General Information

The symposium will officially begin on Sunday at 5:00 PM with two plenary lectures. Following the lectures, we'll offer a BPS Get-together, where complimentary beer, pretzels, and sausages will be served. 

The symposium will conclude on Tuesday night after the final sessions, with a BPS Conference Dinner at the Arvena Kongress Hotel.

The location of the BPS '25 is at the

University of Bayreuth
Universitätsstr. 30
95447 Bayreuth,

Bldg. NW II
Lecture halls H18 and H19.

In front of the lecture halls you'll find the Symposium Office (S 76), exhibits of supporting companies, coffee & tea. You'll find a map and more directions left at 'Directions and Accommodation'.

You can still register any time by clicking “Registration” in the left-hand menu using the online registration pro-cedure. Online registration will be open until Sept. 14, 2025. 

It is possible to have lunch at the dining facilities (mensa) on campus. Lunch is included in your BPS’25 registration fee and you will receive lunch tickets for Monday and Tuesday. You can use each open line and have a free choice of meals. Salads, vegetarian and vegan meals are also available.
Please hand out your lunch ticket to the person at the cash register.

Payment in cash is not possible at the campus dining facilities.

You will receive a name tag in your welcome package at the BPS '25 Symposium Office which is located in front of the lecture hall. Please display your BPS '25 name tag throughout the conference, in particular for coffee and lunch breaks.

Participants are requested to mute their phones in the BPS '25 lecture halls all the times.

WiFi (WLAN) access will be provided on site, via free @BayernWLAN or via eduroam (if you are registered at
your home university). In room S 71 (also building NW II) there are workstations available for online access
exclusively for BPS ’25 participants.

You will receive our certificate that you participated at the BPS '25 in your welcome package at your registration in the Symposium Office.

Exhibitions from sponsors of BPS ’25 will be outside the lecture halls and open during both conference days.
BPS ’25 is thankful for the support of the participating companies and institutions

Please note: Taking photos or recordings of the presentations is not permitted, out of respect for the speakers and their content. We kindly ask all participants to adhere to this policy.​

The official language of the BPS '25 is English.