German Economic Association Annual Congress

With up to 1,000 participants and more than 400 lectures, the annual meetings of the Verein für Socialpolitik rank among the largest and most respected economic conferences in Europe.

The annual conference consists of two sessions: the "core conference program" (Kerntagung) and the "open meeting" (offene Tagung). In the core conference program, invited speakers give presentations on a given general theme for the conference.