| Thursday, September 27, 2007 (all at Marriott in Crystal City) |
| 4:00pm |
Executive Committee meeting |
| 6:00pm |
Reception, ice-breaker |
| 7:00pm |
Introductions & relativity clips (EB, KZ), Dinner, 2008 SPS Congress presentation (SF, AV, MG), brainstorm: zone meetings & chapters & Congress 2008 |
| 8:15pm |
Getting to know each other; understanding your role (GW, KZ, ZCs and AZCs) |
| Friday, September 28, 2007 (all at the American Center for Physics) |
| 8:00am |
Breakfast (on your own) |
| 8:45 |
Leave for ACP from hotel lobby |
| 9:30 |
Opening & Introductions, Earl Blodgett presiding |
| 9:45 |
Future Faces of Physics, Zone meetings & chapter reports (LQ, SL, KR, BD) |
TAB A |
| 10:00 |
Old Business |
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Approval of 2006 Council minutes (EB); Executive Committee summary (EB) |
TAB B |
| 10:10 |
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2006-07 Committee updates---ComPADRE (DDo), Under-Represented Groups(ToS), Ethics(BD), UG Research(KZ, JB), Publications(EB) |
| 11:00 |
Break |
| 11:10 |
2006-07 Committee updates--Congress 2008 (SF/JS/TO), Sigma Pi Sigma (AV) |
| 11:35 |
AIP Welcome from Fred Dylla, James Stith, Jack Hehn (EB) |
TAB C |
| 11:50 |
State of Societies (EB, AV, KZ, SL, GW), Awards (JS, AN, MT, AV) |
TAB D |
| 12:10pm |
Communications report (TS, SC, EN) |
TAB E |
| 12:25 |
Info book update, future themes, partnerships (LC, GW, KR) |
TAB F |
| 12:35 |
Intern program (LC, JH); SPS store (SP, LQ, DDa) |
| 12:45 |
Lunch |
| 1:30 |
New Business |
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Charge to Committees (EB) |
TAB G |
| 1:45 |
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Committee Breakouts |
| 3:00 |
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Committees prepare one page bulleted list reports, recommendations, etc. |
| 3:15 |
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Committee Reports |
| 3:40 |
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Break |
| 3:55 |
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Financial report (GW) |
TAB H |
| 4:10 |
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Development Report (NQ) |
| 4:20 |
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Speaker’s Lists (JB) |
TAB I |
| 4:30 |
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Sigma Pi Sigma Events, Donors, thank-yous, (GW, AV) |
| 4:45 |
Other Business, Committee Follow-up, Action Items |
| 5:45 |
Sigma Pi Sigma Induction Ceremony |
| 6:00 |
Dinner |
| 7:20 |
Committees II---sustaining the effort---action plan for coming year |
| 8:30 |
Adjourn |
| Saturday, September 29, 2007 (at Crystal City Marriott) |
| 8:15am |
AZCs elect representative to Executive Committee (KZ) (breakfast provided)
ZCs discuss zone election responsibilities and award committees (breakfast provided) |
TAB J |
| 9:30 |
Chapter reports and feedback (SL, ZC/AZCs) |
| 10:15 |
Zone meeting planning and Future Faces of Physics theme (LQ, ZC/AZCs) |
| 10:45 |
Reviewing zone responsibilities/deadlines (ch. officers, zone nom.) |
| 11:00 |
Depart for downtown Washington, D.C. |
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| 5:45pm |
Dinner at La Tasca -- 722 7th Street, NW Different restaurant than last year, even though it sounds similar |
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| Sunday, September 30, 2007 (Crystal City Marriott) |
| 9-11am |
Executive Committee ONLY (breakfast provided) |
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