Announcement

On the occasion of Chris Quigg's sixty-fifth birthday, the Fermilab Theory Group will host a symposium on Minute Particulars & Hidden Symmetries, on Monday and Tuesday, December 14 - 15, 2009.

The scientific program features a broad range of topics reflecting Chris's varied interests in particle physics and a wider sphere. Speakers will include

Robert Cahn (LBNL)
Alex Chao (SLAC)
Sally Dawson (BNL)
Arnaud Devred (ITER)
Sam Dyson (Chicago Public Schools)
Pierre Fayet (École Normale)
Richard Field (Florida)
Fabiola Gianotti (CERN/ATLAS)
Paul Grannis (Stony Brook)

Deborah Harris (Fermilab)
John David Jackson (Berkeley)
Vera Lüth (SLAC)
Kate Metropolis (Goleta, California)
Mary Hall Reno (Iowa)
Jonathan Rosner (Chicago)
Elizabeth Simmons (Michigan State)
Sławek Tkaczyk (Fermilab/CMS)
Scott Willenbrock (Illinois)

We look forward to two days of stimulating talks about the present and future of our science.

All participants are invited to a reception on Monday evening. The symposium concludes with a dinner on Tuesday evening (tickets required) at which friends may offer brief remarks.

There is no registration fee for the symposium but all participants are requested to register. Those planning to attend the banquet should indicate their menu preference (a nominal fee is charged for the banquet and tickets must be reserved).

Please make your own hotel reservations. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Comfort Inn near Fermilab for the nights of Dec. 13-15. The Hotels tab gives other options.