7–11 Sept 2026
Garching near Munich, Germany
Europe/Berlin timezone

Building Blocks of Cosmic Structure

Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society 2026

Monday, September 7, 2026 - Friday, September 11, 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 7-11, 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 Research Campus Garching in the TUM Mechanical Engineering Building, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748 Garching, Munich. The Opening Reception will take place at the ESO Supernova.

Registration

Registration is open!

Please note that registration is mandatory to participate in the conference.

Deadline for early registrations: July 15,  2026
Deadline for regular registrations: August 31, 2026

Conference Fees

Payment option:

PayPal.

Please note that you do not need to register with PayPal; you can also pay as a guest with Debit or CreditCard on the PayPal webpage.

i Coffee breaks are covered in the conference fee.

Cancellation Policy

Please note that 50 % of the conference fee and the full conference dinner will be refunded if you cancel your registration until August 31, 2026. No refund will be possible for cancellations made after this date.

*) Online attendance is only possible for the plenary sessions but not for the splinter meetings.
**) For students a proof of status is required. You can either upload your student ID in 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

 

i There will be several accompanying events for which you can sign up while registering.

Conference lunches: You can have lunch at the Gastronomic Services in Garching

Conference dinner: on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 7.00 - 10.00 p.m. Location: Gasthof Neuwirt, Münchener Str.10, 85748 Garching bei München

Application for AG membership.

Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC)

Tim Dietrich (Potsdam)
Natascha Förster Schreiber (MPE, Garching) 
Mathias Garny (TUM)
Rolf Kuiper (Dusiburg-Essen)
Luisa Lucie-Smith (Hamburg)
Friedrich Röpke (Heidelberg)  
Dominik Schwarz (Bielefeld)
Volker Springel (MPA, Garching, chair)
Beate Stelzer (Tübingen) 
Sherry Suyu (TUM) 
Julia Tjus (Bochum)
Stefanie Walch-Gassner (Köln)

Dominika Wylezalek (Heidelberg) 

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

Sabina Bahic (AG, AIP Potsdam)
Marzia Dallolio (MPA)
Janine Fohlmeister (AG, AIP Potsdam)
Hannelore Hämmerle (MPA)
Thomas Kraupe (AG, Hamburg)
Ana Lomidze (MPA)
Thorsten Naab (MPA)
Nuray Ortaköse (AG, U Köln)
Rüdiger Pakmor (MPA)
Klaus Reinsch (AG, U Göttingen)
Solvejg Schröder (MPA)
Mahdieh Schmidt (MPA)
Volker Springel (MPA, chair)
 

Conference information

Date/Time

Starts

Ends

All times are in Europe/Berlin

Location

Garching near Munich, Germany
Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748 Garching b. München
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Chairpersons

  • Prof. Dr. Volker Springel
Registration
Registration for this event is currently open.