LOCAL ORGANIZERS: Auttakit
CHATRABHUTI and Oleg EVNIN.
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Ignatios ANTONIADIS (CERN), Eric BERGSHOEFF (Groningen U), Tohru EGUCHI (YITP, Kyoto), Rajesh GOPAKUMAR (HRI, Allahabad).
SPEAKERS include Frederik DENEF (Columbia U), Matthias GABERDIEL (ETH Zürich), Amihay HANANY (Imperial Coll. London), Chris HULL (Imperial Coll. London), Kimyeong LEE (KIAS Seoul).
REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
ARRIVAL INFORMATION
OBJECTIVES:
The workshop will focus on a broad range of issues in high-energy theory, such as gravity quantization (including string and matrix theories), non-perturbative dynamics of gauge theories, fundamental theoretical aspects of early cosmology, etc. The talks are expected to be informal and interactive, with a substantial pedagogical component. We strongly encourage blackboard presentations.
(Information on the previous installment of this workshop series can be obtained here.)
PRE- AND POST-WORKSHOP RESIDENCE PROGRAM:
Participants are invited to remain in residence for informal communication and collaboration during the weeks preceeding (January 13-17) and succeeding (January 27-31) the workshop. Please indicate the prospective timing of your stay in your registration e-mails.
REGISTRATION:
Registration has been closed since December 16, 2013.
Registration fee of 4000 Thai baht (roughly 100 euros) should be paid in cash upon arrival. The fee will be waived for anybody who is covering the attendance from private funds, currently experiences limitations in research funding, or provides another good reason.
VENUE:
The workshop will be hosted by the physics department of Chulalongkorn University (commonly abbreviated as "Chula", pronounced choo-laah, with a stress on the second syllable), Thailand's leading school in natural science fields centrally located in the modernized Pathumwan district of Bangkok.
PRACTICALITIES:
Citizens of a large number of nations (including EU, US, Canada, Russia, Japan, Korea, a number of South-East-Asian countries and Hong Kong passport holders) enjoy visa-free entry to Thailand for up to 30 days. Some others (including India, mainland China and Taiwan passport holders) can obtain a visa-on-arrival at the airport for up to 15 days.
Participants are expected to arrange their own accommodations, though the organizers can provide some advice in this matter. Reservations should not be difficult to make via, e.g., booking.com or other similar sites, or by contacting the hotels directly. Being an epicenter of a gigantic tourist industry, Bangkok offers plentiful accommodations at all luxury levels, priced considerably lower than the general international standards. It should not be difficult to find housing within 1km of the workshop location indicated on this map. Two neat and clean mid-range (around 1200 baht/night) hotels within walking distance that we can recommend are Vista Residence Bangkok and Patumwan House. Luxurious Pathumwan Princess is located across the street from campus. (Very) basic accommodations can start at as low as 400 baht/night for a private room, for example, at Cozy Bangkok or White Lodge. Those staying for over 1 week may consider renting a studio apartment instead of a hotel room.
Climatic conditions in Bangkok are advantageous during the season of the workshop (roughly corresponding to a pleasantly hot and sunny summer in temperate countries).
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Ignatios ANTONIADIS (CERN), Eric BERGSHOEFF (Groningen U), Tohru EGUCHI (YITP, Kyoto), Rajesh GOPAKUMAR (HRI, Allahabad).
SPEAKERS include Frederik DENEF (Columbia U), Matthias GABERDIEL (ETH Zürich), Amihay HANANY (Imperial Coll. London), Chris HULL (Imperial Coll. London), Kimyeong LEE (KIAS Seoul).
REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
ARRIVAL INFORMATION
OBJECTIVES:
The workshop will focus on a broad range of issues in high-energy theory, such as gravity quantization (including string and matrix theories), non-perturbative dynamics of gauge theories, fundamental theoretical aspects of early cosmology, etc. The talks are expected to be informal and interactive, with a substantial pedagogical component. We strongly encourage blackboard presentations.
(Information on the previous installment of this workshop series can be obtained here.)
PRE- AND POST-WORKSHOP RESIDENCE PROGRAM:
Participants are invited to remain in residence for informal communication and collaboration during the weeks preceeding (January 13-17) and succeeding (January 27-31) the workshop. Please indicate the prospective timing of your stay in your registration e-mails.
REGISTRATION:
Registration has been closed since December 16, 2013.
Registration fee of 4000 Thai baht (roughly 100 euros) should be paid in cash upon arrival. The fee will be waived for anybody who is covering the attendance from private funds, currently experiences limitations in research funding, or provides another good reason.
VENUE:
The workshop will be hosted by the physics department of Chulalongkorn University (commonly abbreviated as "Chula", pronounced choo-laah, with a stress on the second syllable), Thailand's leading school in natural science fields centrally located in the modernized Pathumwan district of Bangkok.
PRACTICALITIES:
Citizens of a large number of nations (including EU, US, Canada, Russia, Japan, Korea, a number of South-East-Asian countries and Hong Kong passport holders) enjoy visa-free entry to Thailand for up to 30 days. Some others (including India, mainland China and Taiwan passport holders) can obtain a visa-on-arrival at the airport for up to 15 days.
Participants are expected to arrange their own accommodations, though the organizers can provide some advice in this matter. Reservations should not be difficult to make via, e.g., booking.com or other similar sites, or by contacting the hotels directly. Being an epicenter of a gigantic tourist industry, Bangkok offers plentiful accommodations at all luxury levels, priced considerably lower than the general international standards. It should not be difficult to find housing within 1km of the workshop location indicated on this map. Two neat and clean mid-range (around 1200 baht/night) hotels within walking distance that we can recommend are Vista Residence Bangkok and Patumwan House. Luxurious Pathumwan Princess is located across the street from campus. (Very) basic accommodations can start at as low as 400 baht/night for a private room, for example, at Cozy Bangkok or White Lodge. Those staying for over 1 week may consider renting a studio apartment instead of a hotel room.
Climatic conditions in Bangkok are advantageous during the season of the workshop (roughly corresponding to a pleasantly hot and sunny summer in temperate countries).