National Society of Black Physicists

"Reduced" 2010 NSBP Conference
 
The 2010 Joint NSBP annual meeting will be much reduced in size and scope from the meetings we have had in the last 6 years. It will be only a 1-day meeting on Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 8:30-18:30 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
 
* NEW* The agenda of this event is listed below (last update: 02/06/10 - 12:06pm)
 
*: To be confirmed
 
Technical session 1 (08:30-10:00)
08:30-09:00 - Diola Bagayoko (SUBR, Materials Sciences)
09:00-09:30 - Greg Jenkins (Howard U., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
09:30-10:00 - Teri Robinson* (UCSB, Chemical and Biological Physics)
 
10:00-10:30: Break
 
Technical session 2 (10:30-12:00)
10:30-11:00 - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (PI, Cosmology and Gravitation)
11:00-11:30 - Dara Norman (NOAO, Astrophysics)
11:30-12:00 - Charles McGruder (WKU, SKA project)
 
12:00-13:30: Lunch
 
Gender Equity session 2 (12:00-11:15)
Convener: Apriel Hodary (CNA)
 
Technical session 3 (13:30-14:30)
13:30-14:00 - Peter Delfyett (UCF and NSBP President,  Optical Sciences)
14:00-14:30 - Annick Suzor-Weiner* (Science and Technology Counselor, US French Embassy)
 
NSBP business meeting (15:00-18:30)
15:00-15:30 - Peter Delfyett (NSBP status, plan forward)
15:30-15:45 - Board members short inputs
15:45-17:30 - Open discussion
17:00-18:30 - Election of new officers
 
APS/AAPT/NSBP/NSHP Bridge session (16:00-18:00 - APS Headquarters)

The reduction in scope of this important meeting is a result of the loss of NSF support for the activity.  NSBP worked with NSF and several other entities over many months to continue to have the conference, but ultimately issues at NSF were too difficult to overcome in time for our 2010 dates.
 
In the meantime you can register for the meeting at the link below.
 
2010 NSBP Annual Conference
Sponsor: National Society of Black Physicists
Day: Saturday 13-Feb-10 8:00 AM
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street NW (at Connecticut Ave.) Washington, DC 20008