Due to organisational difficulties, holding the 5th IOAA in Gdańsk as originally planned appears to be impossible. Fortunately, the local government of the province of Silesia has stepped in and promised full support, with the 5th IOAA now to be held in or near the southern cities of Katowice (the capital of the Silesian province and home of the Silesian Planetarium) and Kraków.