Dates: May 28-29, 2026

Location: Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

The Eastern Gravity Meeting is an annual regional conference for researchers at all career stages working in gravitational physics. The meeting covers classical, quantum, theoretical, observational, and computational approaches to the study of gravity. It is open to participants from the Northeastern region and beyond.

Registration and Abstract Submission

Registration is free but required. Abstracts may be submitted using the form below.

Abstract submission deadline: May 8, 2026 (5:00 PM EDT)

Register and submit an abstract

We anticipate that each presenter will have 15 minutes total (12 minutes for the talk plus 3 minutes for questions). There will be a DGRAV prize for the best student talk.

Schedule

TBD

Travel

  • Ithaca has a local airport https://www.flyithaca.com/ The airport has a red phone near the exit that allows you to contact a taxi.
  • There are also airports within an hour drive in Syracuse, Elmira, and Binghamton.
  • Many bus lines service Ithaca, including Grey Hound, FlixBus, and Cornell also runs a bus to/from NYC.
  • It’s a beautiful drive to Ithaca!

Local transit

  • Most hotels in Ithaca offer a free shuttle service to and from Cornell. Likely the easiest dropoff and pickup location should be Clark Hall.
  • Ithaca also has an excellent bus system, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit. You can use tap-to-pay to pay with a credit card directly. Fares are $1.50.
  • There are very few to no ride share services like Lyft and Uber in Ithaca. You can easily wait an hour if you try to use those.
  • Several taxi companies, like College Town Cab operate in Ithaca and are quite reliable.
  • Cornell has some on-campus parking

Map to Rockefeller Hall

Shown is the location of Rockefeller Hall and where Schwartz Auditorium is. The Clark Hall shuttle dropoff location is also shown.

Accommodations

  • The Statler Hotel is a very nice hotel run by the Cornell Hotel School.
  • The Best Western is reasonably priced and runs a shuttle.
  • The Dorm Hotel is about as close as possible, with a short walk up hill.
  • Hotel Ithaca is conveniently located near the Ithaca Commons near many restaurants.
  • Cayuga Blu Hotel is right on bust route 30, but is a bit more isolated. However, there are several good restaurants nearby.

Restaurants

Ithaca has a surprisingly large number of restaurants that offer very good food considering it’s a relatively small town. Some suggestions are:

Lunch:

Dinner:

Sponsors

  • Support through generous contributions from Physics Department.

Contact

For questions, please contact Nils Deppe.