Sonja Hohloch

The Summer School Poisson 2026 takes place during Aug 3-7, 2026 in Antwerp/Belgium (which is about 40km north of Brussels/Belgium). It is the 14th in a series of international summer schools on Poisson geometry and part of the Poisson 2026 event which consists of this Poisson 2026 Summer School in Antwerp followed by the Poisson 2026 Conference during Aug 10-14, 2026 in Leuven/Belgium (which is about 25km east of Brussels/Belgium).

This event brings together both junior and senior researchers interested in Poisson geometry and related areas in the broad sense --- this edition has now more than 240 registrations!

Email/Contact: poisson2026school AT uantwerpen DOT be

Speakers & Minicourses and Poster session for participants

There will be five minicourses around Poisson geometry and related topics (more details TBA):

Exercise sheet

Moreover, there will be a poster session where junior participants may present their results via a poster to the other participants.

Registration (CLOSED) and funding deadlines

The REGISTRATION for the Poisson 2026 Summer School in Antwerp/Belgium is now closed.

Registration deadlines:

March 8th, 2026 for junior participants applying for funded accommodation.
June 28th 2026 for all other participants.

We have a certain amount of funding at our disposal to cover housing for junior participants, in particular, to encourage participation of underrepresented groups (like, for example, female participants) and to support attendance when the financial means of the home university/country are insufficient.

The funded accommodation is in a double room in the ASH (one of the two Antwerp youth hostels) including breakfast together with either somebody of the same gender or (when so declared mutually by 2 funded participants) with the preferred other funded participant. The funded housing covers the period between arrival on Sunday 2nd of August 2026 and departure on Saturday 8th of August 2026 --- unless the funded participant registered also for the subsequent Poisson 2026 Conference in Leuven, then departure is Sunday 9th of August 2026.

Date & Venue & Lecture hall

The Poisson 2026 Summer School will take place during August 3-7, 2026 "on campus only", i.e., there will not be any online/hybrid options for participation!

WHERE: The Poisson Summer School 2026 takes place in the very city center of Antwerp/Belgium on the campus "stadscampus" of the University of Antwerp in the building "Meerminne", briefly "building S.M" or "building M". The lectures and exercise sessions are in auditorium S.M.001 which is the biggest lecture hall in the building and on the right hand side after entering the building through the main entrance. The poster session takes place in the very center of building M. The reception will be in building M on the right hand side between the main entrance and auditorium S.M.001.
ATTENTION: the summer school does thus NOT take place on Campus Middelheim where the math department is located!

Travel instructions and funded housing

See HERE for travel information to Antwerp/Belgium.
For the speakers, we reserved rooms in the Leonardo Hotel right next to the Central train station. It is located HERE (Attention: there is another Leonardo Hotel in Antwerp, but about 20min by foot away from the Central Train Station! Don't confuse them!)
The funded housing for junior participants is in the ASH (one of the two youth hostels in Antwerp). It is located HERE.

Organizers and Scientific Committee of Poisson Summer School 2026

Local organizing committee:

Sonja Hohloch (University of Antwerp)
Federico Zadra (University of Antwerp)
Marco Zambon (KU Leuven)
Melanie Bertelson (ULB, Advisor)
Peter De Maesschalck (University of Hasselt, Advisor)

Scientific committee:

Anton Alekseev (University of Geneva)
Henrique Bursztyn (IMPA, Rio de Janeiro)
Marta Mazzocco (UPC, Barcelona)
Eva Miranda (UPC, Barcelona) – Chair
Brent Pym (McGill University, Montreal)
Chenchang Zhu (University of Göttingen)
Advisors: Sonja Hohloch (University of Antwerp) and Marco Zambon (KU Leuven)

Schedule & Booklet

Here is (a preliminary version of) the SCHEDULE (update July 31, 2026) of the Poisson Summer School 2026.
Here is (a preliminary version of) the BOOKLET (update July 31, 2026) of the Poisson Summer School 2026.

About Antwerp...

Click HERE for some information (touristic and otherwise) provided by the Tourist Information of Antwerp.
Click HERE for what wikipedia claims to know about Antwerp.
Click HERE for the fortifications ("Brialmont forts") around Antwerp and, in particular, HERE for some information about the park & fortress "Fort 4" in Mortsel, about 25min by public transport from Antwerp City center.