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Friday, April 11

Time	Event	Description
4:30PM-6:00PM	Walk-in Department Tours	Those who are able to arrive early are invited and encouraged to visit the Physics and Astronomy Department. Student and faculty guides will be available to conduct tours.
5:30PM-8:00PM	Registration	Registration is located in the Solarium of the Plemmons Student Union.
6:30PM-6:45PM	Welcome	Welcoming remarks by meeting organizers. (Solarium).
6:45PM-7:30PM	Dinner	Buffet style dinner. (Solarium) Dinner tickets may be purchased at time of registration. Complimentary beer will be provided by staff of the Appalachian State Fermentation Science program and the Ivory Tower Brewery.
7:30PM-8:30PM	Plenary Speaker	Dr. Charles Falco from the University of Arizona will be our plenary speaker. (Solarium) The title of Dr. Falco's presentation will be The History of Art; The Science of Optics.
8:45PM-9:45PM	Rankin Science Observatory	A tour and hands-on observation session will take place at the Rankin GoTo Laboratory on Campus. The Rankin Science Observatory (RSO) is our on-campus teaching facility that has 15 eleven-inch Celestron GoTo telescopes for introductory astronomy labs and a 16" DFM scope for our advanced observational astronomy courses.

Saturday, April 12

Time	Event	Description
8:00AM-10:00AM	Registration	Registration is located in the Solarium of the Plemmons Student Union.
8:00AM-9:00AM	Breakfast	Complimentary continental breakfast. (Solarium)
8:50AM-9:00AM	Official Welcome	Comments by Dr. Anthony Calamai, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State. (Solarium)
9:00AM-9:30AM	Opening Presentation	Dr. Beth Cunningham, Executive Officer of AAPT. "AAPT Building Better Physics Educators" (Solarium)
9:30AM-10:00AM	Coffee Break	Complimentary coffee and snacks will be offered in the Rough Ridge and Beacon Heights rooms in the Plemmons Student Union
10:00AM-11:30AM	Invited and contributed papers	Invited speaker will be Dr. Emily Edwards of the Joint Quantum Institute (Rough Ridge Room). Contributed paper presentations will follow the invited talk.
10:00AM-11:30AM	Invited and contributed papers	Invited speaker will be Dr. Mike Falvo, UNC-Chapel Hill (Beacon Heights Room) will be speaking about Cell Mechanics and Protein Physics. Contributed paper presentations will follow the invited talk.
11:30AM-12:00PM	Transition to CAP Building	We will transition to the Physics & Astronomy Department in the CAP Building for the remainder of the meeting.
11:45AM-1:15PM	Lunch	A complimentary boxed lunch will be served.
11:45PM-12:00PM	Poster Setup	Poster presenters can set up their posters.
12:00PM-1:00PM	Poster Session	Contributed posters will be presented in the Physics & Astronomy Department. (CAP Building, Room TBA)
1:00PM-1:45PM	Business Meeting	NCS-AAPT business meeting in the Physics & Astronomy Department. (CAP Building, Room TBA)
1:45PM-2:45PM	Workshops/ Panel Discussion	Workshops and a Panel Discussion, "Physics Careers," will be held concurrently in the Physics & Astronomy Department. (CAP Building, Rooms TBA)
2:45PM-3:00PM	Coffee Break	Complimentary coffee and snacks will be offered. (CAP Building, Room TBA)
3:00PM-4:00PM	Share-a-thon, Awards, and Closing Remarks	Physics & Astronomy Department. (CAP Building, Room TBA)
5:30PM-10:00PM	Dark Sky Observatory Tour	Walk-in tours and observation activities at the Dark Sky Observatory (DSO) which is located about 40 minutes (20 miles) from Appalachian State main campus, near the Blue Ridge Parkway. DSO has five telescopes for faculty and student research programs. The largest instrument there is the 32" DFM Engineering telescope. The Jo and Don Cline Visitor's Center is used for public and school outreach programs.