General Information
This is the third instalment of the THGT conference series. As its predecessors, the conference takes place in Bielefeld in spring, and as before it welcomes researchers studying groups through their interactions with topology and homology, as well as people interested in entering the subject.
If you have questions, please contact the organisers (Kai-Uwe Bux, Dawid Kielak and Stefan Witzel).
This conference is supported by the DFG priority programme 2026 Geometry at Infinity
Invited Speakers
- Arthur Bartels
- Ursula Hamenstädt
- Tobias Hartnick
- Robert Kropholler
- Clara Löh
- Kim Ruane
- Alain Valette
Programme
The talks on Monday and Thursday morning take place in the lecture hall H12 in the main building of the Bielefeld University.
The talks on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon take place in the lecture hall H5.
The talks on Wednesday and Friday take place in the lecture hall H13.
How do I find the university and the lecture hall?For the hike we meet 14:00 in front of the Bielefelder Hof, which directly in front of the main station. The hike will be around 10 km long. There is the possibility to take a short cut (~7km).
The conference dinner will be at the Numa.
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 28.03 | ||
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Dimensions for the mapping class group | Ursula Hamenstädt |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | A cubical Rips construction | Macarena Arenas |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | ||