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Inaugural Conference Proceedings
Conference Summary
Prepared by Derek Fox and Parampreet Singh for Matters of Gravity
Thursday, August 9, 2007
| Plenary Session: Thursday, August 9, 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast (Lobby, Life Science Building) | |
| 9:00-9:15 a.m. | Daniel Larson | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15-10:15 a.m. | Jim Cronin (Chicago) chair: Paul Sommers |
 Solving the Mystery of the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays: 1938 to 2007[ Slides ] |
| 10:15-11:15 a.m. | Frans Pretorius (Princeton) |  Black Hole Collisions[ Slides | Animation 1 | Animation 2 ] |
| 11:15-11:45 a.m. | Coffee Break (Lobby, Life Sciences Building) | |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Joe Polchinski (UC, Santa Barbara) chair: Murat Gunaydin |
 The Black Hole Information Paradox: Past and Future[ Slides ] |
| First Parallel Session: 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Room | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| Thomas 201 | chair: Mark Trodden | Cosmology: Physical Aspects |
| Thomas 216 | chair: Manuel Tiglio | Numerical Relativity I |
| Second Parallel Session: 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Room | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| Thomas 201 | chair: David Seckel | Observational Issues in Particle Astrophysics |
| Thomas 216 | chair: Martin Bojowald | Cosmology: Mathematical Aspects |
| Thomas 215 | chair: Radu Roiban | Approaches to Quantum Gravity I |
Friday, August 10, 2007
| Plenary Session: Friday, August 10, 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Slava Mukhanov (Munich) chair: Peter Mészáros |
 The Origin of the Big Bang: Inflation after WMAP[ Slides | Video ] |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Thomas Gaisser (Bartol) chair: Peter Mészáros |
 Neutrino Physics – Cosmic Ray Connection[ Slides ] |
| 11:00-11:30 a.m. | Coffee Break (Lobby, Life Sciences Building) | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Clifford Will (Washington University) chair: Pablo Laguna |
 On the Unreasonable Accuracy of the Post-Newtonian Theory in Gravitational Wave Research[ Slides ] |
| 2:00-4:00 p.m. | chair: Chair: Daniel Larson | Forum on Science and Society – Open discussion on the goals, challenges and organization of the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos. |
| Edward Frymoyer (emf Associates) | Science and Society: Some Thoughts and Observations [ Slides ] |
|
| Christopher Liedel (National Geographic Society) | ||
| Duane Valz (Yahoo! Inc) | A New Way Forward [ Slides ] |
|
| Roger Penrose (Oxford and Penn State) | ||
| Parallel Sessions: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Room | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| Thomas 216 | chair: Manuel Tiglio | Numerical Relativity II |
| Thomas 215 | chair: Radu Roiban | Approaches to Quantum Gravity II |
Saturday, August 11, 2007
| Plenary Session: Saturday, August 11, 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Roger Penrose (Oxford and Penn State) chair: Abhay Ashtekar |
 Conformal Cyclic Cosmology, Dark Matter, and Black Hole Evaporation |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Karsten Danzmann (Albert Einstein Institute) chair: Abhay Ashtekar |
 Multi-Wavelength Gravitational Wave Astronomy: A Dream Will Soon Be Reality |
| 11:00-11:30 a.m. | Coffee Break (Lobby, Life Sciences Building) | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Trevor Weekes (Whipple Observatory, Smithsonian) chair: Hideo Kodama |
 The Universe as Seen in TEV Gamma Rays[ Slides ] |
| First Parallel Session: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Room | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| Thomas 201 | chair: John Beacom | Origins of High Energy Particles |
| Thomas 216 | chair: Deirdre Shoemaker | Black Holes and Gravitational Waves I |
| Thomas 215 | chair: Laurent Freidel | Approaches to Quantum Gravity III |
| Second Parallel Session: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Room | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| Thomas 201 | chair: Kaixuan Ni | Astroparticle Physics Beyond the Standard Model |
| Thomas 216 | chair: Ben Owen | Black Holes and Gravitational Waves II |
| Thomas 215 | chair: Laurent Freidel | Approaches to Quantum Gravity IV |