Workshop Expectations

The Faculty Teaching Institute is intended for university faculty teaching physics and/or astronomy. There will be pre-Institute homework that you are expected to complete to the best of your ability. Further, it is expected that you will arrive on time and stay for the entire workshop. The experience is designed such that all the content is important to engage with. After the workshop, you are strongly encouraged to engage with Action Teams that will be formed during the experience. These Action Teams will support you in building on what you learn in the workshop.

Registration Fee

After providing your registration information below, you will be asked to pay the FTI registration fee ($700) to complete the registration process.

Financial Support Available

The National Science Foundation grant also provides some registration and travel subsidies for participants from departments with financial constraints. For more information and to apply for this support, please email PI Rachel Ivie at [email protected].

A) Code of Conduct

Creating a supportive environment to enable scientific discourse at society meetings is the responsibility of all participants. By registering for the AAPT/APS/AAS FTI, you are agreeing to uphold the conduct expectations laid out by their Codes of Conduct. Ethics violations for this meeting are governed by the AAPT Code of Conduct and related processes.

View the AAPT Policy

View the APS Policy | View the AAS Policy

B) Release for Use of Photographs and Recordings

 By registering as an attendee of an AAPT/APS/AAS FTI you hereby grant AAPT, APS and AAS the right and permission to use, publish and republish photographs, video or audio of you or images in which you may be included, in whole, part or composite, in any printed or electronic matter or media for any legal purpose; and to use your name in conjunction if AAPT, APS, or AAS so choose. By registering for the FTI, you discharge AAPT, APS and AAS from any and all claims and liabilities arising out of or in connection with the use of photographs, images or information.

C) Photo/Video Policy

Taking photos, videos or audiotapes of slides, posters and presenters or questions and answers, without the expressed written consent of the presenter, is strictly prohibited. Copyright and intellectual property law is observed during all presentations, sessions and events both in-person and online.

D) COVID 19 and Attendee Liability Waiver

Relating to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Attendee acknowledges the highly contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assumes the risk of exposure or infection by attending the FTI, and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, disability, and/or death to Attendee. Attendee understands that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at the June 2026 FTI may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of others who may attend the event or their families, colleagues, or others with whom they may have contact. Accordingly, Attendee understands and agrees that this release includes any claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of the AAPT, APS and AAS and their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, officials, employees, agents, volunteers, and representatives, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after participation in the June 2026 FTI. In addition to all other rules and regulations relating to Attendee's attendance at the June 2026 FTI, In-Person attendees agree to comply with all COVID-related procedures that may be implemented by the FTI leaders, including, but not limited to, mask-wearing and social distancing requirements and restrictions on certain activities that carry higher COVID-related risk, to protect, as much as possible, the health and safety of all FTI attendees. The FTI leadership team is continuously monitoring the current COVID situation and may modify its practices ahead of this meeting.
Attendee acknowledges and represents that Attendee's in-person participation in the FTI is voluntary. Attendee assumes all risks and accepts sole responsibility for any injury (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that Attendee may experience or incur in connection with attending the June 2026 FTI.
ON BEHALF OF ATTENDEE AND ATTENDEES' CHILDREN, SPOUSE, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HEIRS AND ASSIGNS, ATTENDEE HEREBY RELEASES, COVENANTS NOT TO SUE, DISCHARGES, AND HOLDS HARMLESS THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS AND THE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, VOLUNTEERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES, OF AND FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, INCLUDING ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS, DAMAGES, COSTS, OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ATTENDEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FTI.
Attendee understands and agrees that the law of Maryland will govern this Waiver, Release, and Assumption of Risk. By completing this registration, all In-Person Attendees acknowledge that they have carefully read and fully understand this Waiver, Release, and Assumption of Risk and knowingly assume the risks described above and waives In-Person Attendee's rights concerning liability as described above.

Registration

Please complete the registration as soon as possible, but certainly before May 18, 2026.

Once your registration is submitted, you should receive a confirmation email message. If you do not receive that confirmation email within a few hours, please contact [email protected]. Do not reserve a hotel room. We will reserve a hotel room for you.

By registering for the workshop, you agree to receive post-workshop relevant email communications from AAPT, APS, AAS, and the FTI program evaluator about FTI programming. You can unsubscribe at any time. You also agree to allow FTI project leadership to use your name, email, and other registration data for evaluation and project coordination purposes. No personal information will be shared in public publications.

In the registration fee payment process, you will be asked to set up a free AAPT account if you do not have one already. That step allows us to store your contact information in the AAPT database as a record of your participation in the FTI.

Cancellation Policy

All registration cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing by May 1, 2026. Send cancellation requests to [email protected]. A refund of the full registration fee will be given for cancellations received by May 1, 2026. No refunds will be granted for requests submitted on or after May 2, 2026. AAPT/APS/AAS regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows.