Meet the experts under the motto "Quality requires qualification" for the 13th IOB-Congress in Vienna - Austria!

Please note that the organization and financial management of the congress in Wien will be fully taken care of by the Austrian federation VÖSN.
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Vienna, Austria, September 17th+18th 2025

 

Since 1999, the biennial International Swimming Pond Congress has been a source of inspiration for new ideas and innovation, as well as a hub for interdisciplinary exchange of specialist companies and manufacturers who plan, build, supply, operate and assess natural bathing waters.
The expertise will be passed on to the participants by outstanding speakers at this Congress.
The 13th International Swimming Pond Congress will take place on 17th and 18th September 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The proven concept of the 10th Congress in Warsaw is largely taken over.
Venue is the Eventhotel Pyramide, Vienna, Vösendorf, a modern 4* business hotel with outstanding travelers rating. Lecture rooms, workshops, exhibition in the foyer, rooms and restaurant are in the immediate vicinity and within the resort.

Pondy Award

As patron of the International Swimming Pond Congress and umbrella organization for global swimming pond experts the International Organization for natural bathing water (IOB) has launched the Pondy Award.
All congress participants can vote for the winners of the international PONDY AWARD during the congress, which will be announced again by the IOB in 2025.
For Conditions of participation click here
and check last years winners

Sponsoren

Thank you to our sponsors 2025

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Exhibitors 2025

     

Program

Wednesday 17/09/2025 Convention Day 1  
       
Time Activity Theme Speaker(s)
08:15 Admittance    
08:45 Welcome Welcome from the IOB and the VÖSN Stefan Meier, IOB Franz Kubacek, VÖSN
09:15 Lecture 1 Microbes, the invisible helpers Martin Grasssberger
10:15 Coffee break    
11:00 Lecture 2 Hygienic relevance of quick filters
(research results)
Mathias Frey
12:00 Lecture 3 Plankton in open water in bathing waters with rapid filters
(research results)
Antje Kakuschke
12:45 Lunch    
14:15 Lecture 4 Impact of climate change on our industry Gerhard Hohenwarter (Angefragt)
15:00 Lecture 5 What lives in natural bathing waters (frog in a drop of water campaign)
(research results)
UNI Innsbruck
15:30 Coffee break    
16:15 Lecture 6 Macroorganisms in biological rapid filters Andreas Fuchs
16:45 Lecture 7 Swimming pond maintenance versus nature conservation Martin Mikulitsch
17:15 Lecture 8 Heating of natural bathing waters Christoph Fink
17:45 End of the first day of the convention    
20:00 Gala Event    
     

Program

Thursday 18/09/2025 Convention Tag 2  
       
Time Activity Theme Speaker(s)
08:30 Admittance    
08:45   Welcome  
09:00 Lecture 1 Gifte und Konsequenzen für Naturpool und Schwimmteich Franz Kubacek
09:30 Lecture 2 Die Hygiene in Pools - von 100 Jahre Chlordesinfektion zu einer biologische Zukunft Jakob Schelker
10:45 Coffee break    
11:15 Lecture 3 Mitarbeiterbindung im Zeitalter der großen Transformation21 Johannes Dornhecker
12:00 Lecture 4 Hygiene durch Verdünnung Wolfgang Wesner
12:30 Lunch    
14:00 Lecture 5 Gemeinsam sind wir stark - Vorarbeit für internationale Richtlinien von Naturfreibädern inkl Diskussion Stefan Bruns
14:30 Lecture 6 Naturfreibad Winsen - Nachhaltig und CO2 sparend Hannes Kurzreuter
14:45 Lecture 7 Sanierung/Umbau/ Neubau, Podiumsdiskusion ???
15:15 Coffee break    
16:00 Lecture 8 Bepflanzung für Schwimmteiche Claudia Tögel
16:45 Lecture 9 Öffentliche naturnahe Badegewässer - Erfahrungsberichte aus 3 Ländern Platter, Zauner, Colditz
17:30 End Ausblick und Verabschiedung  
     

Sponsoring

Use the synergies as a sponsor for and at the 12th International Swimming Pond Congress 2023 in Belgium!

The Convention expects up to 150 visitors every day from all over the world.

In addition, each sponsor receives the inclusion of his logo on the official homepage of the IOB Congress.

More information available: click here