This is a series of one-day meetings, with the aim of bringing together geometric group theorists, topologists, and geometers in the North-Rhine Westphalia region of Germany. Sign up to the mailing list here.
5th Meeting - Bielefeld, 25th June 2026
Local organizers: Martina Conte and Georges Neaime.
Location and directions:
This meeting takes place at Bielefeld University. All talks are scheduled in room TBA. For precise location and travel directions, please click HERE.
Registration:
No registration is needed to participate in this event. Just for this edition, if you are interested in joining the dinner, please send an email to one of the local organisers for planning purposes.
Further information:
On June 26th we are hosting a satellite event of this GGNRW meeting at Bielefeld University, for which registration is required.
Please click HERE to visit the website, where you can find further information and instructions on how to register and apply for funding. There will also be the possibility for participants to present a poster or give a short talk.
Schedule:
12:30, Arrival
13:00-14:00, Eduard Schesler (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
14:00-14:30, Conference Picture & Coffee Break
14:30-15:30, Waltraud Lederle (Bielefeld University)
15:30-16:00, Coffee Break
16:00-17:00, Giles Gardam (University of Bonn)
18:00, Discussion and Dinner
Travel funding
We have some funding available to cover train travel for graduate students and early career researchers in the region. Please contact one of the local organizers if you would like to apply for travel funding.
Contact
Martina Conte (Bielefeld): mconte(at)math.uni-bielefeld.de
Sam Hughes (Bonn): hughes(at)math.uni-bonn.de
Georges Neaime (Bielefeld): gneaime(at)math.uni-bielefeld.de
Lawk Mineh (Bonn): lawk(at)math.uni-bonn.de
Sam Shepherd (Münster): sam.shepherd(at)uni-muenster.de
Robin J. Sroka (Münster): robinjsroka(at)uni-muenster.de