New Horizons in Particle Cosmology
The Inaugural Workshop of the Center for Particle Cosmology at the University of Pennsylvania
December 11-14, 2009
This workshop brings together leading cosmologists and particle physicists to discuss the central questions of modern cosmology. It also comprises the first of a new series of workshops rotating among the Center for Particle Cosmology at Penn, the Institute for Strings, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics at Columbia, and the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science.
All workshop talks will be held in Room A8, David Rittenhouse Laboratory.
Special Event:
The Big Bang and Beyond
Prof. Paul J. Steinhardt
Albert Einstein Professor of Science, Princeton University
Saturday December 12, 2009, 7:00pm.
Claudia Cohen Hall, Auditorium G17
Free and open to the Public.
Schedule:
The program is now online here.
Registration and Accommodation:
If you intend on attending this workshop, PLEASE RSVP WITH MS. JEAN O'BOYLE (oboyle@hep.upenn.edu) BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. We expect to reach full capacity of our lecture hall, which can accommodate a total of 100 people (including locals + speakers), so it is very important that you reserve your seat as soon as possible.
Participants are responsible for making their own accommodation arrangements. Keep in mind that hotels in Philadelphia will be in high demand on that weekend because of the Army-Navy football game.
Below is a sample of hotels where you can reserve accommodation for your stay, all of which are within walking-distance from campus:
1. Club Quarters, (215) 282-5000: Cheapest option. When you call, mention UPENN to get the special rate for Penn guests.
2. Radisson Plaza Warwick, (215) 735-6000
3. Latham Hotel, (215) 563-7474
4. Sheraton University City, (215) 387 8000
For the Latham and Sheraton, mention "Penn Particle Cosmology Workshop" to get the special rate when you make the reservation. Their special rate offer is valid UNTIL NOVEMBER 10.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Tom Banks (Rutgers/UCSC)
- Rachel Bean (Cornell)
- J. Richard Bond (CITA/U. Toronto)
- Robert Brandenberger (McGill)
- Sean Carroll (Caltech)
- Scott Dodelson (Fermilab)
- Richard Easther (Yale)
- Jonathan Feng (U.C. Irvine)
- Katie Freese (U. Michigan)
- Gregory Gabadadze (NYU)
- Brian Greene (Columbia)
- Kurt Hinterbichler (U. Penn)
- Lam Hui (Columbia)
- Matt Kleban (NYU)
- Lawrence Krauss (Arizona State)
- Janna Levin (Columbia/Barnard)
- Marcos Lima (U. Penn)
- Liam McAllister (Cornell)
- Maulik Parikh (IUCAA)
- Roman Scoccimarro (NYU)
- Paul Steinhardt (Princeton)
- Neil Turok (Perimeter Institute)
- Tanmay Vachaspati (Case Western)
- Herman Verlinde (Princeton)
- Alex Vilenkin (Tufts)
- Daniel Wesley (U. Penn)
Local Organizing Committee:
- Justin Khoury (Chair)
- Bhuvnesh Jain
- Mark Trodden