Fifth Annual Meeting of the APS Northwest Section

May 30-31, 2003
Reed College
Portland, Oregon

The American Physical Society’s Northwest Section Meeting will be held Friday and Saturday May 30-31, 2003, at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Registration and Abstract Submission Deadlines are May 2, 2003. The program will consist of plenary talks, as well as sessions of contributed and invited papers, focused on the following subjects: Astrophysics and Gravity (including Astronomy), Chemical Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Physics Education, and Industrial Physics.

The meeting brings together participants drawn from institutions located within the Northwest region of the United States and Canada. Plenary talks on a wide range of subjects will be presented during two morning-long sessions. Afternoons of both days will be devoted to parallel sessions consisting of ten-minute contributed papers and a few 30-minute invited talks. Special emphasis will be given to contributed papers from students. Travel grants are available to assist student attendance of the meeting. A poster session will also be held on Friday afternoon. For more information on the program, see the Meeting Program.

Reed College is on Woodstock Blvd. in a Southeast Portland residential neighborhood, five miles from the Northwest downtown area and 12 miles from Portland International Airport. The campus is easily accessible from downtown locations and major highways by car, public transportation, taxi, or airporter van. The East Parking lot on SE Woodstock Blvd, with designated spaces for those with disabilities, provides free car parking. For more information on getting to the Reed campus see the web at http://web.reed.edu/apply/gettingtoreed.html.

On Friday May 30, registration will be from 7:15 AM to 8:15 AM in the Vollum College Center (please see Reed map). The program will begin promptly at 8:15 AM, so please plan to arrive on campus in plenty of time to register. At registration, you will receive a program packet, itemized payment receipt, name badge and banquet ticket (if applicable). Any outstanding meeting fees can be paid at that time. Complimentary refreshments including coffee, tea, juice, muffins and scones will be provided. If you arrive late, please register during our 20-minute break, which begins at 10:18 AM. On Saturday May 31, registration will be from 7:45 AM to 8:30 AM. Complimentary refreshments will again be provided.

Contact Information: John Essick Physics Department Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Portland, OR 97202 Phone: (503) 517-7841 Fax: (503) 777-7770 email: jessick@reed.edu Trina McLaughlin Physics Department Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Portland, OR 97202 Phone: (503) 777-7221 Fax: (503) 777-7770 email: Trina.McLaughlin@directory.reed.edu