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32 laser 2 2016 “I want to spend the rest of my life studying light” Munich—Venue of the 25th DGL Congress Author: Claudia Jahn, Germany Born in Munich, legendary scientist Albert Einstein, madethisquotein1905,atatimewhenthenatureof lightwasahighlydiscussedandcontroversialtopicin modernphysicsandespeciallyquantumphysics.One hundredyearslater,themechanismsoflighthavebe- comeanintegralpartinallaspectsofsociety,science and especially medicine. This year’s International An- nual DGL Congress returns to Einstein’s birthplace: From 30 September to 1 October 2016, Munich will behostingthe25th anniversaryoftheeventwhichwill illuminate laser-light applications in dentistry. The city of dreams The city of Munich is renowned for its relaxed and joyful way of life, its big heart, its green parks and its vastculturallandscape.Foundedin1158asApudMu- nichen—Latinfor“HomeoftheMonks”—nearaBene- dictine monastery, Munich today is Germany’s third-largest German community. With more than 1.4 million inhabitants, the Bavarian capital is home to 2 million people in its metropolitan area alone, amongthemmorethan50,000studentsat13differ- entuniversitiesandenjoysafirst-ratereputationasa competence centre for science and medicine. More than 90 museums, a rich theatre landscape and, of course, the typically Bavarian beer gardens will make sure that any visitor will find a place to pass the time. Contrarily to its monastic originals, this mixture makes for anything but a tranquil lifestyle. However, Munich is also called the German city of dreams because of its romantic landscape and archi- tecture.Thisincludesthemanybuildingsdesignedby | events Fig. 1: The 25th International Annual Laser Congress of the DGL is held in Munich during the this year’s last Oktoberfest weekend. Fig. 1 © katjen/Shutterstock.com 22016