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SUMMARY:CSAAPT Spring 2028 Semi-Virtual Meeting
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UID:indico-event-84@indico.phys.vt.edu
CONTACT:dr.muge.karagoz@gmail.com\;qilu@desu.edu
DESCRIPTION:The date April 1\, 2028 is TENTATIVE.  \nThe color scheme of
  this page is that of Virginia Tech\, which is also TENTATIVE.\n \nThis m
 eeting is hosted by ...\nwith additional funding from\n\nDepartment of Phy
 sics and the College of Science at Virginia Tech \nDepartments of Physic
 s at the University of Virginia\n\n\nOverview:\nThe Spring 2028 Meeting 
 of the Chesapeake Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers 
 (CSAAPT) will be held on Saturday\, XXX\, 2028 at ...\n[A paragraph or tw
 o advertising our host institution]\nNo membership required!       
       You do not have to be an AAPT or CSAAPT member to attend. We 
 welcome participation of all physics/science teachers and students in the 
 region (DC\, DE\, MD\, VA and neighboring states) as well as anyone intere
 sted in physics education\, or physics in general.\nThe semiannual CSAAPT 
 meetings are a great forum to exchange ideas on novel teaching techniques 
 and economical physics demonstrations\, and to meet a fascinating cohort o
 f physics education enthusiasts.\nThis meeting is semi-virtual. The in-per
 son meeting venue will be at ...\nFurther details can be found on the Mee
 ting Location page. The Meeting will be broadcast on Zoom so that people f
 rom afar (both presenters and attendees) can join in.  \nLodging Support
 !                            We have limited fu
 nds to provide up to $XXX in lodging support to high school physics teach
 ers. Please see the Travel & Lodging Info page for more details.\n \n\n
 Program:\n \n\nInvited Speaker:\nPlease see the Invited Speaker page for 
 the title and abstract of the talk and the speaker's bio.\n\nContributed 
 Talks and Demos:\nWe solicit contributions within the following parameters
 :\n\n15-minute talk or demo (12 minute talk + 3-minute Q&A\, both in-perso
 n and via Zoom)                  Talk topic/demo can be anything
  pertaining to physics teaching\nTo submit the title and abstract of your 
 talk\, please register first and then click on Call for Abstracts in the 
 menu\nThe deadline to submit your title and abstract for talks and demos i
 s midnight of Sunday\, XXX\, 2028.     \nWe plan to have a demo share-a
 -thon in the afternoon (no demo presentations in the morning).   \nContr
 ibutors of talks/demos will be issued certificates of presentation. These 
 will be emailed to you after the Meeting.  \n\n\nBook Swap:\n\nIf you ha
 ve any physics related books (including textbooks) that you no longer need
 \, please bring them to the meeting (5 books max). \nIn exchange\, you ca
 n take home books others have brought in.\nIf the books you brought remain
  untaken at the end of the meeting\, please take them back with you.\n\n\n
 Registration:\n\nIn-person attendance:\n\nPlease use the in-person attenda
 nce registration form on the Registration page\,  \nThe deadline to regi
 ster for in-person attendance is midnight of Sunday\, XXX\, 2028. \nIn-pe
 rson attendees are requested the following registration fees to cover a
 dministrative and other costs:                      
              \n\n\n\nInstructors/faculty of 2-year and 4-year
  colleges/universities\, employees of institutions/organizations/companies
  : $??\nK-12 Instructors\, Retirees\, Students\, Guests : $??\n1st-time i
 n-person attendees : $??           \n\n\n\n\nYou will earn a CSAAPT
  membership for the academic year 2025-2026 once the above registration fe
 e is paid.\nThe registration fee is NOT payable upon registration.  A l
 ink for you to directly pay the registration fee online will be emailed to
  you after the registration deadline.   \n\n\nRemote Attendance:    
                                \n\nPlease u
 se theZoom attendance registration form on the Registration page. \nThe d
 eadline to register for remote attendance is midnight of Friday\, XXX\, 2
 028.\nThere is NO registration fee for remote attendees.\nPlease note that
  the Zoom link for the meeting will not be made public and will only be e
 mailed to registrants.  The Zoom link will be sent to you in a Zoom or ca
 lendar invite\, so please pay attention to what you are receiving in your 
 email.                \nOnce on Zoom\, please change your 
 Zoom name to your full name followed by your affiliation in parentheses\, 
 e.g. Jane Doe (Charlottesville High School). This is so that we can identi
 fy your presence for the purpose of issuing your certificates of attendanc
 e.                                \n\n\nCert
 ificate of Attendance/Presentation:                   
                 \n\nCertificates of attendance/presentatio
 n will be issued to both in-person and virtual attendees/presenters.  
                                  \nIf you
  need a certificate of attendance and/or presentation\, please register yo
 ur name exactly as it should appear on your certificate(s).  No nicknames
  or pseudonyms\, please.                       \nA 
 detailed program in pdf can be generated by clicking on the "PDF" button a
 t the top of the "Timetable" page (once the timetable is available). \n\n\
 n\n \n\nImportant Deadlines:\n\nApplication for Lodging Support: Sunday\,
  XXX\, 2028\nHotel room-block cutoff: XXXday\, XXX\, 2028\nSubmission of t
 alk and demo abstracts: Sunday\, XXX\, 2028\nRegistration for in-person at
 tendance: Sunday\, XXX\, 2028\nRegistration for virtual attendance: Friday
 \, XXX\, 2028\n\n \n\nOrganizational Committee:\nMuge Karagoz (CSAAPT Pre
 sident\, University of Maryland College Park\, MD)Qi Lu (CSAAPT Vice Presi
 dent\, Delaware State University\, DE)James Freericks (Georgetown Universi
 ty\, DC)Kris Lui (AAPT-OPTYCs\, MD)Carl Mungan (USNA\, MD)Jason Sterlace (
 James Madison University\, VA)Tatsu Takeuchi (Virginia Tech\, VA)Kent Yagi
  (University of Virginia\, VA)\n\nhttps://indico.phys.vt.edu/event/84/
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URL:https://indico.phys.vt.edu/event/84/
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