Hot Quarks 2006: Workshop for Young Scientists on the Physics of Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions CollisionsCollisions

The 2006 edition of the Hot Quarks workshop on the physics of ultra-relativistic nucleus–nucleus collisions took place in Villasimius, Sardinia (Italy) from 15 to 20 May. This was the second edition of the workshop, following the one which had been held in Taos, New Mexico (USA) in July 2004. This series is particular in that it is especially aimed at the younger members of the ultra-relativistic heavy ion physics community. In Villasimius there were in total 74 participants, most of them young postdocs, including both theorists and experimentalists, representing a wide spectrum of ultrarelativistic heavy ion experiments from GSI, Brookhaven and CERN. Except for the organizers, every single participant was also a speaker: everybody had 15 minutes for a presentation on the subject he/she is currently working on. Such a time limitation pushed the speakers to make choices, and concentrate on the main message they wanted to bring across. This led to remarkably sharp and focussed presentations.