Sunday
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4:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
From Strings to Accelerators
Discussion Leader: Joseph Conlon (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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7:40 pm - 7:45 pm |
Opening Remarks
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7:45 pm - 7:50 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:50 pm - 8:20 pm |
Pascal Pralavorio (Centre de Physique de Particules de Marseille, France)
"What We Have Learnt (or Not) from the LHC"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
Gabriele Honecker (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany)
"From Strings and Branes Towards the Standard Model of Particle Physics (with Hidden/Dark Sectors)"
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9:00 pm - 9:10 pm |
Discussion
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
General Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
From Strings to Telescopes
Discussion Leader: Bert Vercnocke (University of Leuven, Belgium)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:40 am |
Gary Shiu (University of Wisconsin, USA / Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China)
"Inflation in String Theory and Quantum Gravity"
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9:40 am - 9:50 am |
Discussion
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9:50 am - 10:15 am |
Fernando Quevedo (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy)
"Inflation and Post-Inflation After String Moduli Stabilisation"
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10:15 am - 10:25 am |
Discussion
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10:25 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:25 am |
Matthew Kleban (New York University, USA)
"Tunneling and Inflation in Random Axionic Landscapes"
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11:25 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:00 pm |
Liam McAllister (Cornell University, USA)
"Axion Alignment in Calabi-Yau Compactifications"
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12:00 pm - 12:10 pm |
Discussion
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
General Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Free Time
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Inflation and Alternatives
Discussion Leader: Cliff Burgess (McMaster University / Perimeter Institute, Canada)
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6:00 pm - 6:05 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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6:05 pm - 6:30 pm |
Thomas Van Riet (Institute for Theoretical Physics, KU Leuven, Belgium)
"Paths and Obstacles for Large Field Inflation in String Theory"
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6:30 pm - 6:40 pm |
Discussion
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6:40 pm - 7:05 pm |
Jan Pieter van der Schaar (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"On the Effective Description and Stability of de Sitter Space"
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7:05 pm - 7:15 pm |
Discussion
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7:15 pm - 7:40 pm |
Tom Banks (Rutgers University, USA)
"The Holographic Space Time Model of Cosmology: From the Big Bang, Through Inflation, to Reheating"
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Discussion
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
General Discussion
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8:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Discussion Leader: Liam McAllister (Cornell University, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:05 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:05 am - 9:30 am |
Licia Verde (Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB), University of Barcelona, Spain)
"Concordance Cosmology Turns 18"
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9:30 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 10:05 am |
Lisa Randall (Harvard University, USA)
"Darkly-Charged Dark Matter"
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10:05 am - 10:15 am |
Discussion
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10:15 am - 10:45 am |
Coffee Break
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10:45 am - 11:10 am |
Joseph Conlon (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"Searching for Dark Matter and Axions from Active Galactic Nuclei"
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11:10 am - 11:20 am |
Discussion
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11:20 am - 11:45 am |
Lam Hui (Columbia University, USA)
"Light Axion Dark Matter"
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11:45 am - 11:55 am |
Discussion
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11:55 am - 12:20 pm |
Joseph Silk (University of Oxford, United Kingdom / Paris Institute of Astrophysics (IAP), France)
"Intermediate Mass Black Holes: The Missing Link in Cosmology"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Free Time
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
New Ideas in Cosmology
Discussion Leader: Thomas Van Riet (Institute for Theoretical Physics, KU Leuven, Belgium)
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6:00 pm - 6:05 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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6:05 pm - 6:30 pm |
Craig Hogan (University of Chicago, USA)
"Effects of Exotic Rotational Correlations at the Planck Scale"
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6:30 pm - 6:40 pm |
Discussion
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6:40 pm - 7:05 pm |
Cliff Burgess (McMaster University / Perimeter Institute, Canada)
"The Future Is Stochastic (Probably): Cosmology and Effective Theories of Open Systems"
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7:05 pm - 7:15 pm |
Discussion
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7:15 pm - 7:40 pm |
Erik Verlinde (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Emergent Gravity, Dark Energy and Dark Matter"
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Discussion
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
General Discussion
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8:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Cosmological Observations
Discussion Leader: Jan Pieter van der Schaar (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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9:00 am - 9:05 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:05 am - 9:35 am |
Ariel Goobar (University of Stockholm, Sweden)
"Charting New Physics Territory with Time-Domain Astronomy"
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9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:15 am |
Valeria Pettorino (CEA Saclay, France)
"Dark Energy and Modified Gravity After Planck and Forecasts for Future Surveys"
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10:15 am - 10:25 am |
Discussion
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10:25 am - 10:55 am |
Coffee Break
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10:55 am - 11:25 am |
Rishi Khatri (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
"The Information Hidden in the Shape of the CMB Spectrum"
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11:25 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:05 pm |
Jacques Delabrouille (Astroparticle and Cosmology Laboratory (APC), CNRS, France)
"Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the CORE Space Mission"
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12:05 pm - 12:15 pm |
Discussion
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
General Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Free Time
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Gravitational Waves
Discussion Leader: Craig Hogan (University of Chicago, USA)
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6:00 pm - 6:05 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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6:05 pm - 6:30 pm |
Frans Pretorius (Princeton University, USA)
"Gravitational Wave Observation of Dynamical, Strong-Field Gravity"
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6:30 pm - 6:40 pm |
Discussion
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6:40 pm - 7:05 pm |
Xavier Siemens (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
"The Discovery Potential of Pulsar Timing Arrays"
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7:05 pm - 7:15 pm |
Discussion
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7:15 pm - 7:40 pm |
David Chernoff (Cornell University, USA)
" Gravitational Wave Bursts from Cosmic Superstrings"
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Discussion
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
General Discussion
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8:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Black Holes
Discussion Leader: Gabriele Honecker (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:45 am |
Bert Vercnocke (University of Leuven, Belgium)
"Stringy Thoughts on Black Holes"
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9:45 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:05 am |
Iosif Bena (CEA Saclay, France)
"Black Hole Microstates and the Information Paradox"
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11:05 am - 11:20 am |
Discussion
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11:20 am - 11:55 am |
Luis Garay (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)
"Gravitational Echoes from Macroscopic Quantum Gravity Effects"
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11:55 am - 12:10 pm |
Discussion
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
General Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Free Time
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
The Future of String Theory and Cosmology
Discussion Leader: Gary Shiu (University of Wisconsin, USA / Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China)
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6:00 pm - 6:05 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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6:05 pm - 6:20 pm |
Sven Krippendorf (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"The Soundscape of Gravitational Waves"
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6:20 pm - 6:25 pm |
Discussion
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6:25 pm - 6:40 pm |
Francesca Vidotto (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
"Exploding Black Holes"
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6:40 pm - 6:45 pm |
Discussion
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6:45 pm - 7:30 pm |
Henry Tye (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China)
"Where Is String Theory Going in Cosmology and Where Is Cosmology Going in String Theory?"
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Discussion
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
Closing Remarks
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8:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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