Deutsche Gesellschaft für Planetenforschung (DGP)

First Annual Meeting of the DGP 2026

The recently founded German Society for Planetary Research (DGP) aims to make activities in the field of planetary research in Germany more visible, to promote scientific exchange, and to strengthen cooperation between researchers, institutions, and companies.

We look forward to broad participation — not only from DGP members, but also from the wider planetary science community and space industry. Our goal is to establish the Annual Meeting as a forum for everyone engaged in planetary sciences — including solar system and exoplanet research as well as space engineering. Therefore, please share this announcement with anyone interested in (exo-)planetary science and space exploration.

The event will begin at noon on March 16 and conclude around noon on March 18, to make travel to and from the meeting easier for you. There will be no conference fee. The meeting language is English.

March 16-18, 2026
Freie Universität Berlin, Campus Lankwitz, Malteserstr. 74-100, Berlin, Germany

Scientific Organizing Committee

Heike Rauer, Freie Universität Berlin
Bastian Gundlach, Universität Münster
Thorsten Kleine, Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung
Stephan Ulamec, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Carsten Güttler, Universität Münster
Martin Pätzold, Universität zu Köln
Lena Noack, Freie Universität Berlin
Enrico Stoll, Technische Universität Berlin
Marie Dannemann, Freie Universität Berlin

Important Deadlines and Milestones

February 1^st 2026:	Abstract submission deadline
February 15^th 2026:	Registration deadline
February 29^th 2026:	Final program announcement
March 8^th 2026:	Late poster abstract submission closes
March 16^th-18^th 2026:	DGP 2026