Conference Programme Titles of Talks

 

Wednesday, 12 March Thursday, 13 March Friday, 14 March
09:00-09:45am     Susskind 09:00-09:45am     Freedman 09:00-09:45am     Strominger
09:45-10:30am     Bousso 09:45-10:30am     Berenstein 09:45-10:30am     Duff
10:30-11:00am     Coffee 10:30-11:00am     Coffee 10:30-11:00am     Coffee
11:00-11:45am     Giddings 11:00-11:45am     Schwarz 11:00-11:45am     Porrati
11:45-12:30pm     Fischler 11:45-12:30pm     Warner 11:45-12:30pm     Ferrara
12:30-02:00pm     Lunch 12:30-02:00pm     Lunch 12:30-02:00pm     Lunch
02:00-02:45pm     Klebanov 02:00-02:45pm     Hawking
02:45-03:30pm     Gubser 02:45-03:30pm     Horowitz
03:30-04:00pm     Coffee 03:30-04:00pm     Coffee
04:00-04:45pm     Verlinde 04:00-04:45pm     Callan
04:45-05:30pm     de Boer 04:45-05:30pm     Skenderis
05:30-06:15pm     Balasubramanian

6:30-7:30pm     Aperitifs
7:30-10:00pm     Banquet

 

The conference begins with registration and a Reception with wine and snacks from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday, March 11.

 

If you wish to attend Stephen Hawking's public lecture at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in the Woodlands on Friday evening, March 14, please make sure to circle the appropriate place on the registration form. The conference organisers will arrange coach transportation from Galveston to the Woodlands on the Friday afternoon. If you require accommodation on the Friday evening, the most convenient choice is at the Residence Inn by Marriott, which is a walking distance from the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Participants must make their own booking with the Marriott Inn. Mention the conference on Holography and the AdS/CFT Correspondence when booking. Telephone: 281-292-3252. Fax: 281-292-3252. Cost is $79.99 per night. A taxi service to the nearby (~24 miles) IAH airport is available (cost is $35); call 281-362-8294.