HFA-Sympo­sium 2026
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HFA Sympo­sium 20.–22.05.2026 in Munich

Infor­ma­tion for HFA members

Dear HFA members,

Thank you for regis­ter­ing for the HFA Sympo­sium 2026 in Munich. We are looking forward to spend­ing two excit­ing days together. On this website you can find some organi­za­tional infor­ma­tion as well as the program and the agenda for this year’s members’ meeting to have the times and locations on hand during the stay.

After the sympo­sium you can also find the pictures here.

We wish you a good journey to Munich and are excited to see you soon.

Your HFA Office Team

   

PROGRAM

Overall Program (PDF)

 

  • Wednes­day, May 20
    The Hector Research Career Devel­op­ment Award Ceremony will take place at the restau­rant Café Reitschule. A bus trans­fer has been arranged and will depart at 5:40 pm from Hotel Platzl.
  • Thurs­day, May 21
    We will meet at 8:30 am in the hotel lobby and take the bus to St. Vinzenz Haus at the Ludwig Maxim­il­ian Univer­sity (LMU) Medical Center, where the Members’ Meeting will begin at 9:00 am. The meeting will be followed by insights into Christoph Klein’s research. After the Final Presen­ta­tions by our Young Researchers, we will return by bus for lunch and the Poster Sessions at the Hofbräuhaus, start­ing at 1:00 pm. During the Poster Sessions, a profes­sional photo shoot will take place for all newly accepted members. From 5:40 pm, we will meet at the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften for the public Science Evening “What Children Teach Us — The Future of Person­al­ized Medicine”. After the recep­tion, we will meet again at 8:15 pm in front of the Akademie and walk together to the restau­rant Buffet Kull Bar.
  • Friday, May 22
    There is no official program sched­uled. Please check out of the hotel by 12:00 pm. Those inter­ested may join an optional guided city tour (English- and German-speak­ing), start­ing at 10:00 am in the hotel lobby. Please remem­ber to regis­ter in advance for this optional activity.

HOTEL

We have reserved rooms at the Hotel Platzl (Sparkassen­str. 10, 80331 Munich) for all members. Please be aware that we cannot guaran­tee a cancel­la­tion free of charge after March 15, 2026.

 

Please be sure to indicate at check-in that you are a guest of the Hector Fellow Academy. The costs for accom­mo­da­tion and break­fast are covered. The hotel guaran­tees check-in from 3:00 pm and asks to check out by 12:00 pm.

 

For all young researchers we have booked double rooms, please indicate your preferred roommate (or several) in the regis­tra­tion poll.

HOW TO GET TO THE HOTEL

There are several easy ways to reach the Hotel Platzl from Munich Central Station by public transport:

 

S‑Bahn:
Take any S‑Bahn line toward Marien­platz (S1–S8).
Get off at Marien­platz (second stop, about 5 minutes).
Exit “Marien­platz / Viktu­alien­markt” and walk about 5 minutes to the hotel at Sparkassen­straße 10, near the Hofbräuhaus.

 

U‑Bahn:
Take U4 or U5 toward Arabel­la­park or Neuper­lach Süd.
Get off at Odeon­splatz and walk about 7–8 minutes to the hotel.

 

Tram:
Take tram line 19 toward Berg am Laim.
Get off at Nation­althe­ater; the hotel is a 3‑minute walk away.

 

Total travel time is approx­i­mately 15–20 minutes.

TRANS­FERS IN MUNICH

The trans­fer on the first evening to Café Reitschule and the trans­fer to St. Vinzenz Haus for the inter­nal meetings on the second day have been arranged; we have booked a bus for the outward and return journeys. All other locations are in walking distance from Hotel Platzl.

TRAVEL COSTS

Please plan your journey as cost-efficient as possi­ble. Due to environ­men­tal reasons, as a rule we do not reimburse (national) flights. Please find further details in the bottom of the reimburse­ment form.

 

Please also remem­ber to hand in a ‘Dienstreiseantrag’ at your institute.

DRESS­CODE

Some of you may be wonder­ing what to wear during the event. We recom­mend wearing Business Casual during inter­nal meetings. On the first evening, there will be the Hector Research Career Devel­op­ment Award Ceremony which is the most formal part of the sympo­sium. Also, for the second evening, we recom­mend more formal clothing.

DIETARY RESTRIC­TIONS

Please let us know about any dietary restric­tions in the regis­tra­tion so that we can take them into account.

PHOTOGRAPHS

On Thurs­day, a photog­ra­pher will take individ­ual photos of young researchers and Hector RCD Awardees. Prior­ity will be given to the newly accepted members of the HFA. If you have any questions, please contact Daniela Maier.

RESEARCH ON SITE

If you would like to learn more about the local research of Hector Fellow Christoph Klein in advance, we will soon provide a link to his video portrait.

PROGRAMS AND AGENDA

Overall Program Sympo­sium (PDF)

   

Contact

If at any time during the sympo­sium you have an organi­za­tional concern or need assis­tance, you can reach Nina Becker or Thorana Grether.

Nina Becker

Back Office

tel: +49 721 608–45789
mail: nina.becker@hector-fellow-academy.de

Thorana Grether

Team Leader HFA Office

tel: +49 721 608–47883
mail: thorana.grether@hector-fellow-academy.de