Highlights

Thomas D. Rossing, former president of AAPT, author of sound texts, will present a popular lecture on Friday evening at 7:30 entitled "Acoustics of Eastern and Western Bells: Old and New" and on Saturday morning, "Magnetic Levitation and Its Applications."

Two workshops are already planned with others pending: "Project STAR" by Joe Heafner (Bring scissors and scotch tape.) and "Seven Inexpensive Ways to Make Your Classroom Interactive" by John Hubisz.

John Kolena will present "An Overview of Astronomy Image Processing Software," John Hubisz will present "An Overview of Active Physics" and Eric Carlson, founding father of the Triad Skeptics group, will speak on this new group's activities.

Watch our Web Page for information: http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/ncsaapt

In particular, if you missed a meeting and didn't read about it in the "Announcer" you can find the highlights of the meeting on this web page along with the Constitution, a membership application form, a current list of officers, and other useful pieces of information soon to be expanded upon.

Accommodations

Rooms are reserved at the Hampton Inn ($69.00 for all rooms with no additional charge for an extra person) and the Sleep Inn ($55.00 per night) if you mention NCS-AAPT and call before the April 2^nd deadline. Call 1-800-HAMPTON or locally (336)760-1660 for the Hampton Inn at I-40 at Stratford Road (Exit 189). Call 1-800-62SLEEP or locally (336)774-8020. They are across the street from each other on Hampton Inn Court off of Hanes Mall Boulevard. EARLY reservations are important!

Shuttle service is available to the campus upon request.

Your Mailing Label

If your mailing label is dated "1999" or greater then your dues are paid until April 30, 1999, and you are in our good graces. If not, please send a cheque for $5.00 per year to bring your membership up-to-date and help ensure the viability of the Section.

Awards

Last Fall Meeting, Sarah Baxter of UNC-A won the $100 prize for the best undergraduate student paper and Donald Collins won the $150 towards expenses to present a similar paper at a national meeting suitably noting the support of the NCS-AAPT. As there will be prizes for the best undergraduate student paper, the best graduate student paper, and the best pedagogical paper, please keep notes and make recommendations to any section officer to aid in their choice.

Karl Mamola (Have you seen his book?) is chairman of the Awards Committee and has several candidates nominated for the Walter C. Connolly Award ("An award to recognize outstanding pre-college teachers in the Section.") We thank our sponsors for contributing to support these awards.

Tidbits

Vonnie Hicks did not find California to his liking and has returned to NC. He may be looking for a teaching position in a high school. Contact him at VMHicks@aol.com.

I heard on the radio that the NCSSM finally dedicated their new building! Next Spring in Durham?

Nominations

Nominations for the positions of Section Representative, Vice-President, and Pre-College Member-at-Large are being sought for the election at this meeting. Karl Mamola has been nominated for the position of Section Representative. Helen Briggs has been nominated for Vice-President and John Kolena has been nominated for the position of Pre-College Member-at-Large.

Pre-Registration

Pre-registration (Fill in the form included with this mailing!) is always important, but at this meeting it is very important. We must know early, roughly how many will be in attendance. Even if you do not take advantage of early registration please send a note to the secretary-treasurer that you intend to be at the meeting. Registration costs at the meeting will be higher! If you wish to sign up for a workshop do so early. If you wish to be notified of workshops that are pending (TI & Vernier) say so on your pre-registration form.

Sponsors, please note that your sponsorship includes registration and all that goes with it.

Abstracts

Deadline: April 10^th

Format:

Title

Presenter(s)

Affiliation

Address

Phone & FAX Numbers

e-mail address

Short description of paper

Papers are typically 15 minutes. List any special equipment that you may need. Overhead projectors will be available. Send abstracts to hubisz@unity.ncsu.edu using Word or as a text file. You will immediately be notified if there is a problem. U.S. Mail is certainly acceptable, but the secretary needs time to get the program put together. Denise Wetli is the program chair. Contact her or the secretary if you have questions. Dmwetli@wtcc-gw.wake.tec.nc.us or (919)662-3540.

Rooms & Local Arrangements

The opening session Friday evening will be in Greene Hall Auditorium, Room 139. This will be followed by an Ice Cream Social in Rooms 112 & 113, Greene Hall.

The Saturday program will be held in the Ardmore Building, beginning with a Continental Breakfast. Sessions will be held throughout the building.

Lunch will be catered by Mrs. Pumpkin's Muffins in the cafeteria and consist of assorted box lunches with a choice of beverage.

Early Sponsors

American Association of Physics Teachers

Bernard O. Beck & Co.

Brooks/Cole (ITP)

Forsyth Technical Community College

Harcourt Brace/Saunders College Publishers

John Wiley & Sons

Learning Technologies, Inc.

North Carolina State University

Pasco

Physics Academic Software

Prentice-Hall Publishers

Spectrum Techniques

Vernier Software

Local Committee

Ann Tyndall

Bob Tyndall

 

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