2nd Simons Strong Gravity December Meeting 2026
from
Tuesday, 15 December 2026 (08:30)
to
Thursday, 17 December 2026 (17:30)
Monday, 14 December 2026
Tuesday, 15 December 2026
08:30
Registration (Day 1)
Registration (Day 1)
08:30 - 09:00
09:00
Session 1
-
Roman Berens
(
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
)
Nicolas Yunes
(
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
)
Alex Lupsasca
(
Open AI & Vanderbilt University
)
Session 1
Roman Berens
(
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
)
Nicolas Yunes
(
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
)
Alex Lupsasca
(
Open AI & Vanderbilt University
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Morning Break
Morning Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Session 2 - Breakout
Session 2 - Breakout
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Session 3 - Unstructured Talk to a New Friend
Session 3 - Unstructured Talk to a New Friend
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
PM Break
PM Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Session 4 - Summary and Discussions
-
Nicolas Yunes
Session 4 - Summary and Discussions
Nicolas Yunes
16:00 - 17:30
Wednesday, 16 December 2026
08:50
Day 2
Day 2
08:50 - 09:00
09:00
Session 5
-
Mihalis Dafermos
(
Princeton University
)
Gary Horowitz
(
University of California, Santa Barbara
)
Session 5
Mihalis Dafermos
(
Princeton University
)
Gary Horowitz
(
University of California, Santa Barbara
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Morning Break
Morning Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Session 6 - Breakout
Session 6 - Breakout
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Session 7 - Unstructured Talk to a New Friend
Session 7 - Unstructured Talk to a New Friend
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
PM Break
PM Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Session 8 - Summary and Discussions
-
Nicolas Yunes
Session 8 - Summary and Discussions
Nicolas Yunes
16:00 - 17:30
Thursday, 17 December 2026
08:50
Day 3
Day 3
08:50 - 09:00
09:00
Session 9
-
Matias Zaldarriaga
(
Institute for Advanced Study
)
Daniel Holz
(
University of Chicago
)
Session 9
Matias Zaldarriaga
(
Institute for Advanced Study
)
Daniel Holz
(
University of Chicago
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Session 10 - Breakout
Session 10 - Breakout
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Session 11 - Unstructured Talk to a New Friend
Session 11 - Unstructured Talk to a New Friend
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
PM Break
PM Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Session 12 & Farewell - Summary and Discussions
-
Nicolas Yunes
Session 12 & Farewell - Summary and Discussions
Nicolas Yunes
16:00 - 17:30