Team Registration
13:00–15:45
RuhrCongress BochumFoyer
Schedule
Programme for 12–16 October 2026.
This schedule may still change slightly, but we do not expect any major changes. We will announce changes on Discord should they happen.
Optional side events take place alongside ECSC 2026. They are not part of the official programme and may require separate registration. See the Female+ Bootcamp on 17–18 October below.
All times are in CEST (UTC+2, Bochum local time during the event).
Content updated:
RuhrCongress BochumGreat Hall
Dinner & Networking
18:00–
RuhrCongress BochumPlayer and delegation areas
Setup & Testing
09:00–10:00
RuhrCongress BochumCTF area (Great Hall)
Jeopardy CTF
10:00–22:00
RuhrCongress BochumCTF area (Great Hall)
Attack-Defense Testing (optional)
10:00–12:00
RuhrCongress BochumCTF area (Great Hall)
Lunch
12:00–13:00
RuhrCongress BochumPlayer and delegation areas
CTF-Unplugged & Networking
13:00–18:00
RuhrCongress BochumCTF area (Great Hall)
Dinner & Networking
18:00–19:00
RuhrCongress BochumPlayer and delegation areas
CTF-Unplugged & Networking
19:00–21:00
RuhrCongress BochumCTF area (Great Hall)
Setup & Testing
10:00–11:00
RuhrCongress BochumCTF area (Great Hall)
Attack-Defense CTF
11:00–19:00
RuhrCongress BochumCTF area (Great Hall)
Dinner & Networking
19:00–
RuhrCongress BochumPlayer and delegation areas
Steering Committee Hotwash Meeting
10:00–12:00
RuhrCongress BochumSteering Committee room
Arrival for the Closing Ceremony
14:00–15:00
Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
Dinner
18:00–20:00
Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
Afterparty
20:00–02:00
Afterparty ends at 02:00 on Saturday, 17 October. The venue closes at 03:00.
Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
ALONGSIDE ECSC 2026
Female+ Bootcamp
A two-day training weekend by ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, hosted with the ECSC 2026 team. Female+ participants from ECSC national and guest teams join talks on cyber careers, Team Europe and ECSC, team activities and hands-on technical training with a CTF challenge. Registration is closed.