Opening lecture on Monday morning at 10:15-12:00: Prof. Edward Witten (IAS, Princeton) "String Theory and the Universe"

Minicourse with five 90-minute lectures and four 60-minute problem sessions: Prof. Eric Laenen (Nikhef/Amsterdam/Utrecht) "All-Order Aspects of QCD"

Minicourse with five 90-minute lectures and four 60-minute problem sessions: Prof. Peter van Nieuwenhuizen (Stony Brook) "Renormalization and Unitarity of Gauge Theories"

There will also be a Thursday evening 60-minute lecture by Prof. George Matsas (IFT-UNESP) "Low Energy Quantum Effects in Gravity" and several sessions of 15-minute talks by students.

Schedule:

Every day from Monday-Friday, the bus will leave the hotel at 9:15 and will leave the IFT (Barra Funda) at 19:15.

Monday Feb 14: Witten (10:15-12:00), Laenen (14:00-15:30), van Nieuwenhuizen (16:00-17:30), students (18:00-19:15)

Tuesday Feb 15: van Nieuwenhuizen (10:15-11:45), problems (12:00-13:00), Laenen (14:15-15:45), problems (16:00-17:00), students (17:15-19:15)

Wednesday Feb 16: Laenen (10:15-11:45), problems (12:00-13:00), van Nieuwenhuizen (15:15-16:45), problems (17:00-18:00), students (18:15-19:15)

Thursday Feb 17: van Nieuwenhuizen (10:15-11:45), problems (12:00-13:00), Laenen (14:15-15:45), problems (16:00-17:00), students (17:15-18:00), Matsas (18:00-19:15)

Friday Feb 18: Laenen (10:15-11:45), problems (12:00-13:00), van Nieuwenhuizen (14:15-15:45), problems (16:00-17:00), students (17:15-19:15)