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APS NW 2024 Annual Meeting
June 20-22, 2024
University of Washington - Bothell
Important Dates
March 25th: Abstract submission opens
April 17th: Registration opens
May 31st: Deadline for abstract submission
June 13th: Deadline for registration
June 20th-22nd: Conference dates
Registration
You must register and submit an abstract for the meeting separately.
Abstract submission is now open!
Register for the meeting here!
When registering, you will have the option to register for the banquet dinner (held at McMenamins at the Anderson School). The cost of the banquet dinner is $50 for non-students/$25 for students. You may also buy dinner tickets for guests.
Schedule
Confirmed Plenary Speakers: Abedin Abedin (Thompson Rivers University), Erik Aver (Gonzaga University), Masha Baryakhtar (University of Washington), Camille Chartrand (Photonic Inc.), Ansel Neunzert (LIGO Hanford / Caltech / UW Bothell), Kayla Nguyen (University of Oregon), Javier Orlandi (University of Calgary), Nora Shipp (University of Washington).
Thursday, June 20
4-6 pm Welcome Reception and Registration (optional)
Friday, June 21
8:30am Registration/Welcome
9:00am - 12:00pm Plenary Talks
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch and Expo (grad schools, industry partners; see below for details)
1:30pm - 3:30pm Parallel Sessions
3:30pm - 5:00pm Poster Session
6:00pm Banquet Dinner at McMenamin’s Anderson School (Dinner speaker: Dr. Sarah Bolton, President, Whitman College)
Saturday, June 22
8:30am Coffee
9:00am - 12:30pm Plenary/Parallel Sessions
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 3:30pm Parallel Sessions
Travel, Parking, Lodging
Parking information can be found here. The event parking code is APS24.
The closest hotels are the Country Inn and Suites Bothell (1 mile), the McMenamins Anderson School (2 miles), and the Residence Inn by Marriott Seattle/Northeast Bothell (2 miles).
Click here for a list of hotels within 5 miles.
The closest airport is SeaTac, located ~30 miles from UW-Bothell.
Some travel support is available for students. Please fill out this form and email to APS NW Section President Ehab Marji (ehabmarji@cwi.edu).
Career and Grad School Expo
NWS APS Meeting Expo: Friday, June 21, 12 - 1:30 pm with set up at 11:30 am.
Cost to register as an exhibitor: $75 meeting registration covers the exhibit fee and includes lunch.
Venue: University of Washington Bothell ARC Overlook.
Expo contact: Dr. Subramanian Ramachandran, ramacs@uw.edu
Organizing Committee
Meeting chair: Dr. Vivienne Baldassare (vivienne.baldassare@wsu.edu), Washington State University (Chair-elect of APS Northwest Section)
Local organizing committee chair: Dr. Joey Shapiro Key (joeykey@uw.edu), UW-Bothell