THE TOWLER INSTITUTE


WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
Quantum Monte Carlo in the Apuan Alps VI



Sat 24th July - Sat 31st July 2010
The Apuan Alps Centre for Physics @ TTI
Vallico Sotto, Tuscany, Italy

POSTER

Conference programme

Continuing the series of alternative and very informal meetings at this venue, the Cambridge University Theory of Condensed Matter group is organizing a fifth International Workshop to discuss the development and application of the continuum quantum Monte Carlo method in condensed matter physics and quantum chemistry. The conference will take place in a 16th Century monastery in the mediaeval high mountain village of Vallico Sotto (in the Tuscan Apuan Alps near the beautiful Italian city of Lucca).

The normal format for these events involves formal presentations being restricted to the mornings, with the afternoons left free for relaxed discussion and participation in activities. For the young and vigorous, we organize mountain walks, caving and other healthy outdoor exercise, whilst the unfit and elderly might enjoy artistic tours, city visits and spa treatments, with all participants reuniting in the evening for excellent Tuscan dinners in local restaurants. The monastery is a unique venue where the community spirit and magnificent location have inspired memorable meetings in the past.

This year's workshop will involve up to 35 people, all accommodated on site. Given the nature of the event most speakers will be specifically invited, but anyone who feels that they have something to contribute and who wishes to attend the event is most welcome to contact the organizers (Mike Towler : mdt26 at cam.ac.uk) for further details. There is no charge either for attendance at the conference or accommodation.

Confirmed speakers
Dario Alfè (University College London, U.K.)
Claudio Amovilli (University of Pisa,, Italy)
Michal Bajdich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.)
Stefano Baroni (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
Dario Bressanini (Università dell'Insubria, Italy)
Michele Casula (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France)
Hai-Ping Cheng (University of Florida, U.S.A.)
Neil Drummond (Cambridge University, U.K.)
Elif Ertekin (MIT, U.S.A.)
Franca Maria Floris (University of Pisa, Italy)
Matthew Foulkes (Imperial College, London, U.K.)
Rex Godby (University of York, U.K.)
Richard Hennig (Cornell University, U.S.A.)
Martin Korth (University of Münster, Germany)
Henry Krakauer (William and Mary College, U.S.A.)
Jaron Krogel (University of Illinois, U.S.A.)
Martin Krupicka (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia)
Robert Lee (Cambridge University, U.K.)
Pablo Lopez Rios (Cambridge University, U.K.)
Arne Lüchow (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Ryo Maezono (JAIST, Japan)
Mariapia Marchi (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
Alston Misquitta (Cambridge University, U.K.)
Cecil Moro (Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya)
Saverio Moroni (INFM, Trieste, Italy)
Richard Needs (Cambridge University, U.K.)
Fernando Reboredo (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.)
Katie Schwarz (Cornell University, U.S.A.)
Gaetano Senatore (Universita of Trieste, Italy)
Priyanka Seth (Cambridge University, U.K.)
Simone Taioli (Center for Materials and Microsystems, Trento, Italy)
Mike Towler (Cambridge University, U.K.)
John Trail (JAIST, JAPAN)
Norm Tubman (Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, U.S.A)
Lucas Wagner (M.I.T., U.S.A.)

FURTHER DETAILS AND PHOTOS FROM PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS ACCESSIBLE ON TTI WEB PAGE - CLICK THE 'PUBLIC EVENTS' LINK OR LOOK AT 'EVENT PHOTOS'.