21 - 25 February 2011, Kashiwa, Japan

Invited Speakers:

Thomas Hartman (IAS)

Marc Henneaux (Brussels)

Luis Lehner (Perimeter)

Kei-ichi Maeda (Waseda)

Robert Mann (Waterloo)

Samir Mathur (Ohio State)

Jeffrey McClintock (SAO)

Shin Mineshige (Kyoto)

Frans Pretorious (Princeton)

John Silverman (IPMU)

Rohta Takahashi (RIKEN)

The workshop will focus on black holes, very broadly defined, from astronomical observations to quantum objects in string theory. The spirit is to bring together people with very different background and look for new ideas. The number of participants will be limited to 30-40 and we plan to arrange a relatively few talks each day, to encourage discussions.

Organizers:

Cosimo Bambi (IPMU)

David Garfinkle (Oakland)

Akihiro Ishibashi (KEK)

Hideo Kodama (KEK)

Shinji Mukohyama (IPMU)

Tadashi Takayanagi (IPMU)

Naoki Yoshida (IPMU)

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