At DAS|DAGA 2025, the junge DEGA group offers the following activities for young acousticians (see also conference program):

New to DAS / DAGA? - The Buddy Program
New to the conference? No worries, for this purpose the junge DEGA organizes a buddy program. First-time conference attendees ("buddies") will be assigned a friendly contact person ("mentor"). They will help them prepare and settle into the conference environment already before the conference starts. Simply register at https://www.das-daga2025.eu/registration/buddy-programm

Icebreaker
Monday, March 17, 15:00 – 16:30, Balcony 1 (1st floor, Foyer in front of Plenary Hall)
The junge DEGA group starts into the conference with an Icebreaker event. Come along and take the opportunity to meet other young acousticians even before the official opening of the conference. Let's break the ice together!

Pub evening
Monday, March 17, from 20:00, The Moose (Sværtegade 5, 1118 København K, Dänemark)
Let's end the first conference day together at a pub evening to chat about life and acoustics in a relaxed atmosphere. Be it old friends or new faces, everyone is welcome!
With friendly support from the EAA Young Acousticians Network (YAN).

Experience Danish Sound Innovation
(hosted by the Danish Sound Cluster)
Tuesday - Thursday, March 18-20, all day, Booth 65 (Hall E)
Meet and interact with innovative local startups, try hands-on demos and join the Audio Geek Quiz. The Danish Sound Cluster staff is ready to welcome you, introduce you to our sound community, and answer any question you might have!
Featuring: Auricle, Componental, IDUN Audio, VibroAcoustics, O-Kube, A. M. Acoustics, Perfi Technologies & Little Otter. 

Speed Dating – Meet the Acousticians
Tuesday, March 18, 17:40 - 18:20 in Room Nordhavn (B3M10)
This event can be understood as a marketplace where acousticians from different disciplines and professional backgrounds can connect and look beyond their own horizons. In particular, it allows young acousticians to learn about the career paths of more experienced colleagues and to discover the wide range of fields in acoustics, which they might never have imagined. It is organized as speed dating, where new conversational partners meet every couple of minutes for another chat.

junge DEGA group meeting (Fachgruppensitzung)
Wednesday, March 19, 12:30-13:30 in Room 20
You want to know what the junge DEGA group does, maybe even get involved? Or you have suggestions for future projects? Then join us at the junge DEGA group meeting! We will be looking back at past activities, giving an outlook on future plans and electing the new board. All group members as well as all interested students, doctoral candidates and young professionals are warmly invited.

Career Opportunities for International Professionals in Denmark's Sound Sector
(hosted by the Danish Sound Cluster)
Wednesday, March 19, 15:20 – 16:00 in Room 20
Join this session to hear from peers who have successfully built their careers in Denmark and explore the diverse career paths available for sound experts. With over 1,100 companies of all sizes, 62,000 skilled employees, strong academic environments, and a globally minded company culture, Denmark’s sound industry offers exceptional opportunities for international talent.

Research in Short(s) & PowerPoint Karaoke
Wednesday, March 19, 16:00 – 17:20 in Room 20
An entertaining and scientific competition in which all DAS|DAGA authors are invited to present their research in a brief, understandable and fascinating way. The short presentations (max. 5 min) should be held in English and contain no more than 3 slides. Those who prefer to give a spontaneous presentation have the opportunity to explain their groundbreaking findings with unknown slides during a PowerPoint karaoke. Attractive prizes will be awarded to the winners!
Registration: No later than 2 hours before the event (March 19) via shorts@das-daga2025.eu or in person with Tabea Breitkreutz or Jonas Heck.
Further information: https://www.das-daga2025.eu/program/research-in-shorts

Mentoring Café
Wednesday, March 19, 17:20 - 18:00 in Room 18
The mentoring program of the young DEGA starts into its next round! We warmly invite the new tandems and everyone interested in the program to enjoy an informal gathering. Over coffee and cake, there will be the opportunity to get to know each other personally. You can find more information about the mentoring program at https://www.dega-akustik.de/jd

Women@DEGA – Networking Lunch
Thursday, March 20, 12:30 - 14:00, Room 5
Women@DEGA is a platform dedicated to fostering open conversations, networking, and the exchange of professional ideas among women in the acoustics community. Following our successful first meeting, we are excited to use DAS|DAGA 2025 as an opportunity to gather once again, grow our community, and strengthen existing connections. The event will begin with a brief introduction to the mission and goals of Women@DEGA, followed by ample time for relaxed conversations and engaging discussions. We look forward to seeing you there! Lunch will be provided.

Hands-On Workshop: PYFAR - Python Packages for Acoustics Research
Thursday, March 20, 12:30 - 14:00, Room 6+7
Pyfar aims at providing signal processing methods, plotting functionality and audio interfacing in a unified framework for acoustics research. It is written in Python, which is a script based and open source programming language with a large scientific user base. Pyfar is developed with a strong focus on documentation and testing, and is provided under the MIT open source license for unrestricted use. In this workshop, we introduce the most important pyfar functionality through simple examples. Interested parties can follow the examples during the workshop without prior installation in a browser-based online tool on their computer. For more information, please visit ,→ pyfar.org. 
The workshop is organized by: Institute for Hearing Technology and Acoustics (RWTH Aachen University), Audio Communication Group (TU Berlin), Institute of Communications Engineering (TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences), Department of Engineering Acoustics (TU Berlin)

Further suggested events for young acousticians:

• “DFG funding opportunities for early-career and international researchers”
  Wednesday, March 19, 14:00 - 14:20, Room "Vesterbro" (B3M2)
  by Wieland Biedermann, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG
   
• “Wiki.audio (https://wiki.audio): collaborative platform for interactive web-based education”
  Wednesday, March 19, 14:20 - 14:40 in Room "Vesterbro" (B3M2)
  by Malte Kob, HfM Detmold, Erich-Thienhaus-Institut