TSAAPT News
Texas Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers
September 12, 2006
UTA Meeting - Call for Papers

The Fall 2006 APS/AAPT/SPS Joint Spring Meeting will be hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington on October 5 - 7, 2006.  Registration and Abstracts are due by September 17, 2006 (extended).

Call For Papers:

AAPT: http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/fallmeeting/cfp.html
SPS:   http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/fallmeeting/cfp.html
APS:   http://www.uta.edu/physics/jointfall06meeting/

Meeting Home Page: http://www.uta.edu/physics/jointfall06meeting/

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Astronomy Picture of the Day
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