Programme
Simultaneous interpretation (German – English) will be provided for the Meeting of the Senate, the Annual General Meeting of Members and for the evening functions.
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
From 18:00
Bus transfer to the Goethe University Frankfurt
Departure from the special bus lane at Messe Frankfurt, at the public transport stop Frankfurt (Main) Platz der Einheit
Arrival at the university campus, IG Farben Building
Last bus leaves 18:30
19:00
Presentation of the 2026 Max Planck-Startup Award of the Stifterverband*
Eisenhower-Rotunde, IG-Farben-Haus, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Campus Westend, Grüneburgweg 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
21:30
Bus transfer to Kap Europa
Departure from the university campus, IG Farben Building
The following stops will be served in this order: Maritim Hotel Frankfurt, Motel One Frankfurt Messe, and nhow Frankfurt
Last bus leaves 22:00
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
08:30 – 17:30
Section meetings*
Section meeting BMS (E2 Meridian 1)
Section meeting CPTS (E2 Meridian 2)
Section meeting HSS (E2 Mistral)
Kap Europa, Osloer Straße 5, 60327 Frankfurt am Main
15:00 – 17:00
Meeting of the Executive Committee*
(E1 Satellit)
Kap Europa, Osloer Straße 5, 60327 Frankfurt am Main
19:00
Plenary Assembly
(E4 Horizont)
Welcoming Address of Boris Rhein, Minister President of the State of Hessen
Speech by the President, Prof. Dr. Patrick Cramer
Panel discussion on the future of democracy with Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hedwig Richter, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich, and Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science in Göttingen, moderated by the journalist and television presenter Cécile Schortmann.
followed by reception
Thursday, 18 June 2026
08:30 – 21:00
Networking Symposium 2026 – powered by LeadNet
(E2 Meridian 1)
08:30 meet & greet
09:00 – 12:30 Symposium
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 18:00 Symposium
18:00 – 21:00 LeadNet dinner with poster exhibition
Kap Europa, Osloer Straße 5, 60327 Frankfurt am Main
09:00 – 13:00
Meeting of the Senate*
(E1 Plateau 1+2)
Kap Europa, Osloer Straße 5, 60327 Frankfurt am Main
09:15 – 12:00
Visit to the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
09:15 Departure from the Kap Europa
10:00 Welcome and brief introduction at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, guided tours of the institute
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Straße 3, 60438 Frankfurt am Main
11:30 Departure from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
12:00 Arrival at the Kap Europa
09:15 – 12:00
Visit to the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
09:15 Departure from the Kap Europa
10:00 Welcome and brief introduction at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, guided tours of the institute
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Max-von-Laue-Straße 4, 60438 Frankfurt am Main
11:30 Departure from the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
12:00 Arrival at the Kap Europa
09:30 – 11:45
Visit to the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
09:30 Departure from the Kap Europa
10:00 Welcome and brief introduction at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, guided tours of the institute
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Grüneburgweg 14, 60322 Frankfurt am Main
11:30 Departure from the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
11:45 Arrival at the Kap Europa
09:30 – 13:30
Exclusive programme for Supporting Members*
09:30 Bus transfer to the Senckenberg Museum
10:00 Visit to the “Brains” and “Nature & Medicine” exhibitions, accompanied by early-career female researchers and directors of the Frankfurt institutes
Afterwards, a lunch buffet will be served in the bistro and on the terrace of the Senckenberg Museum
13:15 Bus transfer to the Kap Europa
12:00 – 14:00
Joint Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
77th Annual General Meeting of Members*
(E2 Meridian 2)
Registration and participation are only possible with a special invitation – in accordance with § 21 and § 26 of the Statutes of the Max Planck Society. Accompanying persons who are non-members will not be admitted. Thank you for your understanding.
Followed by a get-together
17:00
End of the 77th Annual Meeting
