Beyond the talks

Where the conversations actually happen

Two evening events bracket the three days in Passau, with coffee breaks, lunches and a poster session in between — and quiet breakout space whenever a hallway chat wants to become a proper conversation.

Day 1 · Monday 21 September · from 19:00

Oktoberfest Reception

A relaxed first evening to open the conference — welcome drinks, Bavarian bites, and the easiest chance of the week to put faces to the names you've been emailing.

When: Mon 21 Sep · from 19:00
Where: On-site at the University of Passau
Included: All conference tickets

The MS Sissi on the Danube in front of Passau's old town

Day 2 · Tuesday 22 September · from 19:00

Conference Dinner on the Danube

A four-hour cruise on the MS Sissi — dinner, drinks, and the Passau old town sliding past the windows as the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz do their three-rivers thing.

Boarding: From 19:00
Departure: 19:30 sharp
Duration: ~4 hours on the water
Ticket: Separate dinner ticket

Anna Breger and Johannes G. Schwarz of Wiener Miniorchester — violin and accordion, on a bench overlooking the Danube

Live on board

Folk music from the Bavarian–Austrian borderlands

The evening is accompanied by live regional folk music, drawing on the dance traditions of Lower Bavaria and Upper Austria, performed by musicians rooted in the Viennese folk and dance community.

Expect warm hospitality, good food, and music that feels very much at home in Passau.

Performed by the Wiener Miniorchester — Anna Breger on nyckelharpa and violin, Johannes G. Schwarz on accordion.

The Conference Dinner is a separately ticketed add-on — grab one on the tickets page alongside your conference pass. Exact dock location, accessibility information and dietary-requirement details are shared with dinner ticket holders closer to the date.

Between sessions

Networking, breaks, and room to break out

The hallway track carries as much of the conference as the sessions do. Coffee breaks sit between every block, lunches are on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the poster session on Tuesday afternoon is built for unhurried one-on-ones.

If a conversation needs a quieter corner than the coffee area, the venue has smaller rooms you can duck into for a proper discussion. Ask at the registration desk and they'll point you at whatever's free.

Coffee breaks: Between every session block across all three days.
Lunches: Tuesday and Wednesday, on-site.
Poster session: Tuesday afternoon — pitches first, then walkaround.

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