Chapman University was honored to host the 2nd International Workshop "Towards Room Temperature Superconductivity: Superhydrides and More" in May, 2017.
The widespread enthusiasm overflowing from the success of the 1st International Workshop held in Rome 2016, behooved us to band together again in 2017; this time, in Orange, California. To help foster the spirit of progress produced in Italy, we prepared another workshop for a global array of members of the scientific community at Chapman campus for more in-depth discourse. Cooperative contributions from all scientific fields in the search for superconductivity at room temperature (and at any possible pressure) were not only encouraged, but are still considered essential for future discoveries.
To commemorate the centennial of Professor Vitaly Ginzburg, the Institute for Quantum Studies dedicated our colloquium in recognition of both his work and influence as a leading proponent in high temperature superconductivity.
In 2006, a different, second international conference called, "Fundamental Problems of High-Temperature Superconductivity" was held in Zvenigorod, Russia, in honor of Professor Vitaly Ginzburg's 90th birthday. Every physicist is familiar with the theory of Ginzburg and Landau, and the superconducting-physics-community still recognizes Ginzburg as one of the leading proponents of high-temperature superconductivity. Unfortunately, because of declining health, Ginzburg was unable to attend; however, he did address the conference with brief remarks, and ultimately wished success to all. No doubts he would have desired the same good fortune for our meeting. 
There is complete discordance in contemporary literature [about the mechanism which is responsible for pairing in high-temperature superconductors], though 20 years have passed since the discovery of HTSC. Complete negligence of electron-phonon interaction (EPI) always seemed the most bizarre to me. One of many possible reasons might have been absence of the isotope effect in regards to temperature. However, this can be explained even with the presence of EPI. Importantly, isotopic replacements have influence on some superconducting samples' properties. While the absence of the isotope effect in the presence of EPI is relatively easy to explain, I have no idea how to explain indications of the isotope effect in absence of EPI...
