The workshop consisted of a series of informal presentations on specific topics, catalyzing extended discussions.

See links below for available presentations.

WEDNESDAY

Overview: questions and issues
9:00-10:00 Overview: Questions and issues -Giddings
10:00-10:30 Discussion

10:50-12:30 Black hole information
10:50-11:05 The paradox: an overview -Polchinski
11:05-11:30 Alternatives to nonlocality Discussion
11:30-11:45 Perturb. theory vs. nonlocality -Giddings
11:45-12:00 Discussion
12:00-12:15 Comments on BH information -Arkani-Hamed
12:15-12:30 Discussion

12:30-1:30 LUNCH

1:30-2:30 Black hole information cont'd
1:30-1:45 The case for complementarity -Bousso
1:45-1:55 Discussion
1:55-2:10 Final state proposal: update -Horowitz
2:10-2:30 Discussion

2:30-3:30 Probing locality: HE scattering
2:30-2:50 HE scattering in ST and gravity -Giddings
2:50-3:00 Discussion
3:00-3:20 HE scattering and locality -Arkani-Hamed
3:20-3:30 Discussion

3:30-3:50 BREAK

3:50-5:45 Observables and locality
3:50-4:05 Relational observables: overview -Marolf
4:05-4:20 2d models for relational observables -M. Gary
4:20-4:35 Discussion
4:35-4:50 Rel. observables and measurement -Hartle
4:50-5:05 Perspectives on observables - Banks
5:05-5:45 Discussion:
-Where does local QFT fail?
-Should limitations on observation imply
limitations on the theory?

6:30-8:30 Drinks and dinner at the Giddings residence

THURSDAY

8:30-10:35 Cosmology - quantum issues
8:30-8:50 The Boltzmann brain problem -Freivogel
8:50-9:00 Discussion
9:00-9:20 Observers and statistics -Srednicki
9:20-9:35 Discussion
9:35-9:55 Limitations on local descriptions -Dubovsky
9:55-10:10 Discussion
10:10-10:25 Comments on local descriptions -Giddings
10:25-10:35 Discussion

10:35-10:55 BREAK

10:55-12:35 Quantum de Sitter; transitions
10:55-11:15 de Sitter - global picture -Marolf
11:15-11:35 Discussion
11:35-11:55 Overview of transitions -Johnson
11:55-12:05 Discussion
12:05-12:25 Landscape transitions - Kleban
12:25-12:35 Discussion

12:35-1:45 LUNCH

1:45-3:50 Landscape and measures
1:45-2:00 Comments on transitions/limitations -Banks
2:00-2:20 Discussion
2:20-2:40 Landscape measures - Bousso
2:40-2:55 Discussion
2:55-3:10 Landscape measures -Johnson
3:10-3:20 Discussion
3:20-3:40 Landscape observables - Maloney
3:40-3:50 Discussion

3:50-4:15 BREAK

4:15-5:30 ADS/CFT
4:15-4:30 What does AdS/CFT tell us? -Polchinski
4:30-4:45 Discussion
4:45-5:00 What does AdS/CFT tell us? -Horowitz
5:00-5:30 Discussion

5:45 Depart for hike

8:00 Meet for dinner - Paradise Cafe

FRIDAY

9:00-10:10 Towards fundamental theory
9:00-9:20 Quantum dS: Fundamental aspects - Marolf
9:20-9:40 Discussion/Q's
9:40-9:55 Thoughts on time - Arkani-Hamed
9:55-10:10 Discussion

10:10 - 10:30 BREAK

10:30-12:30 Towards fundamental theory, cont'd
10:30-11:00 Discussion: Correspondence
11:00-11:45 Quantum de Sitter - Banks
11:45-12:30 Discussion/Q's

12:30-2:15 LUNCH

2:15-3:15 Towards fundamental theory, cont'd
Discussion: Expected properties of fundamental theory

3:35-5:30 Concluding discussion, summary, future directions
3:35-4:30 Concluding discussion
4:30-5:30 Summary comments/future directions -Banks, Giddings, Hartle

6:00 Meet for drinks -- Rooftop terrace at the Hotel Andalucia