Miniworkshop String Theory
(27th May 2009)

Speakers

María Pilar García del Moral (U. Oviedo)

Dario Martelli (U. Swansea)

Alfonso Ramallo (U. Santiago)

Diego Rodríguez-Gómez (Princeton U.)

Alberto Zaffaroni (U. Milano-Biccoca)

Schedule

Morning
Time	Wednesday 27
10.00-11.00	Alfonso Ramallo Sugra duals of 2D SUSY theories from wrapped branes
11.00-12.00	Dario Martelli Non-relativistic conformal field theories and holography
12.00-12.30	Break
12.30-13.30	Diego Rodríguez-Gómez M2 branes on orbifolds of the cone over Q^{111}
Afternoon
15.30-16.30	Alberto Zaffaroni Chern-Simons Theories and Their Supergravity Duals
16.30-17.30	María Pilar García del Moral A N=8 action for multiple M2-branes with an arbitrary number of colors

Accomodation

Reservations have been made at Hotel Fruela, whose address is:

Hotel Fruela
Fruela 3, Oviedo
Tf: (+34) 985208120
info@hotelfruela.com

How to reach Oviedo

By plane:
The airport in Asturias is located about 40 km from Oviedo. You can reach Oviedo by taxi or by bus. You can check the bus service at ALSA

By bus:
You can check destinations and timetables at ALSA

By train:
There are two possibilities: RENFE or FEVE

How to reach the Edificio Histórico once in Oviedo

The meeting will be held at the Edificio Histórico de la Universidad, in Aula 8 (or Rector Alas). The Edificio Histórico is a beautiful old building located in calle de San Francisco, a 2 min walk from the hotel (from the hotel go right, then left and then take the second street on your left, the Edificio Histórico is the one on your left).

Other practical information

Where to eat:
You can get some ideas for restaurants in Oviedo here.

What to do and what to see:
Asturias is a very beautiful region in which you can combine all your interests. You can go either to the beach or to the mountains, being always surrounded by an astonishing environment. Arts, history and culture in general complete a very interesting offer. You can check some ideas here or here.