IBD+ 2025

You will need to have an account on our booking system, so please do register if not done yet.The booking the big IBD+ 2025 is planned to start on June 1st 2025 at 19:46h.From October 10th to 27th an European Mensa Juniors Camp (EMJC) is planned in Duisburg which is about 30 km away from Düsseldorf... - check this site for updates.Already online for IBD+ 2025 are
- The Accommodation page including a link to the accommodation booking page.
Please note that hotels for annual gatherings in Germany are fully booked very quickly. Please book your accomodation as early as possible. - Facebook group (short link: https://link.mensa.de/ibd-fb).
- WhatsApp community (short link: https://link.mensa.de/ibd-wa).
- We're on mensa.org with a really nice page.
- And we have these two flyers IBD+ 2025 and EMJC 2025 you may look at, print and distribute.
The main venue is the Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf, Maritim-Platz 1, 40474 Düsseldorf, Google Maps.
The hotel is located within walking distance of Düsseldorf international airport (IATA code DUS) and just a quarter of an hour from Düsseldorf main railway station using local trains.The organising committee is currently busy scouting locations for the Icebreaker, Galadiner, finding accommodation for visiting members (IBD delegates stay at the Maritim), preparing pre and post tours, and many more events.Visitors not attending the IBD Meeting 2025 itself will be offered the odd** event like presentations, sightseeing, company tours, cultural events, games, talks, tastings, cozy hours, get-togethers and much more (a bit like a German Mensa annual gathering).If you have wishes or recommendations for things you want to see, visit, taste, drink, or hear as part of the IBD+, please drop us an email at ibd2025-wish-list@mensa.de.
For other topics feel free to get in touch with the organising committee by email ibd2025@mensa.de.+ The plus indicates that we will offer quite a few events for visitors in addition to pre and post tours.
* The International Board of Directors meeting (IBD) is the general meeting of the worldwide leadership of Mensa.
** Well, quite a few events as a matter of fact
Here is some information we have already compiled for you:
Organisational things
- General Information
- How to get there
- Accommodation
- IBD+ Newsletter
- Registration
- Weather in October / Packing Recommendations
Tours & Events (unfolded in the right-hand column)
Transport
More about Germany
Pre and Post Tours
- Pre Tour Northern Germany - 8 days
- Post Tour Southern Germany - 8 days
- Pre Tour Rhine Main area - 4 days
- Post Tour Rhine Main area - 4 days
Day Trips
- Excursion castle “Schloss Dyck”
- Excursion to Drachenfels/Siebengebirge
- Excursion to World Heritage Zollverein Coal Mine
- Excursion to Museum Island Hombroich
- Excursion to Nürburgring with a race cab “Renntaxi”
- Excursion to the Eifel and Monschau
- Plus some more to come