18–22 Apr 2011
Palais des Papes, Avignon
Europe/Paris timezone

The conference addressed the cardinal issues of the dark universe today, gathering a selected number of scientists working in cosmology and particle physics in the inspiring and monumental setting of Avignon. There was a limited number of review talks by leading experts in each field and selected contributed talks, fostering thorough debates. Some time was allocated to discussion sessions.

Organizers:  
   Philippe Brax (CEA IPhT Saclay)
   Chiara Caprini (CNRS IPhT Saclay)
   Marco Cirelli (CERN-TH & CNRS IPhT Saclay)
   Géraldine Servant (CERN-TH & CEA IPhT Saclay)
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Ends
Europe/Paris
Palais des Papes, Avignon
Chambre du Trésorier

The conference was organized along the following broad categories:
- The Early Universe (inflation and alternatives, string cosmology...)
- Observational Cosmology (CMB, weak lensing...)
- Astroparticle (BBN, neutrinos, baryo/lepto-genesis...)
- Dark Matter (searches, theory, CR related aspects...)
- The accelerating Universe (Dark Energy, modified gravity...)

This was the second edition of the conference.
See the website of PONT Avignon 2008.