
19. a 20. 3. 2025
hotel Tatra, Bratislava, Slovakia
GREEN 4EVER!
Social evening on the Danube river at PONTON!
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What was the WPP PA 2025 conference like?
On 19.03. and 20.03.2025, the WPP PA 2025 conference was held at the Tatra Hotel in Bratislava, which traditionally consists of a joint plenary part and two separate sections Wood, Pulp and Paper and Polygrafia Academica (https://wpppa.educell.sk/), which was organized by: Institute of Natural and Synthetic Polymers FCHPT STU in Bratislava, Association of Printing in Slovakia, Pulp and Paper Research Institute in Bratislava, Association of Pulp and Paper Industry of the Slovak Republic, Association of Wood Processors of the Slovak Republic, Society of the Paper and Pulp Industry, Slovak Chemical Society at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Centre for Digital Innovation.
The conference focused on current challenges in the pulp and paper, wood processing and printing industries. An important space was devoted to education, human resources preparation and research. The conference was intended for experts and equipment suppliers, teachers, researchers, students and all those interested in wood, paper and printing technology. The conference was opened by Jori Ringman, CEO of the Confederation of the Paper Industry(CEPI). The conference was attended by 133 participants from six countries, 44 papers, 5 plenary and 4 invited lectures, 23 lectures in the WPP section and 12 lectures in the PA section and 15posters were presented during two days. The professional discussion continued at the social evening of the conference and meetings of graduates, students and friends of the Department of Wood, Pulp and Paper and the Department of Printing and Applied Photochemistry, ÚPSP,FCHPT STU in Bratislava. The cultural program in the PONTON event space was enriched by a great performance by the university folklore ensemble Technik.
The organizers of the conference would like to thank especially the general sponsor: Mondi SCP, all other sponsors of the conference (https://wpppa.educell.sk/sponsors/) as well as all conference participants for their active participation and support of the conference.
Transport
The entrance to our car park is from Školská street. You can park in front of the hotel or in the underground garage, which is reserved for hotel guests and from which you can comfortably reach the hotel reception by elevator.
As far as the public transportation is concerned, please use the tram number 7 and get off at the stop named Blumentál. Go back approximately 30 metres and you can see our hotel on the right side. You can also use the tram number 1 from the railway station and get off at the stop named STU – Slovenská technická univerzita, than go towards the big church and after approximately 100 metres you can see our hotel on the left side. You need to buy ticket for 30 minutes at tram stop in front of railway station – there is an orange ticket machine for coins. For more information, please visit: http://www.dpb.sk.
As far as the public transportation is concerned, please use bus number 61 from the Bratislava airport and go to the bus stop named Račianské mýto, than change to tram number 3 or number 5 and get off at the stop named Blumentál. After approximately 30 metres you can see our hotel on the rigth side. You need to buy ticket for one hour at bus stop in front of arrival hall of the airport – there is an orange ticket machine for coins. For more information, please visit: http://www.dpb.sk.
As far as the public transportation is concerned, please use the bus number 21 from the bus station Mlynské nivy and go to the stop named Račianské mýto, than change to the tram number 3 or 5 and get off at the stop named Blumentál. After approximately 30 metres you can see our hotel on the rigth side. You need to buy 60 minute ticket. There is an orange ticket machine for coins in front of the building of the bus station. For more information, please visit: http://www.dpb.sk.
TAXI
Of course you can also use the services of Taxi Carriers. More than 20 licensed taxi companies are registered in Bratislava. Before the taxi starts driving, check if the driver has the taximeter on. When paying, you can round the amount up to the nearest euro cent or the whole euro. It is better to order a taxi by phone than to stop it on the street. The starting amount is between EUR 5 and EUR 15. The taxi driver is obliged to issue a receipt to the customer if they so request. All taxis have multiple fares: lower when ordering by phone, higher when stopping a taxi on the street or boarding a taxi stand. The taximeter in the taxi shows two values: the fare rate and the total cost of the trip.
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The Danube Port is located on the banks of the Danube and is about a 10-15 minute walk from Hotel Saffron. You can also use public transportation by taking tram number 4 towards Nové Mesto train station. Get off at the Americké námestie stop. Hotel Saffron is only a 1-minute walk from there.
The conference will reflect the current challenges in the thematic areas and is oriented to professionals from the wood, paper, printing and packaging industries, suppliers of materials and equipment, a significant space will be devoted to education and research, teachers, researchers, and students and all those interested in wood processing, paper, and printing.
The conference program will consist of the joint plenary and two separate sections of Wood, Pulp and Paper 2025 and Polygrafia Academica 2025.
Accomodation
Organizers of the conference recommend to book accomodations in advance at:
Hotel Tatra

Nám. 1. mája 5, 811 06 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2 592 72 111
Mob.: +421 948 840 441
http://www.hoteltatra.sk
rezervacie@hoteltatra.sk
frontdesk@hoteltatra.sk
Hotel Akademik

Vazovova 1, 811 07 Bratislava
Reception desk phone: +421 918 664 027
https://ubytovanieastravovanie.stuba.sk/hotel-akademik
elena.trochtova@stuba.sk
AC Hotel Bratislava

Vysoká 2A, 811 06 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2 200 200 00
https://www.acbratislava.sk
info@acbratislava.com
Crowne Plaza Bratislava

Hodžovo nám. 2, 816 25 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2 5934 8111
https://cpbratislava.sk/sk/
reservation@cpbratislava.sk
info@cpbratislava.sk
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CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Department of Wood, Pulp and Paper
Institute of Natural and Synthetic Polymer
Radlinskeho 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia
Ida Skotnicová, wpp@educell.sk
Mobile: +421 949 54 29 12