Our venues at a glance
The DIRV Technical Conference 2026 takes place at two locations that are designed to work well together and allow short travel distances.
General Assembly – Tuesday evening, 18 August 2026
The General Assembly of the VDMA Working Group DIRV will take place on Tuesday evening from 5:00 pm at Welcome Hotel Gelsenkirchen.
The hotel provides a pleasant setting for the members’ meeting and offers very good transport connections. Participation is limited to members of the Working Group DIRV.
Prior registration via the registration system is required.
Address
Welcome Hotel Gelsenkirchen
Parkallee 3
45891 Gelsenkirchen
DIRV Technical Conference & Exhibition – 19 and 20 August 2026
The conference, exhibition and live demonstrations will take place at OFTEC company site in Dorsten.
Here we bring together:
- keynote presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- the exhibition
- and personal exchange
in a real industrial setting, practical and authentic.
Address
OFTEC GmbH
Fürst-Leopold-Allee 86
46284 Dorsten
Distance & travel
The Welcome Hotel Gelsenkirchen and the venue in Dorsten are well connected. The distance is approx. 25 km, making travel between hotel and venue short and easy to plan.
Room allotment for members and visitors
A room allotment has been reserved at the Welcome Hotel Gelsenkirchen:
Superior double room for single occupancy:EUR 119 per person/night (incl. a generous breakfast buffet).
To book from the allotment, please use the keyword “AG DIRV” and contact: gel.reservierungwelcome-hotelscom