FAQ

Tickets

Trust Us (limited): 425,- €

Early Bird: 525,- €

Standard: 625,- €

Last Minute: 695,- €

Early Bird - Group of 5+: 425,- €

Standard - Group of 5+ : 525,- €

Reduced: 150,- €

The first 50 buyers get a #bbuzz t-shirt at the conference.

* all prices include VAT and handling costs

Pupils, students, people on social welfare, retirees and people with disabilities are eligible for these tickets. It is very important that you are able to provide corresponding documentation of eligibility on location (student ID or other form of documentation that is valid in June 2016). 

 

Yes. Your student ID must have been valid between October 2015 and May 2016. For example, a student ID from winter semester 2015/16 is ok, but one from summer 2015 cannot be accepted. 

 

Last year we received more than 130 submissions and unfortunately had to reject quite a few (We also accepted many so don’t let that scare you off!). If your submission won't be accepted we will send you a 20% discount code for your ticket.

 

You can resell your ticket and there are usually plenty of thankful takers to be found. You can also carry out a cancellation (But: the cancellation fees have to be paid by the attendees themselves).

 

You can resell your ticket and there are usually plenty of thankful takers to be found. You can also carry out a cancellation (But: the cancellation fees have to be paid by the attendees themselves).

 

The discount is valid for groups of 5 and more attendees.

 

All tickets are valid for the full three days and include free WiFi, food, snacks and drinks throughout the two conference days on Monday and Thursday. You can also join the barcamp on Sunday and meetups & hackathons taking place all over Berlin hosted by Berlin Buzzwords and local companies. 

 

You can sell your ticket or give it to someone else any time. But if you want to change the name of the ticket owner and make sure he or she gets a printed name badge with their own name, please send an email to event@newthinking.de. It must include the ticket number and the name and email address of the new owner.

Changing ticket owner names is only possible until May 22, 2016. Afterwards, we won’t be able to change the original name on the ticket. However, you can still sell or give your ticket to someone else. Please also note that it is up to you and the new recipient to work out your own payment method.
A ticket is only valid for one person and can't be shared. You'll get a wristband in exchange of your ticket which you need to keep on your wrist for the whole event.

No, you can download your ticket as a .pdf at the end of the check out process. You will also receive a confirmation email with the attached ticket. Please print it our or store it on your mobile and present it at the registration desk.

Call for Submissions

The Call for Submissions opens on December 9th, 2015.

Take part in our Call for Submissions! To submit your session idea, please register at our website and submit a new session form for each idea. A detailed description can be found below.
The more precise and complete the information you submit, the easier for us to select your session.

We have 20 and 40 minute slots. You can let us know your preference in your proposal.

Of course, you can. We do not, however, accept product presentations or company marketing presentations. If your company is interested in collaboration or sponsoring with Berlin Buzzwords, please contact us.
 

As a speaker you will get free accomodation during the conference for two nights (June 05-07) at RAMADA Hotel Berlin-Alexanderplatz.

No, unfortunately not.
 

You can resell your ticket and there are usually plenty of thankful takers to be found. You can also carry out a cancellation (But: the cancellation fees have to be paid by the attendees themselves).
 

On the day your session will take place. We do not need your finished presentation but your short session description will be published online. We’d suggest making the short description informative and well formulated when submitting, in order to get readers interested in your session. Also, make it short but sweet (hardly anyone reads more than half a page, so your session's description is limited to 2.000 caracters).
 

We will let you know at the beginning of March.
 

The Call for Submissions ends on February 7, 2016. Proposals submitted after this date or which reach us through other channels cannot be accepted.
 

Selection criteria include: the quality and completeness of your proposal and how well your proposed session fits in to the program. Talks and workshops should concentrate on the implementation of systems, technical topics, real world applications and case studies. You can find more hints and information here.
 

We need information concerning your session idea including the topic, a brief description of the content, format (long or short talk), experience level, as well as some information about you.
 

1. Go to the registration page. (If you were a participant at Berlin Buzzwords 2014 and/or 2015, you just need to update your profile. Therefore, find the Log In Section in the right column of the start page. Log in with your username and password. Please note, if you've forgotten your username or password, you can reset it. On the main page you see the note “Berlin Buzzwords 2016: subscribe to event”, click on it and you will be asked "Are you sure you want to join the group Berlin Buzzwords 2016?". Click “Join”. You will return to the main page, click now on "Dashboard" and go to "Add Session" in order to submit your new abstract.)

2. You can already start to fill out and complete your speaker profile. Please note, your speaker profile must be fully completed until February 7 for your session to be accepted.

3. Choose your username. You need the username for your Log In.

4. Enter a valid e-mail address.

5. After completing registration you will be forwarded to the home page again and receive an activation link via your submitted e-mail address. Please note, that this might take up to 15 minutes depending on your e-mail provider and please also check your spam folder... Click the link and set a password.

6. In the menu you will find:

  • User Dashboard: Here you'll find your profile information. Click edit and find your user account were you can change your e-mail address and password, as well as your "Speaker profile" where you can edit & complete your speaker profile.
  • If you go to "Events > Dashboard" you can create a session proposal with > "Add Content" and simply fill out all fields related to your session proposal.

7. Go back to the User Dashboard by clicking “My account” and find your submitted proposal and may edit it as necessary at “My content”

8. Feel free to save and continue at a later date – but remember: your session needs to be completely filled out by February 7

9. Add speakers to your sessions. If you are planning several speakers into your session, all of them need to register and create a profile. Once you know their username, go to “My content” open the session, click “Edit” and add the usernames to the "Speaker(s)" field in the form.

10. Yay, your session is fully filled out and submitted on time! Or go back to Step 7 and submit more session proposals.

No, you only need to update your account. Find the Log In Section in the right column of the start page. Log in with your username and password. Please note, if you've forgotten your username or password, you can reset it. On the main page you see the note “Berlin Buzzwords 2016: subscribe to event”, click on it and you will be asked "Are you sure you want to join the group Berlin Buzzwords 2016?". Click “Join”. You will return to the main page, click now on "Dashboard" and go to "Add Session" in order to submit your new abstract.

As long as you can access your session from the dashboard, it is saved and submitted correctly. You don't need to do anything else. Your session will be published once we accepted it for the conference programme. But no worries, we'll inform you via email before we'll publish it.

You will be able to change the session proposal at any time. Though if you change it after the Call for Submissions deadline on February 7, 2016 you should notify us. We will in return notify you if we think your session proposal needs a rewrite before we can publish it.

Others

We have a code of conduct that we will enforce throughout the event. We are expecting cooperation from all participants to help ensuring a safe environment for everybody. In short: "Berlin Buzzwords is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers." Please read the full version here: Code of Conduct.

Food and drinks include breakfast, lunch, two coffee breaks and non-alcoholic beverages.