Access Services Community Meeting

The 2025 EBU Access Services Community Meeting will be held at DW headquarters in Bonn, Germany, on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 November.

This year's event will bring together leading experts from the EBU community to tackle the pressing challenges public broadcasters' accessibility teams face today in delivering essential access services to their audiences.

We are curating an outstanding programme designed specifically for you and the community to engage with key issues in the accessibility world. We will cover key topics, including AI, ensuring accessibility during crises, coordinating multi-sign language interpreting for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, updates on significant research and projects, and the highly anticipated release of the 2025 Access Services Community survey. This is a great opportunity to gain insights from industry experts and expand your professional network!

The venue has some space for Members to hold product demonstrations. If you would like to demonstrate, please get in touch with us as soon as possible to reserve your place.

The preliminary agenda is now available. The topics and speakers are subject to change. The full agenda will be available and shared ahead of the event.

Transport information

The full address for the venue is Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn. The closest bus stop is “Deutsche Welle”, the tram stop is Heusallee/Museumsmeile and there is a regional train station - Bonn UN Campus, which is a ten minutes' walk.

Accommodation information

DW has kindly provided us with a list of hotels close to the venue:

Bonn Marriott Hotel

Boarding Haus an der Heusallee

Hotel Motel One Bonn - two hotels in the city - Beethoven and Hauptbahnhof/Central Station

Basecamp Bonn Hostel

Kameha Grand