On March 3 – 5, 2011, Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, will host the Spring 2011 Joint Meeting of the Texas Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students. The meeting will feature general sessions on the Frontiers of Physics and Innovations in Physics Teaching. There will be sessions of APS, AAPT, and SPS contributed papers on a wide variety of topics.

A program of hands-on workshops for physics teachers will be presented during the meeting. Exhibitors will display their products/programs in the break area. There will be a tour of the SFA Observatory and a planetarium show on Friday evening. There will also be social activites for SPS members on Thursday and Friday evenings.

On Thursday evening March 3, 2011, registration and a welcoming reception will be held from 6:00-9:00 PM in the Kennedy Auditorium on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

The Society of Physics Students at SFA invite all SPS members and their advisors for a feast and fun on Thursday, March 3rd at 7:00 pm in the Kennedy Auditorium. The “feast and fun” consisting of a free Bar-B-Q dinner, a movie, cards, and door prizes. On Friday registration will be held from 8-11 am outside of Kennedy Auditorium and from 1-5 pm in room 322 of the Science Building.