This Workshop is part of the framework of the joint project DFG-CONARE Costa Rican-German Collaboration: Character Varieties and Higgs Bundles. The main goal here will be to present the most recent research work on the subject.

There will be three mini-courses, ten research talks, and a poster session.

In mini-courses, the lecturers will prepare some easy research questions for the younger participants. For each lecture series, there will be round table sessions which work on these problems in the evenings. The lecturers could be present as mentors. At the end of the event, the groups will report on their progress.

Organizers: Ronald A. Zúñiga-Rojas, Alexander H.W. Schmitt.

Research talks: Leticia Brambila-Paz, Brian Collier, Hélène Esnault, Óscar García-Prada, Jacques Hurtubise, Olivia Dumitrescu, Steven Bradlow.

The event will take place at Universidad de Costa Rica, Sede Guanacaste, Recinto Liberia, from August 4th to August 8th, 2025.

Poster review: from January 1st to February 14th, 2025.

Comunication to participants: From February 17th to 28th, 2025.