Third Mini-workshop 

on the Early Universe

2024 Feb 7th - 9th @ Ishigaki Island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan

Overview

Although the standard cosmological model now appears to be established, we are still far from a complete understanding of the early Universe: the actual mechanism of inflation is still unknown, we do not know how the Universe has evolved after inflation in the early Universe either, and several issues/tensions raised from observational data are now under debate. In this mini-workshop, we gather to discuss future directions towards the understanding of the early Universe, related fundamental issues and even more. To have in-depth discussions and stimulate collaborations, the workshop is organized such that the participants can interact with each other and have ample time for discussion. 

Venue

The third EU mini-workshop will be held on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan. Ishigaki is a subtropical island located at the southwestern tip of Japan. There you can enjoy idyllic nature, deep blue sea and sky, and unique island culture. There are many inexpensive direct flights from Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka for convenient access. The workshop venue will be Ohama memorial hall near the city center of Ishigaki Island where you can find many accommodation options and good restaurants.

Nobumoto Ohama Memorial Hall

This workshop will be held in the conference room of the Nobumoto Ohama Memorial Hall(大濱信泉記念館). This venue is conveniently located just a few minutes walk from the city center of Ishigaki Island. [Photo©️大濱信泉記念館]See Google Maps

Ishigakijima Astro. Observatory

This workshop is co-hosted by Ishigakijima Observatory. We will visit there during excursion and view the beautiful tropical night sky using the "Murikabushi" (meaning Pleiades star cluster in Okinawan dialect) telescope. [Photo©️NAOJ]See Google Maps

Invited Speakers

Natsuki Hayatsu (NAOJ)

Sugumi Kanno (Kyushu U.)

Kaloian Lazanov (Kavli IPMU)

Kana Moriwaki (U. Tokyo)

Shigehiro Nagataki (RIKEN)

Shintaro Yoshiura (NAOJ)

Program

This workshop will run for three days from Feb 7th to 9th, 2024. We will have invited talks and contributed presentations. The program will be available in January.

Registration

To join this workshop, please register using the form below. Participants are supporsed to come to Ishigaki island and attend on-site. Some contributed presentations will be accepted on application. Registration is free but will close when the number of participants reaches 30.

Organizers

Tomohiro Fujita (Waseda IAS)

Natsuki Hayatsu (NAOJ)

Ryo Namba (RIKEN iTHEMS)

Tomo Takahashi (Saga University)