The MFI 2016 conference features multiple social events to allow for efficient networking in comfortable settings. We encourage all participants to attend the social events as the information exchange at these events is deemed invaluable by many participants. Both conference attendees and accompanying persons can take part in all activities.

While the main social events (Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner with its surrounding program) are free of charge to conference attendees, a registration for these events is required for accompanying persons.

In addition, guided tours in and around Heidelberg can be booked separately.

We have summarized all fees in the table below.

Thank you for your interest in the social program of the MFI 2016 conference in Heidelberg.

Please note: As a conference attendee, you should register for the conference first. After completing your main conference registration, you can book extra tickets for the Welcome Reception and the Gala dinner for your accompanying person(s) using the link below.

In case you or your accompanying person want to attend some of the guided tours, you can also use the link below.

Please make sure to book all social events at once as changes have to be done via email to registration@fusion2016.org

A written notification to the registration office is required for cancellation. Please send a cancellation email with the subject "MFI 2016 Cancellation" to registration@fusion2016.org

All items can be canceled for a processing fee of 30 €.

After June 13, 2016, no refunds will be provided for cancellations. All refunds will be provided after the conference.

The welcome reception takes place at the conference venue, the Heidelberg Convention Center, directly after the last tutorials.

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The gala dinner takes place in the Space Flight Exhibition Hall that features approximately 600 unique exhibits on an area of over 5,000 square meters, documenting the history of space flight from its beginnings in the early 1960s to the current international space station. In addition to the original space shuttle BURAN, also the training module of the space laboratory Spacelab, and a 1:1 model of the research module Columbus are to marvel at.

The exhibition space will be specifically arranged for this event to comfortably accommodate all participants in the midst of the breathtaking exhibition space. Bar stools and bar tables create a casual atmosphere, facilitating to look around, change seats and socialize. After the appetizer, an award ceremony will take place for the authors of the best papers and other noteworthy persons. During or even after the main course and desert, you are free to wander around the museum to marvel at the technological advances of mankind.

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