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The International Molinological Society (TIMS) is active since 1965, and is the only organization dedicated to mills at a worldwide scale. TIMS has around 400 members in over 35 countries.

PL2027 - The 17th TIMS Symposium in Poland - Introduction

PL2027 logo small The 17th TIMS Symposium will take place from the 10th to the 16th of May 2027, and the Post-Tour will be from the 17th to the 21st of May.

The venue of the Symposium will be the National Museum of Agriculture and Food Industry in Szreniawa, which is about 14 km south of the city of Poznan. Poznan can easily be reached by car, and has excellent railway connections, as well as its own airport.

Our Symposium Chairman is Marcin Stefaniak, who is working at the Museum of Milling and Water Equipment of Rural Industry in Jaracz, a branch of the National Museum of Agriculture and Food Industry in Szreniawa.

Of course, a visit to Marcin's museum is planned during the Symposium.

The theme for the Symposium is “Documentation and Restoration of Historic Mill Buildings”, so papers on this topic will be appreciated. Of course, papers on other topics are welcome as well.

PL2027 Hotel

The Symposium hotel will be Hotel Delicjusz, about 3 km south west of the Symposium venue.

PL2027 - Invitation to the 17th TIMS Symposium in Poland

PL2027 Invitation

PL2027 - Call for Papers

We call on all TIMS members and others to present their molinological research as a formal paper and/or as an informal, short contribution. Papers on all molinological topics are welcome.

It is our intention to let the theme “Documentation and Restoration of Historic Mill Buildings” be the guiding theme throughout the Symposium. Therefore, we especially would appreciate papers on this topic.

Please let us know, when you plan to submit a formal paper or to present a short/informal contribution, by means of a filled-in "Paper Submission Form". The deadline for submitting this form is the 31th of May 2026.

Deadline for submission of papers is the 15th of January 2027. Please read and follow the “Formal Paper instructions”, as well as the "Instructions and Information for Presenters".

Registration for the TIMS Mid-Term Tour to Belgium

The registration for the 2026 Mid-Term Tour to Belgium can still be done, but do not wait too long, as there are just a small number of places available . . .

Please go to the registation website: https://www.flandersmills.be/midterm-registration/

Here you can register online, and you will find all information about the tour.