Abstract
The observation of dark energy demonstrates that our well established theories of particle physics and gravity are incomplete if not incorrect. This conference will bring together theorists, phenomenologists, observers and experimentalists to discuss optimal ways to probe the dark side of the universe.

Topics
Key questions to be discussed include
- What mechanism is driving the acceleration of the universe?
- Is gravity purely geometry as envisaged by Einstein?
- Is there evidence for extra dimensions and varying couplings?
- Which local and astrophysical probes are optimal to answer the above?

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
Mar 02, 2009 - 10:00	D. Huterer	Falsifying Paradigms for Cosmic Acceleration			Slides
Mar 02, 2009 - 10:30	R. Caldwell	Dark Forces and Reference Frames			Slides
Mar 02, 2009 - 11:30	A. Cooray	Constraining modified gravity at cosmological scales
Mar 02, 2009 - 12:00	J. Weller	Probing Modified Gravity with Weak Lensing
Mar 02, 2009 - 12:30	R. Trotta	Dark energy: a model comparison perspective
Mar 02, 2009 - 14:30	P. de Bernardis	with Future CMB observations
Mar 02, 2009 - 15:00	T. Giannantonio	Constraints on dark energy from the ISW effect and combination with the SDSS supernovae
Mar 02, 2009 - 15:20	P. Serra	Lensed CMB Constraints on Post-General Relativity Parameters
Mar 02, 2009 - 15:40	D. Sarkar	Running After w(z): The Stumbling Blocks
Mar 02, 2009 - 16:30	M. Baldi	N-body simulations of interacting dark energy models			Slides
Mar 02, 2009 - 16:50	E. Majerotto	Instability in interacting dark energy and dark matter fluids
Mar 02, 2009 - 17:10	R. Hlozek	New Statistical tools for Dark Energy
Mar 03, 2009 - 10:00	D. Holz	Constraining cosmology with gravitational waves
Mar 03, 2009 - 10:30	C. Shapiro	Are Gravitational Wave Standard-Sirens Ruined by Gravitational Lensing?			Slides
Mar 03, 2009 - 11:30	L. Amendola	New observables for dark energy
Mar 03, 2009 - 12:00	A. Silvestri	Constraining modified growth patterns with tomographic surveys			Slides
Mar 03, 2009 - 12:30	Y. Song	Test of general relativity using weak gravitational lensing and redshift surveys
Mar 03, 2009 - 14:30	F. de Bernardis	Delayed Recombination and Standard Rulers
Mar 03, 2009 - 14:45	M. de Laurentiis	Stochastic Background of Relic Scalar Gravitational Waves from Extended Gravity
Mar 03, 2009 - 15:00	M. Martinelli	New Constraints on f(R) theories
Mar 03, 2009 - 15:15	L. Casarini	Dynamical Dark Energy simulations: high accuracy Power Spectra at high redshift			Slides
Mar 03, 2009 - 15:30	G. D'Amico	The Effective Theory of Quintessence: the w<-1 Side Unveiled
Mar 03, 2009 - 15:45	G. La Vacca	Do WMAP data favor neutrino mass and a coupling between Dark Matter and Dark Energy ?			Slides
Mar 03, 2009 - 16:00	G. Gubitosi	Testing Planck Scale with CMB Observations
Mar 04, 2009 - 10:00	P. Molaro	Astronomical searches for varying fundamental constants: the present controversy and future prospects
Mar 04, 2009 - 10:30	L. Moscardini	Redshift distortions as observational test of cosmic acceleration			Slides
Mar 04, 2009 - 11:30	A. Cimatti	Dark energy and cosmology with large spectroscopic surveys from space
Mar 04, 2009 - 12:00	A. Refregier	Probing the Dark Universe with weak lensing from space
Mar 04, 2009 - 12:30	R. Jimenez	Direct measurements of the expansion history of the Universe			Slides
Mar 04, 2009 - 14:30	F. Ferrer	Cosmological acceleration from a gas of strings			Slides
Mar 04, 2009 - 15:00	C. Burrage	Searching for Chameleons in the Sky			Slides
Mar 04, 2009 - 15:30	C. Skordis	The Bekenstein-Sanders Tensor-Vector-Scalar theory and cosmology			Slides
Mar 04, 2009 - 16:30	L. Mersini	Probing Dark Energy with Black Hole Binaries			Slides
Mar 04, 2009 - 17:00	S. Capozziello	Testing DE models by GRBs. A new distance indicator?			Slides