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2026 AAPT Winter Meeting - Las Vegas NV

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Step 2:   Use the Register Myself button to select your registration option.

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Step 3:  Use the Next button to proceed to the selection of registration items (workshops, etc.) or to go to checkout.

Spouse/Guest Registration: You cannot register a colleague, student, fellow physicist or anyone that submits an abstract as a spouse/guest.  Guest registration is intended for family members and/or significant others to attend the attendee's presentation and to accompany them in any social events occurring during the meeting, including coffee breaks, receptions, and the exhibit hall. Guests should not attend meeting related sessions besides the attendee's presentation. Cost is $45 and to add a guest, please contact [email protected]


Photo Release:
AAPT and its legal representatives and assigns, retain the right and permission to publish, without charge, photographs taken during this event. These photographs may be used in publications, including electronic publications, or in audio-visual presentations, promotional literature, advertising, or in other similar ways.

Covid-19 Policy:

- COVID vaccination is strongly recommended.

- Masks are also recommended, though optional.

- If you feel sick before the meeting, please stay home for everyone's safety.

- A limited number of COVID self-test kits will be available upon request at the registration desk.

- In the event of a positive test during the meeting, please isolate in your guest room and promptly inform [email protected].


AAPT Event Participation Code of Conduct:
By registering for the 2026 AAPT Winter Meeting you are agreeing to comply with the AAPT Event Participation Code of Conduct and Covid-19 Policy.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (“AAPT”) is dedicated to providing a safe and productive experience at all AAPT sponsored events for all event participants, regardless of sex, race, color, personal appearance, national origin, religion, age, physical disability, mental disability, perceived disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by federal or applicable state laws or local ordinances.  Please click here to read the entire code of conduct.

Please note: The dates and times for the special events are subject to change. All times listed below are in Eastern Standard Time.

Cancellation Policy
50% refund until December 12th, 2025
No refund after December 13th, 2025

For registration cancellations or any questions, please contact us at [email protected].




When
1/17/2026 8:00 AM - 1/19/2026 5:00 PM
Pacific Standard Time
Where
Las Vegas, NV UNITED STATES

Program

Social Events

Description
Begin your Winter Meeting experience at the First Timers and Early Career Meetup — a welcoming event designed to support new attendees and early career professionals. Connect with peers, engage with experienced members, and start building meaningful relationships within the AAPT community. This is an excellent opportunity to ask questions, gain insights, and feel more confident navigating the meeting.
Category
Social Events
Time
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
1/17/2026 1:30 PM
Career development and networking can be time consuming, so AAPT is offering a fun and exciting way to get connected to a large number of early career and seasoned physics professionals in a short amount of time. Speed networking provides the opportunity to discuss career goals and challenges with a new contact for five minutes, exchange information, and then move on to the next person.
Category
Social Events
Time
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
1/17/2026 8:00 PM

Workshops (Click to View)

Description
Using advanced sensors integrated into smartphones, participants will try dozens of experiments with emphasis on fluids, waves, magnetism, and physics for life sciences. Suitable for both high school and introductory university physics courses. Participants will receive a kit with materials for the experiments. Bring a laptop for spreadsheet data analysis. https://st.llnl.gov/sci-ed/Physics-with-Phones
Category
Workshops (Click to View)
Time
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1/17/2026 8:00 AM
This workshop will sample activities from a masterclass under development using data from the XENON1T dark matter detector, for high school and undergraduate physics students, with an emphasis on coding and statistical analysis. Experience with coding using CoLab is helpful but not required.
Category
Workshops (Click to View)
Time
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1/17/2026 8:00 AM
Focus on the actual implementation of computational physics in the classroom by working on several exercises as a student might do so. These will use spreadsheets and browser-based coding environments, so attendees will not need any software installed, but will need to bring their own laptop computer. Previous programming experience is not required. PICUP will provide a partial reimbursement of $40 of the workshop registration fee to those who attend and complete this workshop. This project is funded in part by the National Science Foundation under DUE IUSE grants 2337049, 2337050, 2337051, 2337052, 2337053, 2337054, 2337055, 2337056.
Category
Workshops (Click to View)
Time
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1/17/2026 8:00 AM
The Modern Eddington Experiment (MEE) was performed in 2017 and again in 2024 by the leaders of this workshop, and in both years the experiment was successful and students were able to measure the curvature of space by obtaining the Einstein Coefficient. This workshop is intended to give you the training needed to prepare for the 2026 eclipse in Spain and the subsequent eclipses to accomplish this historic effort to verify Einstein's Law with your students. If successful, your students can contribute to the history of physics with MEE 2027 and 2028. Our research has shown that the best eclipses in the next 100 years for obtaining essential data for stars near the surface of the sun in the region from R= 1 to 2 are in 2027 (North Africa - Egypt) and 2028 (Australia) with 2026 serving as mostly a practice run with European partners.
Category
Workshops (Click to View)
Time
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1/17/2026 8:00 AM