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Horyzont Mars 2026

Organizers

Organizing committee and institutions co-creating the conference.

Horyzont Mars

Organizing committee and institutions co-creating the conference.

This page collects the organizing committee and profiles of institutions co-creating the Horyzont Mars conference.

Horyzont Mars 2026

Organizing Committee

The organizing committee list is migrated from the current legacy organizers page.
  1. dr hab. Bartosz Smolik chair of the Organizing Committee
  2. dr hab. Dariusz Skrzypiński, prof. UWr director of the Institute of Political Science
  3. dr hab. Paweł Turczyński, prof. UWr chair of the PTSE Wrocław branch
  4. Robert Lubański Mars Society Polska
  5. dr Marlena Piotrowska chair of the PTNP Wrocław branch

Organizers

Organizations

The profiles below are based on the source WordPress page. Missing organization descriptions are not invented beyond the available material.

Mars Society Polska

Mars Society Polska (MSP) is an independent chapter of The Mars Society, a worldwide network of organizations working for Mars research, exploration and settlement.

Since 1999, MSP has focused on research and popular science projects.

As an organizer, MSP has been responsible for many space-themed events, including Mars Festival, European Mars Society conventions and ASTROBOT robotics competitions for students. Its work helped Polish student teams succeed in international Mars rover competitions, and since 2014 Poland has hosted the European Rover Challenge.

MSP members conduct research and outreach, co-author reports, advise Polish space sector initiatives and speak at scientific conferences, including Horyzont Mars.

  • a pressurized Mars rover project
  • support for the first Polish architectural designs of Mars bases
  • participation in Red Rover Goes to Mars and rover control programs for Spirit and Opportunity
  • analogue missions in MDRS and FARS habitats and simulated rover missions
  • the Magma-Laser science and technology project
www.marssociety.pl

Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocław

The Institute of Political Science at the University of Wrocław offers degree programs in political science, social project management and state security management.

Students work with lecturers whose expertise is also used by public administration, business and non-governmental organizations.

The Institute conducts national and international research and publishes widely in areas including international relations, political theory, history, communication and media, political marketing, social policy and political systems.

For years, the Institute has been among the leading political science centers in Poland. It also organizes conferences and debates on space policy, including events in the Horyzont Mars series.

www.politologia.uni.wroc.pl

Polish European Community Studies Association, Wrocław branch

The Polish European Community Studies Association, founded in 2012, established its Wrocław branch in 2014.

The branch brings together political scientists, lawyers, sociologists, economists, cultural studies scholars, media scholars and historians. PTSE supports research in European studies, integrates academic communities studying the European Union and promotes knowledge about Europe and European integration.

The Wrocław branch has organized and co-organized conferences, seminars and lectures, supported publications on European topics and co-created events on European security, NATO and European Union space policy.

www.ptse.eu