PAX 2022
6-120
MIT
Motivation: In the last few months, three major events have increased the urgency to plan for Next-Generation (NG) ground-based gravitational-wave detectors.
The completion of the Cosmic Explorer Horizon Study, the inclusion of the Einstein Telescope in the 2021 ESFRI Roadmap, and the strong recommendations in the Astro 2020 decadal, all show that the time is now ripe for discussing the potential and challenges associated with NG detectors.
The purpose of PAX-VIII is to better understand what can be done with NG observatories, and what are the factors that could limit their scientific potential. PAX is largely a discussion-based workshop with very strong involvement of participants.
To enhance discussion and engagement, the participants list is capped at 100, including SOC members and panelists.
Details: As of now, we expect the meeting to happen in person at MIT, over a 3 day period, with sessions in the morning and afternoon. Given that the situation with Covid is still volatile, participants are encouraged to make reservations which can be easily canceled. To keep PAX free of registration fees, this will not be an hybrid workshop as we won't have person power to stream audio and video in a consistent way. Should we be obliged to move to an online-only version, we would hold PAX over a 5 day period, with sessions in the morning only (Boston time zone)
We encourage participants to explore lodging options (including AirBnB) in areas around Cambridge (e.g. Brookline, Boston and Somerville). Lodging around MIT has unfortunately become expensive enough that it might be significantly more convenient to stay farther away and take a bus/metro/uber to MIT. All sessions are in building 6 room 120, in main campus. The closest metro stop is "Kendall" on the red line, 5 minutes walk from the venue. The bus 1 goes up and down Massachusetts Avenue, and has a stop in front of MIT's main entrance.
PAX 2022 is kindly supported by the NSF through the award PHY-2228849 and by the MIT Kavli Institute.
Accessing MIT: you should have received an email with a link that explains how to get a visitor pass. If you haven't, please let us know. Not all doors can be used with the pass (called Tim Ticket). If you come from Massachusetts Avenue, the most convenient entry point is building 7. If you come from Kendall Square, the most convenient access point is building 16.
Food near the venue: please see this google document
Organizing committee:
Salvatore Vitale (chair)
B. Sathyaprakash
Emanuele Berti
Aaron Tohuvavohu
Adam Boesky
Alessandra Corsi
Alexander Nitz
Amber Strunk
Andre Guimaraes
Andrew Tolley
Antonella Palmese
Anuradha Samajdar
April Cheng
Archisman Ghosh
Arnab Dhani
B Sathyaprakash
Barry Wardell
Becca Ewing
Ben Farr
Bhooshan Gadre
Boris Goncharov
Bryce Cousins
Cameron Mills
Carl Rodriguez
Carl-Johan Haster
Carolyn Raithel
Cecilia Chirenti
Charlie Kilpatrick
Cole Miller
Collin Capano
Daichi Hiramatsu
David Shoemaker
Divya Singh
Edo Berger
Eleanor Hamilton
Eli Visbal
Elias Most
Evan Hall
Fabio Pacucci
Floor Broekgaarden
Francisco Jimenez Forteza
Geoffrey Mo
Gregorio Carullo
Gustavo Marques-Tavares
Helvi Witek
Huan Yang
Jack Heinzel
Jacquelyn Michelle Noronha-Hostler
Jakub Klencki
Jenny Greene
Jose Maria Ezquiaga
Josh Grindlay
Julie McEnery
Kate Daniel
Kaze Wong
Kenta Hotokezaka
Kenta Kiuchi
Kevin Burdge
Kiranjyot Gill
Kohei Inayoshi
Lan Q. Nguyen
Lieke van Son
Lionel London
luis lehner
Macarena Lagos
Magdalena Siwek
Mark Hannam
Martyna Chruslinska
Maryam Hussaini
Masha Baryakhtar
Maya Fishbach
Melize Ferrus
Michael Zevin
Michalis Agathos
Michela Mapelli
Monica Gallegos-Garcia
Nadia Qutob
Nehal Mittal
Peter Couvares
Philippe Landry
Pippa Cole
Poonam Chandra
Priyanka Giri
Rahul Kashyap
Reed Essick
Rhondale Tso
Rory Smith
Rossella Gamba
Sanika Khadkikar
Sarah Caudill
Sarah Gossan
Sarah Shandera
Surabhi Sachdev
Susanna Vergani
Suvodip Mukherjee
Swetha Bhagwat
Sylvia Biscoveanu
Tassos Fragos
Thomas Callister
Tousif Islam
Vicky Kalogera
Vijay Varma
Vishal Baibhav
Will Farr
William East
Yifan Wang
Yuexing Li
