Winter Conference
Generalized Symmetries and Defects in QFT and Gravity
February 8–13, 2026
Organizers:
Ibrahima Bah, Johns Hopkins University
Dan Freed, Harvard University
Sakura Schafer-Nameki, University of Oxford
Constantin Teleman, University of California Berkeley
Winter Conferences
From December through April each year, the Aspen Center for Physics hosts between six and eight one-week winter conferences. These single-session meetings, with typical attendance of about 80, are focused on the latest developments in the core physics areas of the Center. The details of the format vary, but most have a set of invited speakers, additional speakers drawn from the conference participants, and poster sessions that give an opportunity for all participants to present and discuss their work.