Cluster Assembly 2026

13 Jul 2026, 09:30 → 15 Jul 2026, 17:00 Europe/Berlin

Kulturzentrum Lÿz

Alexander Lenz (University of Siegen), Jochen Dingfelder (University of Bonn), Johannes Albrecht (TU Dortmund University), Ulf-G. Meißner (FZ Jülich)

Our Cluster Assembly 2026 will be held in Siegen from Monday, 13th July, to Wednesday, 15th July. On Monday, we will start at 10:00 with coffee and registration. Monday evening is free and can be used for self-organised sub-group meetings. Tuesday evening, we plan to have a common dinner at the upper castle. On Wednesday, we plan to finish around 16:00.

In case you never visited Siegen before, some hopefully inspiring pictures below. Siegen currently has slightly over 100.000 inhabitants and a long history dating back to Celtic times, when iron was already produced. In 1972, the university was founded, which has around 15.000 students. Downtown Siegen offers many pubs, restaurants, and cafes, as well as theaters, cinemas, and concert halls, which you hopefully will be able to attend.

The meeting venue is the former high school for girls, Lÿz, which is now used as a centre for culture. 

© Aleksei Rusov	© Aleksei Rusov
© Aleksei Rusov	© University of Siegen

 

Monday 13 July

09:30 → 11:30 Registration and Coffee

10:00 → 11:00 Cluster Board Meeting

11:30 → 12:00 Welcome and Report by the Spokesperson

12:00 → 12:15 Report from the Cluster Office

12:15 → 12:30 Elections and other formalities

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 14:20 RA 1 Summary (15'+5')

14:20 → 14:40 RA 2 Summary (15'+5')

14:40 → 15:00 RA 3 Summary (15'+5')

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee

15:30 → 15:50 RA 4 Summary (15'+5')

15:50 → 16:20 TA 1 / IHL Summary

16:20 → 16:50 TA 2 / IAL Summary

16:50 → 17:30 Coffee Break

17:30 → 17:45 Summary on Outreach Activities (12'+3')

17:45 → 18:00 Report on DEI Activities (12'+3')

18:00 → 18:15 Report on Transfer Activities (12'+3')

18:15 → 18:30 Report on Sustainability Activities (12'+3')

18:30 → 22:00 Dinner (self-organised)

Tuesday 14 July

09:00 → 10:30 ECR Meeting

09:00 → 10:30 Group Leader Meeting

10:30 → 11:15 Coffee

11:15 → 12:15 Invited Talk (45'+15')

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 15:00 Research Area 1

14:00 → 15:00 Research Area 2

15:00 → 16:00 Research Area 3

15:00 → 16:00 Research Area 4

16:00 → 17:00 Technology Area 1

16:00 → 17:00 Technology Area 2

17:00 → 17:30 Coffee

17:30 → 18:15 Q&A Session

18:15 → 18:30 Closing Remarks by the Spokesperson

19:00 → 20:00 Guided Tour through Historic Town and Castle Park

20:00 → 23:00 Conference Dinner

Wednesday 15 July

08:30 → 09:00 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

09:00 → 09:30 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

09:30 → 10:00 Coffee Break

10:00 → 10:30 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

10:30 → 11:00 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 → 12:00 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

12:00 → 12:30 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 14:30 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

14:30 → 15:00 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 → 16:00 Symposium Talk (20'+10')

16:00 → 16:30 Symposium Talk (20'+10')