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Past eventHeld October 15–16, 2026

MPS Annual Meeting 2026

The MPS Annual Meeting brings together grantees and scientific partners for lectures and discussions.

Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium

Held
October 15–16, 2026
Venue
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
Access
Invitation only

TL;DR

  • MPS Annual Meeting 2026 took place October 15–16, 2026, at Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium in New York.
  • The meeting was by invitation only, and the foundation was to arrange and pay for round-trip travel and up to three nights at the conference hotel for participants attending fully.
  • The published program listed eight named speakers.

About

Participants were scheduled to swap ideas through lectures and discussions. Attendance was limited to people invited directly by the foundation, and uninvited guests were not permitted. Eight named speakers were listed, from institutions including MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Northwestern and Cambridge.

Who was in the room

Simons Foundation grantees and scientific partners

The meeting brings together grantees and scientific partners in mathematics and physical sciences.

Featured speakers

8 listed

Alexei Borodin

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Emily Carter

Princeton University and PPPL

Giorgio Gratta

Stanford University

June Huh

Princeton University

Vicky Kalogera

Northwestern University

Zohar Komargodski

Simons Center for Geometry and Physics

Ran Raz

Princeton University

Ulrike Tillmann

University of Cambridge

Venue & travel

Venue

Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium, 160 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010, United States

Getting there

The conference hotel was Renaissance New York Chelsea Hotel at 112 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001.

Getting there

Walking or public transportation was encouraged because valet parking had no in-and-out privileges.

Getting there

Meal reimbursement was up to $125 per day, subject to the stated meal limits and receipt requirements.

Questions people ask

6 answered

MPS Annual Meeting 2026 took place October 15–16, 2026.

It was held at Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium, 160 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010, United States.

The organizer identifies Simons Foundation grantees and scientific partners in mathematics and physical sciences as the attendee groups.

The organizer identifies grantees and scientific partners in mathematics and physical sciences as the relevant attendee groups.

Everyone else would have got nothing from it, because uninvited participants were not permitted.

Academic mathematicians and physicists usually dress casually or smart casual at lecture meetings, with no suits expected. Layers suited New York in mid-October, and walking was encouraged from the Chelsea hotel.

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