New: workshop schedule and preliminary program available (see below)

With the most recent measurements of the cosmic microwave background anisotropies and large scale structures of the universe as well as various other astronomical observations, it is now possible to have a clear and consistent picture of the history and content of the universe since nucleosynthesis. A feaverish activity is taking place for measuring the cosmological parameters with great precision, and for understanding better the origin of primordial perturbations, the nature of dark energy and dark matter, the mechanisms responsible for the formation of non-linear stuctures, and the implications of cosmological observations for particle physics.

The workshop is aimed at bringing together international experts on both theoretical and observational aspects of cosmology, within a particularly beautiful and inspiring atmosphere, below the pic of Aneto, the highest point in the Pyrenees. The program will consist mainly on a few lectures and long discussion sessions, and will leave plenty of time in the afternoon for interactions and research, as well as for mountain hiking and trecking. In the evening, the village offers a warm and relaxing atmosphere that we will complete with various social and cultural activities.

Participants are encouraged to arrive on Sunday July 30 and leave on Friday August 18, although shorter stays are possible.
A free bus will depart from Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 647 ( metro: Palau Reial, green line) at 15.00h with a stop at the airport bays between terminal A and B at 15.30h on July 30. A return bus from Benasque to Barcelona airport will depart at 9.00h on August 18. The trip by bus takes 6h. The trip by car only takes 3.5h.

This session has received financial support from the following institutions: BBVA, Ayuntamiento de Benasque, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universitat de Barcelona, Universidad de Zaragoza, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas and the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia.


Registration

The deadline for applications is March 31.



List of confirmed speakers
Luca Amendola
 
Carlton M. Baugh
 
Alain Blanchard
 
Dick Bond
 
François Bouchet
 
Cliff Burgess
 
Francisco Castander
 
Edmund Copeland
 
Rupert Croft
 
Cedric Deffayet
 
Olivier Doré
 
Georgi Dvali
 
Pablo Fosalba
 
Joshua Frieman
 
Jaume Garriga
Wayne Hu (TBC)
 
Lam Hui (TBC)
 
Christopher Hirata
 
Shamit Kachru
 
Nemanja Kaloper
 
Lev Kofman
 
Ofer Lahav
 
Anthony Lasenby
 
David Lyth
 
Patrick McDonald
Eduard Massó
 
Jordi Miralda Escudé
 
Ben Moore (TBC)
 
Viatcheslav Mukhanov
 
Hiranya Peiris
 
Fernando Quevedo (TBC)
 
Rafael Rebolo
 
Misao Sasaki
 
Roman Scoccimarro
 
David Spergel
 
Alexei Starobinsky
 
Matias Zaldarriaga
 
 


Organising Committee
Juan García-Bellido
 
Enrique Gaztañaga
Julien Lesgourgues
 
Uros Seljak
David Wands
 
 


Scientific Secretary
María Beltrán


Contact
You can send an e-mail to Juan García-Bellido or Julien Lesgourgues


Other Links
The Benasque Center for Science, the general Scientific Programme of the Center, and Tourist Information.