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Germany LN Annual National Meeting Weekend

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The Germany LN will hold its Annual National Meeting as part of a joint event with the Swiss LN over the weekend in Zurich, in the Ibis Styles City Center hotel.
All are welcome.
A number of rooms in the hotel have been reserved for participants.

Optoelectronics
System safety engineering
Satellites
Space

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Continuing Professional Development

This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.

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07 Nov 2026  -  08 Nov 2026

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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Organiser

  • Germany Local Network

Further Information

Basic attendance is free of charge, including the lectures and the MFI AGM.
If you wish to stay in the hotel, or to take part in the Saturday evening meal or the Sunday Programme (for which payment in advance is required), please state this under 'Further information' on the registration form, download and return the booking form available on our LN page: https://engx.theiet.org/local-networks/z124

Reasons to attend

This is a great cross-border opportunity to hear two lectures from highly experienced speakers established in their fields, and to meet and network with members and guests from this part of Europe.

Location

ibis Styles Zurich City Center

Stampfenbachstraße 60
Zurich

8006
Switzerland

Programme

The Saturday consists of the following programme:
- 12:00 Registration and lunch available
- 14:00 AGM of the associated German legal entity, the Michael Faraday Association (MFI) e.V. 
- 16:00 IET Prestige Lecture: Kris Purcell of Cisco presents "Commercial Transceivers for Spaceborne Optical Networks"
- 17:00 IET Faraday Lecture courtesy of IET Switzerland: details TBC
Followed by evening meal at 19:00.

A city tour and lunch are planned for the Sunday, followed by an optional visit to the ETH Earthquake Simulator.