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The
13th conference in the series "Recent
Developments in Gravity" (Νεώτερες
Εξελίξεις
στη Βαρύτητα) was organized by the relativity group of the
Department of Physics, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece. NEB-XIII took place in Thessaloniki,
Greece,
from 4-6 June, 2008. You can download the conference poster here (90dpi) or here (300dpi). A zip file with photos taken during the conference can be downloaded here (50MB).
The
main Topics of the conference were:
- Gravitational Waves
- Relativistic Astrophysics
- Alternative Theories of Gravity
- Mathematical Relativity
- Cosmology
- Quantum Gravity
Plenary Speakers were:
- A.
Ashtekar (Penn-State)
- G.
Ellis (Cape Town)
- V. Frolov (Alberta)
- J.
Hough (Glasgow)
- P.
Laguna (Penn-State)
- R.
Loll (Utrecht)
- D.
Psaltis (Arizona)
In addition, the following keynote speakers were invited to present review talks:
- N. Batakis (Ioannina)
- T. Christodoulakis (Athens)
- S. Cotsakis (Aegean)
- P. Kanti (Ioannina)
- L. Perivolaropoulos (Ioannina)
- M. Plionis (NOA-Athens)
- J. Pullin (Louisiana)
- G. Siopsis (Tennessee)
- M. Tsamparlis (Athens)
The venue of NEB-XIII is Hotel
Philippion,
located near a pine forest, a few kilometers north of the city of Thessaloniki. We have reserved
a number of rooms at special conference prices, so
please register early and follow this
link for securing accomodation
at the venue.
Registration
deadline for talks is 31 March, 2008 and for posters 15 April, 2008.
The conference fee is 30 euros (waived for students) and can be paid at the conference site, uppon arrival. We're looking forward to seeing you in June!
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