TACOS @ UT Austin: October 28-29, 2024

Registration: closed

Schedule: available on Indico

Meeting location

University of Texas at Austin

Peter O'Donnell, Jr. Building (POB), Avaya Auditorium (room 2.302)

(note: this not the physics building)

201 E 24th St

Austin, TX 78712

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Travel logistics

Hotel

Hampton by Hilton Inn & Suites University/Capitol

1701 Lavaca Street

Austin, TX 78701

Please use THIS LINK to receive the group rate of $199/night (book by September 27, 2024).

Breakfast is included.


Campus Parking

The hotel parking is quite expensive ($40/day), but there is a nearby UT parking garage (Guadalupe Garage) that we can provide parking passes for. If you are not local to Austin and might need a parking pass, please indicate it on your registration form, and we will contact you after registration closes.


Lunch

We are providing boxed lunches for all registered participants on Monday, October 28.


After the meeting ends on Tuesday, October 29, participants can self-organize for lunch. A few nearby suggestions will be added soon.


Evening Reception

We welcome workshop participants to a reception at 6:45 pm on Monday, October 28. Please join us in the lobby of Welch Hall (WEL), which is across the street/walkway from the main venue in POB. We will provide drinks (beer, wine, and nonalcoholic) and a meal catered by Torchy's.

Confirmed Speakers

Invited talks are either 25+5 minutes or 15+5 minutes.  

Attendees are welcome to give a brief fireslide talk (i.e., talk-ito) to introduce themselves and their work. We encourage contributions from everyone: faculty, postdocs, and students! If you are interested in giving a fireslide talk, please indicate so when you register.  

LOC

Kimberly Boddy

Gilly Elor

Subhajit Ghosh

Gabriele Montefalcone

Barmak Shams Es Haghi

Maria Straight


Carolyn Dockery (admin. asst.)

Alexia Thirumalai (admin. asst.)


Financial support

We gratefully acknowledge financial support provided by the Texas Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (TCCAP), which is a part of the Weinberg Institute for Theoretical Physics.