1st International Symposium of the TRR 355

We are delighted to invite you to the 1st International Symposium of the TRR 355, taking place from June 15th – June 18th 2026 at the Panoramahotel Waldenburg, located near Heilbronn, Germany.

These are our confirmed guest speakers:

• Megan Levings, Vancouver, Canada
• Eliane Piaggio, Paris, France
• Markus Feuerer, Regensburg, Germany
• Burkhard Becher, Zurich, Switzerland
• Ido Amit, Rehovot, Israel
• Nicole Joller, Zurich, Switzerland
• Jose Alves-Filho, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Alexander Rudensky, New York, USA
• Oizhi Tang, San Francisco, USA
• Shohei Hori, Tokyo, Japan
• Axel Kallies, Melbourne, Australia
• Lucy Walker, London, UK

The meeting will start at 5 pm on Monday with a Keynote session (registration will be possible before that) and will end on Thursday after breakfast.

Register now

Please follow this link for registration:

converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/index.php

An abstract can also be uploaded via the registration link, and there will be two poster sessions (Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon) during the meeting.
If an abstract is submitted, please click on the button 'submit a paper' after registration.
However, submitting an abstract is not mandatory.

Registration fees

Students (including PhD students): 400€
All other participants: 700€

The registration fee includes:

  • Keynote session on Monday afternoon
  • Three dinners with non-alcoholic beverages (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
  • Beverages, lunch and coffee breaks on Tuesday and Wednesday

Deadline for registration is May 8th, 2026!

There are rooms reserved for participants of our International Symposium. You are welcome to book from the allocated contingents at the following hotels:

Our venue

Panoramahotel Waldenburg
Booking link
Contact for your booking:
E-Mail: info@panoramahotel-waldenburg.de
Phone: +49 7942 91 00 0
33 rooms are available for call-up.
Room rates: EUR 113 (single room) / EUR 144 (double room)
contingent available until: March 16th, 2026

Additional accommodation

in the town of Waldenburg (venue in walking distance**):

  1. Villa Blum (Garni)
    Booking link
    9 rooms are available for call-up.
    Room rates: EUR 80–100, depending on room category.
    Breakfast: EUR 10
    contingent available until: March 31st, 2026

  2. Mainzer Tor - Hotel und Cafe
    Booking link
    10 rooms in the new extension building are available for call-up.
    Room rates: EUR 106 or EUR 115 including breakfast.
    Partner hotel in the nearby town of Kupferzell:
    contingent available until: March 31st, 2026

Partner hotel in the nearby town of Kupferzell:

  1. Moxy Kupferzell
    Booking link (use code: TRR355)
    A contingent of 50 rooms is available, also free of charge parking.
    Room rates: EUR 104 (single room) / EUR 114 (double room).
    contingent available until: April 16th, 2026

Questions?

For any questions regarding the registration, please contact: TRR355Coordinators@uni-mainz.de