April 27 - May 1, 2009
Perimeter Institute

Galaxy clusters have played a crucial role in the development of modern cosmology over the past century. Thanks to the next generation of high resolution microwave telescopes, a new generation of cluster surveys (detected through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect) are under way and promise to provide us with a catalog of hundreds to thousands of new high redshift clusters over the next few years. This conference aims to bring together experts in SZ observations and cluster cosmology to understand the status/implications of current clusters surveys, and find a consensus on the future promise/prospects of cosmology with galaxy clusters.

Scientific Organizers:
Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute
Michael Balogh, University of Waterloo
Gil Holder, McGill University
Lyman Page, Princeton University

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