No, there’s no formal dress code for the Ada Lovelace Festival. We encourage everyone to come as they feel comfortable.
There is a cloakroom on-site where jackets and small bags can be stored. However, we recommend leaving large suitcases and bulky items at the hotel.
For Fellows of the ada Fellowship we offer a limited number of Locals’ Tables in Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg. Please register via the Hub.
There is an exclusive pre-festival evening event titled "AI Utopias" taking place at MHP, scheduled for the evening before the festival. Please note that this event has a limited capacity and is not open to all attendees; it is only for select invitees. Invitations have been sent via email to those chosen. If you received an invitation and would like to attend, please confirm your attendance as instructed in the email. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our team.
Yes! After an inspiring first day, we invite you to join us for an evening of celebration, connection, and dance-floor domination.
📍 Location: Ars Vivendi Dance Club, Wilhelm-Bleyle-Straße 7-9, 71636Ludwigsburg (just steps away from the Forum am Schlosspark and LudwigsburgCentral Station)
🕘 When? 9:00 PM - Midnight
🎉 Entry is free for all ALF participants
With room for only 500 guests, this is your chance to grab a spot at the ALF party and get ready for an incredible second day. Please ensure that you've registered through the Hub (ada Fellows) or that the session is marked in your schedule once you have access to the app.
Yes there is an Event App. You should have received your log in data via Email. We strongly encourage you to use our app to set up your own schedule, and to collaborate, co-create, and connect during the festival. With our app, you'll be able to navigate the conference area, view our program lineup, and access detailed information about our speakers and their topics.
If you are interested in becoming a speaker at the Ada Lovelace Festival, please contact events@join-ada.com
Both days of the ALF will be at Forum am Schlosspark, Stuttgarter Str. 33, 71638 Ludwigsburg.
We recommend that you travel to the Ada Lovelace Festival by train or bus. The walking distance from Ludwigsburg station to the Forum am Schlosspark is 700 meters / 10 minutes. View walking route.
Arrival by Public Transport
Ludwigsburg can be reached from Stuttgart via the S-Bahn lines S4 (towards Marbach – Backnang) and S5 (towards Bietigheim) in 12 minutes. Additionally, the trains of the railway lines Stuttgart – Heilbronn – Würzburg and Stuttgart – Karlsruhe stop at Ludwigsburg station.
Bus line 421 connects Ludwigsburg station (bus platform 6) with the Forum am Schlosspark (stop "Agentur für Arbeit") in 4 minutes travel time. Timetable.
In Ludwigsburg, there is an offer of the CityTicket for 3.00 Euros (1 person) or 6.00 Euros (up to 5 persons). It allows unlimited rides within the city area (including all districts). More information.
Arrival by Car
Ludwigsburg is connected to the A 81 highway with two exits. Coming from Munich, the Ludwigsburg Süd exit is recommended, and from Würzburg / Heilbronn, the Ludwigsburg Nord exit. From Stuttgart and Heilbronn, Ludwigsburg can be reached via the federal highway 27. The way into the city center is signposted.
Stuttgart Airport Ludwigsburg is about 30 kilometers from Stuttgart Airport. Take the S-Bahn lines S2 or S3 to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (main station), then continue with S4 or S5 to Ludwigsburg.
There are 700 parking spaces available at the Bärenwiese parking lot opposite the Forum am Schlosspark and in the surrounding streets. The Akademiehofgarage and Rathausgarage parking garages are located in the immediate vicinity on Mathildenstraße. More information here.
For barrier-free access, please contact us for further information under events@join-ada.com and we can offer you barrier-free access.
The program on stage on the first day will be from 10 AM to 6 PM. After the stage program, our Flying Dinner with Dinner Tables (drinks and food is included) will take place in the catering area of the location. Food and drinks are included. You can join our Dinner Tables from 6.45 PM. At 9 PM starts the ALF Party. The second day will take place from 10 AM to 5.30 PM. You can find more information about our program here.
Parts of the event will be streamed live via our event platform. You can buy tickets for virtual participation in our ticketshop.https://www.ada-lovelace-festival.com/tickets/
The ticket includes drinks as well as vegan and vegetarian catering during the festival. This does not include the ALF party in the evening.
All information on how to become a partner of the event can be found in the ”Become a Partner” section on our website.
Press representatives can apply for a media accreditation for the Ada Lovelace Festival 2024 until October 21st, 2024. If you are interested in participating virtually or on site, please contact our press agency Drei Brueder Kommunikation und Beratung at presse@drei-brueder.de with details of the medium you represent to receive a ticket
If you are interested in being a volunteer at the event, please reach out to events@join-ada.com and send us a motivation letter explaining why you would like to take part in the event as a volunteer.
You’ll receive your ticket in the week before the event or you can download it in the week before the event in your Pretix account. You can access your account by clicking on the link in one of the emails we sent you during the ordering process. If you cannot find the link, click here to request the link to be sent again.
If you haven’t received your ticket, please check your spam folder. If you also can not find your ticket there, please contact events@join-ada.com.
You will receive an email with your login data for the event platform one week before the event.
Yes, please send us an email with your request and your student ID. Afterwards, we’ll send you the link for the reduced ticket.
For a select group who may not be able to afford the ticket, we offer a limited number of discounted tickets subsidized by ada. This reduced ticket is for students, trainees, welfare subsidy, pensioners, people with disabilities and people on parental leave. To make sure the tickets get to the right people, please send us an email to events@join-ada.com with your request. Alternatively, you can apply as a volunteer to gain free access to the event.
A rebooking to another event or a substitute participant is only possible with the express consent of ada. Please reach out to events@join-ada.com
Early Bird Tickets, Pre-Sale Tickets, Regular Tickets and Reduced Tickets can be cancelled until September 11, 2024. After that, a cancellation fee of 50% will be charged (see § 5 Clause 2 of the Terms). In case of non-appearance of a Participant (“no show”) or cancellation up to four weeks before the day of the event, the entire participation fee is due. Participants are free to prove that ada has incurred no or less damage. A rebooking to another event or a substitute participant is only possible with the express consent of ada.The statutory right of cancellation shall remain unaffected by the above provisions and, within the scope of application, shall in any case take precedence over the cancellation conditions.
All participants that registered for the event, automatically get access to our event platform. If you can not attend the event on site, you will be able to follow it virtually.
