Building Blocks of Cosmic Structure
Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society 2026
Monday, 7 September 2026 - Friday, 11 September 2026, Garching near Munich, Germany
The International Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society will be hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, in Garching during the week September 07-11, 2026.
The meeting will include invited plenary talks, splinter sessions, poster presentations, and working group meetings of the Astronomical Society. We encourage all participants to join the meeting in person. Online attendance will be possible for the plenary sessions only but not for the splinter meetings.
The conference will be held on the Campus Garching in the TUM Mechanical Engineering Building, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748 Garching b. München.
Registration
Please note that registration is mandatory to participate in the conference.
The deadline for regular registrations is tbd, 2026.
Conference Fees

Conference lunches at the Gastronomic Services in Garching
Application for AG membership.
Cancellation Policy
Your conference fee and dinner ticket will be partially refunded (50%) if you cancel your registration or dinner ticket until August 31. If you cancel later, no refunding will be possible.
Registration has not yet been opened.
*) Online attendance will be possible for the plenary sessions only but not for the splinter meetings.
**) Proof required (either upload the student ID at the registration form or send it via e-mail to ag2026@astronomische-gesellschaft.de)
***) For accreditation please send an e-mail to ag2026@astronomische-gesellschaft.de
Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC)
Volker Springel (MPA, Chair)
Julia Tjus (U Bochum)
Stefanie Walch-Gassner (U Köln)
tba
Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
Volker Springel (MPA, Chair)
Sabina Bahic (AG, AIP Potsdam)
Marzia Dallolio (MPA)
Janine Fohlmeister (AG, AIP Potsdam)
Hannelore Haemmerle (MPA)
Steven Hämmerich (AG, U Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Thomas Kraupe (AG, Hamburg)
Ana Lomidze (MPA)
Thorsten Naab (MPA)
Nuray Ortaköse (AG, U Köln)
Ruediger Pakmor (MPA)
Klaus Reinsch (AG, U Göttingen)
Solvejg Schroeder (MPA)
Mahdieh Schmidt (MPA)
