GENERAL INFORMATION
IWOAI 2026 Preliminary Program
All scientific sessions and lunches will take place at
Katholische Akademie in Bayern, Mandlstr. 23, 80802 München, Germany.
Conference Organizers
Prof. Dr. Frank Roemer
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen & Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
PD Dr. Wolfgang Wirth
Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg
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📅 Dates: June 23 – 25, 2026 (Tuesday – Thursday)
🎯 Theme: “TISSUES: Linking them all together”
📍 Location: Munich, Germany
Getting to Munich
✈️ Munich Airport (MUC) – connected to 204 destinations in 60 countries
(Direct flights from major US cities: Washington DC, Newark, JFK, Boston,
Denver, Chicago, Houston, Charlotte, San Francisco, LAX, San Diego)
🚆 3 hours by train to Frankfurt, 4 hours to Berlin, 1 hour to Nürnberg
🚉 Direct train from airport to city center
🚗 25 minutes by car from airport to the event venue
🚌 Excellent public transport connections throughout Munich
Event Location
📍 Katholische Akademie in Bayern
(Mandlstrasse, Munich-Schwabing)
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Just 5 minutes by underground from the city center
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Next to the Englischer Garten, the largest inner-city park in Germany
Social Program & Evening Events
Day 0
🍽️ Dinner at the Italian restaurant Seerose (near the event venue)
Pre-Congress Day 1
Visit to the Anatomical Museum at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (by Prof. Putz)
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guided walking tour of Munich-Schwabing
Congress Day 1
🍺 Dinner at the famous Hofbräuhaus
Congress Day 2
🌳 Dinner at Seehaus, located in the Englischer Garten
Congress Day 3
🎉 Gala Dinner at BMW World Olympic Park
Social Event Day 4
🌊 Excursion to Lake Ammersee and the famous Monastery Andechs – the “Holy Mountain” of Bavaria
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