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Last chance to get hotel discounts for the world’s largest physics meeting

Book your hotel by Feb. 9 to receive the discount

2024-02-06
(Press-News.org) Next month, scientists from around the world will convene to share new results from across the physical sciences in nearly 11,000 individual presentations. The American Physical Society’s (APS) March Meeting will be held in person in Minneapolis and online everywhere March 3-8.

Discounted hotel rates are available for in-person attendees at select Minneapolis hotels near the Minneapolis Convention Center. Book your hotel by Feb. 9 to receive the discount. 

Press Registration
News media with valid APS press credentials may register for the meeting at no cost. To request press credentials, visit APS’s online newsroom. Registration will remain open throughout the meeting. 

Scientific Program
The scientific program will include nearly 900 sessions and 11,000 individual presentations on new research in climate science, medicine, biological physics, quantum information, superconductivity, condensed matter, and more. For more information, search the scientific program. All times are in Central time. 

Press Program
The press program will be announced soon. Press releases, tip sheets, and other press materials about newsworthy presentations will be available in the March Meeting press kit ahead of the meeting. A press room will be available for news media attending in person.

Hybrid Format
The March Meeting will have both in-person and online experiences. The in-person meeting will be at the Minneapolis Convention Center. It will include scientific sessions, exhibits, networking events, receptions, and more. In-person registration (excluding daily registration) includes access to the online meeting. 

The online meeting will be held simultaneously, but it is geared toward remote attendees’ needs. It will feature select live streamed sessions from the in-person meeting, live and interactive presentations, a virtual poster session, and more. Select content from the scientific sessions at the in-person meeting will be available for on-demand viewing one week after the meeting concludes.

Content on the online meeting platform will be available to all attendees (excluding daily registrants) for 90 days after the online meeting concludes.

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The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world.

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[Press-News.org] Last chance to get hotel discounts for the world’s largest physics meeting
Book your hotel by Feb. 9 to receive the discount