Particle Physics in the Age of the Large Hadron Collider (Teachers' Conference)Coordinators: James WellsMay 31, 2008Primary consideration deadline for applications has passed (March 1, 2008) You may still send an application for consideration: [ Apply ] |
Friday, May 30, 2008 |
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| 6:30pm | WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION | Best Western South Coast Inn More Information on this Event |
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 |
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| 8:00am | REGISTRATION | Coffee and Light Refreshments |
| 8:45am | David Gross (KITP Director) |
Welcome; Introduction of Simon Raab and the Raab Prize Contest |
| 9:00am | Ayana Holloway Arce (UC Berkeley) |
What the LHC is and How We'll Use It |
| 9:50am | QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION | |
| 10:05am | MORNING BREAK | |
| 10:30am | Raman Sundrum (Johns Hopkins Univ.) |
LHC and the World of Extra Dimensions |
| 11:20am | QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION | |
| 11:30am | TOWN HALL DISCUSSION | Led by David Gross |
| 12:10pm | Amir Abo-Shaeer (Dos Pueblos HS Engineering Academy) |
First National Robotics Program: You can do it (and we have). |
| 12:30pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2:00pm | Kevin McFarland (Univ. of Rochester) |
"What do you mean you don't work at the LHC?" A report from the other frontiers of particle physics. |
| 2:50pm | QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION | |
| 3:00pm | AFTERNOON BREAK | |
| 3:30pm | James Wells (CERN & Univ. of Michigan) |
Exploring the Cosmos with the LHC |
| 4:20pm | QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION | |
| 4:30pm | Rachel Ross (Las Cumbres Observatory) |
Overview of the LCOGT: A Network of 0.4-1.0 Meter Telescopes for Education |
| 5:00pm | CONFERENCE END | Shuttle Available to BWSCI, SB Airport, SB Airbus *See Jocelyn to Sign Up |
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Sunday, June 01, 2008 |
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| 8:30am | Las Cumbres Observatory (Training Session) |
Best Western South Coast Inn More Information on this Event |
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