50 Years of the Veneziano Model: From Dual Models to Strings, M-theory and Beyond

Programme

Historical session

One session of the conference will be devoted to historical talks

Topics

The main topics to be treated in the six scientific sessions include:

• String phenomenology
• Advances in string perturbation theory
• Applications to field theory scattering amplitudes
• High energy string scattering
• Hadronic strings and QCD
• Branes and black holes
• Bootstrap and CFT
• Quantum entanglement
• String Theory and mathematics

Structure of the conference
(see the Timetable section of this website for more details)

Friday 11/5 - Rectorate, University of Florence

9.30 - 10.30 Scientific session I
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Scientific session I
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30 Historical session
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 - 17.30 Historical session
17.30 - 18.30 Welcome "aperitivo"
18.30 - 19.30 Public lecture by G. Veneziano

Saturday 12/05, GGI institute

9.30 - 10.30 Scientific session II
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Scientific session II
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 Scientific session II
Evening: social dinner
 

Monday 14/5, GGI institute

9.30 - 10.30 Scientific session III
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Scientific session III
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 Scientific session IV
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 - 17.30 Scientific session IV
 

Tuesday15/5, GGI institute

9.30 - 10.30 Scientific session V
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Scientific session V
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 Scientific session VI
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 - 17.30 Scientific session VI