Belle II Academy 2026

May 3, 2026, 3:00 PM → May 7, 2026, 2:50 PM Europe/Berlin

Tagungszentrum Blaubeuren

The 2026 Belle II Academy will take place in Blaubeuren (Baden-Württemberg).
Registration deadline: 28.02.2026

The German Belle II groups organize their fifth Belle II Academy, aimed at PhD students, early postdocs, and advanced master students, with kind support of the German Ministry of Research, Technology and Space. The academy takes place from Sunday, Mai 03 evening to Thursday, May 07 2026 noon at Tagungszentrum Blaubeuren near Ulm.

 

The school will cover two main parts with practical exercises:

• Software Workshop (Giacomo de Pietro, Alexander Heidelbach, Thomas Kuhr)
• Hardware Workshop (Sebastian Laudage, Ilias Tsaklidis, Florian Bernlochner)

 

Additionally, there will be further important topics for students and young scientists: 

• Evening lectures on the organization of Belle II and documentation resources (Thomas Kuhr, Giacomo de Pietro)
• Evening lectures on Entrepreneurship  (Dominik Domnik)
• Evening Workshop on Presentation Skills (Sascha Vogel)
• A Team-Event: Exploring the surrounding nature and learning about the geography of this interesting area during a guided hike and a social evening at the campfire (Ilias Tsaklidis, Ana Luisa Moreira de Carvalho, Veronika Kratzer)

 

We booked double hotel rooms for you. So you will share a room with another participant. The cost for the stay, breakfast and food will be around 500 € per person and will be payed by you directly on site. There will also be an additional conference fee of 50 € for each participant. You will receive payment information closer to the academy.
The travel is self-organized. 
You should check with your supervisor that you can have the money reimbursed afterwards by your home institute.
There might be some additional cost for on-site or off-site activities during the social events (e.g. entrance fees, bus tickets, ..).

 

 

Sun, May 3

5:00 PM → 6:00 PM Orga: Check-In and Registration

Convener: Veronika Kratzer (LMU München | Belle II Germany FSP Office)

6:00 PM → 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM → 7:15 PM Orga: Introduction

Convener: Veronika Kratzer (LMU München | Belle II Germany FSP Office)

7:15 PM → 8:00 PM Other Topics: Organisation of Belle II

Convener: Thomas Kuhr (LMU Munich)

8:00 PM → 8:45 PM Other Topics: Documentation in Belle II

Convener: Giacomo De Pietro (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

Mon, May 4

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Software: Software I

Conveners: Alexander Heidelbach (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Giacomo De Pietro (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Thomas Kuhr (LMU Munich)

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Software: Software II

Conveners: Alexander Heidelbach (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Giacomo De Pietro (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Thomas Kuhr (LMU Munich)

12:30 PM → 1:45 PM Lunch

1:45 PM → 3:15 PM Software: Software III

Conveners: Alexander Heidelbach (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Giacomo De Pietro (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Thomas Kuhr (LMU Munich)

3:15 PM → 3:45 PM Coffee Break

3:45 PM → 6:00 PM Software: Software IV

Conveners: Alexander Heidelbach (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Giacomo De Pietro (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Thomas Kuhr (LMU Munich)

6:00 PM → 7:00 PM Dinner

Tue, May 5

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Software: Software V

Conveners: Alexander Heidelbach (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Giacomo De Pietro (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Thomas Kuhr (LMU Munich)

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Hardware: Hardware I

Conveners: Sebastian Laudage, Ilias Tsaklidis

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 6:00 PM Social Activity: Social Outing

Conveners: Ana Luisa Moreira de Carvalho (BELLE (BELLE Gruppe)), Ilias Tsaklidis

6:00 PM → 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM → 11:59 PM Social Activity: Camp Fire and Teambuilding

Conveners: Ana Luisa Moreira de Carvalho (BELLE (BELLE Gruppe)), Ilias Tsaklidis

Wed, May 6

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Hardware: Hardware II

Conveners: Sebastian Laudage, Ilias Tsaklidis

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Hardware: Hardware III

Conveners: Sebastian Laudage, Ilias Tsaklidis

12:30 PM → 1:45 PM Lunch

1:45 PM → 3:15 PM Hardware: Hardware IV

Conveners: Sebastian Laudage, Ilias Tsaklidis

3:15 PM → 3:45 PM Coffee Break

3:45 PM → 6:00 PM Hardware: Hardware V

Conveners: Sebastian Laudage, Ilias Tsaklidis

6:00 PM → 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM → 9:00 PM Other Topics: Presentation Skills

Convener: Sascha Vogel

Thu, May 7

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM → 11:30 AM Other Topics: Entrepreneurship

Convener: Dominik Domnik

11:30 AM → 12:10 PM Orga: Wrap-Up, Feedback and Goodbye

Convener: Veronika Kratzer (LMU München | Belle II Germany FSP Office)

12:10 PM → 1:10 PM Lunch