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Quark Confinement

The workshop will focus on recent developments in our understanding of color confinement and QCD strings from a wide variety of perspectives, ranging from field theory to string theory, including both analytic and numerical techniques.  The workshop is planned as in-person event.  We plan to have about 40 active participants, but the number of talks per day will be kept limited so that there
is plenty of time for informal interaction and collaboration.

Participation at this workshop is by invitation only.  Invited participants can confirm their attendance using this Qualtrics Registration form.


Invited Participants
Georg Bergner

Georg Bergner

University of Jena

Bastian Brandt

Bastian Brandt

Bielefeld University

Michele Caselle

Michele Caselle

University of Turin

Sergei Dubovsky

Sergei Dubovsky

New York University

Thomas Dumitrescu

Thomas Dumitrescu

University of California, Los Angeles

Matthias Gaberdiel

Matthias Gaberdiel

ETH Zurich

Victor Gorbenko

Victor Gorbenko

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

David Gross

David Gross

KITP, University of California, Santa Barbara

Etsuko Itou

Etsuko Itou

YITP, Kyoto University

Zohar Komargodski

Zohar Komargodski

SCGP, Stony Brook University
 

Emily Nardoni

Emily Nardoni

Kavli IPMU

Stefano Negro

Stefano Negro

New York University

Rob Pisarski

Rob Pisarski

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Erich Poppitz

Erich Poppitz

University of Toronto

Silviu Pufu

Silviu Pufu

Princeton University

Jiaxin Qiao

Jiaxin Qiao

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
 

Francesco Sannino

Francesco Sannino

University of Southern Denmark

Phiala Shanahan

Phiala Shanahan

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tin Sulejmanpasic

Tin Sulejmanpasic

Durham University

Yuya Tanizaki

Yuya Tanizaki

Kyoto University

Grigory Tarnopolsky

Grigory Tarnolpolsky

Carnegie Mellon University

Arkady Vainshtein

Arkady Vainshtein

FTPI, University of Minnesota

Raju Venugopalan

Raju Venugopalan

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Neill Warrington

Neill Warrington

University of Washington

Bernardo Zan

Bernardo Zan

Princeton University

Location

Getting to the University of Minnesota:

Once you land at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP), you have several options you can take to get to the University of Minnesota (UMN).

The Metro Transit Light Rail is the most efficient and cost effective mode of travel. It will cost $2.00 or $2.50 (rush hours) for a one-way ticket. The trains run every 10 - 15 minutes on weekdays and will get you to the UMN campus in about 30 minutes. From MSP, take the Blue Line north to US Bank Station. From there you will transfer to the Green Line and take that east to East Bank Station or Stadium Village Station. Find more information on the Light Rail Transit page of the MSP website. 

Shuttle service is available from MSP, however the waits can be long and cost may be high at $20.00 - $73.00 depending on whether you share the ride or travel alone. To learn more see the Van and Shuttle service page of the MSP website. 

Taxi services are available at MSP, including Uber and Lyft. It will take approximately 30 - 60 minutes to get to campus depending on traffic and will cost between $25.00 - $60.00. Visit the Ground Transportation page of the MSP website for more information on app-based ride services. 

Car rental is not recommended. Parking around campus is limited and can be expensive.

Workshop Location:

The workshop will be held in Keller Hall 3-180 on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

The building can be accessed via the main doors on Washington Avenue and the side doors on Union Street and the Scholars Walk.

Banquet Location:

The banquet for workshop participants will be held in Thursday, May 4th at 4:00 pm in University Hall at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Local Restaurants:

Please see our Restaurant Locations Map for ideas on where to eat in the area. 

Lodging

Lodging for non-local invited speakers will be provided by the workshop sponsors at the Graduate Minneapolis (room and tax only). The hotel is within blocks of the workshop venue and about 30 minutes from the MSP airport. Light-rail transit, Taxi or SuperShuttle service is available for transportation to the hotel and/or workshop location.

Information regarding details of hotel arrangements will be sent via e-mail to each participant of the workshop after registration. Please DO NOT contact the hotel to update reservations; contact the email address below for any changes that need to be made.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions by e-mail at FTPI@umn.edu.

Graduate Minneapolis Hotel
Organizers
Andreas Athenodorou

Andreas Athenodoru

The Cyprus Institute

Aleksey Cherman

Aleksey Cherman

University of Minnesota

Igor Klebanov

Igor Klebanov

Princeton University