Implications of BICEP 2

This workshop will bring together theoretical physicists and observational cosmologists to discuss the recent detection of B-mode polarization of the CMB by BICEP2.

Speakers:

Nima Arkani-Hamed, Institute for Advanced Study
Rachel Bean, Cornell University
Mark Halpern, University of British Columbia
Marc Kamionkowski, Johns Hopkins University
Matt Kleban, New York University
Barth Netterfield, University of Toronto
Douglas Scott, University of British Columbia
Christopher Sheehy, University of Chicago
Eva Silverstein, Stanford University
Kendrick Smith, Perimeter Institute
Neil Turok, Perimeter Institute
Matias Zaldarriaga, Institute for Advanced Study

Participants:

Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
Nima Arkani-Hamed, Institute for Advanced Study
Asmina Arvanitaki, Perimeter Institute
Siavash Asianbeigi, Perimeter Institute
James Bardeen, University of Washington
Rachel Bean, Cornell University
Florian Beutler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tashalee Billings, Perimeter Institute
Nikolay Bobev, Perimeter Institute
Erin Bow, Perimeter Institute
Latham Boyle, Perimeter Institute
Robert Brandenberger, McGill University
Alex Buchel, Perimeter Institute
Pablo Bueno, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Phil Bull, University of Oslo
Hilary Carteret, Wilfrid Laurier University
Liam Connor, CITA
Carlo Contaldi, Imperial College London
Marina Cortes, University of Edinburgh
Matt Dobbs, McGill University
Kieran Finn, Perimeter Institute
Laurent Freidel, Perimeter Institute
Ghazal Geshnizjani, Perimeter Institute
Steffen Gielen, Perimeter Institute
Jaume Gomis, Perimeter Institute
Ruth Gregory, Durham University
Daniel Guariento, Perimeter Institute
Mark Halpern, University of British Columbia
Kurt Hinterbichler, Perimeter Institute
Michael Hudson, University of Waterloo
Shenglin Jin, University of Toronto
Matthew Johnson, Perimeter Institute & York University
Marc Kamionkowski, Johns Hopkins University
Mansour Karami, Sharif University of Technology
Achim Kempf, University of Waterloo
Matt Kleban New York University
Takeshi Kobayashi, Perimeter Institute
Peter Koroteev, Perimeter Institute
Anna Kostouki, Perimeter Institute
Gordan Krnjaic, Perimeter Institute
Keith Lee, Perimeter Institute
Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute
Ipsita Mandal, Perimeter Institute
Robert Mann, University of Waterloo
David Marsh, Perimeter Institute
Paul McFaddan, Perimeter Institute
Aida Mehinrasulian, University of Waterloo
Jia-Wei Mei, Perimeter Institute
Joel Myers, University of Texas
Rob Myers, Perimeter Institute
Barth Netterfield, University of Toronto
Alberto Nicolis, Columbia University
Ue-Li Pen, CITA
Maxim Pospelov, Perimeter Institute & University of Victoria
Razieh Pourhasan, Perimeter Institute
Josef Pradler, Johns Hopkins University
Jeremy Sakstein, University of Cambridge
Philip Schuster, Perimeter Institute
Morag Scrimgeour, University of Waterloo
Douglas Scott,  University of British Columbia
Richard Shaw, University of Toronto
Christopher Sheehy, University of Chicago
Kris Sigurdson, University of British Columbia
Eva Silverstein, Stanford University
Brian Shuve, Perimeter Institute
Lee Smolin, Perimeter Institute
Antony Speranza, University of Maryla
Andrei Starinets, University of Oxford
Dejan Stojkovic, University of Buffalo
Matt Strassler, University of Washington
Monica Rincon Ramirez, Perimeter Institute
James Taylor, University of Waterloo
Alexandra Terrana, Perimeter Institute
Natalia Toro, Perimeter Institute
Kendrick Smith, Perimeter Institute
Neil Turok, Perimeter Institute
Natasha Waxman, Perimeter Institute
Dan Wohns, Perimeter Institute
Itay Yavin, Perimeter Institute & McMaster University
Matias Zaldarriaga, Institute for Advanced Study

Scientific Organizers:

Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
Latham Boyle, Perimeter Institute
Kurt Hinterbichler, Perimeter Institute
Matthew Johnson, Perimeter Institute & York University
David Marsh, Perimeter Institute
Neil Turok, Perimeter Institute
Kendrick Smith, Perimeter Institute