We are delighted to annouce the “The Lotus and the Swampland” School and conference, to be held in TSIMF, Tanya, China, from Feb. 10 to Feb. 13, 2025, hosted by the BIMSA (Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications). This event is proposed by Prof. Cumrun Vafa, who will also be attending it.

This unique event will consist of a two-day School, followed by a two-day conference. It brings together experts in the Swampland program and its application to the universe. Each distinguished speaker is expected to deliver a lecture during the School and present a talk in the conference, providing participants with a comprehensive learning experience.
Event Details:
• Location: TSIMF, Sanya, China (http://www.tsimf.cn/)
• School: [Feb. 10-11, 2025] (two days)
• Workshop: [Feb. 12-13, 2025] (two days)
The School aims to summarize lessons we have learned from string theory about quantum gravity with a focus on the Swampland program equipping attendees with new insights and practical tools.

Date

2025-02-10 ~ 2025-02-13

Location

Organizers

• Babak Haghighat ( YMSC & BIMSA )

• Fengjun Xu ( 徐锋军, BIMSA )

• Shing-Tung Yau ( Tsinghua University&BIMSA )

• Cumrun Vafa ( Harvard University )

Special Guest

• Cumrun Vafa ( Harvard University )

Speakers

• Alek Bedroya ( Princeton University )

• Hector Parra de Freitas ( Harvard University )

• Severin Luest ( U. Montpellier )

• Jacob McNamara ( Caltech )

• Georges Obied ( Oxford )

• Gary Shiu ( University of Wisconsin-Madison )

• Houri Tarazi ( Chicago University )

• Tim Wrase ( Lehigh University )

• Kai Xu ( Harvard )