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January 26, 2022
Dates: June 14th-June 17th 2022
Dear potential participants of Växjö conference 2022,
As was already announced, this conference, "Quantum Information and Probability: from Foundations to Engineering" (QIP22) will take place in the period 14-17 June 2022 in Växjö
(June 13 arrival, June 18 departure): https://lnu.se/en/qip22
This is the new attempt to reproduce in full scale QIP20 conference.
I still hope that we would be able to meet physically in Växjö, but of course it would depend on the situation with covid-19 (which, in fact, is sufficiently good in Sweden). So, I plan to start to discuss organizational issues closer say in April 2022.
All the best and see you in Växjö,
yours, andrei
Dear potential participants of Växjö conference 2022,
As was already announced, this conference, "Quantum Information and Probability: from Foundations to Engineering" (QIP22) will take place in the period 14-17 June 2022 in Växjö
(June 13 arrival, June 18 departure): https://lnu.se/en/qip22
This is the new attempt to reproduce in full scale QIP20 conference.
I still hope that we would be able to meet physically in Växjö, but of course it would depend on the situation with covid-19 (which, in fact, is sufficiently good in Sweden). So, I plan to start to discuss organizational issues closer say in April 2022.
All the best and see you in Växjö,
yours, andrei
Starting date: 7th January 2022
Dear All,
UK-QFT X will take place on 7th January 2022 in a hybrid format: both in person at the Institute of Physics (IOP), London and streamed online. In-person participation will be limited to 30, which is the maximum number that we can accommodate with distanced seating. We are monitoring the coronavirus situation and the UK Government's guidance closely. Should the situation deteriorate significantly, we may revert to an online-only meeting.
Registration is open on the page https://indico.cern.ch/e/1097872/
The UK-QFT meetings provide a unique opportunity to bring together researchers from the UK communities and overseas, who are working at the forefronts of quantum field theory (QFT) and quantum gravity research across high-energy physics, cosmology and astro-particle physics. Past topics have covered both perturbative and non-perturbative aspects of QFT, and included, for example, the quantum effective action, functional renormalization group approaches, non-equilibrium phenomena, phase transitions and topological defects (and all from the mathematical perspective of the underlying QFT description). The history of the meetings can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/uk-qft.
Postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers are particularly encouraged to attend and present their work through short accessible talks, providing an inspiring and informal environment for members of the community at all career stages to engage with one another. The meetings are held on a single day, and there are no registration fees, so as to ensure the widest possible participation.
Follow @uk_qft or join the mailing list at https://sites.google.com/view/uk-qft for information from the UK-QFT community.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the IOP HEPP Group.
Prof Jean Alexandre
Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology
Department of Physics
King's College London
Dear All,
UK-QFT X will take place on 7th January 2022 in a hybrid format: both in person at the Institute of Physics (IOP), London and streamed online. In-person participation will be limited to 30, which is the maximum number that we can accommodate with distanced seating. We are monitoring the coronavirus situation and the UK Government's guidance closely. Should the situation deteriorate significantly, we may revert to an online-only meeting.
Registration is open on the page https://indico.cern.ch/e/1097872/
The UK-QFT meetings provide a unique opportunity to bring together researchers from the UK communities and overseas, who are working at the forefronts of quantum field theory (QFT) and quantum gravity research across high-energy physics, cosmology and astro-particle physics. Past topics have covered both perturbative and non-perturbative aspects of QFT, and included, for example, the quantum effective action, functional renormalization group approaches, non-equilibrium phenomena, phase transitions and topological defects (and all from the mathematical perspective of the underlying QFT description). The history of the meetings can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/uk-qft.
Postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers are particularly encouraged to attend and present their work through short accessible talks, providing an inspiring and informal environment for members of the community at all career stages to engage with one another. The meetings are held on a single day, and there are no registration fees, so as to ensure the widest possible participation.
Follow @uk_qft or join the mailing list at https://sites.google.com/view/uk-qft for information from the UK-QFT community.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the IOP HEPP Group.
Prof Jean Alexandre
Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology
Department of Physics
King's College London
Starting date: 26 June 2022
Call for Applications.
International Summer Institute in Philosophy of Physics on the PHILOSOPHY OF COSMOLOGY and the PHILOSOPHY OF QUANTUM GRAVITY
Hosted by the University of Geneva-University of Illinois at Chicago Cosmology Beyond Spacetime project
Hotel Le Crêt, Morzine, France
26 June - 2 July 2022
Further information, when available, at
http://beyondspacetime.net/2022summerinstitute/.
In recent years, the philosophy of quantum gravity and the philosophy of cosmology have emerged as new fields in their own right, with several summer schools dedicated to each. However, they remain largely unconnected, even though their intersection promises new scientific insights of great significance to philosophical question and the advancement of physics. This Summer Institute proposes to address conceptual, metaphysical, and epistemological implications of big bang, black hole, and multiverse models in quantum gravity: the fundamental nature of space and time, especially the beginning of spacetime, 'before' time or 'outside' space; the multiverse; the nature of physical law; and how we might have knowledge of such things.
These are just some of the questions that we will discuss in this Summer Institute, which addresses graduate students and postdocs from philosophy of physics and related fields.
Faculty (we expect to announce more):
• Karen Crowther (Oslo)
• Nick Huggett (Illinois at Chicago)
• Mairi Sakellariadou (King's College London)
• Chris Smeenk (Western)
• David Wallace (Pittsburgh)
• Christian Wuthrich (Geneva)
Organizing Committee:
Nick Huggett
Gaia Valenti
Christian Wuthrich
The intended audience for the Summer Institute are Masters students, PhD students, and postdocs working or planning to work in the intersection between physics and philosophy. We will also consider applications from philosophers and physicists wishing to expand their existing research interests to include the philosophical implications of quantum gravity and cosmology. We will furthermore consider applications from members of the general public who can demonstrate an acquaintance with the subject equivalent to the Master’s level.
COVID contingency planning: We are currently planning to hold the meeting in person, at the place and time specified above. If this is not possible, we will hold it over zoom.
Health pass: Currently, a health pass ('pass sanitaire') is mandatory in French hotels and restaurants. For more information about the health pass, please visit https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/coronavirus-covid-19. For information regarding the entry to France from a foreign country, please visit https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coronavir
us-advice-for-foreign-nationals-in-france/.
To apply for the Summer Institute, candidates should submit:
• A cover letter of no more than one page describing your current research interest and its relevance to the topic of the Summer School; please explain as specifically as possible how the summer school will benefit your research plans.
• A current CV.
• A short letter from your advisor or other person knowledgeable of your work, expressing your suitability.
• Optional: participants wishing to present their own work can submit a title and a 250-word abstract. If accepted, they will get the opportunity to present their work, perhaps at a poster session.
Please combine all your documents into one PDF file and upload it to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sibst2022 by 15 March 2022. Decisions will be made by early April.
The Organizing Committee will select the admitted participants based on the academic strength of their file and the pertinence of their interests; in other words, we will consider how much the candidate is likely to benefit from attending the Summer School and how much the Summer School would likely benefit from the attendance of the candidate and try to maximize the sum of the benefits.
The Summer Institute is generously supported by the John Templeton Foundation. This support funds a significant part of room and board for accepted participants. However, there will be a fee of CHF 200 for each applicant, which will cover the remaining cost of room (single occupancy) and full board and the full participation in all activities of the Summer Institute. Participants are responsible for their travel to and from the site of the Summer Institute, and for incidentals such as beverages.
Call for Applications.
International Summer Institute in Philosophy of Physics on the PHILOSOPHY OF COSMOLOGY and the PHILOSOPHY OF QUANTUM GRAVITY
Hosted by the University of Geneva-University of Illinois at Chicago Cosmology Beyond Spacetime project
Hotel Le Crêt, Morzine, France
26 June - 2 July 2022
Further information, when available, at
http://beyondspacetime.net/2022summerinstitute/.
In recent years, the philosophy of quantum gravity and the philosophy of cosmology have emerged as new fields in their own right, with several summer schools dedicated to each. However, they remain largely unconnected, even though their intersection promises new scientific insights of great significance to philosophical question and the advancement of physics. This Summer Institute proposes to address conceptual, metaphysical, and epistemological implications of big bang, black hole, and multiverse models in quantum gravity: the fundamental nature of space and time, especially the beginning of spacetime, 'before' time or 'outside' space; the multiverse; the nature of physical law; and how we might have knowledge of such things.
These are just some of the questions that we will discuss in this Summer Institute, which addresses graduate students and postdocs from philosophy of physics and related fields.
Faculty (we expect to announce more):
• Karen Crowther (Oslo)
• Nick Huggett (Illinois at Chicago)
• Mairi Sakellariadou (King's College London)
• Chris Smeenk (Western)
• David Wallace (Pittsburgh)
• Christian Wuthrich (Geneva)
Organizing Committee:
Nick Huggett
Gaia Valenti
Christian Wuthrich
The intended audience for the Summer Institute are Masters students, PhD students, and postdocs working or planning to work in the intersection between physics and philosophy. We will also consider applications from philosophers and physicists wishing to expand their existing research interests to include the philosophical implications of quantum gravity and cosmology. We will furthermore consider applications from members of the general public who can demonstrate an acquaintance with the subject equivalent to the Master’s level.
COVID contingency planning: We are currently planning to hold the meeting in person, at the place and time specified above. If this is not possible, we will hold it over zoom.
Health pass: Currently, a health pass ('pass sanitaire') is mandatory in French hotels and restaurants. For more information about the health pass, please visit https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/coronavirus-covid-19. For information regarding the entry to France from a foreign country, please visit https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coronavir
us-advice-for-foreign-nationals-in-france/.
To apply for the Summer Institute, candidates should submit:
• A cover letter of no more than one page describing your current research interest and its relevance to the topic of the Summer School; please explain as specifically as possible how the summer school will benefit your research plans.
• A current CV.
• A short letter from your advisor or other person knowledgeable of your work, expressing your suitability.
• Optional: participants wishing to present their own work can submit a title and a 250-word abstract. If accepted, they will get the opportunity to present their work, perhaps at a poster session.
Please combine all your documents into one PDF file and upload it to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sibst2022 by 15 March 2022. Decisions will be made by early April.
The Organizing Committee will select the admitted participants based on the academic strength of their file and the pertinence of their interests; in other words, we will consider how much the candidate is likely to benefit from attending the Summer School and how much the Summer School would likely benefit from the attendance of the candidate and try to maximize the sum of the benefits.
The Summer Institute is generously supported by the John Templeton Foundation. This support funds a significant part of room and board for accepted participants. However, there will be a fee of CHF 200 for each applicant, which will cover the remaining cost of room (single occupancy) and full board and the full participation in all activities of the Summer Institute. Participants are responsible for their travel to and from the site of the Summer Institute, and for incidentals such as beverages.
Nottingham Centre of Gravity Inaugural Colloquia
As part of its launch, the Nottingham Centre of Gravity (NCoG) is organising a series of Inaugural Colloquia. The NCoG brings together Nottingham's internationally leading expertise in gravitational physics in the School of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Physics and Astronomy and plans to expand it into new areas. It will be built on six overlapping pillars of gravitational research: fundamental physics, mathematics, cosmology, relativistic astrophysics, experiment, and data & modeling. The six Inaugural Colloquia will span these fields.
The Colloquia will be broadcast via Zoom and all are welcome to attend. Please feel free to share this with friends and colleagues.
The schedule of talks is given below, with the first talk by Cumrun Vafa (Harvard) taking place on October 6, 2021. You can access all the talks through the following link:
https://zoom.us/j/91781483319
We also encourage participants to register by filling in the following form in order to receive reminders and updates of forthcoming talks:
https://forms.gle/Um9WWSUcQGB9GFRcA
NCoG colloquia schedule
October 6 2021, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Cumrun Vafa (Harvard)
Title: String Landscape and the Swampland
Abstract: String theory landscape of vacua point to new consistency conditions that a quantum gravitational system must satisfy. There are only a small number of quantum field theories that satisfy these conditions and all the rest belong to the `Swampland' which cannot be consistently coupled to gravity. In this talk I review some of these conditions and their implications for cosmology and particle physics.
December 8 2021, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Anna Watts (Amsterdam)
January 19 2022, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Mihalis Dafermos (Cambridge & Princeton)
February 23 2022, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Lam Hui (Columbia)
April 6 2022, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Sheila Rowan (Glasgow)
June 8 2021, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Luis Lehner (Perimeter)
As part of its launch, the Nottingham Centre of Gravity (NCoG) is organising a series of Inaugural Colloquia. The NCoG brings together Nottingham's internationally leading expertise in gravitational physics in the School of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Physics and Astronomy and plans to expand it into new areas. It will be built on six overlapping pillars of gravitational research: fundamental physics, mathematics, cosmology, relativistic astrophysics, experiment, and data & modeling. The six Inaugural Colloquia will span these fields.
The Colloquia will be broadcast via Zoom and all are welcome to attend. Please feel free to share this with friends and colleagues.
The schedule of talks is given below, with the first talk by Cumrun Vafa (Harvard) taking place on October 6, 2021. You can access all the talks through the following link:
https://zoom.us/j/91781483319
We also encourage participants to register by filling in the following form in order to receive reminders and updates of forthcoming talks:
https://forms.gle/Um9WWSUcQGB9GFRcA
NCoG colloquia schedule
October 6 2021, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Cumrun Vafa (Harvard)
Title: String Landscape and the Swampland
Abstract: String theory landscape of vacua point to new consistency conditions that a quantum gravitational system must satisfy. There are only a small number of quantum field theories that satisfy these conditions and all the rest belong to the `Swampland' which cannot be consistently coupled to gravity. In this talk I review some of these conditions and their implications for cosmology and particle physics.
December 8 2021, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Anna Watts (Amsterdam)
January 19 2022, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Mihalis Dafermos (Cambridge & Princeton)
February 23 2022, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Lam Hui (Columbia)
April 6 2022, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Sheila Rowan (Glasgow)
June 8 2021, 3pm UK time
Speaker: Luis Lehner (Perimeter)
Dear colleagues,
If you are interested in Hindu, Buddhist, Jainist, Chinese logic, their formalism, and philosophy, don't miss the upcoming online event between August 30th and September 1st: https://orientallogic.ir
For any inquiry, feel free to write to me at a.s.daghighi@gmail.com
Best regards,
Ali Sadegh Daghighi, Ph.D.,
Member of the Organizing Committee,
Deputy Director at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Fundamental Sciences (IRFS)
https://alidaghighi.org/
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If you are interested in Hindu, Buddhist, Jainist, Chinese logic, their formalism, and philosophy, don't miss the upcoming online event between August 30th and September 1st: https://orientallogic.ir
For any inquiry, feel free to write to me at a.s.daghighi@gmail.com
Best regards,
Ali Sadegh Daghighi, Ph.D.,
Member of the Organizing Committee,
Deputy Director at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Fundamental Sciences (IRFS)
https://alidaghighi.org/
Postponed: Future Date https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/corauhlemann/uk-cosmo/
The next UK Cosmology Meeting will be held at Newcastle University on April 21-22, 2020. We will have two excellent invited speakers: Ana Achucarro (Leiden) and John Peacock (Edinburgh).
The meeting will be spread across two days (Tuesday afternoon-Wednesday morning) to allow participants to travel to/from Newcastle without hassle. In fact, Newcastle is only 3 hours by train from London. The programme, registration link and some travel advice can be found on our webpage: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/corauhlemann/uk-cosmo/
We hope that a lot of you will visit us in Newcastle! Thanks to the UK cosmo grant, up to £100 of overnight expenses can be covered as well as modest travel costs.
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The next UK Cosmology Meeting will be held at Newcastle University on April 21-22, 2020. We will have two excellent invited speakers: Ana Achucarro (Leiden) and John Peacock (Edinburgh).
The meeting will be spread across two days (Tuesday afternoon-Wednesday morning) to allow participants to travel to/from Newcastle without hassle. In fact, Newcastle is only 3 hours by train from London. The programme, registration link and some travel advice can be found on our webpage: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/corauhlemann/uk-cosmo/
We hope that a lot of you will visit us in Newcastle! Thanks to the UK cosmo grant, up to £100 of overnight expenses can be covered as well as modest travel costs.
Postponed: 12-16 July 2021 https://eaifr.org/events/dsu-2020/
13-17 July, Kigali, Rwanda
We are pleased to announce that the 16th edition of the Dark Side of the Universe (DSU) conference series will be held during 13-17 July 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda, at the East African Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR), a partner institute of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical physics (ICTP).
DSU is back in Africa after Cape Town 2014, and is the very first international conference on the topic in the heart of Africa. This is a great opportunity for the international community to support the event, meet local scientists and contribute to the scientific growth of the region.
About the conference:
DSU is a series of international conferences in astroparticle physics and cosmology. The workshops bring together a wide range of theorists and experimentalists to discuss current ideas on models of the dark sector of the Universe, and relate them to ongoing and future experiments. Topics covered include: dark matter, dark energy, cosmic rays, neutrino physics, large-scale structure, black holes, gravitational waves, physics beyond the standard model, and more. DSU2020, this year’s edition, is jointly organized by ICTP-EAIFR and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), in Trieste, Italy.
About ICTP-EAIFR:
EAIFR (https://eaifr.org/) is a category-2 UNESCO institute, with the specific mission of contributing to the development of scientific research in Africa. It is one node (the others being in Brazil, China and Mexico) of the global network of ICTP partner institutes promoting scientific education and collaborations in developing countries to bridge the research divide across different areas of the world. It is funded by the government of Rwanda, as part of its effort to make Rwanda a hub for science and technology in Africa, and operates in close collaboration with ICTP.
About Kigali and Rwanda:
You will find Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to be a great host. It is a fast growing modern city of 1.3 million people, yet very safe and clean, hospitable and laid back. Visitors can stroll in the bustling city center or across its many green areas, and lounge in rooftop bars with spectacular views of the city. Kigali enjoys constant temperatures all year round, 25-30°C during the day and 15-20°C during the night, and July falls in the dry season. Within a few hours from Kigali are the scenic Lake Kivu, the Akagera National Park and its wildlife, the Virunga volcanoes with their mountain gorillas and exciting trekking opportunities. Last but not least, the Kigali Genocide Memorial offers a journey through the recent history of Rwanda, its tragic fall and hopeful recovery.
Practical information:
The conference has no registration fee, and financial support may be granted to participants upon request within the availability of funds. Priority in this respect will be given to participants based in developing countries.
For more information, registration, abstract submission, and hotel booking, please visit our web pages:
https://eaifr.org/events/dsu-2020/
https://indico.ictp.
it/event/9097/
We look forward to welcoming you next July in Kigali!
The organizing committee:
Paolo Creminelli (ICTP)
Joern Kersten (Bergen U)
Roy Maartens (UWC, South Africa & Portsmouth)
Shoaib Munir (ICTP-EAIFR)
Marcello Musso (ICTP-EAIFR)
Riccardo Sturani (IIP, Brazil)
Filippo Vernizzi (IPhT, Saclay)
Gabrijela Zaharijas (Nova Gorica U)
this post has been edited by the forum administrator
13-17 July, Kigali, Rwanda
We are pleased to announce that the 16th edition of the Dark Side of the Universe (DSU) conference series will be held during 13-17 July 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda, at the East African Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR), a partner institute of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical physics (ICTP).
DSU is back in Africa after Cape Town 2014, and is the very first international conference on the topic in the heart of Africa. This is a great opportunity for the international community to support the event, meet local scientists and contribute to the scientific growth of the region.
About the conference:
DSU is a series of international conferences in astroparticle physics and cosmology. The workshops bring together a wide range of theorists and experimentalists to discuss current ideas on models of the dark sector of the Universe, and relate them to ongoing and future experiments. Topics covered include: dark matter, dark energy, cosmic rays, neutrino physics, large-scale structure, black holes, gravitational waves, physics beyond the standard model, and more. DSU2020, this year’s edition, is jointly organized by ICTP-EAIFR and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), in Trieste, Italy.
About ICTP-EAIFR:
EAIFR (https://eaifr.org/) is a category-2 UNESCO institute, with the specific mission of contributing to the development of scientific research in Africa. It is one node (the others being in Brazil, China and Mexico) of the global network of ICTP partner institutes promoting scientific education and collaborations in developing countries to bridge the research divide across different areas of the world. It is funded by the government of Rwanda, as part of its effort to make Rwanda a hub for science and technology in Africa, and operates in close collaboration with ICTP.
About Kigali and Rwanda:
You will find Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to be a great host. It is a fast growing modern city of 1.3 million people, yet very safe and clean, hospitable and laid back. Visitors can stroll in the bustling city center or across its many green areas, and lounge in rooftop bars with spectacular views of the city. Kigali enjoys constant temperatures all year round, 25-30°C during the day and 15-20°C during the night, and July falls in the dry season. Within a few hours from Kigali are the scenic Lake Kivu, the Akagera National Park and its wildlife, the Virunga volcanoes with their mountain gorillas and exciting trekking opportunities. Last but not least, the Kigali Genocide Memorial offers a journey through the recent history of Rwanda, its tragic fall and hopeful recovery.
Practical information:
The conference has no registration fee, and financial support may be granted to participants upon request within the availability of funds. Priority in this respect will be given to participants based in developing countries.
For more information, registration, abstract submission, and hotel booking, please visit our web pages:
https://eaifr.org/events/dsu-2020/
https://indico.ictp.
it/event/9097/
We look forward to welcoming you next July in Kigali!
The organizing committee:
Paolo Creminelli (ICTP)
Joern Kersten (Bergen U)
Roy Maartens (UWC, South Africa & Portsmouth)
Shoaib Munir (ICTP-EAIFR)
Marcello Musso (ICTP-EAIFR)
Riccardo Sturani (IIP, Brazil)
Filippo Vernizzi (IPhT, Saclay)
Gabrijela Zaharijas (Nova Gorica U)
Postponed: Future Date https://liu.se/en/research/phenomenological-approaches-to-ph
ysics-conference-2020
The third Annual Phenomenological Approaches to Physics Conference "QBism and Phenomenology, Compared and Contrasted" will take place in Linköping on 15-17 June, 2020.
Time and Place
June 15-17, 2020. Linköping University, Campus Valla, Studenthuset.
https://liu.se/en/research/phenomenological-app
roaches-to-physics-conference-2020
Invited Speakers
Christopher Fuchs, UMass Boston, USA
Rüdiger Schack, University of London, UK
Thomas Ryckman, Stanford University, USA
Michel Bitbol, Ecole Normale Superieure, France
Robert Crease, Stony Brook University, USA
Piet Hut, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA
Organizers
Philipp Berghofer, Department of Philosophy, University of Graz, Austria
Jan-Åke Larsson, Department for Electrical Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden
Harald Wiltsche, Department for Culture and Communication, Linköping University, Sweden
Structure of the Conference
Two days are explicitly focused on the relation between phenomenology and QBism; the third day of the conference is thematically open to all aspects of the relation between phenomenology and philosophy of physics.
Call for Papers
Submissions should not exceed 500 words, must be written in English (conference language), and should be prepared for blind review. Please send your submissions and general inquiries to philipp.berghofer@uni-graz.at. Philosophers who are members of traditionally underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. The submission deadline is February 15, 2020.
Conference Description
Partly due to recent interventions by philosophers of science with phenomenological leanings, it has become more common to argue that in order to clarify the nature of physical theories and the knowledge they encode, we must clarify the role physicists play when doing physics, for instance by focusing on the epistemic role of the physicists’ experiences and life-world. Following this trajectory, we might wonder whether we can expect physics to deliver a purely objective picture of the world, perhaps even grasping nature in its entirety, or whether, in principle, scientific observation, models, and theories must remain perspectival and can only reveal certain aspects of nature. Another crucial question concerns the relationship between observer and the observed in physical research. Can we make a clear-cut distinction between subject and object, or is there an intrinsic interrelatedness that has been overlooked in mainstream philosophy of science? As is well known, this latter question becomes particularly urgent in philosophical discussions about the foundations of quantum mechanics.
One novel and promising interpretation of quantum mechanics that sheds new light on these and related questions is Quantum Bayesianism or, as it is called since 2010, QBism. By emphasizing the role of the subject’s experiences and expectations, and by arguing that physical reality goes beyond what any third-person perspective could capture, QBism also exhibits several interesting parallels with topics dominant in the phenomenological tradition. The third installment of the annual phenomenological approaches to physics conference series thus compares and contrasts QBism and phenomenology, addressing how both approaches overlap and might enrich each other. Accordingly, the first two conference days are exclusively devoted to QBism and the question about its possible relationship to phenomenology. The third day is open to all kinds of investigations of how phenomenological motifs could and should enrich systematic debates in philosophy of physics.
The conference is organized with support from the Society for Phenomenology and the Philosophy of Science (SPSS) and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at LiU.
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The third Annual Phenomenological Approaches to Physics Conference "QBism and Phenomenology, Compared and Contrasted" will take place in Linköping on 15-17 June, 2020.
Time and Place
June 15-17, 2020. Linköping University, Campus Valla, Studenthuset.
https://liu.se/en/research/phenomenological-app
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Invited Speakers
Christopher Fuchs, UMass Boston, USA
Rüdiger Schack, University of London, UK
Thomas Ryckman, Stanford University, USA
Michel Bitbol, Ecole Normale Superieure, France
Robert Crease, Stony Brook University, USA
Piet Hut, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA
Organizers
Philipp Berghofer, Department of Philosophy, University of Graz, Austria
Jan-Åke Larsson, Department for Electrical Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden
Harald Wiltsche, Department for Culture and Communication, Linköping University, Sweden
Structure of the Conference
Two days are explicitly focused on the relation between phenomenology and QBism; the third day of the conference is thematically open to all aspects of the relation between phenomenology and philosophy of physics.
Call for Papers
Submissions should not exceed 500 words, must be written in English (conference language), and should be prepared for blind review. Please send your submissions and general inquiries to philipp.berghofer@uni-graz.at. Philosophers who are members of traditionally underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. The submission deadline is February 15, 2020.
Conference Description
Partly due to recent interventions by philosophers of science with phenomenological leanings, it has become more common to argue that in order to clarify the nature of physical theories and the knowledge they encode, we must clarify the role physicists play when doing physics, for instance by focusing on the epistemic role of the physicists’ experiences and life-world. Following this trajectory, we might wonder whether we can expect physics to deliver a purely objective picture of the world, perhaps even grasping nature in its entirety, or whether, in principle, scientific observation, models, and theories must remain perspectival and can only reveal certain aspects of nature. Another crucial question concerns the relationship between observer and the observed in physical research. Can we make a clear-cut distinction between subject and object, or is there an intrinsic interrelatedness that has been overlooked in mainstream philosophy of science? As is well known, this latter question becomes particularly urgent in philosophical discussions about the foundations of quantum mechanics.
One novel and promising interpretation of quantum mechanics that sheds new light on these and related questions is Quantum Bayesianism or, as it is called since 2010, QBism. By emphasizing the role of the subject’s experiences and expectations, and by arguing that physical reality goes beyond what any third-person perspective could capture, QBism also exhibits several interesting parallels with topics dominant in the phenomenological tradition. The third installment of the annual phenomenological approaches to physics conference series thus compares and contrasts QBism and phenomenology, addressing how both approaches overlap and might enrich each other. Accordingly, the first two conference days are exclusively devoted to QBism and the question about its possible relationship to phenomenology. The third day is open to all kinds of investigations of how phenomenological motifs could and should enrich systematic debates in philosophy of physics.
The conference is organized with support from the Society for Phenomenology and the Philosophy of Science (SPSS) and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at LiU.
Postponed: 6-9 Sept 2021 https://indico.physics.auth.gr/e/NEB19
19th Conference on Recent Developments in Gravity, Athens, Greece
The 19th NEB conference on “Recent Developments in Gravity” will be held in Athens, Greece, from the 1st to the 4th of July 2020. NEB19 is an international conference devoted to all aspects of Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology, which is organized every two years by the Hellenic Society for Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology. A list of previous conferences in the NEB series can be found at http://www.hsrgc.gr/activities.html.
The website of the conference is https://indico.physics.auth.gr/e/NEB19 and the registration deadline is March 1st, 2020.
NEB19 will focus on recent developments in several areas: gravitational waves, relativistic astrophysics, alternative theories of gravity, mathematical relativity, relativistic cosmology and quantum gravity.
The venue of the conference is the conference center of the Eugenides Foundation, near the coastal line of Faliro (located a few km south of the center of Athens).
The list of invited plenary speakers includes:
E. Berti (Johns Hopkins)
E. Gourgoulhon (Meudon)
R. Gregory (Durham)
M. Dafermos (Cambridge/Princeton)
S. Katsanevas (EGO-VIRGO)
K. Kokkotas (Tuebingen)
E. Plionis (NOA, Athens)
D. Psaltis (Arizona)
Th. Sotiriou (Nottingham)
M. Sakellariadou (King’s College)
S. Weinfurtner (Nottingham)
In addition, there will be a number of invited session speakers (to be announced). We welcome the submission of abstracts for talks in the parallel sessions and for the poster session.
We are looking forward to meeting all interested participants in Athens in July!
With our best regards,
The Organizing Committee
Ch. Charmousis (CNRS – University Paris-Saclay)
G. Pappas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
E. Saridakis (NTUA, Athens)
N. Stergioulas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
A. Zoupas (University of Thessaly)
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19th Conference on Recent Developments in Gravity, Athens, Greece
The 19th NEB conference on “Recent Developments in Gravity” will be held in Athens, Greece, from the 1st to the 4th of July 2020. NEB19 is an international conference devoted to all aspects of Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology, which is organized every two years by the Hellenic Society for Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology. A list of previous conferences in the NEB series can be found at http://www.hsrgc.gr/activities.html.
The website of the conference is https://indico.physics.auth.gr/e/NEB19 and the registration deadline is March 1st, 2020.
NEB19 will focus on recent developments in several areas: gravitational waves, relativistic astrophysics, alternative theories of gravity, mathematical relativity, relativistic cosmology and quantum gravity.
The venue of the conference is the conference center of the Eugenides Foundation, near the coastal line of Faliro (located a few km south of the center of Athens).
The list of invited plenary speakers includes:
E. Berti (Johns Hopkins)
E. Gourgoulhon (Meudon)
R. Gregory (Durham)
M. Dafermos (Cambridge/Princeton)
S. Katsanevas (EGO-VIRGO)
K. Kokkotas (Tuebingen)
E. Plionis (NOA, Athens)
D. Psaltis (Arizona)
Th. Sotiriou (Nottingham)
M. Sakellariadou (King’s College)
S. Weinfurtner (Nottingham)
In addition, there will be a number of invited session speakers (to be announced). We welcome the submission of abstracts for talks in the parallel sessions and for the poster session.
We are looking forward to meeting all interested participants in Athens in July!
With our best regards,
The Organizing Committee
Ch. Charmousis (CNRS – University Paris-Saclay)
G. Pappas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
E. Saridakis (NTUA, Athens)
N. Stergioulas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
A. Zoupas (University of Thessaly)
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