Eventlocation Atelier Gardens in Berlin
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GEMA General Assembly meeting

The next General Assembly will take place from 5 to 7 May 2026 in Berlin at Atelier Gardens, Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin.

We are embracing the festival spirit of 2025, offering a variety of panels and workshops and creating opportunities for you to network with experts from GEMA and other members.

Event dates for 2026

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Monday, 04 May 2026

Pre-event: GEMA Creator Summit

 

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Tuesday, 05 May 2026

Personal debates in professional groups
Meeting of extraordinary members
Panels & workshops

Evening event: Members' party
Fred-Jay Award Ceremony

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Wednesday, 06 May 2026

Hybrid professional group meetings of ordinary members and delegates 
Panels & workshops

Evening event: Get Together

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Thursday, 07 May 2026

Hybrid general meeting of ordinary members and delegates

Book your hotel room at the Estrel-Berlin

We have once again reserved a block of rooms at a selected hotel for our members this year. GEMA bus shuttle: A regular shuttle service will be offered between Estrel and Atelier Gardens on the days of the event.

  • Address: Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin 
  • Contact: By email to Reservierung@estrel.com
  • Keyword: MGV 2026/ GEMA 
  • Cost: 118,-€ per night excluding breakfast (25,-€ per person) plus Berlin City Tax (7,5% of the net accommodation price) 
  • Room Information: Subject to availability!
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Proposals to the General Assembly meeting

Member proposals for the agenda may be submitted to GEMA by midnight on 10 March 2026 in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association. In addition, membership applications could be submitted for review until January 13, 2026. 

Please send membership applications by post to GEMA, Legal Department, Rosenheimer Straße 11, 81667 Munich, or by email as a PDF to antrag.mitgliederversammlung@gema.de. 

All information about the proposals

By-election of the election committee

The members of the election committee will be re-elected at the 2026 general meeting. If you would like to stand for election to the election committee yourself or propose another full member, please note the following information. 
All information about the election
General Assembly 2025

Nachwahl eines Delegierten der außerordentlichen Mitglieder in der persönlichen Aussprache der Verlagsmitglieder für die Mitgliederversammlung 2026

Da eine Delegiertenperson aufgrund des Erwerbs der ordentlichen Mitgliedschaft aus ihrem Amt ausgeschieden ist, findet im Rahmen der persönlichen Aussprache der Verlagsmitglieder am 05. Mai 2026 eine Nachwahl eines/r Delegierten statt.

Der/die nachgewählte Delegierte kann an den Versammlungen der ordentlichen Mitglieder am 06. und 07. Mai teilnehmen und ihr Stimmrecht ausüben.

Der Kandidat bzw. die Kandidatin

  • ist ständig für ein Musikverlagsmitglied tätig.
  • Dieses Musikverlagsmitglied gehört der GEMA mindestens zwei Jahre an,
  • und hat in den beiden Kalenderjahren, die dem Jahr der Wahl vorausgegangen sind, ein Aufkommen in Höhe von insgesamt mindestens EUR 50,00 erzielt.

Nicht gewählt werden kann, wer für ein ordentliches Verlagsmitglied vertretungsberechtigt ist.

Im Vorfeld der Versammlung bis Donnerstag, 30. April 2026, oder direkt in der der persönlichen Aussprache der Verlagsmitglieder.

Mittels des Formulars „Nachwahl Delegierte“  oder direkt in der persönlichen Aussprache der Verleger.

Alle Kandidierenden, die ihre Kandidatur bis zum 15.04.2026 einreichen und die Wählbarkeitsvoraussetzungen erfüllen, können mit einem Kurzporträt auf gema.de vorgestellt werden.

Agenda & transparency report

You will receive invitations to the general meeting six weeks before the meeting date.  

The agenda for the general meeting and the transparency report to be published in accordance with the Collecting Societies Act will be available for download here from 31 March 2026. 

Would you like to receive a printed copy of the agenda by post? 
Please request this by 31 December 2025 by post from GEMA, Membership and Partner Administration Department, Rosenheimer Straße 11, 81667 Munich, or by email to mitgliederversammlung@gema.de with the subject line ‘printed agenda’. You will receive the printed version of the agenda by post three weeks before the date of the general meeting. 

Opportunities to participate

Come to Atelier Gardens and take part in the on-site meetings! You will also have the opportunity to network with other members from all professional backgrounds and participate in exciting lectures and workshops.
If you are available on the days of the general assembly meeting but cannot attend in person, you can also participate digitally from a location of your choice. Keynotes and panels will also be broadcast and can be followed from home.
Are you a full member but unfortunately unable to attend the general meeting? In that case, you may appoint another member of your professional group or a person you trust to represent you. Publishing members must appoint a publishing representative in all cases. 

Important

Prior online registration is required for the members' party, digital participation or representation. Online registration begins on 1 April 2026 and ends on 30 April 2026. 

Further information on how to participate will be available in February at  www.gema.de/mitgliederversammlung and in your invitation to the general meeting from 24 March onwards. 

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Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the GEMA General Assembly

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Contact for questions

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at mitgliederversammlung@gema.de.

GEMA General Assembly meeting 2024

Reports, impressions and press material 

In our media centre for the General Assembly 2024 you will find, among other things 

  • The speech by Dr Tobias Holzmüller, GEMA CEO,
  • the resolutions of the meeting, 
  • the official press release on the General Assembly 

as well as impressions picture and video and many other materials

To the media center
General Assembly 2025

Timetable, Siteplan, How-To-Document and Knödelstage

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Book your hotel room now

This year we have blocked call-off allotments for our members in several hotels.
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Adina Hotel München 
  • Phone: +49 (0) 89 255 551 90
  • Keyword: “GEMA13052025”
  • Cost: according to capacity utilisation for direct bookings (no special contingent for GEMA)
  • Deadline: 14 March 2025
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on the premises
Estrel-Berlin

Our call-off allotment has been used up and there are no more individual rates available. We still recommend booking at this hotel (individual rooms are still available at the standard rate), as it is ideally located in relation to the event site.

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Wombats City Hotel
  • Tel.: 089 880 000 (Englisch)
  • Stichwort: "GEMA MGV 25" (bei telefonischer Buchung) 
  • Kosten: 30 €/ pro Bett und Nacht (Mehrbettzimmer)
  • Frist: 30.04.2025
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Die MGV 2026 in den Atelier Gardens

Der zeitliche Ablauf der Mitgliederversammlung 2025 zeigt Dir alle Programmpunkte kompakt und übersichtlich. Verschaffe Dir außerdem einen schnellen Überblick über alle wichtigen Bereiche der Mitgliederversammlung. Der Lageplan zeigt Dir den Weg.

 

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Timetable of the General Assembly 2025

Get your digital invitation

What do I have to do as creator to receive my invitation digitally in my portal inbox? 
 
If you already have online access: 
As a creator, the invitation is sent digitally to your Online Portal inbox; we will inform you via the correspondence email that the invitation is ready for you. 

If you do not yet have online access, please register here via the GEMA Online Portal 
 Creators have their own personal access to the GEMA Online Portal. You can then enter your own login email which is automatically used for correspondence purposes. The correspondence email address is used for all communication with GEMA. This serves the purpose of identifying you securely by means of a unique email address and providing comprehensive data protection at the same time.  

Have you got any questions? Our Member Services team is happy to help you, just contact mitgliederservice@gema.de. 

You will receive your invitation at the beginning of April.

Are you a publisher or do you work for a publisher? 
In that case, you need an administrative authorisation for the portal! 

Why is the administrative authorisation for the portal so important? 

By holding an administrative authorisation for the portal, you ensure the following: 

  • That you and your authorised employees receive all GEMA notifications (such as the annual VGG notifications) that are important and legally relevant, including the invitation to the General Assembly. 
  • Secure access for you to manage permissions and authorisations. The portal admin manages and issues online authorisations for the publisher employees. 
  • Complete protection for your data and smooth communication. 
  • If your publisher does not hold an administrative authorisation, you will receive the invitation by post which is less efficient and sustainable. 
  • Simplify how you communicate and stay organised by using a digital access! 

This is how you set up an administrative authorisation 

1. If you do not have an online account yet, please create it here first.

2. Select your role in the area  Activate Online Services. 
 

This will generate a link to the activation application

3. Tick the relevant boxes for publishers and, where applicable, for publishers that you administer.  

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4. Send your signed form to mitgliederservice@gema.de. 

PLEASE NOTE: For an efficient organisation, you can appoint up to three employees for the administrative authorisation.

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Set up your administrative authorisation for the portal today! 

You will receive your invitation at the beginning of April.