FLoC 2026 Mentoring Workshop (FLoC'26 MW)
https://www.floc26.org/mentoring-workshop
19 July and 25 July 2026
Lisbon, Portugal
Registration at https://www.floc26.org/registration
– Early registration deadline for conferences: 15 May
– Early registration deadline for workshops: 1 June
We warmly invite students to apply for travel scholarships to attend the Mentoring Workshop and FLoC.
– Application deadline: 13 April
– Notification: 20 April
– Application form: https://forms.gle/89q9AaNfZV3fkMzD7
– Further details below
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The purpose of the FLoC 2026 Mentoring Workshop (FLoC'26 MW) is to provide mentoring and career advice to senior undergraduate and junior researchers at all stages, to attract them to pursue research careers in various logic-related areas. The workshop will particularly encourage the participation of women and underrepresented minorities.
There will be two workshop days, one for each FLoC conference block, to target more specifically students attending the first or second conference week, and allow every student to be mentored before attending the conferences. The workshop program will include several talks and interactive sessions. Following the tradition of mentoring workshops, the talks will introduce several soft skills essential to the PhD and post-doc years, as well as brief introductions to the varied topics highlighted at FLoC. Each workshop day will feature an interactive panel where students can ask questions of academics with a variety of seniority levels.
BUDDY PROGRAMME
Is this the first conference you will attend in person? We have all been there. You might not feel comfortable if you don't know anyone. We will have a Buddy Programme, where we will help you to get in touch with another mentoring-workshop attendee. Every newcomer will be assigned either a more experienced peer or another newcomer, so you are not alone. For those who are not attending a conference for the first time, being a buddy is a way for you to help the community to grow and introduce less experienced students to the field. If you are interested, please sign up for the Buddy Programme via the following form: https://forms.gle/Gjy4jejM9GinP2897.
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
Students (undergrad, master's, and PhD alike) can apply to have their costs (some or all) covered by our sponsors, the National Science Foundation (NSF), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Jane Street.
Deadline for applications: 13 April (applications are accepted after that date if funds allow)
Apply at: https://forms.gle/89q9AaNfZV3fkMzD7
Notification: 20 April
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: To be announced in a further call for participation
CONTACT
In case of questions, please contact the Mentoring Workshop co-chairs:
Steffen van Bergerem <steffen.van.bergerem@hu-berlin.de>
João F. Ferreira <joao@joaoff.com>
Anastasia Isychev <anastasia.isychev@tuwien.ac.at>
Marie Kerjean <marie.kerjean@cnrs.fr>
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