Max Planck Institute

for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)

Preliminary Program (all times are CEST)

09:30 –14:30
Morning program
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    Welcome coffee
     
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    Welcome
    Speaker: Masaru Shibata
     
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    Welcome speeches
    Speaker: Ministry for Science, Research and Culture in Brandenburg and Ministry for Science and Culture in Lower Saxony (TBD)
     
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    Congratulatory speech
    Speaker: Craig Hogan
     
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    Congratulatory speech
    Speaker: Wilhelm Krull
     
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    Title TBD
    Speaker: Bernard Schutz
     
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    Panel discussion about the history of the AEI
    Speaker: Karsten Danzmann, Hermann Nicolai, Bernard Schutz
     
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    Title TBD
    Speaker: Alessandra Buonanno
     
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    Title TBD
    Speaker: Masaru Shibata
     
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    Coffee break
     
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    Panel discussion about the institute’s achievements and future
    Speaker: Bruce Allen, Alessandra Buonanno, Karsten Danzmann, Guido Müller, Masaru Shibata
     
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    Music
     
 
Lunch
 
 
14:30 – 20:00
Afternoon program
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    Music
     
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    Title TBD
    Speaker: Kip Thorne
     
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    Interview with Kip Thorne
     
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    Coffee break
     
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    Exhibition, time for discussions and networking
     
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    BBQ
     
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    After Dinner Speech
    Speaker: TBD