# SoCraTes Youth 2026

> SoCraTes Youth is a one-day Software Craft and Testing unconference for the
> next generation of software crafters, taking place on Friday 13 November 2026,
> 09:00–17:00, at Ergon Informatik AG, Merkurstrasse 43, 8032 Zürich,
> Switzerland. Canonical website: https://socrates-youth.ch/

## Key facts

- Format: open-space unconference — the agenda is created by participants at
  the marketplace at the start of the day; only a few cornerstones are fixed.
- Date and time: Friday 13 November 2026, 09:00–17:00, doors open 08:30 (single day, no
  overnight stay).
- Venue: Ergon Informatik AG, Merkurstrasse 43, 8032 Zürich, Switzerland.
- Tickets: CHF 20 per person, including lunch, snacks and drinks.
- Audience: students, apprentices and early-career software developers and
  testers — German-speaking (the event is held in German).
- Sponsors: Ergon Informatik AG (https://www.ergon.ch) and SoftwareCraft GmbH (https://softwarecraft.ch).
- Related event: SoCraTes Conference Switzerland (https://socrates-ch.org/), the
  residential multi-day unconference in Ilanz.

## Contact

- Email: info@socrates-youth.ch

## Pages

- [Home](https://socrates-youth.ch/): event overview, timeline, venue, FAQ,
  code of conduct (German, Swiss spelling).
- [Was ist eine Open-Space-Unconference?](https://socrates-youth.ch/what-is-an-unconference.html):
  explainer of the format — marketplace, self-organised schedule, sessions,
  the five Open Space principles and the Law of Mobility (German).
- [Impressum & Datenschutz](https://socrates-youth.ch/impressum.html): legal
  notice and privacy policy (German).

## FAQ digest

- Audience: students, apprentices and early-career developers; no prior
  experience with the format needed.
- Single day: yes — it is a one-day event with no overnight stay.
- Price: CHF 20, lunch, snacks and drinks included.
- Getting there: Ergon Informatik AG in Zürich, reachable by public transport
  from Zürich HB; exact directions sent to registered attendees.
- Typical schedule: welcome, marketplace, sessions with lunch and coffee
  breaks, closing circle in the late afternoon.

## Full content

- [llms-full.txt](https://socrates-youth.ch/llms-full.txt): complete text of all
  pages in Markdown.