Vanderbilt Colloquium Series

About the Conference

Welcome to the Vanderbilt Colloquium Series on Groups, Geometry, and Dynamics. This conference brings together leading researchers and emerging scholars to explore the rich interactions between group theory, geometric structures, and dynamical systems. It is being held during the week before the start of the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia and is an official satellite conference of the congress.

Planning to attend? Please register as soon as possible so we can plan for catering, seating, and lodging accordingly.

Confirmed plenary speakers:

Sahana Balasubramanya, Lafayette
Mladen Bestvina, Utah
Tara Brendle, Glasgow
Aaron Brown, Northwestern
Karen Butt, Vanderbilt
Danny Calegari, Chicago
Ursula Hamenstädt, Bonn
Dawid Kielak, Oxford
Sarah Koch, Michigan
Alex Lubotzky, Hebrew
Kathryn Mann, CNRS
Hee Oh, Yale
Alan Reid, Rice
Sam Shepherd, Münster

Plenary speakers will give colloquium-style talks, giving broad overviews of their areas of expertise, including the latest developments. Others may apply in the registration form to give a 5-minute lightning talk.

Organizers: Dan Margalit, Spencer Dowdall, Denis Osin

Room change All sessions have been moved to Stevenson Center 4309 (previously Commons Center 237). View on Google Maps →

Support for this conference is generously provided by Vanderbilt University, the College of Arts & Science, and the National Science Foundation.