
Parallel session 1
Parallel session 2
Parallel session 3
-
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch / Rockbowl Round 1
-
14:00 – 14:30
Keynote lecture 2
-
14:30 – 16:00
Plenary session 1
-
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break / Poster session 1
-
16:30 – 18:00
Parallel sessions
Parallel session 4
Parallel session 5
Parallel session 6
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18:00 – 19:00
Rockbowl Final
Thursday
17.09.2026-
08:00 – 19:00
Registration
-
08:30 – 19:00
Exhibition
-
09:00 – 09:30
Keynote lecture 3
-
09:30 – 10:00
Keynote lecture 4
-
10:00 – 11:00
Plenary session 2
-
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break / Poster session 2
-
11:30 – 13:00
Parallel sessions
Parallel session 7
Parallel session 8
Parallel session 9
-
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
-
14:00 – 14:30
Keynote lecture 5
-
14:30 – 16:00
Parallel sessions
Parallel session 10
Parallel session 11
Parallel session 12
-
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break / Poster session 3
-
16:30 – 18:00
Parallel sessions
Parallel session 13
Parallel session 14
Parallel session 15
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18:00 – 19:00
European council meeting
Friday
18.09.2026-
08:00 – 16:00
Registration desk open all day
-
08:30 – 16:00
Exhibition
-
09:00 – 09:30
Keynote lecture 6
-
09:30 – 11:00
Parallel sessions
Parallel session 16
Parallel session 17
Parallel session 18
-
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break / Poster session 4
-
11:30 – 13:00
Parallel sessions
Parallel session 19
Parallel session 20
Parallel session 21
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13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
-
14:00 – 14:30
Keynote lecture 7
-
14:30 – 16:00
Closing ceremony, Awards, Farewells
Saturday
19.09.2026-
08:30 – 16:00
Technical and Sightseeing tour
* Accompanying persons programme (date and attractions to visit in and arround Skopje to be announced)
Program at this stage is tentative. Please follow web-site updates
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Get Directions to the Event
Hotel Aleksandar Palace, Skopje
Blvd. 8th September No. 15, 1000 Skopje
North Macedonia
How to get there:
The hotel Aleksandar Palace, leading hotel in Macedonia, is located on the right bank of the river Vardar next to the city park, only 3 km away from the town center and just next to the most important administrative, cultural and historical buildings.
Arriving in Skopje?
To ensure a seamless journey to the venue, EUROCK 2026 has partnered with Global Taxi to offer all international participants a guaranteed, fixed-rate transfer directly to the conference hotel.
