In the 4th International Scientific and Training Conference “SELECTED VENTILATION AND FIRE ISSUES IN COAL MINES” organised by The Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians Central Mining Institute (SITG GIG) in Katowice and sponsored by AZIS Mining Service and Termospec – in beautiful buildings of SPA Hotel Laskowo among enchanting Racibórz Forests – 96 participants from the world of science and industry from Poland and the Czech Republic took part.