Symposium

The VIScon 24 Symposium will take place on October 12th 2024. We are excited by this years schedule and are looking forward to welcoming you!

Symposium FAQ

What is a Symposium?

Quote from Wikipedia: An academic conference or scientific conference (also: symposium, workshop, meeting, etc.) is a event for researchers (not necessarily academics) to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.

In our case: A part of VIScon where many different speakers from companies and researchers visit us to talk about their current research or work. There will be many different talks spread over the day.

When and where will the next Symposium take place?

VIScon Symposium will take place on October 12th 2024, in the main building at ETH (Rämistrasse 101, 8006 Zurich).

What does it cost?

Tickets cost: 5 CHF

Where and when can I pay?

I am an ETH student: You can pay online when signing up to the symposium on the VIS website. You will also find registrations for escape room and workshops on the VIS event website. Stay tuned!

I am a student of another university: If your university does account managing through SWITCH EduID, you can just log in at the sign up page and sign up like everybode else.

None of the above applies to me: You can create a new EduID account here and use it to sign up.

What will these talks be about?

We are going to have talks about many different topics like Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Security, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, etc.

Will there be goodies?

Of course there will be goodies! Everyone will get a goodie bag, but it wouldn't be fun if I already told you what you will find in it, would it?

Can I help out?

We are always on the lookout for helpers and we'd be glad to have you with us.

Can I join the VIScon Committee. What can I do?

We need your help to make VIScon an amazing experience. If you'd like to help, don't hesitate to contact us at viscon at vis.ethz.ch. You can join our team with your preferred focus: Operations, Symposium, Hackathon, Infrastructure, Marketing or Catering.

I have more questions!

Send us an email at symposium at vis.ethz.ch.