We are pleased to announce that the conference Finite Geometry, Combinatorics, Boolean Functions and their Links will take place in Magdeburg, Germany, from September 15–19, 2026.

The conference will be dedicated to Alexander Pott on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Its aim is to present recent results in finite geometry, combinatorics and Boolean functions with a particular emphasis on the connections between these areas.

If you would like to attend the conference but have not yet received an announcement email, please feel free to contact the organizers (see below for email address).

The scientific program will begin on the morning of Tuesday, September 15, and it will run until the afternoon of Friday, September 18. The conference dinner will take place on Friday evening.

A more detailed program will be announced at a later date.

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Ilaria Cardinali (University of Siena, Italy)
Ayça Çeşmelioğlu (Özyeğin University, Turkey)
James Davis (University of Richmond, USA)
Lukas Kölsch (University of South Florida, USA)
Darrion Thornburgh (Vanderbilt University, USA)
Charlene Weiß (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Organizing Committee

Christian Kaspers (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)
Alexandr Polujan (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)
Ingo Czerwinski (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)
Gohar Kyureghyan (University of Rostock, Germany)
Yue Zhou (National University of Defense Technology, China)

The conference will be held at the historical Lukasklause in Magdeburg. The city of Magdeburg is located near Berlin, Hannover and Leipzig, all of which have airports.  There are train connections from these airports to Magdeburg, with travel times between 1 and 2.5 hours.

We will provide additional information about how to reach Magdeburg at a later date.

Accomodation

We have reserved room blocks for Sept. 14-19 at special rates for you in the hotels listed below. To book a room from the block, please reserve a room via email and mention the keyword “Pott65” when making your reservation.