A Canada-wide (+ international friends) CMB community workshop will take place from March 27-30, 2008 at McGill University in Montreal. The workshop is hosted by the McGill Cosmology Group as part of the Canadian Space Agency CMB Discipline Working Group (CMB-DWG, funded by the Canadian Space Agency).

Scientific Contacts: Matt Dobbs (Matt.Dobbs at mcgill.ca) or Gil Holder (holder at physics.mcgill.ca) 
Hospitality Contact: Elizabeth Shearon (Elizabeth.Shearon at mcgill.ca)

We thank the Canadian Space Agency, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIfAR), McGill Department of Physics, and McGill Faculty of Science for financially supporting this activity.

Winterschool Day 1 Schedule

LOCATION: Leacock Building Room 232, McGill Campus (see map at bottom of page)

Each lecture has been allotted 1 hour. This is the formal lecture time. 20-30 minutes is available immediately after each lecture for discussion. We STRONGLY encourage lecturers not to go beyond their allotted hour, as the discussion time is the most fun.

Directions to dinner:

• On foot (30 minute walk - print the map at the bottom of the page) - take Prince Arthur East 15 minutes until you dead-end in a park. Cross the park and turn left (North) on St. Denis. Walk 15 minutes to 4517 rue Saint-Denis.
• By taxi (reduce your foot print by sharing with others please!). Walk east out of rutherford and grad a taxi on University street (there is a taxi stand one block north on university). It will cost about $10 and take 10 min.

Scientific Talks Schedule

LOCATION: Rutherford Physics Building, Bell Conference Room 103, McGill Campus (see map at bottom of page)

_Preliminary Agenda_

Directions to dinner:

• Walk 5 minutes to 3450 MacTavish Street on the west side of Campus. Dinner will be served in a private room on the second floor. Two dimensional scattering facilities are on the third floor.

Winterschool Day 2 Schedule

LOCATION: Rutherford Physics Building, Bell Conference Room 103, McGill Campus (see map at bottom of page)

• The best restaurants in Montreal all require reservations - don't forget to call ahead.

Meeting of the CSA Discipline Working Group

LOCATION: Rutherford Physics Building, Bell Conference Room 103, McGill Campus (see map at bottom of page)

Discussion of requirements for space platform CMB-polarization mission and Canadian expertise (Moderated by M. Halpern & B. Netterfield)

Lunch is on your own.

How to register

Registration is now closed - sorry, we're oversubscribed and can't accept any additional attendees.

Confirmed Participants

Conference Locations

(we also have the board room booked all day saturday) Matt's Note: Aash needs either the board room or bell room (signed out to vicky) thurs afternoon at 5pm.