This year’s KomMonitor Community Day takes place on October 7, 2026 in Bottrop!

For a third year in a row, Bochum University of Applied Sciences and 52°North GmbH welcome you to spend the KomMonitor Community Day in a pleasant atmosphere together with users and developers. We offer space for lectures, networking activities and suggestions for the further development of KomMonitor.

Program

09:30   Arrival and Networking

10:00   Welcome and Introduction:  Frank Nitzsche (G.I.B. NRW), Carsten Kessler (Bochum University of Applied Sciences), Simon Jirka (52° North)

KOMMONITOR IN PRACTICE

10:15    Panel Discussion “KomMonitor as a Bridge Between Different Stakeholders”
G.I.B., Bochum University of Applied Sciences, 52° North, social planners from municipalities/districts, job centers, regional agencies

11:00    KOSIS AG KOmMonitor – KomMonitor Association by and for Users

11:15    Networking Coffee

KOMMONITOR AS AN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

11:45   Further Development of KomMonitor
Review of Developments Over the Past Year, Ongoing/Planned Development Work, KomMonitor and Research: Sebastian Drost (52°North), Christian Danowski-Buhren (Bochum University of Applied Sciences)

12:30    Lunch Break and Networking

KOMMONITOR IMPULSE​

13:30   Working Groups / Workshop Offerings
Introduction: Christian Danowski-Buhren (Bochum University of Applied Sciences), Sebastian Drost (52°North GmbH), Frank Nitzsche (G.I.B. NRW)

13:35   Working Group Round 1 – Discussion in the workshops

14:20   Break

14:30   Workshop Round 2 – Discussion in the workshops

15:15   Lohnhalle: Workshop Wrap-Up
Brief introduction of each workshop Workshop leaders

15:45   Conclusion and Networking Coffee

16:00   End of Event