Abstract
The conference will be devoted to the discussion of new data and ideas associated with astrophysical and cosmological evidence for Dark Matter. Several key questions on dark matter will be discussed: Does the dark matter match the appropriate relic density? Is it cold or hot ? Is it neutral? Is it consistent with Big Bang Nucleosynthesis ? Is it compatible with constraints on self-interactions ? Is it consistent with direct DM searches? Is it compatible with gamma-ray constraints? Is it compatible with other astrophysical bounds? Can it be probed experimentally? What is the mass of the neutrino and how many neutrinos or relativistic particles do we have in our universe ? More specifically, several talks will review the current status of cosmological and astrophysical evidence for dark matter. In particular, we will focus on new lensing observations, galaxy clustering, X-rays, gamma-rays, antimatter with space-borne detectors and direct DM detection in low background underground experiments. We plan to address the main theoretical extensions of the standard model which allow to explain dark matter and the corresponding predictions for future searches. Special attention will be given on the requirements for collider tests of dark matter candidates at LHC. Constraints on neutrino physics can be obtained from cosmological data. During the workshop, we aim to summarize the latest bounds on neutrino physics and discuss future experiments sensitive to neutrino masses into the sub-eV range.

Attendance will be limited to about 80 participants who are supposed to arrange their accommodation by themselves. (take a look to hotel list at accommodation link).

Organizers
Marc Kamionkowski (Caltech, USA) Carlos Martins (CAUP, Porto, Portugal) Alessandro Melchiorri (University of Rome La Sapienza) Antonello Polosa (INFN, Rome) Licia Verde (ICE/CSIC Barcelona, Spain)

Main event
New Horizons for Modern Cosmology (Workshop) - Jan 19, 2009

Talks

Date	Speaker	Title	Type	Useful Links
Feb 09, 2009 - 09:30	P. Papini	Latest results from PAMELA
Feb 09, 2009 - 10:00	C. Sgrò	Latest news from Fermi Large Area Telescope			Slides
Feb 09, 2009 - 10:30	L. Bergstrom	Detecting or Limiting Dark Matter through Gamma-rays			Slides
Feb 09, 2009 - 11:30	A. Strumia	Implications of the PAMELA and ATIC excesses on the Dark Matter properties			Slides
Feb 09, 2009 - 12:00	G. Bertone	Multiwavelength constraints on DM
Feb 09, 2009 - 14:00	P. Serpico	High-energy rise in the cosmic-ray positron fraction: possible cause			Slides
Feb 09, 2009 - 14:30	I. Moskalenko	Understanding the backgrounds in indirect dark matter searches			Slides
Feb 09, 2009 - 15:00	A. Morselli	Indirect searches in the PAMELA and Fermi era			Slides
Feb 09, 2009 - 16:00	L. Baudis	Direct Dark Matter Searches: An Overview			Slides
Feb 09, 2009 - 16:30	N. Fornengo	In quest of particle dark matter signs
Feb 09, 2009 - 17:00	L. Roszkowski	Neutralino Dark Matter and Bayesian Statistics			Slides
Feb 10, 2009 - 10:00	S. White	Structure in the Dark Matter distribution near the Sun			Slides
Feb 10, 2009 - 10:30	L. Strigari	Milky Way Satellites: Galaxies with a Dark Side
Feb 10, 2009 - 11:30	M. Bradac	Bullet Cluster 1E0657-56 and MACSJ0025-1222: Revealing the Invisible with 2 Cosmic Supercolliders
Feb 10, 2009 - 12:00	A. Lapi	Structure and History of Dark Matter Halos Probed with Gravitational Lensing			Slides
Feb 10, 2009 - 12:30	A. Heavens	Weak Lensing, Dark Matter and Dark Energy			Slides
Feb 10, 2009 - 14:00	O. Host	Measurement of the dark matter velocity anisotropy in galaxy clusters			Slides
Feb 10, 2009 - 14:30	C. Carbone	The properties of the dark matter halo distribution in non-Gaussian scenarios
Feb 10, 2009 - 15:00	N. Napolitano	Stellar vs DM content in early type galaxies
Feb 10, 2009 - 16:00	W. Hu	Dark Matter in f(R) Theories
Feb 10, 2009 - 16:30	A. Slosar	Spiral galaxies and the spin of the dark matter halos
Feb 10, 2009 - 17:00	M .Viel	The Intergalactic Medium as a cosmological tool			Slides
Feb 11, 2009 - 09:30	J. Silk	The Impact of Halo Substructure on Dark Matter Annihilation Signatures
Feb 11, 2009 - 10:00	M. Kamionkowski	Astrophysical constraints to dark-matter candidates
Feb 11, 2009 - 11:00	G. Belanger	Dark matter and the LHC
Feb 11, 2009 - 11:30	A. Masiero	LHC and dark matter in non-standard models of particle physics and cosmology
Feb 11, 2009 - 12:00	G. Gelmini	Experimental signatures of non-standard pre-BBN cosmologies			Slides
Feb 11, 2009 - 14:00	T. G. Rizzo	Susy Without Prejudice: Part I			Slides
Feb 11, 2009 - 14:15	J.A. Hevett	Susy Without Prejudice: Part II
Feb 11, 2009 - 14:30	M. Galaverni	Rotation of Linear Polarization Plane from Cosmological Pseudoscalar Fields			Slides
Feb 11, 2009 - 15:00	L. Pieri	Halo substructures and indirect detection
Feb 11, 2009 - 16:00	A. Cuoco	Indirect dark matter constraints with radio observations			Slides
Feb 11, 2009 - 16:30	F. Iocco	WIMP DM annihilation in the first stars			Slides
Feb 11, 2009 - 17:00	P. Frampton	Dark Matter Black Holes in the Halo			Slides