Opening Symposium: Max Planck Center

This symposium celebrates the opening of the Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center for Particle Physics, Cosmology and Geometry -- a collaborative research initiative between the Max Planck Institute for Physics (MPP) in Garching (Germany), the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton (USA), and National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei (Taiwan). The event involves an opening ceremony on Monday morning, followed by a three-day scientific conference.

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Invited speakers:

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• Nima Arkani-Hamed

• Ruth Britto

• Sergei Gukov

• Masashi Hazumi

• Johannes Henn

• Eiichiro Komatsu

• Samaya Nissanke

• Hirosi Ooguri

• Andrea Puhm

• Matias Zaldarriaga

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Honorary guests:

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• Wen-Chang Chen (President of NTU)
• Chee-Chun Leung (President of Quanta Computer)
• Shih-Torng Ding (Vice President of NTU)
• Wanjiun Liao (Vice President of NTU)
• Hsiao-Wei Yuan (Vice President of International Affairs)
• Chun-Chieh Wu (Dean, College of Science)
• Jörg Polster (General Director, German Institute Taipei)
• Cheng-Wen Wu (Minister, National Science and Technology Council)
• Bin-Yu Chen (Deputy Minister, NSTC)
• Kai-Feng Chen (Head of NTU Physics)
• Paoti Chang (Former Head of NTU Physics)
• Johannes Henn (Director, Max Planck Institute for Physics)
• Eiichiro Komatsu (Director, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics)
• Nima Arkani-Hamed (Faculty, Institute for Advanced Study)
• Matias Zaldarriaga (Faculty, Institute for Advanced Study)

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Local organizers:

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• Daniel Baumann
• Miranda Cheng
• Yu-tin Huang
• Ue-Li Pen
• Chia-Hsien Shen