Christoph Peters

@conferenceorga.bsky.social

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Professional conference organiser - posting about the every day life and dos/don‘ts in conference management. Founder of orgalution.de. Enthusiastic about motorcycles, science, SciFi, traveling and video games (no order). Views are my own

A selfie of me, smiling in front of the main entrance to the Westfalenhallen.
Hier ist ein Alttext für dieses Meme: "Ein Meme, das die Schwierigkeit von Geldüberweisungen in verschiedene Länder humorvoll darstellt. Oben links: Deutschland als niedliches orangefarbenes Kätzchen. Oben rechts: Norwegen als erwachsene braune Katze mit ernstem Blick. Mitte links: USA als brüllender Tiger mit geöffnetem Maul. Mitte rechts: Türkei als bedrohliches schwarzes Alien-Monster (Xenomorph). Unten: Japan als gigantischer Godzilla, der durch stürmische Gewässer stapft.
Multiple glass cups arranged on artificial grass, each containing a golden sweet pancake topped with a single fresh raspberry and apple puree at the bottom.
Two women are seated behind a registration desk covered with a white tablecloth and green skirt in a large hall with high ceilings and arches. The desk has laptops, badge printers, stacks of lanyards on each side, and bright orange signs or Orgalution GmbH for "Check-in." The women are smiling at the camera, ready to assist everyone at the 7th ECVM
Promotional poster for the 7th International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology (ECVM), taking place 10–12 September 2025 at the Kaiserin-Friedrich-Stiftung, Berlin. It announces the Microbiology Society's Journal of Medical Microbiology early career poster prize, with awards of 1st: €400, 2nd: €200, and 3rd: €100. Background includes a close-up image of spiral-shaped bacteria and the Microbiology Society logo. Text at the bottom reads 'Join us in Berlin! #7thECVM'.
Dark-themed conference tip graphic with orange text that reads "#ConferenceTip No. 8" followed by the quote: "Don't let your participants drink from the sink!" The bottom right corner features the orange logo of ORGALUTION.
There is a small table in front of a wall. On the table is an orange A4 display stand, the color of Orgalution, holding a QR scanner and instructions on how to scan a ticket correctly. In front of these lies a foldable butterfly name badge with an Orgalution-branded lanyard.
The picture shows the Flyer of the Workshop. It is branded in the colors of the Workshop: Darkblue background and orange accents. The lower half shows a picture of Tübingen at night. You can see a row of historic houses in the city centre. Above all mounts the church with it bright red roof and its tower.
A pile of Butterfly name badges lying on a car seat. On the name badges you can see the conference logo and the logos of the organising societies. The name on the top name badge has been made unrecognisable.
A collage of images from the ‘One Health Symposium 2024’ with the motto ‘Benefits and Chances of One Health Research’. Top: a banner with the title of the event and the opening photo with Stephan Ludwig in front of the audience and the welcome slide ‘Welcome!’. Bottom left: a view of the audience with participants listening attentively. Centre right: two men in conversation at the registration desk with the ‘One Health’ logo. Bottom right: two women hanging up a scientific poster. Bottom left: a hand holds a smartphone with the symposium's event app.
The left half shows the titel and date of the Workshop. It is branded in the colors of the Workshop: Darkblue background and orange accents. The right half shows a picture of Tübingen at night. You can see a row of historic houses along the river Neckar. Above all mounts the church with it bright red roof and its tower.
A slide saying: #ConferenceTip No. 3 “Plan breaks generously and with a buffer. Also consider programme delays and walking distances.”
Slide saying: #ConferenceTip No. 2 "Finance department is not your enemy. But talking about the financing only after the conference will most likely not make them your friends”
Picture showing a HotelCard-Terminal in a hotel room, activated by a shopping gift card.
Screenshot des Reiseverlaufs mit der deutschen Bahn, der „Zugbindung aufgehoben“ mitteilt
Slide saying: ConferenceTip No. 1: The first presentation of the day is....not your tech check."