The study of the birth and evolution of the universe using a variety of
space-based and terrestrial tools promises exciting new opportunities to probe the fundamental laws of nature. "Cosmic Genesis and Fundamental Physics" (Oct. 28-30, SSU campus) follows up on the widespread interest generated by last summer's Inner Space/Outer Space conference at Fermilab, and is the first in a planned series of workshops that will help generate a programmatic vision and plans for the long-term future of particle-astro-nuclear-gravitational physics. The main purpose of the series of workshops will be the invention and development of new experimental concepts and promising experimental approaches to address the scientific challenges of this emerging field over the next 25 years. Theory will play an important supporting role in the program in helping to point the way to the most challenging and pressing issues in fundamental physics.
General information about the conference, including the program, may be found at http://www-afrd.lbl.gov/cosmicgenesis.
The conference will provide excellent background information on many exciting topics such as strings, inflation, the evolution of the universe, dark matter, etc.
Any media representatives who wish to attend all or part of this conference should apply for registration through the above web address. Registration will be free for credentialed media representatives, however space is limited, so please register by October 15, 1999.
Co-chairs for the conference are: Elliott Bloom (SLAC), Rocky Kolb (FNAL), Jim Siegrist (LBNL). Co-Sponsored by: DOE/NASA/NSF/FNAL/LBNL/SLAC/SSU.
For further information contact the press officer for the conference: Lynn Cominsky, (707) 664-2655, fax: (800) 848-6369, lynnc@charmian.sonoma.edu.
For more information:
http://www-afrd.lbl.gov/cosmicgenesis
