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Flat band materials offer a platform for enhancing correlation effects, rendering them an area of significant current interest. They present exceptional opportunities for exploring topology in correlated settings and correlation physics enriched by topology. Recent experiments on correlated kagome metals and Moiré systems have unveiled evidence of peculiar behaviors, including strange-metal characteristics, charge density waves, nematic orders, and fractional Chern insulators within flat-band materials. Throughout this school, our objective is to delve into the study of flat bands and these systems, as well as the intriguing physical phenomena they manifest, under the guidance of world-leading experts

Topological Matter School 2024 (August 19-23): during one week we will provide extended lectures on these exciting topics by leading experts in both experiment and theory.  Our program will be spread in 1 week with 6  lectures per day.  Outdoors activities to get to know the city and the Basque culture will also be organized, such a surf class in our precious Zurriola beach or a dinner at a traditional cider house.

This is the list of lecturers for the 2024 edition:

Registration deadline: March 31st 2024. 

Registration fee: 400- € (includes 5 lunches, twice daily coffee breaks at the conference venue, and an event dinner)

Accommodation

Participants should make their own hotel reservation in Donostia (San Sebastian in Spanish language). We recommend  to visit the link of the Tourism Office  and make your own reservation directly from there.

However, the school will also offer special prices in some hostels/residences subject to accommodation availability. This accommodation option will be displayed during the registration process.

We strongly recommend booking your accommodation as early as possible !!!

Conference venue

This School is organized within the summer program of the University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU)  “Cursos de verano”. The event is sponsored by the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC). The conference venue is in the Miramar Palace is located on the La Concha Bay in the city of San Sebastian

Address:
Paseo de Miraconcha, 48
Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
Tfno. 943 21 90 22
www.uik.eus/en/about-us/offices

From Bilbao Airport you can reach Donostia-San Sebastian with the bus service by PESA (www.pesa.net). The buses are running every 30 minutes. Once in Donostia-San Sebastian, you can reach the hotel with the bus service 45 leaving directly at the central bus station (street level). The closest bus stop for Olarain is “Magisteritza/Escuela de magisterio”

Conference dinner

Conference dinner will be held at  traditional Basque cider place: Txirrita Sagardotegia on Wednesday 21st at 20:00.

Calle San Bartolomé, 32, 20007
Donostia –San Sebastián

Abstract booklet

You can download the abstract booklet here.

Slack channels

Slack channels will be used for discussions and poster presentations. We will get back to you closer to the conference date with specific instructions on how to connect to the Slack channels. In the meantime, please make sure that you are familiar with Slack if you have not used them already.  If you want to present your poster also virtually please prepare a pdf version. Instructions to upload them to Slack will also follow soon.

Meals

Lunch during the conference week will be served at the Costa Vasca at 13:00, 10 minutes away from Palacio Miramar.

Surf class

A surf class will organized on Wednesday and Friday afternoon at Pukas Surf Eskola.

It costs 31 euros, and the payment can be made on-site or using this link.

 Weather

Even if it is summer time in Donostia-San Sebastian, the weather conditions are showing fast changes due to the Atlantic ocean. We suggest bringing T-shirts but also some light sweaters for the evening. An umbrella or a light rain jacket is always a good companion !

Useful information

How to get to San Sebastian: https://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/come/how-to-get-here

Practical information: https://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/come/practical-information

How to move around: https://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/come/how-to-get-around

Maps, guides, tourist information: https://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/come/maps

Restaurants and bars guide: https://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/eat/where-to-eat

Information about Covid-19: https://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/en/come/practical-information/information-about-covid-19

If you have any question contact us at tms(at)dipc.org

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Talks will be recorded and uploaded to our Youtube channel