UvA

String Theory Workshop 2008

The workshop will focus on new developments in string theory, gauge theory and quantum gravity. The format of the meeting will be a relaxed program of talks with plenty of opportunity for discussion, collaboration and inspiration.

Organizers of the workshop are
Jan de Boer Robbert Dijkgraaf Kostas Skenderis
Marika Taylor Jan Pieter van der Schaar Erik Verlinde

Of the people invited to this year's workshop, the following are confirmed or to-be-confirmed
Costas Bachas
(ENS, Paris)
Iosif Bena
(Saclay, SPhT)
Micha Berkooz
(The Weizmann Institute of Science)
Rutger Boels
(Niels Bohr International Academy)
P. Bouwknegt
(Australian National University)
Ben Craps
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Eric D'Hoker
(UCLA)
Nick Dorey
(Cambridge University)
Jerome Gauntlett
(Imperial College)
Sergei Gukov
(UC, Santa Barbara)
Amihay Hanany
(Perimeter Institute)
Jonathan Heckman
(Harvard)
Sunny Itzhaki
(Tel Aviv University)
Dario Martelli
(IAS)
John McGreevy
(MIT)
Dave Morrison
(UC, Santa Barbara)
Ioannis Papadimitriou
(Swansea)
Simon Ross
(U. of Durham)
Jorge Russo
(ICREA, Barcelona)
Koenraad Schalm
(University of Leiden)
Volker Schomerus
(DESY)
Adam Schwimmer
(Weizmann Institute)
Jan Troost
(ENS)
Arkady Tseytlin
(Imperial College)
Pierre Vanhove
(Saclay, IPhT)
Herman Verlinde
(Princeton)
Daniel Waldram
(Imperial College)

Participants must fill out this form. If you run into problems please email Kostas Skenderis.

The following local scientists will also participate in the workshop
Xerxes ArsiwallaArdian Atmaja
Ruth BrittoMiranda Cheng
Michele CiraficiSebastian de Haro
Bernard de WitSheer El-Showk
Lotte HollandsJoost Hoogeveen
Ingmar KanitscheiderAmir Kashani-Poor
Manuela KulaxiziJan Manschot
Paul McFaddenIlies Messama
Johannes OberreuterKyriakos Papadodimas
Angel ParedesT. Quella
Susanne ReffertMasaki Shigemori
Balt van ReesStefan Vandoren


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