FAQ

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• When do you inform us about the program?

  You have been informed about the program that is available on our website (under https://dgps2024.univie.ac.at/program/) on August, 19th. Please check your spam folder / change your spam security level settings.
• I am a member of another psychological institution. How do I know if I am eligible for a discount of the congress fee?

  A full list of eligible partner institutions can be found here: https://www.efpa.eu/members/full-members.
• Where can I buy tickets for the side/social events?

  All side/social events are sold out. Please do not send us any requests regarding a waiting list. In the second half of July, you can expect the selling of returned (i.e., not paid) tickets on a first-come first-served basis. We will inform you in due time. (These might not be too many left-over tickets though.)
• When does the conference begin/end?

  First talks and poster presentations are scheduled for Monday, September 16, 8 AM, while the latest contributions are expected to end on September 19, around 5:30-6PM.
• Is a family member of mine allowed to present at the venue during the conference (e.g. for childcare)?

  As the Main Building of the University of Vienna is publicly accessible, anyone can enter the building throughout the conference. However, please note that persons not registered for the conference are not allowed to attend presentations (talks, keynotes, symposia, etc.) at the conference.
• When will I be notified of the acceptance/rejection of my contribution?

  The last notifications have been sent out on May 14th, 2024. If you have not received an e-mail by us yet, get in contact with us straight away dgps2024@univie.ac.at. Maybe there is an error in your e-mail address. 
• I am an associated member of the DGPs but am not fullfilling the criteria of a junior or student member; what category of booking fees applies to me?

  Please register as a regular member of the DGPs."

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• How can I find out if I'm chairing a session or view all of my contributions as a presenter?

  To find out if you're chairing a session or to see your contributions as a presenter, simply search for your name in the digital program (e.g., using Ctrl + F) or the Whova conference app. This will show you all relevant details about your roles, including any sessions you're chairing and all your presentations.
• Where is child daycare (preregistration required)?

  Child Care is in the Marietta-Blau-Saal, Monday, September 16th, to Thursday, September 19th, 2024, daily from 8 AM to 4 PM. Prior registration is required and no longer possible. Meeting and pick-up point is always the Marietta Blau Saal in the main building of the University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna. It is located in the Arkadenhof/Arcade Courtyard – Stiege/Stairs 10, see p. 43.                                 

  We kindly ask you to bring your child until 8:30 AM or until 1:30 PM the latest. For excursions to the playground, please pack a small backpack with a drinking bottle and provide clothing and sunscreen suited for the current weather. You should also provide clogs or anti-slip socks and, possibly, a second set of clothes or a cuddly toy. We recommend to mark all things belonging to your child, including the pram, with a name (tag). Many thanks in advance. We plan to cater lunch to the children in daycare
• Where can I leave my luggage?

  If you come with your luggage, do not enter the building via the main entrance (located above street level, access via ramps). Instead, first proceed to the Cloak Room/Help Desk in the basement/half-floor down, by also entering from the front/Unitversitätsring, but through the entrance to the right of the main entrance, at street level(!), in the direction of Hof (Quad) II. Once you have crossed Hof (Quad) II make a left-hand turn, follow down the corridor, through/around a small bend, past the HS BIG, where you finally find the Cloak Room/Help Desk around the corner on the right. You can leave luggage and coats at the Cloak Room/Help Desk between 7:30 AM and 6 PM. However, do not expect to get to your luggage and coats back in the evening after the Cloak Room/Help Desk closes.
• Which language is spoken?

  Both English and German are spoken at the Congress and during the events and presentations. The titles and abstracts tell you which language will be used for a particular contribution or in a specific event.
• Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

  Our event rooms, lecture halls, and seminar rooms are wheelchair-accessible. In addition, the buildings are equipped with tactile paving, tactile lettering in the lifts, and acoustic loudspeaker announcements on all floors. Accessible toilets as well as spaces for wheelchairs are available to persons with reduced mobility. Note though that the University of Vienna is an old building. Thus, allow sufficient time to arrive for the less direct access to some of the rooms. For more detailed information, please refer to the area and building layouts (see pp. 41-45) and the general information sheet (only in German, https://www.barriere-check.at/embed/bmlrxqxnaqphu26.html).

  Please note that currently, there is a construction zone in the back of the building. Thus,

  wheelchair access from the backside of the building is partly possible via a temporary ramp.
• How do I get around the city?

  The best way to discover Vienna is by public transport. The transport system comprises a dense network of trams, buses, underground trains, and trains. Within the city, the tickets can be used for all public transport facilities (buses, tramways, and subways). A single ride is € 2.60 (€ 2.40 in the WienMobil App). There are also ticket options for 24 hours (€ 8.00), 48 hours (€ 14.10), 72 hours (€ 17.10), and for seven days (for the same price as a 72-hrs ticket of € 17.10, though note that this is a different ticket than the 72-hrs ticket).

  We also kindly ask you to use public transport, car pooling, or Bikesharing (e.g. WienMobil: www.wienerlinien.at/wienmobil/rad) in Vienna rather than Taxis during your stay. Event times are all scheduled in such a way that public transport can be used. To get around town, consider using a rental bike. Wien Mobil offers many opportunities to rent a bike. The bike sharing points that are closest to the venue are at Währinger Straße on the corner to the Universitätsstrasse; and at Universitätsring, opposite No. 6, on the corner to the Rathausplatz. Renting a mobile bike is easy, e.g. with a nextbike App, available in Google Play Store and Apple App Store. For more info, see https://www.wien.info/en/livable-vienna/sports/cycling/bicycle-rentals-341248.
• Where can I get my name tag / Where do I register?

  When you come to the congress, please register first, pick up your name tag, and, in case you have not done so yet, settle your bill. (If you carry luggage, however, please first go to the Cloak Room/Help Desk in the Basement/half-floor down). From Sunday to Tuesday noon (1 PM), registration will be in the Aula, directly in front of you when you enterthrough the main entrance of the University of Vienna’s main building from Universitätsring 1. From Tuesday afternoon (1:30 PM), you can register at the Help Desk, located in the basement/half-floor down. Registration is open from Sunday, September 15th, from 9:00 AM to 6 PM, on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, September 16th, 17th, and 19th, from 7:30 AM to 6 PM, and on Wednesday until 6:30 PM. If your workshop starts at 9:00 AM on Sunday morning, you can also register from 8:00 AM on Sunday morning. (However, on Sunday, general registration for all starts at 9 AM.)

  To speed up registration, have your smartphone with your proof of registration (sent to you by us before the congress) ready for inspection when you approach the registration stands. Please do not print out your registration, and, thus, consider the environment. Present your registration on a digital device. In case, you cannot produce the registration that we have sent to you, show an ID card as proof of your identity. Without both, proof of your registration and your ID, we cannot hand out your name tag to you. If you have questions, please do not ask at the registration itself, but please turn to the help desk instead, so as to keep waiting times at the registration short. On Sunday, the help desk will be located directly next to the registration in the Aula. From Monday onward, the Help Desk is in the basement/half-floor down. If you want to start attending the sessions early on Monday, consider registering on Sunday. Registration is open during all days of the congress/conference, even on Sunday.

  If you are late for the registration or queues/waiting times at registration are foreseeably too long for you to be there for the presentations in time, skip the registration, go to your room, and register as soon as possible after the presentations.
• Do I need a name tag?

  During the congress/conference, wear your name tags at all times. It is proof of your registration and a requirement for the access to the presentation rooms. The name tags also carry QR codes that allow access to the social/scientific side events if you have booked them (Conference Reception/Scientific Networking at the townhall; Conference Party/Meet a Psychologist at the Volksgarten Clubdisco). The name tag also includes information on your DGPs membership– important for the access to the DGPs member assembly – and, for regular DGPs members (ordentliche DGPs-Mitglieder) only, your voting cards for the assembly are folded inside yourname tag. Do not remove them. You will need them at the member assembly to cast your vote.

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• How can I sign up for the Guided Tour?

  The Guided Tour is unfortunately sold out.
• When and where are the Guided Tours scheduled?

  The Guided Tours are scheduled for Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, from 4 PM to 6:30 PM and Thursday, September 19th, 2024, from 4 PM to 5 PM. The meeting point is the Arkadenhof, at the statue of "Kastalia, die Muse" in the center of the Arkadenhof. Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure a timely start.
• What should I expect during the Guided Tour?

  The tour lasts about 75 minutes and includes walking and standing throughout, so comfortable footwear is recommended. The tour will cover significant sites related to Viennese psychologists and their contributions, with a special visit to the Viktor Frankl Museum on Tuesday, September 17th.
• Are tickets still available for the Social/Scientific Side Events?

  No, the Social/Scientific Side Events are sold out.
• What do I need to bring to access the Social/Scientific Side Events?

  Please bring your name tag, as it contains QR codes that confirm your purchase of tickets for the Congress Reception (Townhouse) and/or Congress Party (Volksgarten). If you do not have your name tag, you must provide proof of your ID to gain access to the event.
• When and where is the Congress Reception/Scientific Networking event?

  The Congress Reception/Scientific Networking event will take place on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, from 7:30 PM to midnight at the Townhall/Rathaus Wien. Access is through the entrance at Lichtenfelsgasse 2, on the side of the townhall that faces away from the University and toward the parliament.
• What can I expect at the Congress Reception/Scientific Networking event?

  You can expect an evening of networking and idea exchange with fellow psychologists. The event will celebrate 120 years of DGPs and Hogrefe’s 75th anniversary, featuring live music and a vegan and vegetarian buffet. Seating is limited and reserved for those who need it, so please be considerate and offer your seat to others if necessary.
• Is there a shuttle service to the Social/Scientific Side Events?

  No, there is no shuttle service provided because the events are located close to the congress venue. The Congress Reception/Scientific Networking event is one tram stop or an 8-minute walk from the University. The Congress Party/Meet a Psychologist event is three tram stops or a 14-minute walk from the University.
• When and where is the Congress Party/Meet a Psychologist event?

  The Congress Party/Meet a Psychologist event will be held on Tuesday, September 17th, starting at 10 PM, and ending on Wednesday, September 18th, at 3 AM. The event will take place at the Volksgarten-Clubdisco, with access from the side facing away from the parliament and toward Heldenplatz.
• What is included with the Congress Party ticket?

  The party ticket includes access to the event, as well as soft drinks, beer, wine, and sparkling wine until 1 AM.
• When and where is the DGPs member assembly taking place?

  The DGPs member assembly will take place on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm in the Audimax. Please plan to arrive up to 30 minutes before the event to prevent delays during access. This will ensure a smooth entry process for all attendees.
• How can I follow talks digitally?

  Via Zoom. You can find a link to the digital contribution in the Whova App (one for each session when opening the agenda). Please note that access to Zoom is limited. Therefore, do not use it if you do not need it. Leave it to those who can only participate digitally.
• What do I need to bring to the DGPs member assembly for entry?

  Please bring your name tag, which serves as proof of your DGPs membership. If you do not have your name tag, you must provide another form of identification to verify your membership. Without proof of identity and membership, you will not be allowed to enter the assembly.
• How will voting be conducted during the DGPs member assembly?

  During the assembly, you will use the green (‘yes’), red (‘no’), and yellow (‘abstention’) cards found inside your name tag for voting. Please note that you cannot transfer your vote to others, and transferring your personal voting cards is not allowed.

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• How can I access the internet?

  Eduroam is available at the University of Vienna. You will also get guest internet access information, together with your name tag. More information on how to connect and what to do if you can not connect to Eduroam is available here.
• How can I follow talks digitally?

  Via Zoom. You can find a link to the digital contribution in the Whova App (one for each session when opening the agenda). Please note that access to Zoom is limited. Therefore, do not use it if you do not need it. Leave it to those who can only participate digitally.
• Can I give my talk digitally?

  No, unless you got the permission by the organizers for a digital talk. Note that changes to digital presentations are no longer possible.
• Can I participate digitally?

  We strive to transfer most of the scientific content of the congress digitally. However, demonstrations, interactive fora, member meetings with the exception of the OeGP member meeting, panel discussions, posters, pre-conference workshops, and the social side events are not broadcasted digitally. We also cannot guarantee that all contributions to symposia and all research talks can be transferred digitally.

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• Is there catering at the congress?

  During the congress, coffee breaks, with vegan and vegetarian snacks and hot drinks for free to the attendees, are from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM and from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM. On Monday morning, the early coffee break is from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM. There are no coffee breaks on Thursday afternoon(!) and on Sunday (the Pre-Conference Day). Other than that, there will be no catering. For your lunch, make use of one of the many options (e.g. fast-food restaurants, supermarkets,cafes) marked on our map and suggested under food options in the program.
• How is drinking supply organized?

  For water consumption at the congress, attendees are kindly requested to bring their own reusable bottles and cups with them, and refrain from using disposable PET bottles. Vienna's tap water is drinking water: It comes directly from the mountains and is of excellent quality. In addition to the possibility of refilling bottles at the conference venue, there are approximately 980 drinking fountains located in public areas across Vienna. Please note that we do not serve water in the sessions. As a presenter, chair, or discussant, bring our own water with you (if you need it)
• Where can I get food?

  At the congress, we do not cater lunch. Thus, please bring your brown bag with you or take a look at the many places to eat in direct or expanded vicinity to the venue.

  If you’re also looking for a place to let the evening come to an end after a long day at the congress and to explore Vienna’s culinary world, you can also consider the food options in further distance. You can find an area map on Page 38 of the Program, together with food suggestions on Page 39.

  Please note that many popular locations require or recommend reservations. During lunch break, this may also apply to tinier restaurants. Food suggestions can be also be found in the attachment of the program. For those in a hurry, a limited number of complimentary lunch boxes are available to grab before/at the (junior and OeGP) member meetings and the Flashlights on Monday evening,at the shorter lunch break on Wednesday (from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm), after the DGPs member assembly/before the DGPs sections meetings on Wednesday evening, and at the lunch break on Thursday.

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• There is an emergency; whom shall I call?

  Emergency number: 112

  Fire brigade: 122

  Police: 133

  Ambulance: 144

  Medical service: 141
• Where can I find medical help?

  The emergency medical service is located in the first-aid room in the basement/half-down level ("Tiefparterre") of the main building of the University of Vienna, around the next corner from seminar rooms 5 and 6 and from lecture halls 6 and 7. It is on the floor between Court V (where the basement coffee breaks are located) and Atrium, opposite the restrooms. You can also call the (phone) number 141 for medical service.

  In case of an emergency, please contact the congress staff.
• Where can I get help at the venue?

  Technical assistence/Have a question: Look out for a person with a pinkish or a white t-shirt with the congress logo on it. They are part of the team and should be able to assist you.

  Help desk: On Sunday and Monday, the Help Desk is also located in the Aula of the Uni, when you enter through the main building, to your right, next to the porter’s lodge. On all days, a Cloak Room/Help Desk is located in the basement/one half-floor down (Tiefparterre). It is open from 8:30 AM to 6 PM on Sunday, and from 7:30 AM to 6 PM from Monday through to Thursday.
•  I found an error in my abstract or address; where can I complain? 

  The authors of the contributions are responsible for the contents of the presentations, including the titles and abstracts of the contributions. This also concerns (in)appropriate gendering and other errors in the abstracts, titles, author names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses. With very few exceptions, all information in the program and Abstract book has been directly imported from the authors’ submissions. In the few cases in which the Organizing Team has changed the submitted information, the changes have typically been conducted on request of the authors or the changes have at least been approved by the authors.
• Is there a printed program? 

   No, but you can download the program here: https://dgps2024.univie.ac.at/program/.

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• I have a presentation. What are the instructions?

  Note that there are more specific instructions for different forms of presentations. In general you should check your responsibilities at the conference beforehand, adhere to your presentation time and present in the language of your title and abstract. Please check the specific instructions for your specific kind of presentation in the program or in the app under "Information for presenters".
• I am a chair. What do I have to do?

  • Arrive 15 minutes before the session starts (e.g., if the session starts at 14:00, be there by 13:45).
  • Remind speakers to adhere to the language of their abstracts.
  • Be prepared for digital contributions in hybrid sessions.
  • Allocate 15 minutes per Research Talk (12 minutes presentation, 3 minutes discussion).
  • Maintain the 15-minute presentation schedule, even if fewer talks are scheduled. This allows participants to switch rooms between talks. We recommend to stick to the 15-min presentation time grid for single contributions in member-organized symposia, too.
  • Signal presenters at 5, 2, and 1 minute remaining by holding up 5, 2, or 1 fingers, ~5 min prior to end of presentation proper (= 7 min following presentation start), ~2 min prior to end (= 10 min after start), and ~1 min (= 11 min after start). Announce this to the speakers.
  • As an organizer/chair of a symposium, please also chair any Research Talk that does not belong to your symposium but that has been allotted to the same session. However, as an organizer/chair of a symposium, you are free to formally declare the end/the start of your symposium before/or after a Research Talk that does not belong to your symposium because this Research Talk has not been part of your submission.
  • In any case, as an organizer/chair of a symposium, please allow 15 minutes per Research Talk(!) that does not belong to your symposium but that may have been allocated to the same session as your symposium. For instance, your symposium may consist of five presentations and has been allotted to a 90-minute session. If a Research Talk is allotted to the same session (e.g., to start following the symposium), as a symposium organizer/chair you may use the first 75 minutes of the whole session time at your discretion, but the final 15 minutes must be reserved for the Research Talk allotted to the same session.
• I have a poster. What are the instructions?

  • Use portrait format (German “Hochformat” - 84.1 cm x 118.9 cm / DIN A0).
  • A number has been added to the title of your poster. Use this number to find your poster board. The poster boards are numbered. If, for example, “#22” has been added to the title of your poster, find the poster board with the number #22 on it, and mount your poster there.
  • Be on time. Be there some time in advance and be at your poster for the time of the session.
  • Use only the provided materials to mount your posters.
  • Remove your poster after the session and consider reusing it.
  • Consider the environment. Use QR codes as links on your posters instead of classical handouts.
• When is the poster session? 

  Please pay a visit to our permanent poster exhibition in the Arkadenhof/Arcade Courtyard. Different topically arranged groups of posters will be presented every ~90 minutes or so, with posters changing in parallel to the talk sessions:
• I have a talk: What do I have to do?

  • Monitor your presentation time, but chairs will signal you at 5, 2, and 1 minute remaining.
  • Repeat audience questions briefly for the online audience if there's no handheld microphone.
  • You do not have to announce the next talk’s title and/or speaker. Speakers can introduce their title and topic themselves.
  • Ensure presentations and discussions end on time.
  • If a talk ends early, wait for the next scheduled start time.
  • Do not rearrange the presentation order; adhere to the program schedule.
  • Pick up questions from the audience.
  • During your own presentation ask a colleague to keep time.