The Department of Physics hosts the FL-AAPT 2018 Fall Meeting, held in the New Physics Building in Gainesville, FL. Activities will include talks and workshops for K-12 and higher ed faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students. The meeting begins with a social meet up on October 19th beginning at 6:30pm, and concludes with a Demo Share-A-Thon on Saturday ending at 1:45pm.
Parking
Parking is conveniently available in either the parking garage or the large surface lot located directly across Gale Lemerand Drive from the physics building. No permit is needed to park in these locations, beginning at 3:30 on Friday and continuing throughout the weekend. Google Maps.
Register for the conference here, beginning August 24th. There are two options for registration:
Pay online or at the conference.
Lead a workshop, share a classroom strategy, or talk about your research – we are offering a variety of presentation formats. University students, researchers, and K-12 and higher ed faculty, and others are encouraged to submit. Fill out this present form. Abstract submission will close October 15th.
IOLab Workshop
Bob DeSerio and Shawn Weatherford will be offering an IOLab workshop introducing participants to the IOLab cart. Participants will take data with the device and discuss how it could be used in the classroom. The workshop is open to everyone, however the first 15 participants who sign up and are K-12 or State College faculty will receive a free IOLab after completing the workshop to take back to their classrooms, thanks to funds provided by the AAPT Bauder Fund.
Meeting Schedule
Friday October 19th
Social Gathering
MiDiCi Italian Pizzeria 6:30-8:00pm
4949 Celebration Pointe Ave. Suite 100 (Celebration Pointe complex)
Please RSVP for headcount to sweatherford [at] ufl [dot] edu
Saturday October 20th
Registration, Coffee and Doughnuts (8:30-9:00am)
New Physics Building, room 2205
IOLab Workshop (9:00 – 10:30am)
New Physics Building, Undergraduate Labs, room 1229
Tour of Advanced Physics Lab 10:30-11:00am
New Physics Building, Undergraduate Labs, room 1240
Contributed Session 1 (11:15 – 12:00pm)
New Physics Building, Room 2205
LUNCH (12:00-12:30)
New Physics Building, Room 2205
Business Meeting and Door Prizes (12:30 – 1:15pm)
New Physics Building, Room 2205
Demo Share-A-Thon (1:15-1:45)
New Physics Building, Room 2205
Coffee and morning snacks are provided. We’ll break for lunch, which may be included with your registration if you choose, or you may bring a sack lunch.
Send us an email at AAPTFlorida@gmail.com.