Buildings Workshop 2026
About
This year's edition of the Buildings workshop will be hosted in Bielefeld in honour of Richard Weiss's 80th birthday and also celebrating the retirement of Hendrik Van Maldeghem. In addition to a selection of invited talks, there will be room for a (limited) number of contributed talks, in the spirit of the annual Buildings workshops.
Invited Speakers
- P. Abramenko
- S. Busch
- PE. Caprace*
- C. Ciobotaru
- M. Cumplido
- T. De Medts
- B. Muehlherr
- K. Piterman*
- P. Schwer
- A. Thomas
- H. Van Maldeghem
- S. Witzel
* to be confirmed
Organizers
- Barbara Baumeister
- Kai-Uwe Bux
Practical Information
📍 Venue
Universität Bielefeld
Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
The workshop will take place on the main campus. The exact lecture hall will be announced closer to the event.
🚆 Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof is about 15 min by tram (lines 1, 3, 4 towards "Universität").
🏨 Accommodation – Special Workshop Contingents (Self-payers)
For self-paying participants, we have secured limited room contingents at the following hotels. After registering for the workshop, you will receive a personal discount code that grants you the rates listed below. Please use the respective booking link or email contact and quote the code when making your reservation.
After completing your workshop registration, you will receive a personal discount code via email. The code will be announced shortly before the registration launch.
→ Please use this code when booking any of the above hotels to secure the special contingent rate.
🚌 Getting around in Bielefeld
Public transport (moBiel trams and buses) connects the city centre, main station and university efficiently. A single ticket from city centre to the university costs approx. 3 €. Participants staying at the city hotels can reach the campus within 15–20 minutes. Bielefeld is also well connected via ICE/Intercity trains (Cologne – Berlin line).