Scientific Calendar Event



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  • Monday, 2 April 2001
    • 09:00 - 10:15 REGISTRATION
      LOBBY (MAIN BUILDING)
      • 09:00 REGISTRATION 1h15'
    • 10:15 - 11:15 Introduction to Calabi-Yau Manifolds
      • 10:15 Introduction to Calabi-Yau Manifolds 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Theisen (AEI, Potsdam)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Introduction to little string theory
      • 11:30 Introduction to little string theory 1h0'
        Speaker: D. Kutasov (University of Chicago / Weizmann Institute)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:45 - 14:30 Lunch Break
      • 12:45 Lunch Break 1h45'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 The holographic principle
      • 14:30 The holographic principle 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Verlinde (Princeton University)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 15'
    • 15:45 - 17:45 Discussion Session
      • 15:45 Discussion Session 2h0'
  • Tuesday, 3 April 2001
    • 09:00 - 10:00 -
      • 09:00 - 1h0'
        Speaker: S. THEISEN
    • 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:15 - 11:15 The gravity/field theory correspondence
      • 10:15 The gravity/field theory correspondence 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Maldacena (Harvard University/IAS, Princeton)
    • 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 -
      • 11:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: D. Kutasov
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 -
      • 14:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Verlinde
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 15'
    • 15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
      • 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'
    • 17:30 - 17:30 RECEPTION
      Location: Main Building Cafeteria
      • 17:30 RECEPTION
  • Wednesday, 4 April 2001
    • 09:00 - 10:00 -
      • 09:00 - 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Theisen
    • 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:15 - 11:15 -
      • 10:15 - 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Maldacena
    • 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 -
      • 11:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: D. Kutasov
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 -
      • 14:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Verlinde
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 15'
    • 15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
      • 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Thursday, 5 April 2001
    • 09:00 - 10:00 -
      • 09:00 - 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Theisen
    • 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:15 - 11:15 Noncommutative solitons
      • 10:15 Noncommutative solitons 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Gopakumar (Harvard University)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 -
      • 11:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: D. Kutasov
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 -
      • 14:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Verlinde
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 15'
    • 15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
      • 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Friday, 6 April 2001
    • 09:00 - 10:00 An introduction to a confining gauge theory and its string-theoretic description
      • 09:00 An introduction to a confining gauge theory and its string-theoretic description 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Strassler (University of Pennsylvania)
    • 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:15 - 11:15 -
      • 10:15 - 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Gopakumar
    • 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Introduction to D-branes on Calabi-Yau
      • 11:30 Introduction to D-branes on Calabi-Yau 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Douglas (Rutgers University)
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 -
      • 14:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Strassler
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 15'
    • 15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
      • 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Saturday, 7 April 2001
    • 09:00 - 10:00 -
      • 09:00 - 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Strassler
    • 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:15 - 11:15 -
      • 10:15 - 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Douglas
    • 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 -
      • 11:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Strassler
  • Monday, 9 April 2001
    • 09:00 - 10:00 -
      • 09:00 - 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Gopakumar
    • 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:15 - 11:15 -
      • 10:15 - 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Douglas
    • 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 -
      • 11:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Gopakumar
    • 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 -
      • 14:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Douglas
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 15'
    • 15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
      • 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Tuesday, 10 April 2001
    • 09:00 - 10:00 -
      • 09:00 - 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Maldacena
    • 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:15 - 11:15 -
      • 10:15 - 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Douglas
    • 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:15 Coffee Break 15'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 -
      • 11:30 - 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Maldacena