The ZEISS Forum handles conferences, association general meetings, symposia, training days, workshops, product presentations, small trade fairs, galas and company parties. Its largest room, the ZEISS Saal, seats 230 in rows, and its 17 event rooms spread over about 2,000 square meters on three levels. The forum belongs to ZEISS and stands on Carl-Zeiss-Straße in Oberkochen, in eastern Baden-Württemberg.
Seminars and company events
The forum is designed for business and institutional events, and its reference clients include companies, research institutes and associations. A plenary in the ZEISS Saal or the Abbe-Auditorium can be followed by breakouts in the smaller rooms, most of which have daylight. Every meeting room has a projector or display, Microsoft Teams equipment, a flipchart and climate control; the two large halls add microphones, a lectern and video recording, and the ZEISS Saal has a stage. The team supports organizers from planning through the day itself, including hybrid and virtual conferences, and provides seating, event technology and catering as part of its full service. Exhibitions and product demonstrations can spread over all three levels, and galas, anniversaries and Christmas parties use the same spaces in the evening.
Rooms and capacities
The ZEISS Saal, 248 m², seats 230 in rows or 96 in parliament style. The Abbe-Auditorium, 193 m², is a lecture hall with 143 seats. The Cafébar seats 174. Tessar, 126 m², takes 101 in rows, and SCHOTT, 124 m², takes 99. Skymaster, an oval room of 69 m², takes 46 in rows. Smaller rooms named after ZEISS products, including Punktal, Stratus, Axiomat, Planar, Sonnar, PRISMO, CONTURA, OPMI 1 and OPMI Pentero, suit workshops of 13 to 21 people. Several pairs can be joined: Planar and Sonnar, PRISMO and CONTURA, and OPMI 1 and OPMI Pentero each form a room of 84 to 95 m² for 27 to 31 people in a U shape.
Catering
Catering is arranged by the forum. The Cafébar on the third level serves as the catering and break area and can be booked for exclusive or evening events, with a varied food offer available on request.
History and setting
The forum stands in Oberkochen, the small town where ZEISS has its headquarters. The room names refer to ZEISS lenses, microscopes and instruments, which gives a technical, brand-focused setting for engineering and scientific audiences. A ZEISS shop on the second level sells binoculars, books and branded products, and a virtual tour of the building is available online for site planning.
Getting there
The forum is at Carl-Zeiss-Straße 22, 73447 Oberkochen, about a ten-minute walk from Oberkochen station. By car it can be reached from Stuttgart, Ulm, Nuremberg and Munich.
