German Physical Society
physics organization in Germany
The German Physical Society (German: Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, DPG) is the oldest organisation of physicists. DPG's 2025 worldwide membership is cited as 50,668, with a peak of 63,012 in 2014. It holds an annual conference (Jahrestagung) and multiple spring conferences (Frühjahrstagungen), which are held at various locations and along topical subjects of given sections of the DPG.
The DPG concerns the fields of pure and applied physics and aims to foster connections among German physicists, as well as the exchange of ideas between its members and foreign colleagues. The bylaws of the DPG commit the organization and its members to maintain scientific integrity and ethics, including freedom, tolerance, truthfulness, and dignity in scientific work, as well as the promotion of gender equality in the fields of physics and related sciences.
Meetings
The DPG itself does not carry out any research, but its conferences promote the sharing of information about the latest findings in the field of physics. The primary conferences hosted by DPG are the DPG-Spring-Meetings, which are held annually at venues across Germany. The DPG-Fall-Meetings are focused around a single research topic. The German Conference of Women in Physics is an annual conference held since 1997 and was supported by DPG until 2019. DPG also runs a nationwide network for physics students in the "Young DPG" (jDPG) working group, which hosts workshops and networking meetings. In partnership with the Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy (BCGS), the DPG also provides a platform for students of the school to network with leaders in the field with the annual BCGS Weekend Seminar: a retreat with physics lectures across several areas including excursions and social events.
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