Visitor Information

The symposium will be held in Berlin, German capital,  located at the heart of Europe. With about 3,400,000 inhabitants, Berlin is the largest City in Germany. It is 38 kilometres long and 45 kilometres wide and covers an area of 889 square kilometres. In the middle of the Brandenburg region, the city occupies the flatlands on the banks of the Havel and Spree rivers and is criss-crossed with numerous canals.

Berlin is dynamic, cosmopolitan and creative, a city of opportunities just waiting to be seized in all areas, like entertainment, recreation, economy, science and academic life. Berlin unites culture, nature and history, has more than 170 museums and more than 2,500 public recreational and green spaces. Berlin is very close to the historically important city of Potsdam, capital of the State of Brandenburg, with the famous palace Sanssouci.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS researches and develops mobile communication systems in wireless and wired networks. FOKUS engineers the modules that enable the complete seamless integration of technology with end devices and the deployment of open flexible communication services and applications.