ALPINE CONFERENCE ON ALGEBRAIC AND APPLIED TOPOLOGY (First announcement) 22-27 August 2027, Les Diablerets, Switzerland. We are pleased to announce the alpine conference “Homotopy, Equivariance, Shapes, and Structures” on algebraic and applied topology. The conference celebrates the 60th birthday of Kathryn Hess, honoring her exceptional scientific contributions. It will feature talks by the following invited speakers: * Tobias Barthel (MPIM Bonn) * Teena Gerhardt (Michigan State University) * Lida Kanari* (University of Oxford) * Magdalena Kędziorek (Radboud University Nijmegen) * Inbar Klang (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) * Ben Knudsen (Colorado State University) * Tom Leinster (University of Edinburgh) * Ran Levi (University of Aberdeen) * Mona Merling (University of Pennsylvania) * Jose Perea (Northeastern University) * Emily Riehl (Johns Hopkins University) * Martina Scolamiero* (KTH) * to be confirmed Further information is available on the conference website https://www.epfl.ch/labs/hessbellwald-lab/seminar/alpine-topology-2027/ [https://www.epfl.ch/labs/hessbellwald-lab/seminar/alpine-topology-2027/]. There will be a second announcement in December, when registration opens. We hope to see you in Les Diablerets! The organizers: Daniela Egas Santander, Brenda Johnson, Kelly Maggs, Lyne Moser, Nima Rasekh, Martina Rovelli, Jérôme Scherer, Marc Stephan