Following previous editions of the Initial Stage Conference the scientific program will include the these topics:
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Partonic structure of protons and nuclei
PDF -
Physics at low-x and gluon saturation
CGC -
The initial stages of heavy-ion collisions
IS -
Collective dynamics from small to large systems
CD -
Multiparton interactions
MPI -
New theoretical techniques at large and small coupling
NT -
New facilities: DIS and hadronic experiments
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