Note: Alternate submission methods will result in only the author's name and abstract title being published both in the meeting program and on the web. Please read the following rules and guidelines before submitting your abstract.

Rules and Preparation Guidelines

A. Who may submit an abstract — The privilege of contributing papers is restricted to:

• AAPT members in good standing;
• Nonmembers whose completed membership applications and payments for the first year's dues are submitted before the appropriate deadline;
• Nonmembers whose abstracts are sponsored by members. These abstracts must include a footnote with the statement: "Sponsored by (member's name)."

B. Time — Invited papers are given 25 minutes with 5 minutes for discussion. Contributed papers are 8 minutes in duration with 2 minutes for discussion.

C. Payment — There is no fee for abstracts.

D. Deadlines — Abstracts that do not arrive by the submission deadline will be placed in a post-deadline session.

E. Multiple papers — You may present one oral invited paper per year. A speaker may present either one oral or one invited paper (but not both) per meeting. 

F. Length of Talks — Invited papers are assigned 25 minutes plus a 5 minute question period. Contributed papers are assigned 8 minutes with a 2 minute question period at the end. Poster papers are assigned a minimum of one hour presentation time.  Effective Summer 2006, there are changes regarding the status contributed papers and oral presentations.
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G. Length of Abstracts — Abstracts, including footnotes, must be 150 words or less. The program chairperson and the editors reserve the right to edit abstracts, if necessary, for clarity, grammar, style, and length. Abstract titles must be limited to ten words less. Titles exceeding the limit will be edited. Keep footnotes to a minimum; if needed, they should pertain only to published works, such as journal articles, studies, etc. Do not reference unpublished materials or past presentations for which papers are not easily obtained.

H. General poster session — Authors may present any paper for the Winter or Summer meeting in poster format rather than the usual speaking format. If you wish to present a poster paper, under "Session Type," check "Poster."  Effective Summer 2006, there are changes regarding the status contributed poster sessions.
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I. Audiovisual equipment — Only computer projectors will be automatically provided at no cost in all rooms. Additional requests must in writing and sent to:

AAPT Meetings Director
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3845
Fax: (301) 209-0845

Speakers may be asked to pay for additional equipment.

J. Scheduling — As soon as the program is set, AAPT will notify authors of their session time(s). This information will also be searchable on the web. Please do not make travel arrangements until you receive this notification.

K. Policy — In accordance with the AAPT Constitution and policy, authors are requested to be sensitive to, and show respect for, ethnic, cultural, religious, and gender diversity. For example, you should not use language that suggests that physicists are exclusively male. Additionally, AAPT's official measurement system is the International System of Units (SI). We recommend that our members and those writing for our publications make every effort to use the SI system exclusively.

L. Websites — Often, meeting presenters have websites that accompany their papers. If you would like attendees to refer to a particular website prior to the meeting, please include the website's URL as a footnote to your abstract.