XLII Workshop on Geometric Methods in Physics Białystok, 30.06–5.07.2025 XIV School on Geometry and Physics Białystok, 23–27.06.2025

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

The Workshop on Geometric Methods in Physics is the annual international conference in the field of mathematical physics and mathematics organized by the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Białystok, Poland.

The topics covered at the meetings span wide areas of classical and quantum physics, geometry, topology, analysis and algebra, inspired by geometric approaches to problems arising in physics.

The conference offers an excellent opportunity for the exchange of ideas between physicists and mathematicians, in an informal and inviting setting. We especially encourage the participation of early career scientists.

The programme consists of invited plenary lectures (55 minutes), as well as other invited and contributed talks (40 or 25 minutes). Participants are also offered the possibility of presenting their contributions in poster form. On-line participation will be possible for those who will not be able to attend in person.

Just like in the previous years, we intend to publish a volume of proceedings after the Workshop. The details will be announced at a later time. Last years the volume was published by Birkhäuser in the series Trends in Mathematics.

This year we intend to organize a special session dedicated to the memory of Arno Bohm, who passed away last year. He was a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the founder of the Wigner Medal. He participated in WGMP multiple times, most recently in 2011.

TOPICS

The topics include but are not limited to

LECTURERS

The list is tentative and additional speakers may still be added to the list. The most recent list is always available at the webpage https://wgmp.uwb.edu.pl/.

PLACE AND TIME

The arrival date is Sunday, June 29. The scientific activity will run from Monday, June 30 till Saturday, July 5.

The 2025 Workshop will take place in the campus of our University in Białystok located at Ciołkowskiego 1M, Białystok. The city of Białystok is located some 200 kilometers from Warsaw at the edge of Knyszyn Forest. It is the capital of the Podlachia region and has a rich history which merges Polish, Jewish, Belarusian and even Tatar cultures. The touristic landmark of the city is a baroque palace complex built by hetman Branicki.

We plan a number of special events during the XLII Workshop, including a campfire, a conference dinner and an excursion.

There is no airport in Białystok, so the most convenient way to get there is via the Chopin Airport in Warsaw and to continue by train to Białystok. Please refer to the Travel guide on our webpage for details.

XIV SCHOOL FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS

There will be a school for young researchers and graduate students in the week preceeding the Workshop. It will take place in Białystok, in the campus of our University. The XIV School on Geometry and Physics will start on Monday, June 23 and last till Friday, June 27. Arrival date is Sunday, June 22 and departure is Saturday, June 28.

During the School we plan to organize several 3h courses by leading experts in mathematical physics. Speakers include The list is tentative and additional speakers may still be added to the list. The most recent programme can be found at https://wgmp.uwb.edu.pl/.

ACCOMMODATION AND CONFERENCE FEE

The conference fee for the Workshop (30.06-5.07) is €350 (if paid before June, 1) / €400 (after June, 1) and it covers the conference materials, coffee breaks, lunches, conference dinner and the social programme. The fee for on-line participants is €200.

The fee of the School (23-27.06) is €150 and covers the conference materials, coffee breaks, lunches and the social programme.

There are many hotels and pensions in Białystok to chose from in various price range. You can check out the travel page for a map of Białystok with approximate locations of some of the hotels.

Fees should be paid by wire transfer. Please send us an electronic confirmation of transfer. In special cases we can also accept cash (possibly the equivalent in USD or PLN). We cannot accept other payment methods such as e.g. credit cards or cheques. Wire transfer should be sent to the following bank account:

Account holder: UNIWERSYTET W BIAŁYMSTOKU UL ŚWIERKOWA 20B
Account number: PL 61 1160 2202 0000 0002 4179 4419
SWIFT code: BIGBPLPW
Bank Name: Bank Millennium S.A.
Bank Address: ul. Stanisława Żaryna 2A, 02-593 Warszawa, Poland
Purpose of the wire transfer: XLII WGMP, full name

In some cases we offer participants a reduction of the conference fee (e.g. for graduate students). Please contact us by email if you are interested.

Warning: some registered participants receive fake emails from scammers pretending to be booking agencies. Please be careful not to respond to such emails and do not send your private data or money unless you are sure it is not a scam. In doubt, please contact us.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

E. Andruchow (Buenos Aires), E. Beggs (Swansea), M. Bertola (Montreal/Trieste), A. Bolsinov (Loughborough), T. Brzeziński (Swansea/Białystok), G. Corach (Buenos Aires), A. Doliwa (Olsztyn), V. Dragović (Richardson), L. Feher (Szeged), J.-P. Gazeau (Paris), K. Grabowska (Warsaw), J. Grabowski (Warsaw), N. Hounkonnou (Cotonou), J. Hrivnák (Prague), N. Ikeda (Kusatsu), J. Kijowski (Warsaw), B. Kwaśniewski (Białystok), M. Kuś (Warsaw), G. Larotonda (Buenos Aires), D. Lundholm (Uppsala), J.-P. Magnot (Angers), J. Miękisz (Warsaw), I. Mladenov (Sofia), K.-H. Neeb (Erlangen), Yu. Neretin (Vienna), F. Pelletier (Le Bourget du Lac), A. Prykarpatski (Kraków), S. Rauch (Linköping), N. Reshetikhin (Beijing), M. Rotkiewicz (Warsaw), V. Salnikov (La Rochelle), D. Sternheimer (Tokyo/Dijon), K. Strung (Prague), J. Szmigielski (Saskatoon), A.-B. Tumpach (Vienna/Lille), D. Valeri (Rome), A. Veselov (Loughborough), S.L. Woronowicz (Warsaw), T. Wurzbacher (Metz), A. Yoshioka (Tokyo), A. Zamojska-Dzienio (Warsaw), K. Życzkowski (Kraków)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE



Interested participants are requested to complete the registration form on-line before May 31, 2025, but early registration would be very helpful to the organizers.

The Organizers
XLII WGMP
Faculty of Mathematics
University of Białystok
Ciołkowskiego 1M
15-245 Białystok, Poland
e-mail: wgmp@uwb.edu.pl
Event sponsored by
University of Białystok
University of Białystok