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Presentations
& Events
pablo@laserpablo.com
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Past Events
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(most recent first)
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March
7, 2015 (tentative
date)
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PTSOS
Workshop #4 "Come See The
Light"
Day-long
workshop on light, optics, electricity and
magnetism, modern physics and mechanics.
For more information contact Stephanie
Finander at sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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January
10, 2015
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PTSOS
Workshop #3 "Give Physics a
Whirl"
Day-long
workshop on heat, waves, and sound and
mechanics. For more information contact
Stephanie Finander at sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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November
15-16, 2014
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NCNAAPT
Meeting. More
details
here.
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City
College at San
Francisco
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September
27, 2014
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PTSOS
Workshop #2 "The Gravity of the
Matter"
For
more information contact Stephanie
Finander at sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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August
23, 2014
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PTSOS
Workshop #1 "Overcoming
Inertia"
Day-long
workshop on the basis of everything
mechanics and more. For more information
contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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June
21, 2014
July 19, 2014
August 2, 2014
August 16, 2014
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"Music
of the Spheres" at Lick
Observatory
A
public outreach program that includes a
musical concert in the main building
exhibit hall of Lick
Observatory. Performances are
followed by a lecture by a renowned
astronomer and then viewing through the
Great Lick 36-inch Refractor and the
40-inch Nickel Reflector (weather
permitting).
Proceeds
benefit the Friends of Lick Observatory
(http://www.ucolick.org/public/friends/index.html).
Advanced
reservations required--no tickets are sold
at the door. Tickets are $40, $90, and
$150. For more information:
http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html
• Saturday, June 21-Dave Rocha
Jazz
Sandra Faber, "The 30-Meter Telescope:
California's Flagship Telescope"
• Saturday, July 19-Ancient
Future
Geoff Marcy, "One Small Step: Other Earths
& Intelligent Life in the
Universe"
• Saturday, August 2-Golden
Bough
Alex Filippenko, "Frontiers in Astronomy
& the Crisis at Lick Observatory"
• Saturday, August 16-Great
Guitars: Stevie Coyle and Daniel Roest
Chris Fassnacht, "Measuring the Universe
with Gravitational Lenses"
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Lick
Observatory, Mt. Hamilton,
CA
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June
6, 7, 20, 2014
July 5, 18, 2014
August 1, 15, 29, 30,
2014
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Summer
Viewing Program at Lick
Observatory
View
the heavens (weather permitting) through
the Great 36-inch Refractor and the
40-inch Nickel Reflector. An experience of
a lifetime. Tickets are $9.50 (plus
processing fee) and are required in
advance.
http://www.ucolick.org/public/sumvispro.html
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Lick
Observatory, Mt. Hamilton,
CA
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April
11-12, 2014
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NCNAAPT
Spring Meeting and
Conference
Members
of NCN AAPT were treated Friday night
April 11th to a "Hot Dog Reception" hosted
by Paul Robinson and David Kagan at
Rockstar Science. It included a walking
tour around the ball park for AAPT
members.
AAPT
Conference on April 12th, 9 - 5 PM at the
Exploratorium. Co-hosted by Paul Doherty
and Paul Robinson, the conference featured
Show and Tell, and three outstanding
keynote speakers; David and Christine
Vernier, founders of Vernier Software and
Technology; Doug Stone of Yale who
authored "Einstein and the Quantum: Quest
of the Valiant Swabian"; Pascal Lee
"Mission: Mars". Our featured guest
speakers signed books during the lunch
break. The meeting concluded with a Paul
Doherty providing tour of the giant
concave mirror exhibit at the
Exploratorium where attendees walked
"through" their own image!
More
about this once in a lifetime meeting can
be found at: http://ncnaapt.org/index.php/category/ncnaapt-meetings/
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Exploratorium,
San Francisco, CA
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March
29, 2014
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PTSOS
Workshop #4 "Come See The
Light"
Day-long
workshop on light, optics, electricity and
magnetism, modern physics and mechanics.
For more information contact Stephanie
Finander at sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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March
18 - 22, 2014
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Spring
Training, Giants Stadium and Spring
Training Complex Scottsdale,
AZ
David
Kagan and I will investigate the
acoustical signatures of hits using a
sound sensor connected to a Vernier
LabQuest2 and a laptop. Does the sound of
the "crack of the bat" really reveal the
nature of the hit? Can you tell a homer
from just the sound of the bat hitting the
ball? We hope to find out.
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Scottsdale,
AZ
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February
25 - March 2, 2014
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Spring
Training, Giants Stadium and Spring
Training Complex Scottsdale,
AZ
Ellyn
and I will obtain our first-impressions of
the Giants readiness for 2014 Season with
our son Brian, Tamar, and our grandson
Noah.
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Scottsdale,
AZ
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February
2, 2014
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Viewing
of Supernova 2014J in M82 Through Great
Lick 36-inch Refractor, Midnight to 2
AM
Lick Observatory (http://www.ucolick.org/SaveLick)
Alex
Filippenko and his grad students provided
a short history of Lick Observatory as
well as a brief explanation of the
significance of Type Ia supernovas and the
2014J in particular. Alex also briefly
addressed how financial pressures at the
University of California have put Lick
Observatory on the chopping block and the
role you can play to prevent or reverse
this decision (http://www.ucolick.org/SaveLick/help_save_lick.html)
by joining the Friends of Lick Observatory
(FoLO). http://www.ucolick.org/public/friends/index.html
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Mt
Hamilton, CA
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February
1, 2014
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PTSOS
Workshop #3 "Give Physics a
Whirl"
Day-long
workshop on heat, waves, and sound and
mechanics. For more information contact
Stephanie Finander at sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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November
15-16, 2013
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Fall
Conference of NCN
AAPT
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October
5, 2013
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PTSOS
Workshop #2 "The Gravity of the
Matter"
For
more information contact Stephanie
Finander at sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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August
17, 2013
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PTSOS
Workshop #1 "Overcoming
Inertia"
Day-long
workshop on the basis of everything
mechanics and more. For more information
contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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July
27, 2013
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Skylab
40th Anniversary
Celebration
A
Benefit in Honor of Skylab: The Mission
that Launched Science into Space.
Attending
and looking forward to having dinner with
Owen Garriott and other Skylab
astronauts.
40th
Anniversary of Skylab
(Youtube)
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Kennedy
Space Center
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July
13-17, 2013
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AAPT
Summer
Conference
A
4-hour workshop entitled "Major
League Physics - Using Baseball to Teach
Mechanics" conducted by Paul
Robinson and David Kagan with a brief
introductory talk presented by Dr. Alan
Nathan.
Sunday, July
14
8:00 AM to 12:00
PM
Cost: $70/$95
Summer
Conference Workshops page
(W-33)
"Baseball
provides a wealth of material for
introductory mechanics. We'll share a
collection of demonstrations, hands-on
activities, and on-line resources to
enrich your physics classes. In addition,
we'll be treated to a talk by Dr. Alan
Nathan, the pre-eminent American baseball
physicist. Among other things, you'll
leave with Paul Robinson's renowned "The
Physics of Baseball" DVD and, if you're
lucky a raffle prize. So that you're
really in the "swing" wear your favorite
team gear and be prepared to sing 'Take Me
Out to the Ball Game.' Reserve your 'sweet
spot' now!"
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Portland
State University, Portland
OR
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March
23, 2013
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PTSOS
Workshop #3 "Come See The
Light"
Day-long workshop on light,
optics, electricity and magnetism, modern
physics and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net
| www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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January
12, 2013
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PTSOS
Workshop #2 "Give Physics a
Whirl"
Day-long workshop on heat,
waves, and sound and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net
| www.PTSOS.org
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Los
Gatos High School
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October
19, 2012
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California
Science Education
Conference
"My Top Ten Physics Labs and
Demonstrations", by Paul Robinson
4:00 to 5:00 PM, Friday.
Presenter
Details
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San
Jose Convention Center
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September
15, 2012
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PTSOS
Workshop #1 "Overcoming
Inertia"
Day-long workshop on the basis of
everything mechanics and more. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
| Workshop
#1 Flyer (PDF)
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Los
Gatos High School
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April
21, 2012
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NCN
AAPT Meeting
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Lake
Tahoe Community College
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March
30, 2012
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NSTA
National
Conference
The Physics of Baseball, 2:00
to 3:30 PM, Indiana Convention Center,
130
(presenter
details)
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Indianapolis,
IN
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March
10, 2012
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PTSOS
Workshop #3 "Come See The
Light"
Day-long workshop on light,
optics, electricity and magnetism, modern
physics and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net
| www.PTSOS.org
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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January
21. 2012
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PTSOS
Workshop #2 "Give Physics a
Whirl"
Day-long workshop on heat,
waves, and sound and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net
| www.PTSOS.org
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October
22, 2011
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California
Science Education
Conference
"My Top Ten Physics Labs and
Demonstrations", by Paul Robinson
8:00 AM Saturday. Presenter
Details
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Pasadena,
CA
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October
21, 2011
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California
Science Education
Conference
"Physics of Baseball", by Paul Robinson
and David Kagan,
4 PM Friday. Presenter
Details
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Pasadena,
CA
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September
17, 2011
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PTSOS
Workshop #1 "Overcoming
Inertia"
Day-long workshop on the basis of
everything mechanics and more. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
| Workshop
#1 Flyer (PDF)
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Los
Gatos High School
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August
27, 2011
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"Pitch
FX Summit 2011" sponsored by
Sportvision
Pitch Fx, Hit Fx, and Field Fx Systems and
the Physics of Baseball, 8AM to 5PM
http://baseball.sportvision.com/summit
http://baseball.sportvision.com/summit/archive/2009
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AT&T
Park, San Francisco, CA
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July
8+, 2011
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Mission:
STS-135 - LAST ONE!
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch
Pad 39A
Launch Time: 11:40 a.m. EDT
Description: Space shuttle Atlantis will
carry the Raffaello multipurpose logistics
module to deliver supplies, logistics and
spare parts to the International Space
Station. Atlantis also will fly a system
to investigate the potential for
robotically refueling existing spacecraft
and return a failed ammonia pump
module.
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html
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Kennedy
Space Center
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May
16, 2011
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Mission:
STS-134
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Endeavour
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch
Pad 39A
Launch Time: 8:56 a.m. EDT
STS-134 Description: Space shuttle
Endeavour will deliver the Express
Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha
Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the
International Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html
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Kennedy
Space Center
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April
23, 2011
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Northern
Californa/Nevada AAPT
Meeting
-- Spring Meeting
Host: Paul Doherty (pauld@exploratorium.edu)
Invited Speaker: Adam Weiner, Author of
"Physics of Hollywood Movies"
http://hollywoodmoviephysics.com
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Exploratorium,
San Francisco
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April
22, 2011
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Northern
Californa/Nevada AAPT
Meeting
-- Hot Dog Social
Hosts, Paul Robinson and Ellyn
Daugherty
6:00 PM Hot Dog, Sodas, and other Culinary
Delights
7:30 PM Program: "Movies that Demonstrate
Good and Bad Physics" Adam Weiner and Paul
Robinson
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Biotech
Wing, San
Mateo High School
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March
10-13, 2011
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National
Science Teachers Association
(NSTA)
Annual National Meeting, San Francisco,
CA
Workshop:
"Put Me in Coach! The Physics of
Baseball"
SF2011.ppt
| SF2011.pdf
• Thursday, March 10 7:30-9:00 AM,
Moscone Center, 274 & 276
• Saturday, March 12 4:00-5:30 PM,
Moscone Center, 270 &
272
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Moscone
Convention Center
San Francisco, CA
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March
5, 2011
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PTSOS
Workshop #3 "Come See The
Light"
Day-long workshop on light,
optics, electricity and magnetism, modern
physics and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net
| www.PTSOS.org
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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February
24 , 2011
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Mission:
STS-133
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Discovery
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch
Pad 39A
Launch Time: 4:50 p.m. EST
STS-133 Description: Space shuttle
Discovery will deliver the Express
Logistics Carrier-4 (ELC-4), a Permanent
Multipurpose Module (PMM) and critical
spare components to the International
Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html
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Kennedy
Space Center
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January
22, 2011
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PTSOS
Workshop #2 "Give Physics a
Whirl"
Day-long workshop on heat,
waves, and sound and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net
| www.PTSOS.org
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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January
14th, 2011
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Peninsula
Astronomical Society
Foothill College, Room 5015, Friday, 7:30
pm
Presentations: Pascal Lee, Planetary
Scientist, NASA Ames and SETI
Title: "From Earth to Mars".
Subtitle: "Steps Toward the First Human
Mission to Mars." This talk examine the
What, Why, How, When, and Who of human
missions to Mars.
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut "Future
Space Transportation
Systems"
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Foothill
College, Cupertino, CA
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November
6, 2010
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NCN
AAPT
I will present a Show 'N Tell "Educational
Genocide" a book by Rog Lucido as well as
demonstrate the "Bull's Eye" ramp by
Cenco.
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Corondelet
High School, Concord, CA
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November
1, 2010
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Mission:
STS-133
Last Scheduled Launch of Space Shuttle
Discovery
Launch Pad 39A, 10 AM PST
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Discovery
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center
Launch Time: 4:40 p.m. EDT
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Kennedy
Space Center
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October
22, 2010
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California
Science Education
Conference
"My Top Ten Physics Labs and
Demonstrations", by Paul
Robinson, 8:00 AM | Presenter
Details
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Sacramento,
CA
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September
18, 2010
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PTSOS
Workshop #1 "Overcoming
Inertia"
Day-long workshop on the basis of
everything mechanics and more. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
| Workshop
#1 Flyer (PDF)
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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August
28, 2010
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"Pitch
FX Summit 2010" sponsored by
Sportvision
Pitch Fx, Hit Fx, and Field Fx Systems and
the Physics of Baseball, 8AM to
5PM
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AT&T
Park, San Francisco, CA
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March
17-21, 2010
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National
Meeting of the NSTA
Tentative workshops "Nuts and Bolts of
Teaching Physics" and "Pitching Physics to
Your Students with Baseball."
www.nsta.org
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Philadelphia,
PA
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March
13th, 2010
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PTSOS
Workshop #3 "Come See The
Light"
Day-long workshop on light,
optics, electricity and magnetism, modern
physics and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net
| www.PTSOS.org
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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February
15-17, 2010
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National
Winter AAPT Joint Meeting with APS
www.aapt.org
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Washington,
DC
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January
16th, 2010
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PTSOS
Workshop #2 "Give Physics a
Whirl"
Day-long workshop on heat,
waves, and sound and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net
| www.PTSOS.org
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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October
23, 2009
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CSTA
"Physics of Baseball", 1:30 PM
"My Top Ten Labs and Demonstrations", 3:00
PM http://www.cascience.org/csta/conf_home09.asp
| Presenter
Details
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Palm
Springs, CA
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October
10th, 2009
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Northern
California/Nevada Section of AAPT
Conference
Featured keynote speaker, Sy Liebergot,
EECOM of Apollo 13 mission. The theme of
the meeting will be "Going to the
Moon--Then and Now." www.ncnaapt.org
| www.apolloeecom.com
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NASA
Ames Research Center,
Mountain View, CA
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October
8th, 2009
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Apollo
13: The Longest
Hour
Reflections on the 40th
Anniversary of the Apollo Program. Guest
speaker, Sy Liebergot, EECOM during Apollo
13 mission. Book signing before and after
the lecture. Sponsored by NASA Ames. 7:30
PM. Admission FREE and the public is
invited.
Event
Flyer
| www.apolloeecom.com
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Performing
Arts Center, San Mateo,
CA
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September
19, 2009
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PTSOS
Workshop #1 "Overcoming
Inertia"
Day-long workshop on the basis of
everything mechanics and more. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
www.PTSOS.org
| Workshop
#1 Flyer (PDF)
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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July
25-29, 2009
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Summer
AAPT Meeting
Workshop: "A New Bull's Eye
Apparatus--Getting Your Students On Target
with Projectile Motion"
Contributed Papers: "Periods of Satellites
Around and Through the Earth" and "The
Flying Pig"
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Ann
Arbor, MI
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July
11, 2009
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"Pitch
FX Summit" sponsored by Sportvision
Contributed Paper: "Using Pitch
FX to Teach Physics."
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AT&T
Park, San Francisco, CA
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March
27-28, 2009
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Spring
Meeting, NCN AAPT
Contributed Paper: "Periods of Satellites
Around and Through the
Earth."
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Pasco
Scientific Co, Roseville,
CA
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March
14, 2009
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PTSOS
Workshop #3 "Come See The Light"
Day-long workshop on light,
optics, electricity and magnetism, modern
physics and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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February
12-16, 2009
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Winter
AAPT Meeting
www.aapt.org
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Chicago,
IL
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January
31, 2009
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PTSOS
Workshop #2 "Give Physics a Whirl"
Day-long workshop on heat,
waves, and sound and mechanics. For more
information contact Stephanie Finander at
sfinander@sbcglobal.net.
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San
Mateo High School, San Mateo,
CA
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