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AAPT Update 2002 Number 2 (fwd)



AAPT Update 2002 Number 2

This news summary is a service to our members and is from the Executive
Office of the American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park,
Maryland.
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PTRA INSTITUTE
The next PTRA Institute will be at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho,
Sunday, July 28 through Friday, August 2, 2002. Deadline for application
is March 8, 2002. For more information go to
http://www.aapt.org/ptra.

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR 125th NATIONAL MEETING
The theme for the next AAPT National Meeting in Boise, Idaho, August 3-7,
2002, is "Energy". We are seeking papers on all aspects of energy as it
relates to physics and physics teaching. For more information go to
http://www.aapt.org/meetings/125th.

OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARDS
AAPT is taking nominations for their annual Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Awards. An AAPT member who is a department chair of any university with a
graduate physics program may nominate one teaching assistant (TA) at their
institution. The award includes a complimentary one-year student
membership in AAPT. All awardees nominated by the deadline will be listed
in the Fall issue of the Announcer. Deadline for nomination is May 9,
2002. For more information go to http://www.aapt.org/aaptgeneral/ta.html.

HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS PHOTO CONTEST
Entries are now being accepted for the 2002 High School Physics Photo
Contest. The contest is open to all high school students. The top 100
photographs will be exhibited and judged at the 125th AAPT National
Meeting in Boise, Idaho, August 3-7, 2002. The deadline for receiving
entries is June 1, 2002. Information on how to enter the contest can be
found at
http://www.aapt.org/programs/HSphoto.html.

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at http://www.aapt.org/updates

The American Association of Physics Teachers
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College Park, MD 20740-3845

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