A Workshop on Frontiers In Extreme Relativistic Optics (FIERO) will be held on February 20-21 at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by the High Energy Density Research Laboratory and the Scarlet laser facility of the Department of Physics. The workshop is organized to bring research experts in the science of extremely intense laser fields and their interactions with matter from the US and around the world together with representatives of relevant US research funding agencies to create a coherent vision of the current state of Extreme Relativistic Field Physics research, and to help chart a clear pathway to future research thrusts in this area. Representatives from the AFOSR, DOE, NSF, ONR, and DOD/DTRA will be at the workshop to learn of the most recent advances, hear about future facilities, and to understand the future funding requirements.

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