Summer School 2026

The Summer School of Vacuum Technology 2026 will take place in hotel Kraví Hora in Bořetice on May 25 to 27, 2026

SUMMER SCHOOL FOCUS:

Mass spectrometry principles and methods of instrumentation

The program of the Summer School of Vacuum Technology 2026 (SSVT 2026) is scheduled from the afternoon on Monday May 25th until noon on Wednesday May 27th. The traditional company evening will take place on Tuesday as a part of the school. Same as last year, this year’s SSVT will be conducted in English to enable the participation of non-Czech-speaking attendees. Within the school, students will also have opportunity to briefly present and discuss the results of their own work with possibility to present one-page abstract in the Zpravodaj CVS journal.

The school will focus on mass spectrometry covering the physical principles of the method and its instrumentation. Applications of mass spectrometry across various fields will be illustrated through interesting examples. Individual topics will be presented by renowned experts. The school is designed to provide comprehensive information even to those who are new to the field. 

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Professional program of the SSVT 2026

• Jakub Zlámal, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of technology, Brno

Fundamentals of the Motion of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields

• Andrew Chew, Edwards Ltd, Atlas Copco Scientific Vacuum Division, Burgess Hill, West Sussex

Considerations and approach in the design of vacuum systems for mass spectrometry

• Miroslav Polášek, Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Prague

Ion formation and fragmentation in mass spectrometry

• Jan Lörinčík, Research Centre Řež, Řež

Mass Analyzers: From Magnetic Sector to Orbitrap

• Ján Žabka, Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Prague

Mass spectrometry for space applications

• Josef Čáslavský, Global Change Research Institute of the CAS, Brno

Hyphenation of mass spectrometry with separation techniques

• Štefan Matejčík, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava

Application of Dopants in Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI) for Ion Mobility Spectrometry

• Michal Lacko, Thermo Fisher Scientific Brno s.r.o., Brno

Technology and applications of soft chemical ionization: SIFT-MS and PTR-MS

Short abstracts can be downloaded here Annotations_ENG

Flyer of the summer school can be downloaded here Flyer ENG 

Invitation and other information to download Invitation ENG 

List of student presentations to download.

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Accommodation of participants in double rooms and their meals are provided from lunch on May 25 until lunch on May 27. Please indicate all the required services in the binding electronic registration form, which you can find at this webpage. It is mandatory to register and deliver proof of payment by April 20, 2026. After this date, the organizers cannot guarantee the availability of accommodation in the hotel or in the nearby area. Send confirmation of payment by email to the address of the CVS secretariat cvs@vakspol.cz.

The registration fee includes the school fee, meals and accommodation. The Summer School participation fee is: 

• 2,500 CZK for individual CVS members and employees of organizational CVS members 
• 1,600 CZK for students CVS members  (with proof of student status)
• 2,000 CZK for other students
• 3,000 CZK for other participants

The registration fee also includes the proceedings. 

Accommodation with breakfast will be arranged for each participants (1250 CZK/night) and meals will be provided (lunch 325 CZK, dinner 270 CZK) according to the registration form. The hotel offers vegetarian meals as well (please indicate this in the registration form).

Please kindly pay the total amount for the registration fee, accommodation, and meals to the CVS account:

ČSOB, a.s., Václavské nám. 2
115 20 Prague 1
Account no.: 482836803/0300

Enter the variable symbol on the payment order: 0106. As a specific symbol, write your nine-digit phone number listed on the registration form.

If you are unable to apply via the website electronic registration form, please contact the Czech Vacuum Society secretary.

The deadline for applications is April 20, 2026 at 4 p.m

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Kraví Hora hotel:

Hotel Kraví Hora is located in the village of Bořetice. This wine-growing village lies in the very heart of the Modré Hory Mountains and the Hustopečsko Microregion. The village is situated in a gently rolling landscape at the foot of the Ždánický Forest. The Trkmanka River, locally called “Svodnica”, flows through it. The most famous location is the Kraví hory, where hills of fertile vineyards rise above numerous wine cellars.  Hotel website: www.kravihora.cz

Address:
Hotel Kraví Hora
Bořetice 510
691 08

Bořetice
Czech republic

GPS:
48°55′9.955″N, 16°50′46.676″E

How to reach Bořetice:

By Car
The Brno-Břeclav-Bratislava motorway passes 5 km from the village and Bořetice is easily accessible by using when use EXIT 25 Hustopeče or EXIT 41 Podivín.

By bus
Bus service to Bořetice is working, you can use easy, save and cheap connection to our place. You can get in the bus in Brno, Hustopeče, Velké Pavlovice or in Břeclav.

By train
The village has a small railway station, situated on the railway number 255: Hodonín – Zaječí or Nr. 250: Brno-Břeclav + change to No. 255: Zaječí – Hodonín

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