Lustrum Symposium: Endless Possibilities

Infinity is a mind-boggling concept, with varying interpretations across fields. To some of you, infinity might just be "that very big number that makes calculus even harder", or the amount of seconds your freshly written program takes to compile, but there is so much more! From impossible (?) math to the mysteries of physics, and from limits of human consciousness all the way into the edge of space, we have gathered 9 experts on the topic of infinity, and are happy to invite you all to come and let them enlighten your minds!

The program starts with our keynote speaker Tom Crawford, who you might know from the BBC, Numberphile, or anywhere else really! He will give a talk about Million-Dollar Equations, also known as the Millenium Problems. You then go to one of two different speakers, after which you will be provided with free lunch. Following the lunch there are 3 more time slots where you again visit one of two speakers in each slot, and we end the day with a social drink. During the social drink you can get to have a more personal talk with some of our speakers, get in contact with our sponsors, or just enjoy some free drinks and discuss the topics with your friends!

The program of the day, as well as the speakers and their topics can be found in the table below:**

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TimeSpeaker 1Topic 1Speaker 2Topic 210:45 - 11:05Welcome---11:05 - 11:30Opening---11:30 - 12:30Tom CrawfordMillion dollar equations--12:30 - 13:10Lunch---13:10 - 14:00Ralf MackenbachPlasma TurbulenceThomas BronzwaerEvent Horizon Telescope14:00 - 15:00Onno BoxmaQueues ad infinitumPicnic: Joris van TatenhoveLogistics reinvented - IoT enabled smart, safe, and sustainable e-distribution15:00 - 15:15Coffee break15:15 - 16:15Job van den HurkNeuroscience to Unlock the Human BrainHans ZantemaTurtle visualization of infinite sequences and fractals16:15Social drink
You can sign up and give us your preference for each time slot, but as there is a limited capacity for each talk, you might not get your preferred speaker. If you join us at the symposium, you can also get a USE point and 3 MyFuture points! For more details on the topic of the talks, you can read a short abstract for each of them on the lustrum website here!
p.s. If more information becomes available, the website will be updated accordingly. For the event, you must show a CoronaCheck QR code/EU Digital Covid Certificate. This means that you have been tested in the last 24 hours or have been vaccinated. Furthermore, it is mandatory to show a form of identity (drivers license, identity card, passport).