In 2023, the GfÖ Annual Meeting will take place in the city center of Leipzig. The conference venue, the New Augusteum of Leipzig University, is conveniently located at Leipzig’s Augustusplatz. All keynotes, sessions as well as the Ice Breaker will take place here.
Leipzig is a long-established transport and communications hub. As a centre for commerce and trade fairs, Leipzig today is more than ever the focus for transport links from all points of the compass. This provides a wide range of options for getting to the city, including train connections from various German and European cities, the airport Halle/Leipzig and very good public transportation network. The conference venue can be easily reached from the central station with a 10-minute walk or by tram (1 stop).
Pre-conference workshops: iDiv - Puschstr. 4 - 04103 Leipzig - Tram / bus stop: An den Tierkliniken
Conference, registration office, icebreaker: Neues Augusteum - Augustuspl. 10 - 04109 Leipzig - Tram / bus stop: Augustusplatz
Conference dinner / club night: Will be announced soon!
Leipzig is easily accessible by plane, train, bus or car. Here you can compare the journey with different means of transport.
General information on how to get to Leipzig can be found on the website of the Leipzig Tourismus and Marketing GmbH.
The A9, A14 and A38 (Leipzig - Göttingen) motorways mean that Leipzig is centrally placed within the German motorway network. There is direct access from the motorway junctions to the various parts of the city. We recommend the following routes into the city centre:
• From Berlin and Magdeburg: approach on the A14, leaving at junction 'Leipzig-Mitte' (Leipzig City Centre)Leipzig can be accessed conveniently from Leipzig/Halle (LEJ) Airport via suburban trains and trams. The major international airports Frankfurt (FRA; 3.5 h) Munich (MUC; 4 h) and Berlin (BER; 1.5-2 h) and the smaller airport in Dresden (DRS; 1.5 h) are very well-connected to Leipzig via fast trains (ICE, IC, EC).
Leipzig has a very good transport infrastructure with trams and buses commuting frequently.
Information on public transport can be found hier.
We recommend the app LeipzigMOVE (only available in German) and the DB Navigator for easier planning of your trips.