Southern Atlantic Coast Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers

24-25 October, 2014

66 George St., Charleston, SC 29424


SACS-AAPT meeting is an excellent opportunity for members, colleagues, and future physicists to participate in physics and astronomy hands-on activities and workshops, share enjoyable demos, lab ideas, apps, simulations, or lecture tidbits. SACS-AAPT meeting is the place where we meet and greet other physics educators, form professional networks, and learn about the latest teaching technologies.

Program

Registration

Attending SACS-AAPT meeting is free, but pre-registration is required.
If you plan on attending the meeting without presenting please pre-registration here.

Abstract submission

If you plan on attending the meeting and give a talk, present a poster, or lead a workshop please pre-registration here.
The abstract (excluding title and authors with their affiliations) must be shorter than 200 words.

Keynote talk

(click here to download the presentation)

The keynote speaker is Dr. Robert C. Hilborn, Associate Executive Officer of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
When: Friday (October 24, 2014) evening.
Where: School of Sciences and Mathematics Building (SSMB) Auditorium.

Plenary talks

When: Saturday (October 25, 2014) morning.
Where: SSMB Auditorium.

Posters

When: Saturday (October 25, 2014) morning during the plenary talk breaks.
Where: SSMB Atrium.

Workshops

When: Saturday (October 25, 2014) afternoon.
Where: Harbor Walk West building at 360 Concord Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

General Information

The main meeting will take place in the School of Sciences and Mathematics Building (SSMB) Auditorium at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401 (GPS coordinates: latitude= 32dgr 47' 5.15" N and longitude= 79dgr 56' 23.82" W).

All Saturday afternoon workshops will be held in Harbor Walk West building (HWWE) on 360 Concord Street, Charleston, SC 29401 (GPS coordinates: 32dgr 47' 28.32" N and longitude= 79dgr 55' 35.906" W).

Parking
One block away from the SSMB there is a private parking garage (see map above) on 89 Saint Philip St., Charleston, SC 29403 (GPS coordinates: 32dgr 47' 10.013" N and longitude= 79dgr 56' 19.399" W).

Another private parking closer to Harbor Walk West building (HWWE) is the Aquarium Garage on 24 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401 (GPS coordinates: 32dgr 47' 23.764 " N and longitude= 79dgr 55' 40.466 " W).

Travel/Hotels

Advance hotel reservations is strongly recommended since Charleston is a busy touristic destination. The SCAS-AAPT attendees do not have any group discount.
Updated: October, 2014.
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