Summit 2024 on Nov 18th/19th in Berlin

The Summit is the central event of the Software Campus to bring together all those involved in the program. All participants are invited – whether the project is just starting, is currently running or has already been completed. The DLR project management agency and representatives of the BMBF will be on site, as will the HR and technical experts from the industry partners. All graduates will receive their degree certificates at this ceremony. Read more about what it was like last year here.

Registration for project presentations at the Summit is closed. Visitors still may register directly at stefan@software.testserver.berlin or susanne@software.testserver.berlin until 11 October 2024.

Agenda

Project presentations: Science Slam and poster/demo

An important part of the Summit will be the presentations of the IT research projects.

Who presents: All those who have already finished their project or are about to do so. But also those who are just starting the project and would like to present it to get feedback are welcome to do so. In general, each participant should present their own project at least once at a summit.

Each project will be presented in two different ways:

• Science Slam: Everyone gives a 5-minute short talk about their microproject on November 18th. You can work on your performance together with science slam coach Ingo Nordmann in individual virtual sessions (30 minutes). You can find more information here.
• Poster/ Demo: Additionally, participants are free to decide whether to promote their project presentation on November 19th with a poster or a demo.
• Booklet: All presented projects will be published in a booklet. When you register, please have a German or English description of your project with a maximum of 500 characters (including spaces), the project short title and the project duration ready.

Founders Pitch

At Software Campus we want to support not only careers in business and academia, but also those who want to found or already have. The Summit offers a great stage to present your founding idea or startup to potential cooperation partners, customers and supporters, we give out 3 slots of 5 minutes each. If you are interested: Write to susanne@software.testserver.berlin why you should be on this stage!

Earlier on: Event by the Alumni Association

On the weekend before the Summit, the Software Campus Alumni Association invites you to a network meeting:

• Sunday, November 17th starting at 10 a.m. (Brunch, free consulting offer for Software Campus participants and alumni, Workshop: Advice for authors on the publication process, Leisure program & evening program)
• Monday, November 18th, starting at 10:30 a.m. (Members meeting & Meetup, joint lunch)

Find all details here (in German), when registering, data (name, e-mail, date of participation) will be passed on to the alumni association.

Travel information

Financing the trip

If your IT research project is still running, you should bill your trip through it. This also includes participation in the alumni meeting that takes place beforehand, provided you take part in the consultation offer on Sunday. If this is not the case, please clarify the payment with your research partner via the framework project of your institution. If there are any problems, please contact us.

Hotel kontingent at B&B Hotel Berlin-Alexanderplatz

We have reserved 40 rooms at 75€ each (plus breakfast 12,90€) from for the night Nov 18/19 at the B&B Hotel Berlin-Alexanderplatz. These can be requested until Nov 2 by e-mail (berlin-alexanderplatz@hotelbb.com) under the keyword “Software Campus”. Single rooms can be cancelled until 6 pm on the day of arrival. Check-in is possible 24h, payment on site. The hotel can be reached by underground line U8 (Jannowitzbrücke station) in approx. 20 minutes including the walk.