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tcworld conference 2025 Plan your Visit Last Info

Last Info – Your Conference Start

Before Your Arrival

Your Ticket

  • Please make sure that you have paid your invoice before the start of the conference. If we have not received payment, you will unfortunately not be admitted.
  • If you have received a registration code, please redeem it as described here.
  • Important: Redeem your registration code before your visit. We recommend not redeeming it while queuing, as this may lead to delays or other issues.
  • To log into the conference tool, use your access data for ‘my tekom’ or ‘my conference tool’.
  • Your E-ticket can be viewed and downloaded in ‘my conference tool’.

On Site

Registration and Admission

  • You received your ticket via email. You can also download it from ‘my conference tool’.
  • Download and add it to your mobile wallet (Apple Wallet or Samsung Wallet).
  • Please have your digital ticket ready for scanning at the entrance. You will receive your conference ticket badge there.
  • Please take note of the signage on site. 
  • Please wear your conference pass in a visible area during the entire tcworld conference.

Problem-Free Procedure at Admission

So that admission can proceed without long waiting times, we have taken various measures:

  • There is an option to register the evening before, on November 10, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
  • Admission starts at 7:30 AM on November 11, 2025. All attendees who already have a conference pass (for example, if you registered the evening before) can use the Fast Lane.
  • Why not start the day with a coffee or tea at Café tekom? Experience Café tekom as a place for knowledge exchange, where the regional groups and state associations are also offering their consultation hours.

Travel
Take advantage of our RideBee carpooling platform or the DB event ticket for an easy and sustainable journey. All travel information can be found on our website.

During the Conference

On-site
Here you’ll find all the key information for your visit during the conference in a concise overview.

Conference Bags

This year you can put together the contents of the conference bags yourself in the designated area in the middle foyer.

Program, Recording, and Certificates

  • A current overview of all presentations can be found in the Online Program.
  • In the conference planner, you can find the ICS floor plan for the ground floor (fair and lunch) and for the upper floor (presentation rooms for the conference).
  • The presentations in Plenum 1, Plenum 2, and Room C5.2/3 will be recorded.
    The recordings will be available for viewing from November 21, 2025, until February 20, 2026.
  • After the presentations, you have the option of rating them via QR code or via the presentation directly in the online program.
  • All participants can download a certificate of participation. Please log in to the conference tool to access the download. Note that only the sessions you registered for will appear on the certificate.
  • Presentation slides can also be downloaded via the program – provided the speakers have made these available.

Food and Drinks

Early Bird Coffee

Coffee, tea and water are available in Hall C1.1.2 starting at 7:30 AM.

Lunch

On Tuesday and Wednesday, lunch will be offered at Hall C2 and Foyer C2 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, and on Thursday from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM. Look forward to a relaxed meal without long waiting times. There is a vegan dish.

Evening Events

Exhibitor stand parties, a lounge evening on Tuesday, and the tekom Allstar Band at the party on Wednesday evening await you. The party ticket costs €40 for fair visitors, which includes food and drinks. There will also be interesting new city tours in the evening as part of the supporting program.

Parties

  • tekom Lounge Evening: Tuesday, November 11, Hall C1.1.2, admission starting at 6:00 PM.
  • Stand parties: Tuesday, November 11, Hall C2, after the trade fair
  • tekom Allstar Band: Wednesday, November 12, Hall C1.1.2, admission statting at 6:00 p.m.

Social Events

• November 11, 2025 – First Tech Challenge (German)
• November 12, 2025 – Guided Tour Schwanen-Bräu - Brewery (German)

Please note that cash payment only is accepted and that you register only after having paid. You can pay in cash at the cashier desk in the ICS.

OpenLab – Unconference

An unconference is a type of conference that is organized and designed by the participants themselves. Our Unconference offers you the opportunity to exchange ideas and gain new perspectives in an informal setting.

Guided Tour by the AG Young Professionals

As part of the Guided Tour, students and technical editors in their first years of work will present the highlights of the trade fair on a tour. The Guided Tour of the tekom AG Young Professionals is in German and takes place every day from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Meeting point is the conference office at 10:50 AM.

Live Communication

  • In the online NetworkingLounge, you can network with all conference attendees. Simply log into ‘my conference tool’.
  • We will keep you updated throughout the conference about current highlights, program changes, meal times, and much more via our Social Wall at the conference office or on the conference website.
  • Join the live conversation on LinkedIn and Mastodon – use the hashtags #tekom (German) and #tcworld (English) to be part of the discussion.

Workshops

  • If there are still places available in workshops, you will find pin boards at the conference office where you can register. Online registration is no longer possible.
  • Please save a spot quickly for workshops. There is a limited number of workshop spots.
  • If you need a laptop for the workshop, please consult the program in advance to check whether your laptop for the workshop must meet special technical requirements.

Job Advertisements

  • You have the option of handing in one-page job advertisements in format DIN A4 at the tekom stand or at the conference office.

Practical Matters

  • Coat check (also for luggage) is available free of charge in the basement.
  • Use our feedback system and evaluate the sessions. We want to continually improve our conference!
  • Open WiFi is available free of charge. Log into “tekom-for-free”.

Note: Some company devices block open hotspots for security reasons. If necessary, please clarify this with your IT department in advance. Our Internet provider Berner will be happy to assist you on site.

  • In the online NetworkingLounge, you can network with all conference attendees. To do so, simply log into ‘my conference tool’ at https://tcworldconference.tekom.de/.
  • Coffee stations with a selection of free beverages can be found in Hall C1.1.2, Foyer C2 and Hall C2.

After the Conference

  • Recordings will be available online from November 21, 2025 until February 20, 2026.
  • You can download your certificate of participation from your ‘my conference tool’ dashboard.
  • We welcome your feedback. Please rate your sessions in the online program.

If you need further information, we are happy to help you. Simply write to infodontospamme@gowaway.tekom.org.

We look forward to seeing you and wish you a good trip to Stuttgart along with a successful, exciting and communicative conference visit.