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• Top 75 Physicists Needed
• Survey of Women in Physics
• U.S. Physics Olympiad Traveling Team Announced
• Free Meeting Registration

Who do you think has been the most instrumental in physics research and/or education? Help celebrate our 75th Anniversary in 2006 by recommending a physicist who we can interview for a new booklet being published. Visit http://aapt.org/Events/anniversary.cfm to enter your recommendation.

In conjunction with the 2nd International Conference of Women in Physics, the Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics is conducting a second survey of women in physics. If you are a woman in physics or know of any women in physics who would be willing to participate in the survey please go to, http://www.aip.org/statistics/women To view the results of the 2001 survey please go to http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/reports/iupap.pdf

The members of the U.S. Physics Olympiad Traveling team have been chosen for the 2005 U.S. Physics Team and will soon be packing their bags for Salamanca, Spain. Expectations are high. The U.S. Physics Team has had a stellar performance record in the International Olympiad. From 1986 to 2004, the U.S. Teams have brought home: 24 Gold Medals, 18 Silver Medals, 25 Bronze Medals, and 11 Honorable Mentions. Visit http://www.aapt.org/olympiad2005/ to get more information on the traveling team members.

Apply to be a volunteer at the AAPT Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, August 6-10, 2005. For more information and eligibility requirements, please go to: http://www.aapt.org/Events/volunteer.cfm