Changing the face of epidemiology –
Invitation to the 20th Annual Conference of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi) in Münster

September 23-26, 2025

Dear colleagues,

We are very pleased to invite you to the 20th Annual Conference of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi) in Münster. The conference will take place from September 23 to 26, 2025 at the Fürstenberghaus and the LWL Museum, right in the center of our beautiful university city.

The motto of the conference – “Changing the face of epidemiology” – reflects the diverse challenges that our discipline will face in upcoming years. Our task is to leverage these challenges in order to actively advance our discipline and adapt it to a changing framework. The keynote speakers for the annual conference, Martin Lercher (Düsseldorf), Ahmed Alaa (Berkeley), Sarah C. Hull (Yale) and Naomi Allen (Oxford), will provide important insights that will be further discussed during the event.

“Changing the face of epidemiology” – is also evident in the newly revised structure of the annual conference. By reducing parallel events and focusing sessions on the methodological approaches that connect various areas of epidemiology, we aim to emphasize the interdisciplinarity of the field and promote methodological exchange.

For the first time, the best submissions across all methodological and thematic areas will be showcased in a dedicated session as highlights of epidemiological research in Germany – we are very much looking forward to your high-quality submissions!

Your organization team for the 20th annual DGEpi Conference

German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi)