Starmus Programme “Beginnings. The Making Off of Modern Cosmos” Tenerife, 22nd-27th September 2014 The Ritz-Carlton, Abama Monday September 22nd The Ritz-Carlton, Abama 15:00 - Opening Ceremony Garik Israelian (Astrophysicist, director and founder of Starmus, together with two members of the advisory board) 15:30-16:15 - Robert Wilson (Physicist, Nobel Laureate) The Beginning of all beginnings 16:15-17:00 - David Eicher (Editor, Astronomy Magazine) Does the Universe Really Care About Itself? Communicating Astronomy in the 21st Century 17:00-17:30 - Coffee Break 17:30 -18:15 - Richard Dawkins (Evolutionary biologist) A Tentative Taxonomy for Alien Life 18:15 -19:00 - Katerina Harvati (Anthropologist) Neanderthals in the mirror? Modern human origins and our extinct Pleistocene relatives www.starmus.com www.starmus.com 21:00 - Gala dinner, live music, and surprises. (El Mirador Restaurant, The Ritz-Carlton, Abama) Tuesday September 23nd The Ritz-Carlton, Abama 15:00-16:00 - Stephen Hawking (Theoretical Physicist, Best selling author of the Brief History of Time) The Origin of the Universe 16:00-16:45 - John Mather (Astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate): Traveling in Space and Time with the James Webb Space Telescope 16:45 -17:15 - Coffee Break 17:15-18:00 - Walt Cunningham (Apollo 7 Astronaut): The Chance of Dangerous Adventure 18:00-18:45 - Mark Boslough (Astrophysicist): Death Plunge! Destructive near Earth impact events – Asteroids & Airbursts 21:00 - Exclusive Film Screening “51 Degrees” www.starmus.com www.starmus.com Wednesday September 24th The Ritz-Carlton, Abama 11:30 -13:00 - Informal Meeting with Starmus VIP guests and speakers 15:00 - 15:45 - Charlie Duke (Apollo 16 Astronaut): The Dark Side of the Moon 15:45 – 16:30 - Harold Kroto (Chemist, Nobel Laureate): Carbon in Nano and Outer Space 16:30 -17:00 - Coffee Break 17:00-17:45 - Brian May (Musician and Astrophysicist): Seeing Space in 3-D! 17:45 -18:30 - John Ellis (Particle Physicist): From Little Bangs to the Big Bang, and Back? 22:00 Teide Star Party (Teide Observatory) www.starmus.com www.starmus.com Thursday September 25th 10:00 - Excursion to Teide Observatory (Optional) (16:00 – Return to the hotel) 18:00 - GTC Round Table “108 Minutes” (La Palma) Live Transmission from La Palma Delegates will watch the round table from the Ritz-Carlton, Abama Friday September 26th 07:00 - Excursion to La Palma Observatory (Optional) (18:45 – Return to the Hotel) www.starmus.com www.starmus.com 20:30 - MAGMA Arte & Congresos - Sonic Universe Concert Rick Wakeman Special Guest: Brian May Saturday September 27th Auditorio de Tenerife 11:30-14:00 – Space Legends: A Tribute to Neil Armstrong (first man to walk on the moon) and Alexei Leonov (first man to spacewalk) Neil Armstrong – Starmus 2011 was Neil Armstrong’s last public presentation. 2014, Alexei Leonov’s Anniversaries: Born 80 years ago 50 years since first man to spacewalk 40 years since commander of first Soyuz/Apollo mission Alexei Leonov (Soviet Cosmonaut and first man to spacewalk) Why did the Soviet Union not send a man to the Moon? Will Russia ever achieve this? Stephen Hawking (Theoretical Physicist, Best selling author of the Brief History of Time) Black Holes www.starmus.com www.starmus.com The Music of Spheres: Special Programme and performance by Rick Wakeman, Alexandros Hahalis and Katerina Mina 21:00-24:00 - STARMUS FAREWELL BEACH PARTY (The Ritz Carlton, Abama Beach Club, TBC) The Ritz-Carlton Abama The Ritz-Carlton Abama, Club de Playa **Each talk will be Simultaneously translated from English into Spanish and will last for 45 minutes. Teide Star Party Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz MAGMA Arte & Congresos, Costa Adeje The Ritz-Carlton Abama, Club de Playa CONTACTS Press – Tel: + 34 91 702 85 10 - Brezo Rodríguez / Natividad Fradejas / Ana Sierra [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] General Enquiries – Tel: +34 618 868 773 - [email protected] www.starmus.com www.starmus.com .