Special Events

• • • SPS Advisor Meet and Greet

    • SPS01
    • Sun 01/13, 8:00AM - 9:00AM
    
    
    • Brad Conrad
      
    • Type: Event

  • • SEES Volunteer Training

    • SPS02
    • Sun 01/13, 10:00AM - 1:00PM
    
    
    • Brad Conrad
      
    • Type: Event

  • • SPS Undergraduate Meet and Greet

    • SPS03
    • Sun 01/13, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
    
    
    • Brad Conrad
      
    • Type: Event

  • • Outreach - Effective Practices for Undergraduates

    • SPS04
    • Mon 01/14, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
    
    
    • Brad Conrad
      
    • Type: Event

  • • Implementing the Career Toolbox and Improving Department Health

    • SPS05
    • Mon 01/14, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    
    
    • Brad Conrad
      
    • Type: Event

• Identifying and Responding to Racial Microaggressions at (K-16) School

  • • Identifying and Responding to Racial Microaggressions at (K-16) School

    • DIV01
    • Sat 01/12, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
    
    
    • Jospeh Williams
      
    • Type: Event
    • Racial microaggressions can be defined as daily verbal, behavioral or environmental messages (whether intentional or unintentional) that communicate that a person’s racial identity or heritage is less valued or perceived negatively. New research shows that students of color regularly experience racial microaggressions at school from friends, classmates, teachers, and school administrators. These everyday occurrences may on the surface appear quite harmless or trivial, but research indicates they have a powerful impact upon the behavior and academic performance of students of color. This workshop will help school personnel learn how to recognize and address racial microaggressions at school and in everyday situations.

• #AAPTWM19 Tweet-up

  • • #AAPTWM19 Tweet-up

    • SPEC03
    • Sat 01/12, 6:30PM - 7:30PM
    
    
    • Kelsey Sheridan
      
    • Type: Event

• Communicating Science

  • • Communicating Science

    • SPEC19
    • Tue 01/15, 12:30PM - 1:30PM
    
    
    • Jason Bardi
      
    • Type: Event
    • A panel discussion focused on challenges and tips for communicating science to young people: Come hear stories from the field – from both an author and a publisher – and see what can happen behind the book. Claire Eamer is a freelance writer, reporterand an award-winning children's author with a long-standing interest in science, particularly environmental science. She has authored 10 children's books, including five books on science and history and three books on evolution, biodiversity and adaptation and one picture book. She holds two degrees in English. Claire Caldwell is an Associate Editor at Annick Press, where she acquires fiction and non-fiction books for young readers. Claire joined Annick in 2017 after five years at Harlequin. She is also a writer: her first poetry collection, Invasive Species, was published in 2014.

• Consciously Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace – Part I (Individual Strategies)

  • • Consciously Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace – Part I (Individual Strategies)

    • DIV03
    • Sun 01/13, 10:30AM - 12:30PM
    
    
    • Jospeh Williams
      
    • Type: Event
    • Our exposure to cultural assumptions and stereotypes give rise to our unconscious biases, and can result in inequities, disrespect, and unfairness in our dealings with others at work. Since unconscious bias is not the result of a conscious decision, we may not realize that we are treating others in an inappropriate manner based on our cultural assumptions. However, once people are made aware of their own implicit biases, they can begin to consider ways in which to address them. This presentation will provide participants with evidence-based strategies to overcome unconscious/implicit bias at work and in their personal lives.

• Consciously Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace – Part II (Institutional Strategies)

  • • Consciously Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace – Part II (Institutional Strategies)

    • DIV04
    • Mon 01/14, 7:30AM - 9:30AM
    
    
    • Jospeh Williams
      
    • Type: Event
    • Unconscious institutional biases in the form of policies, practices, and procedures can account for such problems in organizations such as a lack of diversity in hiring and promotion, gender and racial stereotyping, and low employee satisfaction and retention. They can cause employers to overlook great ideas, undermine individual potential, and create a less than ideal work experience. This presentation will provide organizations with strategies to identify and address unconscious/implicit bias in their policies, practices, and procedures.

• Early Career Speed Networking

  • • Early Career Speed Networking

    • SPEC11
    • Sun 01/13, 7:00PM - 8:30PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Field Trip to MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • • Field Trip to MD Anderson Cancer Center

    • SPEC01
    • Sat 01/12, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event
    • Take a tour with Chief of Clinical Physics, Dr. Michael Gillin of the Proton Therapy Center, one of the most technologically advanced cancer treatment centers. You will see the proton treatment gantries, the clinics, the dosimetry treatment planning area, simulation area and the new photon therapy Truebeam machine. You will also tour the MD Anderson’s Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI) with Dr. Samuel Einstein, Medical Physics Fellow. You are responsible for transportation. Building is ADA Compliant. A short MR screening form will need to be completed before tours. Please inform tour guides if you have a pacemaker, neurostimulator, insulin pump, or other non-removable medical devices. Photographs are not allowed. We will send you the exact meeting location 3-4 days prior to the event.

• First Timer/Early Career Social at Peli Peli

  • • First Timer/Early Career Social at Peli Peli

    • Mon 01/14, 12:30PM - 2:00PM
    
    
    • 
      
    • Type: Event

• First Timers' Gathering

  • • First Timers' Gathering

    • SPEC05
    • Sun 01/13, 7:00AM - 8:30AM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Game Night

  • • Game Night

    • SPEC13
    • Sun 01/13, 9:00PM - 11:59PM
    
    
    • 
      
    • Type: Event

• Great Book Give-a-way

  • • Great Book Give-a-way

    • SPEC55
    • Mon 01/14, 3:30PM - 4:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• High School Share-a-thon

  • • High School Share-a-thon

    • SPEC06
    • Sun 01/13, 8:30AM - 10:00AM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Identifying and Addressing Subtle Biases in the Workplace: Microaggressions

  • • Identifying and Addressing Subtle Biases in the Workplace: Microaggressions

    • DIV02
    • Sun 01/13, 8:00AM - 10:00AM
    
    
    • Jospeh Williams
      
    • Type: Event
    • Microaggressions are brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages, whether intentional or unintentional, to certain individuals because of their group membership. Many microaggressions are so subtle that neither the target nor perpetrator mayentirely understand what is happening. Research studies have found that the process of encountering microaggressions can be psychologically and physically draining, often leading to higher levels of stress, lower job satisfaction, hostile and invalidating work environment, and poor mental health outcomes. This session workshop will help participants learn how to identify microaggressions, understand their impact, and respond appropriately when they occur.

• K-12 Luncheon

  • • K-12 Luncheon

    • SPEC09
    • Sun 01/13, 12:30PM - 2:00PM
    
    
    • Daniel M. Crowe
      
    • Type: Event

• Lacation Room

  • • Lacation Room

    • LR02
    • Sat 01/12, 6:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

  • • Lacation Room

    • LR05
    • Mon 01/14, 6:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Lactation Room

  • • Lactation Room

    • LR01
    • Fri 01/11, 8:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

  • • Lactation Room

    • LR03
    • Sun 01/13, 6:00AM - 11:00AM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

  • • Lactation Room

    • LR04
    • Tue 01/15, 6:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Meet-up with the LGBTQ Community

  • • Meet-up with the LGBTQ Community

    • SPEC08
    • Mon 01/14, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Meeting of the Members

  • • Meeting of the Members

    • SPEC12
    • Sun 01/13, 8:30PM - 10:00PM
    
    
    • Gordon P. Ramsey
      
    • Type: Event

• Morning Break

  • • Morning Break

    • COM42
    • Tue 01/15, 10:00AM - 10:30AM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Multicultural Luncheon

  • • Multicultural Luncheon

    • SPEC16
    • Mon 01/14, 12:30PM - 2:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event
    • Registrants will gather at the Peli Peli restaurant in the Galleria Mall and enjoy South African cuisine. Registrants will be responsible for their own food and drinks.

• Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall

  • • Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall

    • SPEC04
    • Sat 01/12, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Quiet Room

  • • Quiet Room

    • QR01
    • Fri 01/11, 8:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event
    • Come to the Quiet Room for some peace and quiet during the meeting.

  • • Quiet Room

    • QR02
    • Sat 01/12, 6:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event
    • Come to the Quiet Room for some peace and quiet during the meeting.

  • • Quiet Room

    • QR03
    • Sun 01/13, 6:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event
    • Come to the Quiet Room for some peace and quiet during the meeting.

  • • Quiet Room

    • QR04
    • Mon 01/14, 6:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event
    • Come to the Quiet Room for some peace and quiet during the meeting.

  • • Quiet Room

    • QR05
    • Tue 01/15, 6:00AM - 11:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event
    • Come to the Quiet Room for some peace and quiet during the meeting.

• Retired Physicsts Luncheon

  • • Retired Physicsts Luncheon

    • SPEC15
    • Mon 01/14, 12:30PM - 2:00PM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event
    • Join your colleagues for lunch and conversation at the Daily Grill Restaurant (located next to the Westin Galleria).

• SEES - Students Exploring Engineering and Science

  • • SEES - Students Exploring Engineering and Science

    • SPEC18
    • Tue 01/15, 9:00AM - 12:00PM
    
    
    • Brad Conrad
      
    • Type: Event

• SPS Undergraduate Awards Reception

  • • SPS Undergraduate Awards Reception

    • SPEC10
    • Mon 01/14, 6:30PM - 8:00PM
    
    
    • Brad Conrad
      
    • Type: Event

• Spouse and Guest Gathering

  • • Spouse and Guest Gathering

    • SPEC07
    • Sun 01/13, 10:30AM - 11:30AM
    
    
    • AAPT AAPT
      
    • Type: Event

• Undergraduate Meet-up

  • • Undergraduate Meet-up

    • SPEC02
    • Sat 01/12, 5:30PM - 7:00PM
    
    
    • Brad Conrad
      
    • Type: Event