Welcome evening

Sunday, 8 March 2026, 18:30 - 21:30
Venue: "Alte Mensa", Mommsenstraße 13

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

Check in at the conference office in good time and do not miss the opportunity to meet people in an informal atmosphere. At check in for the conference you will receive food and drink vouchers for the welcome evening.

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

Opening of the conference

Monday, 9 March 2026, 8:25 - 8:30
Venue: HSZ/AUDI

A short opening address will be given by the chair of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM) before the first plenary talk.

Documentary film night: "Picture a Scientist"

Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
Venue: HSZ/0002

The award-winning documentary Picture a Scientist (USA, 2020) follows three renowned women scientists as they navigate the academic system. Through their personal experiences, the film powerfully demonstrates that scientific excellence alone does not determine who succeeds in research and higher education. Instead, it reveals structural inequalities: sexual harassment, subtle devaluation, exclusion from professional networks, precarious employment conditions, and institutional barriers that particularly affect women and marginalized groups.

The documentary goes beyond individual stories. It connects biographical perspectives with social-science research and makes clear that these are not isolated incidents but deeply embedded structures within academia. At the same time, the film highlights solidarity, collective agency, and strategies of resistance, encouraging reflection on how to create a more equitable and discrimination-sensitive research culture.

The screening is organised by the DGP Working Group on Equal Opportunities, the Faculty of Physics Equal Opportunities Team, and the TU Dresden Complaints Office for incidents of harassment, discrimination, and violence.

jDPG Pub Crawl

Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 20:00
Meeting Point: in front of the HSZ (Bergstraße side)

On Tuesday evening, the young DPG invites to a pub crawl through Dresden. Next to the opportunity to be on a move outside and network with others, the members of the local regional group will tell about the Dresden physics, the life in the city and other facts worth knowing.

Music Meets Science - Two Extraordinary Concert Evenings

During the DPG Spring Meeting in Dresden, the Dresden Philharmonic invites you to two special musical experiences. They will take place in the Kulturpalast Dresden – one of the most modern and acoustically excellent concert halls in Europe – and offer a fascinating connection between science and the arts. Conference participants can use the discount code "DPG" to purchase tickets for € 8.00 in all price categories!

Take the opportunity to experience Dresden not only as a place of intensive scientific discussion, but also as a stage for exceptional musical and cinematic art. Both evenings offer a fascinating bridge between science, vision, and emotion – very much in the spirit of the curiosity that drives both physics and music.

Do you have questions about ticket booking? Please send an email to: ticket[@]dresdnerphilharmonie.de or visit the Philharmonie's FAQ website: https://www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de/en/concerts-tickets/tickets-offers

 

Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 19:00 – Woman in the Moon
Sci-fi silent film with live organ accompaniment by Cameron Carpenter

A cinematic masterpiece that will thrill all space enthusiasts: Fritz Lang’s Woman in the Moon (1929) is considered one of the first major science-fiction films – and an astonishingly scientifically accurate vision of space travel. The countdown before a rocket launch, now a standard element of any space mission, was introduced here for the very first time. Lang’s portrayal of gravity and rocket technology in an ambitious lunar expedition is infused with scientific curiosity – a cinematic precursor of the modern space age!

The film will be accompanied live on the state-of-the-art concert organ of the Kulturpalast by the exceptional organist Cameron Carpenter, whose energetic virtuosity brings the pioneering spirit of this early science-fiction work vividly to life. An evening in which technological enthusiasm, art, and visions of the future blend into an exhilarating experience.

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Thursday, 12 March 2026, 19:00 – Richard Strauss: Elektra
A gripping operatic classic in the concert hall – with lighting direction and scenic elements

With Elektra, Richard Strauss created a musical experiment of electrifying intensity – a work that is not only a family tragedy infused with deep psychology, but also offers points of connection to the natural sciences. Even the title evokes energy and tension: like a charged system, the music accumulates emotional potential until it erupts in a massive release. More than 100 musicians fill the stage to the last seat, unfolding an overwhelming soundscape. Dissonances, dense harmonic structures, and extreme dynamics create an interplay of buildup and collapse. At the same time, Elektra is something like an acoustic perception experiment: through abrupt contrasts, layered sounds, and extreme volume levels, Strauss pushes the limits of the audible, creating a study in tension, expectation, and resolution – all in under two hours!

Under the direction of Dresden Philharmonic’s Chief Conductor Sir Donald Runnicles, this monumental work unfolds in a concert performance that brings out the essence of the music in its purest form while its spatial staging also draws the audience into the experience.

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