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abstract: After the first Bose-Einstein condensates from dilute atomic vapors have been realized 15 years ago, research on ultracold quantum gases has matured into an immensely active and highly competitive field of contemporary physics. Now that also fermionic atoms have come into focus, an interdisciplinary community is forming itself on the borderlines between atomic and molecular physics, quantum optics, and many-body physics. The event "Quo vadis Bose-Einstein condensation?" will provide a coherent review of different facets of this rapidly evolving subject and outline future directions, bringing together younger scientists and leading researchers first in a two-weeks summer school (August 2-13), and then in an international workshop (August 16-20).

abstract: The workshop will bring together cutting edge research in the area of emergent new quantum states in correlated electron systems. The goal of the workshop is to have deep and detailed discussion on the physics of Fe-pnictides, cuprates, frustrated magnets, and topological insulators. We also plan to discuss new classes of systems (e.g., dichalcogenides, ruthenates, CDW systems), new states of matter such as nematic and/or metamagnetic phases, and the interplay between spin, charge, and orbital degrees of freedom.

abstract: n recent years there has been an explosion of activity on cold Rydberg gases resulting in a diverse range of exciting developments that combine aspects of atomic and molecular physics, nonlinear optics, statistical physics, quantum information science, condensed matter and plasma physics. The aim of this workshop is to promote scientific exchange and interaction between researchers working in these and related areas.

The workshop will cover a range of topics, including the dynamics and exotic phases of strongly interacting quantum systems, as occurring in ultracold molecular and Rydberg gases, coherent control of Rydberg atoms and molecules, with applications in quantum optics and quantum information, formation of Rydberg and antimatter atoms and their interactions with strong fields and solid state interfaces, as well as ultracold plasma physics.

The two week event is part of a Tandem Workshop program with the Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ITAMP) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (see\\ http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp/Rydberg09.html). The first workshop week will consist of invited talks and contributed poster presentations. During the second week we will provide extensive time for informal talks and discussions among a smaller number of researchers, intended to explore common interests and possibly initiate collaborative work.

abstract: Ultracold atomic gases are, in a growing number of experiments, driven in a controlled way out of thermal equilibrium and allow new exciting insight into the dynamics of many-body quantum systems. At the same time increasing interest arises in mutual exchange with other areas such as solid-state and high-energy physics. Following successful conferences held in Sandbjerg, Denmark in 2007 and in Durham, UK in 2009, the aim of the workshop is to bring together international experts on nonequilibrium time evolution, transport in strongly correlated hydrodynamic systems as well as transport and quantum dynamics in lattice systems.