Speaker Information Neos Con 24

Hello and welcome to the Neos Conference 2024! We are happy to have you with us and can hardly wait to see you on stage.

This guide is intended to provide you with all the necessary and useful information to help you achieve an awesome performance.

If you need any additional help or guidance, please write an e-mail under conference (at) neos.io.

Hotel Information:

  • GenoHotel Karlsruhe (directly at the conference venue)
  • Address: Am Rüppurrer Schloß 40, 76199 Karlsruhe
  • Check-in from 1:00 PM
  • Check-out till 10:00 AM
  • The hotel rooms include dinner and breakfast.
  • Parking is included, but we recommend to travel by train.
  • We've reserved the room in your name. No further payment is needed. If you're having any trouble during the check-in please contact us at the reception desk.

Location Information:

  • Address: Am Rüppurrer Schloß 40, 76199 Karlsruhe
  • Venue opens at the conference days at 8:00

Ticket:

You are listed as a speaker. You all received an individual ticket voucher to register for Neos Con. In the order confirmation you can download you ticket as PDF or save it to your phone via the wallet functionality.

It is also fine to just say your name at the registration :)

Talk:

Check out the schedule to see what day/time your talk is going to be. Please check in at the streaming/audio/video desk at the back of your room in the morning, when you arrived at the venue. Then, we'll assign you a time to set up the equipment.

Sessions are scheduled with a 15 minute break to enable all attendees to switch rooms without disturbing currently running talks.

Did you prepare your talk yet? It’s a good time to start now ;-) Plan to present from your own laptop, or contact us beforehand if you cannot use your own equipment. Technical details of the room and stage setup are:

  • Beamer:
    • Resolution: Full HD (1920px x 1080px)
    • Connection: HDMI wire (be sure to bring your adapter in case you need one)
    • It would be good if your laptop supported TWO external monitors (one for the presentation, one for your speaker notes.)
  • Internet:
    • Wifi in the whole conference location
    • it is not sure yet, whether we will have a LAN connection at the stage
    • However, we still suggest that you prepare a complete offline version of your presentation, for your own, well-understood, safety.
  • Sound:
    • Audio for videos (you can plug in your laptop). Please let us know directly before the talk if you need this.
    • Wireless microphone headsets
    • Hand microphones
  • Stages:
    • Center Stage
      • Carpet to stand on
      • Big screen on stage
      • Speaker-monitor on the floor
    • Studio Stage
      • Carpet to stand on
      • Big screen on stage
      • Speaker monitor on the floor
  • Timeslots:
    • Every talk slot is 30 minutes plus 15 minutes for questions
    • Questions from the audience will be gathered through the official Neos Con App and will be presented by our moderators
    • You do not need to introduce yourself, as each stage has hosts who will introduce you.
  • Slides Sharing:
    We would like to provide the slides of your talks after the conference. So please upload your presentation in a format of your choice and send us a link.
  • Talk Recording:
    We would also like to stream & record all talks and upload them afterwards to the Neos Youtube channel. If you don't want to be recorded please let us know.

Events around the conference

  • Pre-Conference Warm-Up: Wednesday, May 29, directly at the location (in the afternoon / evening)
  • Legendary Neos Con Party: Thursday, May 30, directly at the location (in the evening)
  • Neos Contribution Day: Saturday, June 1st, directly at the location
  • Post Neos Con Sprint: June 3 - June 5, at Punkt.de GmbH, Sophienstraße 187, 76185 Karlsruhe

If you have any further questions, please contact conference (at) neos.io

We are looking forward to have a great conference together with you!