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Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of the November Revolution (Jpsi50)

Date
Fri November 8th 2024, 8:30am - 7:30pm
Location
SLAC 51/1-102 - Kavli Auditorium

This one-day symposium celebrates the discovery of the J/psi resonance, which launched the modern era of particle physics.   

The symposium will review the lead-up to the discovery, the observations from BNL, SLAC, and Frascati, and the continuing influence of this discovery, with reminiscences from many of the participants.

Speakers will include:   Michael Riordan, Thomas Appelquist, Robert Hollebeek, Sau Lan Wu, Martin Breidenbach, Marcello Piccolo, Charles Morehouse, Gary Feldman, JoAnne Hewett, Fred Gilman

The meeting will be web-cast at the following Zoom link:

https://stanford.zoom.us/j/91077139604?pwd=blPpdjh4X0v7Ks44ZfdumhsZP9eD7Y.1

If you plan to attend in-person, please note this on the registration form.

Brookhaven National Laboratory will also celebrate the J/ψ discovery with a symposium on November 22.  Please see https://www.bnl.gov/decadeofdiscovery/   .

Please note that, on the following day, Nov. 9, SLAC will host a memorial symposium in honor of James Bjorken.   For details, see 

https://indico.slac.stanford.edu/e/bjsymposium .

Starts Nov 8, 2024, 8:30 AM

Ends Nov 8, 2024, 7:25 PM

SLAC51/1-102 - Kavli Auditorium

Program Committee:   Martin Breidenbach, Fred Gilman, Michael Peskin, Michael Riordan, Thomas Rizzo, Peter Rowson

Registration for this event is currently open. Register now