Dear DAbG members,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey expressing interest in attending the workshop. Official registration is now open for this year’s DAbG workshop in Potsdam, marking our 10th anniversary.
When: October 11–13, 2026
Where: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam
Preliminary Program: October 11, 2026, evening: Icebreaker at the GFZ
October 12, 2026: Scientific program (in English), General Assembly (in German), guided tours, conference dinner
October 13, 2026: Scientific program
Keynote talks: Prof. Rómulo Oses (Universidad de Atacama, Chile)
Prof. Ilya Digel (Aachen University of Applied Sciences)
Abstract Deadline: June 28, 2026
Registration Deadline: August 31, 2026
Registration Fee: €75 (excluding Conference Dinner), payable by August 31, 2026 via bank transfer to the DAbG account:
Deutsche Bank
IBAN: DE22 1007 0024 0632 7480 00
BIC/SWIFT Code: DEUTDEDBBER
Please use the attached form to register and submit an abstract, and return it by June 28, 2026 (or by August 31, 2026, if attending without presenting a paper) to dabg_at_astrobiologie.de.
The conference dinner is currently available for pre-selection as an expression of interest (yes/no; vegetarian/fish/meat). A separate announcement will be made as soon as the exact menu and prices are finalized.
As always, limited travel grants are available to students and early-career researchers to cover travel expenses for attending the workshop. Please send your application to our treasurer, Dirk Wagner (dirk.wagner_at_gfz.de).
This and further information about the workshop can also be found on the DAbG website (also available in English) and may be shared with anyone interested.
In addition, here is a reminder regarding the nomination of candidates for the Ralf Möller Memorial Award. Further information can be found in our last email and on our homepage under Activities/Awards.
With astrobiological regards,
Jacob Heinz
(on behalf of the Board)
Workshop 2026 and Member's Meeting
Dear DAbG members,
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of our society. For this reason, our workshop combined with the members' meeting this year is also intended to be a special event with numerous activities, including an icebreaker on Sunday.
We plan to hold our meeting on the days from
October 11 to 13, 2026
at the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences.
In order for us to properly estimate the number of participants for further planning, we would be grateful for a prompt short response indicating your interest. The number of participants is limited this time, so early pre-registration is important. Please use the link to the Nuudle survey (GDPR-compliant, without insight into the voting results of other participants) to indicate your interest:
https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/nRH5ublIs8SfMhAo
Further information such as deadlines, links, and registration formalities will be provided in due course.
As usual, a limited number of travel grants can be awarded to students and early-career researchers for participation in the workshop: https://www.astrobiologie.de/aktivitaeten/reisekostenzuschuesse/
Please send your application to our treasurer Dirk Wagner (dirk.wagner_at_gfz.de). We would be pleased to welcome you to the workshop and the general meeting!
With best regards
Christian Mayer
(on behalf of the board)
