This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will bring together experts from different areas in mathematics related to applications of the Bochner technique, including Riemannian geometry, complex geometry, representation theory, and geometric flows.

The Bochner technique is a foundational tool in differential geometry which provides a deep link to topology. Recent advances include new connections to representation theory with applications to vanishing results for Betti and Hodge numbers, the resolutions of the Nishikawa conjecture, projectivity and rational connectedness results for Kähler manifold, or new Kodaira-Bochner formulae. The aim of the workshop is to both push the boundaries of these areas as well as strengthen the interaction among experts in different areas. Utilizing the versatility of the Bochner technique is a key component of the workshop. The workshop is meant to bring together leading experts as well as aspiring new researchers from all areas related to the Bochner technique.

The main topics for this workshop are

(1) Vanishing results and applications to topology and geometric flows

(2) Representation theoretic aspects and symmetric spaces

(3) The curvature operator of the second kind

(4) Nonlinear Kodaira-Bochner formulae and their applications

The goal of this workshop is to discuss the papers Étale metaplectic covers of reductive group schemes'' by Yifei Zhao andWhat are the extended pure inner forms of a cover?''by Zhao and Luozi Shi. We will focus on how they fit into other recent research related to covers of reductive groups and their role in the Langlands program.

On the occasion of 40+ years after the seminar paper of Gross--Zagier, we bring together experts to deliver lectures on a broad range of topics connected with the Gross-Zagier formula, its generalizations, related future directions, and other works that it has inspired.

The conference Moduli and Friends II will take place at the Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy (IMAR), Bucharest, during the week 24-28 August 2026.

This conference is focused on topics related to moduli spaces, including configuration spaces, hyperplane arrangements, homological representations and geometric aspects of quantum invariants. The goal is to bring together researchers from different domains under the general umbrella of "moduli spaces" and to encourage the discovery of new connections between these areas. It is a successor to the conference "Moduli and Friends", which took place in September 2023. For more details, see the conference website: https://sites.google.com/view/moduliandfriends2

Registration is open until 10 August 2026 or until the maximal number of participants is reached. We have (limited) funding to cover accommodation costs. If you would like to request funding for accommodation, please register by the earlier deadline of 15 June 2026.

Invited speakers include:

• Takuro Abe (Rikkyo University)
• Enrique Artal Bartolo (Universidad de Zaragoza)*
• Karin Baur (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)*
• José Ignacio Cogolludo Agustín (Universidad de Zaragoza)
• Adrian Diaconu (University of Minnesota)
• Olivia Dumitrescu (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Louis Funar (Université Grenoble Alpes)
• Pierre Godfard (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Rinat Kashaev (Université de Genève)
• Aaron Landesman (Harvard University)*
• Ishan Levy (Institute for Advanced Study)
• Erik Lindell (University of Copenhagen)
• Gwénaël Massuyeau (Université Bourgogne Europe)
• Rosa Maria Miró-Roig (Universitat de Barcelona)
• Motohico Mulase (University of California, Davis)
• Jun Murakami (Waseda University)
• Sam Nariman (Purdue University)
• Ralf Schiffler (University of Connecticut)
• Andreas Stavrou (University of Chicago)
• Ulrike Tillmann (University of Oxford / Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge)
• Christine Vespa (Aix-Marseille Université)

[*=to be confirmed]

Organisers:

• Cristina Anghel (Université Clermont Auvergne, France / IMAR, Romania)
• Anca Măcinic (IMAR, Romania)
• Martin Palmer (IMAR, Romania)
• Arthur Soulié (CNRS - Université Caen Normandie, France)

Please share this opportunity with potentially interested students and postdocs.

The application deadline for the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) 2026 is Feb 11, 2026. See https://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/ for details.

The HLF offers a rare opportunity for students, PhD candidates, and postdocs in mathematics and computer science to spend a week interacting with Abel Prize, Fields Medal, Turing Prize, ACM Prize in Computing, IMU Abacus Medal and Nevanlinna Prize laureates, as well as with other outstanding international early-career mathematicians and computer scientists from around the world, and a variety of distinguished guests. The program includes lectures, workshops, panel discussions, networking events, and more. All local expenses (hotel and meals) are covered and an option to apply for travel funding exists if needed.

Participating in an HLF is a wonderful opportunity in many ways.

For more details on the workshop see https://www.mfo.de/www/activity/2646 .

Applications to participate in the Oberwolfach workshop can be submitted through the following form:

https://forms.gle/E9X7Z6m6xomndBjH8 .

The deadline for full consideration is 18 January 2026.