New Forking Festival

The New Forking Festival is a workshop on recent developments in model theory, with a focus on generalized stability theory and new ideas concerning independence relations.

A central theme of contemporary model theory is the study of the hierarchy of dividing lines that emerge beyond stability and simplicity, and the independence relations naturally associated to each. New dividing lines, such as NSOP₁ and NTP₂, and new notions of independence, such as Kim-independence and Conant-independence, have opened the door to the analysis of important algebraic and combinatorial structures that lie beyond the classical frameworks of stability and simplicity. This workshop will bring together researchers working at the frontier of these developments to share new results, techniques, and open problems.

Schedule

The workshop will run from Tuesday, July 28 through Friday, July 31, 2026. A detailed schedule of talks will be posted here as it becomes available.

Invited Speakers

To be announced.

Travel

The University of Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, adjacent to South Bend. The nearest airport is South Bend International Airport (SBN), approximately 10 minutes from campus. Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Chicago Midway (MDW) are roughly 1.5–2 hours by car.

Information about accommodation and local logistics will be posted closer to the workshop.