Bäder.forum 2024 with IAKS experts from Australia and Canada: 18-19 September in Vienna, Austria

The agenda offers a wealth of key notes, presentations, forums and panel discussions over two days. Almost 20 high-calibre experts will give talks on innovative pool concepts, sustainability, energy efficiency and digital and sustainable pools of the future. 

This year, as co-operation partner of the bäder.forum, IAKS Austria was also able to attract international experts from Australia, Canada, Germany, Norway, Spain and Switzerland. You can look forward to these topics with experts from the IAKS network:

• Challenges and Opportunities in the Thermal Spa Industry
  Dr Stefan Kannewischer, Kannewischer Holding AG and IAKS President
• A Look Across the Pond – Innovative Aquatic Concepts in Canada
  Darryl Condon, hmca architecture and IAKS Vice President
• Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in Focus – The Swimming Pool as a Passive House
  Björn Aas, COWI 
• Aquatic Concepts in Australia & What We Can Learn from Them
  Yvette Audet, Fluidra Australia and IAKS Vice President 
• More Than the Swimming Pool: A Holistic Vision of Integration and Multifunctionality
  Ruth Pujol Blume, wooarchitects 
• Digital and Sustainable Pools of the Future – The Impact of Alliances and Partnerships
  Prof. Dr Christian Kuhn, DSBG Managing Director

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Event language: German
All lectures on Wednesday will be translated into English/German.

The event will take place on 18 and 19 September in the lecture halls and exhibition areas of the historic Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria.

Tickets starting EUR 299 for the two congress days and/or the networking event on the evening of 18 September can be purchased online. IAKS members receive a discount of 40 euros with the code IAKSMEMBER.

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Pool excursion with IAKS Austria on 17 September

Prior to the “Bäderforum” international conference, IAKS Austria invites you to take a tour of Vienna's aquatic facilities world. The programme for the excursion on 17 September includes the Amalienbad and the Therme Wien. On site, the managers and/or architects will give you a look behind the scenes of the renowned aquatic facilities.

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