Novel Theories of the Early Universe

This meeting brings together a small number of experts to discuss recent developments in ekpyrotic/cyclic models, string/M-theory approaches to cosmology, and other alternatives to cosmic inflation. The format will be very informal, with plenty of time for interruptions and discussions both plenary, breakout and just ad hoc.

Participants:

Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute
Daniel Babich, CalTech
Neil Barnaby, CITA
Bruce Bassett, University. of Cape Town
Daniel  Baumann
Rachel Bean, Cornell
Latham Boyle, CITA
Robert  Brandenberger, McGill University
Xingang Chen, MIT
Daniel  Chung, Wisconsin-Madison
Asantha Cooray, Caltech
Ben  Craps, Vrije University Brussels & Intl. Solvay Institute
Sumit Das, University of Kentucky
Olivier Dore, CITA
Franz Elsner, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Munich 
Hassan  Firouzjahi, McGill University
Ghazal  Geshnizjani, Perimeter Institute
Thomas  Hertog, APC, Paris 
Dragan Huterer, Michigan
Liudmila  Joukovskaya, University of Cambridge
Mike  Kesden, CITA
Lev Kofman, CITA
Eiichiro  Komatsu, University of Texas at Austin 
Jean-Luc Lehners, Princeton University 
Eugene  Lim, Columbia 
Marilena  LoVerde
Paul  McFadden, Institute for Theoretical Physics 
John Moffat, Perimeter Institute
Burt  Ovrut, University of Pennsylvania 
Eliezer  Rabinovici, Hebrew University 
Omid Saremi, McGill
David Seery, Cambridge
Sarah Shandera, Columbia
Ravi  Sheth, Penn State University 
Kendrick Smith, University of Chicago 
Paul  Steinhardt, Princeton University
Licia  Verde, Institute of Space Sciences 
Aaron  Vincent, McGill
Ben Wandelt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Daniel  Wesley, University of Cambridge