Call for Papers

International experts from all areas of crime prevention are welcome to introduce, share and discuss their ideas, goals, outcomes, projects and speeches with other experts on the next German Prevention Congress (28th DPT/ 16th AIF). We invite you to contribute to our lecture sessions and to our congress exhibition (poster-presentations and exhibition stands).

The deadline for applications is 31 January 2023. Applications for a poster presentation or a presentation on demand are still possible.


Application for a lecture:

Lectures may refer to a topic within the general field of crime prevention or to the thematic focus of the 28. DPT, which is: “Crises & Prevention”.

The decision on the acceptance of applications will be made by the programme advisory board of the 28th German Prevention Congress on the basis of the submitted presentation abstracts.

Congress fees: As a speaker you will receive a free congress ticket. A second speaker receives the congress ticket at the reduced contributor rate (195 Euros). Additional speakers will have to pay the regular rate.


Application for a poster presentation:

With a poster you may present your project, institution or field of work. The posters will be displayed as a print version in A0 format (portrait format). 

Poster sessions will be held on both congress days.

Congress fees: As a poster presenter you will receive a congress ticket at the reduced contributor rate (195 euros). This applies to a maximum of one person per poster. If there are additional persons, they will have to pay the regular rate to gain access to the congress.


Application for an exhibition stand:

An area of six square metres is provided for information stands in the exhibition at the 28th German Prevention Congress. A fixed fee of € 250 will be charged for this standard size. For larger information stands, a price of € 75 per square metre will be charged for the additional space (subject to availability). All stand equipment (tables, chairs, partitions, power supply, etc.) must be brought along or ordered from the venue at your own expense.

Congress fees: As a contributor you will receive a congress ticket at the reduced contributor rate (195 euros). This applies to a maximum of five persons per exhibition stand. If there are additional persons, they will have to pay the regular rate.


Application for a Presentation on Demand:

A PoD (Presentation on Demand) is a lecture presentation that is made available to the congress audience online on the DPT website for time-independent retrieval.

A PoD can be:
- The written version of your presentation
- A self-produced video of the presentation
- A detailed and informative PowerPoint presentation

There are no restrictions regarding the length of the presentation.

Congress fees: As a contributor you will receive a congress ticket at the reduced contributor rate (195 euros). This applies to a maximum of one person per PoD. If there are additional authors, they will have to pay the regular rate to gain access to the congress.