COVID-19: APS Actions and Resources

APS Meetings

The in-person APS March and April Meetings have been canceled. APS is supporting virtual access to March Meeting presentations and is working actively to provide a virtual April Meeting.

Virtual content from the March Meeting. There have been a number of spontaneous initiatives by individuals and small groups of researchers aimed at enabling the sharing of research that would have been presented at the March Meeting. A number of March Meeting units and attendees have organized virtual March Meeting sessions. Check march.aps.org/about/sharing-your-research/ regularly for updates.

Virtual April Meeting Confirmed. APS is excited to announce that the April Meeting will be the inaugural APS Virtual Meeting, taking place over the same dates (18-21 April 2020). APS staff have selected a third-party virtual meeting platform that supports live sessions, recording of and technical support for live sessions, and pre-recorded talks. The platform also will allow small groups of participants to interact directly with each other and exhibitors. For the latest visit april.aps.org.

Registration refunds. APS has processed the majority of the March Meeting registration refunds. Upon processing the refund, it will take up to three days for the credit to appear on the credit card from which the payment was initiated.

In addition, each registrant should receive an email from meetings-refunds@aps.org that includes a copy of the refund invoice. It is each registrant’s responsibility to provide a copy of the refund invoice to the party who paid for their registration, as applicable.

If you have not received an email from meetings-refunds@aps.org or do not see the credit on your statement, please check your APS account at my.aps.org under My Orders or feel free to contact meetings-refunds@aps.org and include the following information so we can investigate:

Registrant Name
Registrant ID number
Credit Amount Expected
Last four digits of credit card number (if known)

APS has started processing meeting registration refunds for the April meeting and will follow a similar process.

Note: Some funding agencies permit investigators to use grant funds to pay for nonrefundable travel costs resulting from cancellations. Among these are the DOE Office of Science and NSF. Visit energy.gov/science and nsf.gov for more information and check with your program manager or agency contact to verify eligibility.

APS News and Physics Today

APS members will continue to receive print copies of APS News and Physics Today. If you currently receive them at your workplace, you may go to your my.aps.org profile to add a delivery address to receive them at home. We would also like to remind everyone that they can read all the articles published by APS News free online: aps.org/apsnews.

Membership

APS extends thanks to all members who continue to demonstrate support of the Society by renewing their membership. Processing of new memberships and renewals is functioning as usual. If you have any questions about your membership status, unit membership, or other details, you can contact APS Member Services at aps.org/membership.