AK Giese
Welcome to Essen GLCC 2027
The 53rd Dutch - German Conference on Liquid Crystals and Active Soft Matter is going to be hosted from the 17th to 19th of March 2027 at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Essen!
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Johanna Bruckner(Universität Stuttgart)
Prof. Paul van der Schoot (Eindhoven University)
Prof. Albert Schenning (Eindhoven University)
Prof. Michael Giese (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Administrative assistant:
Andrea Nusselt
lc-conf2027@uni-due.de
+49 201 183 3097
Schedule
Wednesday - 17.03.2027
Thursday - 18.03.2027
Friday - 19.03.2027
Registration
The reigstration for the Dutch - German Conference on Liquid Crystals and Active Soft Matter will start in October 2026.
Register and submit your abstract here: coming soon
Registration Deadline: 19. February 2027
Registered delegates are able to attend all conference talks, poster sessions and exhibitions. The registration fee includes coffee breaks, the conference dinner and a “Ruhrgebiets”-snack – “Currywurst Pommes” (as well as vegan alternative).
Cancellation conditions: 100 % refund before 1.02.2027; 50 % refund before 26.02.2027. We cannot offer refunds after 26.02.2027.
Note: Accommodations must be booked separately. The accommodation page provides information on different hotels and the distance to the planned conference location.
Each participant will need to make his own reservation.
Registration Fee
| Status group | Early-bird registration (until 19.02.2027) |
Late registration (after 19.02.2027) |
| Regular (non-members of the DFKG) | 290 € | 320 € |
| Members of DFKG | 250 € | 270 € |
| PhD Students / Postdocs | 150 € | 170 € |
| Staff | Free | Free |
Venue
The 50th German Liquid Crystal Conference will be held on the Campus of the University Duisburg-Essen located in the north of Essen close to the city center.
The auditorium is on the ground floor of the buildung S07.
Hörsaal S07 S00 D06
Universität Duisburg – Essen
Faculty of Chemistry
Universitätsstraße 7
45141 Essen
The campus in Essen
The Building S07
Campus Map
Accommodation
Here is a list of recommended accommodation possibilities:
| Flowers Hotel | 1,3 km by foot – 2 km by car | https://flowershotels.de/essen |
| Premier Inn Hotel Am Limbecker Platz | 1,1 km by foot – 1,5 km by car | https://www.premierinn.com/de/de/hotels/deutschland/nordrhein-westfalen/essen/essen-city-limbecker-platz.html |
| Ramada By Wyndham | 1,4 km by foot – 3,4 km by car | https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/de-de/ramada/essen-germany/ramada-essen/overview |
| Novum Hotel Ambassador | 1,3 km by foot – 2,3 km by car | https://www.novum-hotels.com/hotel-ambassador-essen |
| Wohnzimmer Essen Steele | 4,3 km by car | https://wohnzimmer-essen.com/ |
Travel
Arrival by train or by plane
Several bus lines and S-Bahn lines are going to the University of Duisburg – Essen.
The Düsseldorf airport is connected to the Essen main station via train and S-Bahn.
A comfortable connection might be:
- RE6 and RE2 (regional Express): Düsseldorf Airport to Essen main station (25 minutes)
Subway lines U11 and U17: Essen main station to Universität station (5 minutes)
4 minutes-walk to the yellow building S07
The City of Essen
Essen has undergone an enormous development over the centuries: from a medieval settlement with a monastery for the ladies of the high nobility to one of the world´s most important centers of the coal and steel industry to a modern metropolis in which globally active companies from the fields of administration, health, trade and services have found their home.
Essen really offers exciting contrasts:
Industrial culture at the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein.
High culture at the Museum Folkwang, the Philharmonie, the Aalto theatre and of course the Villa Hügel, former residence of the Krupp family.
Huge recreation areas as the Lake Baldeney, the Ruhr river and several hiking trails.
Essen is one of the greenest cities in Germany!
