The 2 ^nd Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Physical Society will be held at the Waterfront Place Hotel and Convention Center in Morgantown WV, on the weekend of October 23-25 2015.

The diverse program will include themes such as the 2015 Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies and the 100th Anniversary of General Relativity. Please register for the meeting, share you scientific work and see what else is happening in the Mid-Atlantic Section. To help us celebrate these themes plenary speakers include Prof. Wayne Knox (Institute of Optics, University of Rochester), Prof. Chris Monroe (JQI, University of Maryland and NIST), Prof. Karin Rabe (Rutgers University), Dr. Stephan Schlamminger (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and Prof. Alex Wolszczan (The Pennsylvania State University). In addition, we have distinguished invited speakers from all over the region to led Focus Session in research areas of high interest.

The meeting will also include professional development with a graduate fair and industry reception. Oral and poster presentations will be judged and awards presented after the final plenary session on Sunday. 

Morgantown is a college town on the banks of the Monogahela River in the northern part of mountainous West Virginia and a picturesque location for a Fall meeting. The Waterfront Place Hotel and Convention Center is located less than a mile from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University. The two locations are connected by a walkable rail-trail that provides easy access to the downtown and High Street, where many restaurants are situated.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission and Registration Opens - August 7 ** SUBMIT NOW **

Abstract Submission Closes - October 2

Pre-Registration Deadline - October 2

Online Registration Deadline - October 15

Opening Session of Meeting - October 23

Closing Session of Meeting - October 25