The Deutsche Orientalistentage (DOT) is a representative academic event for German Oriental Studies. It is organized by the DMG and held every three to five years at different universities in German-speaking countries.
Participation in the DOT is open to all German and international scholars in the field and is not contingent upon membership in the DMG. The DOT's significance thus extends far beyond the German-speaking world.
The work of the DOT consists of a limited number of interdisciplinary working groups and keynote presentations on a general theme of interest; subtopics are treated and discussed in specialized panels. A number of subgroups within the DMG hold their own meetings in or outside the framework of the Deutsche Orientalistentage.
