Open Space

Sunday, 1 March 2026, 18:00 - 21:00
Venue: Mittlerer Kreuzbau, 1st floor, Foyer

The Young DPG welcomes everyone arriving on Sunday to an open space to meet, talk and connect. Board games may be brought along. A group pizza order for dinner will be available.

Workshop - AlgoRhythm - the Physics of Tango

Sunday, 1 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
Venue: Mittlerer Kreuzbau, Room Newton

Argentine Tango is the art of dreaming passionately with your feet and has almost nothing to do with the European tango. As a freely improvised couple dance, the original tango is surprisingly closely related to physics and mathematics. In this workshop, we will programme our first tango steps, swing Schrödinger's dancing leg and compile simple algorithms on the dance floor. Finally, we will dance CPT transformations, which means we will mirror dance figures in relation to charge, space and time. As a refreshing break from sitting around at the conference, this workshop will get you moving to tango music. So this tango workshop is fun even without previous dance experience.

Welcome Address

Monday, 2 March 2026, 10:00 - 10:30
Venue: Recht und Wirtschaft (ReWi), RW 1

The organisers will give a short welcome address to all participants .

Networking Event: Women‘s get together with Invited Guests

Monday, 2 March 2026, 13:45 - 14:30
Venue: Philosophicum, 1st floor, Foyer

Women in physics at all career stages are warmly welcome to our women’s networking event. Free snacks will be provided, offering a relaxed atmosphere to connect with fellow participants and our invited guests – women from academia and industry with diverse backgrounds. The event offers a space to exchange ideas, build networks, and address challenges such as entering the professional world, navigating career transitions, or balancing work and family life.

Shaping equal opportunities for women in physics is a complex and ongoing challenge. This networking event follows on the Lunch Talk "Why Diversity makes better Physics".

Welcome Evening

Monday, 2 March 2026, 19:00 - 23:00
Venue: Zentralmensa, Staudinger Weg 15, 55128 Mainz

All registered participants are kindly invited to join the welcome evening. Snacks and drinks will be served. 

Check in at the conference office in time and do not miss the opportunity to meet people in an informal atmosphere.

Please wear your name tag, which you will have received during registration.

jDPG Pub Crawl

Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 19:10
Meeting Point: Philosophicum (main entry)

Join us for a lively pub crawl through Mainz. We’ll head through the bars in groups, enjoying good drinks, great company, and a chance to explore the local pub scene. Bring your good mood and energy - it’s going to be a fun night!