Welcome to The American Physical Society and American Association of Physics Teachers
2021 Physics Department Chairs Conference held virtually on June 3-4, 2021!
Designed by chairs, for chairs, the program will feature presentations, panels and discussions on timely topics. Based on feedback from last year’s successful virtual meeting, additional opportunities for networking and extended discussions with peers will be provided. Topics will include; department culture, student recruiting and support, teaching methods, and external factors affecting the physics community.
Conference Schedule
All Zoom and Gather.town links and passcodes for the conference are confidential. Please do not share them with anyone outside of the conference.
PARTICIPANT LIST
TECHNICAL RESOURCES
It is HIGHLY recommended you access each session with a tablet sized screen or larger.
PLENARY SESSIONS
All PLENARY sessions will be held in Zoom meetings.
YOU MUST HAVE ZOOM v5.6.4 (765) or higher to fully participate in the PLENARY sessions.
Zoom Download Center - to download the Zoom app to your electronic device follow this link.
PARALLEL SESSIONS
All PARALLEL sessions and NETWORKING will be held on Gather.town.
Gather.town works well in Chrome and Firefox (Safari does not work)
You do not need to download additional software to use Gather.town. You can log in directly through your browser.
Recording: All introductory presentations and large group Q&A during plenary sessions will be recorded. Zoom breakout rooms and Gather.town parallel sessions will not be recorded. We encourage open and frank conversations among the participants during breakout sessions and parallel sessions. If you do not wish to be seen during any sessions, please keep your webcam turned off.
Please visit The Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) Guide at EP3Guide.org to browse topics that may be featured at the conference. The EP3 Guide aims to help physics programs respond to challenges with a collection of knowledge, experience, and proven good practice.