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Conference Schedule
Day 1 = Thursday, July 21
6:00p – 7:00p Welcome Reception, Sunnasalun, Saga Hotel
7:00p – until Opening Banquet, Sunnasalun, Saga Hotel
7:00p – 7:15p Welcome Remarks, Max Tegmark & Anthony Agiurre, FQXi
8:00p – 9:00p Kick-Off Talk, Wade Davis, Anthropologist & Ethnobotanist, National Geographic Society Explorer-In-Residence, with introduction by Stephon Alexander, Pennsylvania State University, National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Day 2 = Sunday, July 22
9:00a – 5:00p Overview Talks & Discussions, Harvard Conference Room & Adjacent, Saga Hotel
9.00a – 9.15a Opening Remarks: Max Tegmark & Anthony Aguirre, FQXi
9.15a – 9.45a Quantum Mechanics: Wojciech Zurek, Los Alamos National Laboratory
10.00a – 10.30a Particle Physics: Frank Wilczek, MIT
11.15a – 11.45a String Theory: Toby Wiseman, Imperial College
12.00p – 12.30p Non-String Quantum Gravity: Fotini Markopoulou, Perimeter Institute
2.00p – 2.30p Early Universe: Alan Guth, MIT
2.45p – 3.15p Late Universe: Abraham Loeb, Harvard University
4.00p – 4.30p Astrobiology & Complexity: Paul Davies, Arizona State University
4.45p – 5.00p Closing Remarks: Max Tegmark & Anthony Aguirre, FQXi
7:00p – until Icelandic Banquet, Restaurant Idno
Day 3 = Monday, July 23
9:00a – 7:00p Talks & Discussions, Blue Lagoon Thermal Spa & Environs
10.00a Arrival at Blue Lagoon & Divide into Pre-Assigned Groups: Conference Room, Blue Lagoon
10.00a – 10.30a Instructions on Group Work, Spa Amenities & Today’s Schedule: Conference Room, Blue Lagoon
10.30a – 1.00p Group Work: Conference Room, Blue Lagoon
1.00p – 4.00p Personal Time: Restaurant & Spa, Blue Lagoon
4.00p – 7.00p Group Work: Conference Room, Blue Lagoon
7:00p – 10.00p Spa Dinner, Blue Lagoon
Day 4 = Tuesday, July 24
9:00a – 5:00p Talks & Discussions, Harvard Conference Room, Saga Hotel
9.00a – 12.00p Group Presentations: 20 minutes each (8 groups)
12.00p – 12.30p Ranking of Ideas
1.30p – 5.00p Individual Presentations: 10 minutes each
5.00p – 5.30p Assign New Groups
7:00p – until Dinner “On Your Own”
Day 5 = Wednesday, July 25
9:00a – 6:00p Talks & Discussions, Golden Circle Tour, Langjökull Glacier & Stokkseyri
7:00p – until Lobster Banquet, Fjöruborðið Restaurant
Day 6 = Thursday, July 26
9:00a – 12:00p Talks & Discussions, Harvard Conference Room, Saga Hotel
12.30p – 12.45p Closing Remarks: Max Tegmark & Anthony Aguirre, FQXi
