Workshop on "Selected topics on quantum gravity"
The workshop will take place at ULB - Campus Plaine in Brussels
21 - 22 February 2022. Physical presence is favoured but given the sanitary situation, the workshop will adopt a hybrid format with online and physical participation.
This Solvay workshop is the first of a series of meetings devoted to new developments in quantum gravity. Topics to be addressed in this first session include: information in quantum gravity, wormholes, dynamics of entanglement in QFT and AdS/CFT, complexity in QFT and holography, quantum chaos, soft hair, asymptotic symmetries, symmetries at the horizon, insights from the Wheeler-De Witt equation, quantum de Sitter space, bounds on quantum gravity and holography from amplitudes.
Confirmed Invited Speakers include:
Shira Chapman (Ben-Gurion University, Israel)
Frederik Denef (Columbia University, USA)
Netta Engelhardt (MIT, USA)
Elias Kiritsis (CNRS, France & Uoc, Greece)
Adam Nahum (ENS, France)
Malcolm Perry (Cambridge, UK)
Andrea Puhm (CPHT, France)
Suvrat Raju (ICTS, India)
Leonardo Rastelli (Yang I. for Theoretical Physics, Stony Brook, USA)
Julian Sonner (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Herman Verlinde (Princeton University, USA)
Erik Verlinde (UvA, The Netherlands)
Alexander Zhiboedov (CERN, Switzerland)
Organising and Scientific Committee
Costas Bachas (ENS, France)
Vijay Balasubramanian (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Ben Craps (Solvay Institutes & VUB, Belgium)
Jan de Boer (UvA, The Netherlands)
Marc Henneaux (Solvay Institutes & ULB, Belgium)
Kyriakos Papadodimas (CERN, Switzerland)
Giuseppe Policastro (ENS, France)
Practical information for attendees
Regulations related to the Covid-19
- Traveling to Belgium is allowed provided the following rules apply (see the official website).
- You have to fill in the Passenger Location Form (PLF) before your arrival in Belgium, even if you are fully vaccinated.
- For hotels, restaurants, bars, cultural institutions (cinemas, theatres etc.), proof of full vaccination (2 jabs) / recovery is mandatory.
During the workshop
- Please wear a mask where necessary, wash hands frequently or use hydroalcoholic gel, do not shake hands and respect social distancing when possible.
- Every participant will be requested to provide a digital or printed “covid safe pass” (i.e., “proof of 2 vaccinations”) upon their arrival.
Lunches and Coffee Breaks
- Coffee breaks will be served in the corridor next to conference room.
- Due to Covid-19, the university restaurant is closed. Participants will have to make their own arrangements for lunch. You will find several places to eat 10 minutes away from the conference venue. A map will be provided.
Registration
Attendance is free of charge but registration is required.
Registration is now closed, we have reached the maximum capacity of the conference room.
Name badges will be distributed on site on Monday 21 February 2022 from 09:00 a.m.
Location
The workshop will be held at ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) - Campus Plaine - Bld de la Plaine
1050 Brussels (Quartier Jaune - Building N.O. - 5th Floor - Salle Solvay). Click HERE for the map of the Campus.
Banquet
A banquet will be held on Monday 21 February at 7:00 p.m.
For those who wish to attend, there will be a 50 Euro banquet fee to be paid cash on the first day of the workshop.
An email with the banquet registration details will be sent to all participants in February.
Getting here
Metro line 5 (direction "Hermann Debroux") - Station "Delta". Delta is the metro station on the campus.
Click HERE for the map of the metro.
For more information about public transport in Brussels go to the STIB's website.
If you come by car, please click HERE for directions.
Travel and accommodation
Attendees will have to arrange and pay for their own travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs.
Please see below links that might help you find accommodation in Brussels.
Brussels City Center:
Hôtel Atlas - Sleep Well - Bed & Brussels - Booking.com - Hotel Saint-Nicolas
Hotel Queen Anne - Hotel Bloom - Max Hotel - Metropole Hotel - Plaza Hotel
Hotels close to the venue:
U-Residence: 1.2 km (12 minutes walk - tram number 25: 8 minutes)
Hotel Brussels: 3.6 km (25 minutes walk - tram number 8: 20 minutes)
Hotel Barsey by Warwick: 3,8 km (28 minutes walk - tram number 8: 21 minutes)
Hotel Ibis Styles Hotel Brussels Louise: 3.6 km (25 minutes walk - tram number 8: 20 minutes)
Hotel Capital: 3.3 km (19 minutes walk - tram number 8: 16 minutes)
***For any enquiries, please contact Isabelle Van Geet (isabelle.vangeet@solvayinstitutes.be)