NGSolve User Meeting 2026

This annual event brings together newcomers and experienced users of NGSolve, which is high-performance multiphysics finite element software. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in tutorials, share their experiences, discuss new features and explore software extensions. The meeting aims to foster collaboration among scientists from various backgrounds, including solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, and electromagnetics. Attendees can look forward to a comprehensive programme, including hands-on sessions and presentations, discussions on the latest developments in numerical simulation and visualisation.

• Date: June 29 - July 1, 2026
• Location: ZHAW Winterthur, School of Engineering,
  Technikumstrasse 9, Building TH, 8401 Winterthur
• Topics: 7th NGSolve User Meeting
• Conference fee: there is no fee for the User Meeting 
• Please note: 
  - You can register for the conference dinner until Tuesday, June 16, 2026
  - If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering, please check 
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  - If you still can't find it, please complete the registration process again

Get Together - June 28, 2026: 

• 19:00: Get together at Nelson Pub Winterthur
  There will be a lot of people in the old town of Winterthur as the Albanifest goes on until 10 pm on Sunday

Day 1 - June 29, 2026: 

• 8:30: Registration
• 9:00 to 12:00: Introduction to NGSolve
• 12.00 to 14:00: Lunch
• 14:00 to 18:00: Recent developments

Day 2 - June 30, 2026:

• 9:00 to 12:00: User sessions
• 12:00 to 14.00: Lunch
• 14:00 to 18:00: User sessions, insights from the core team
• 19:00: Workshop dinner at Alte Kaserne

Day 3 - July 1, 2026:

• 9:00 to 12:00: Mini sessions

• 12:00: Wrap-up and goodbyes
   

   

   

• Joachim Schöberl, University of Technology Vienna
• Christoph Lehrenfeld, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 
• Jay Gopalakrishnan, Portland State University
• Simon Stingelin, ZHAW School of Engineering

From the Zürich airport local transport brings you to the centre of Winterthur in just 20 minutes.

The event takes place in a short walking distance to the train station. Numerous hotels in the immediate vicinity will ensure a pleasant stay in Winterthur

By train
The trains run as often as every 15 to 20 minutes from Zürich Airport and Zürich City and take about 15 minutes to arrive in Winterthur.

From the main railway-station, the event location can be reached within a walking distance of less than 5 minutes.