A number of symposiums and workshops are being planned alongside the DAMOP conference. More information about these opportunities will be posted as it becomes available.
	The Undergraduate Research Symposium with titles of selected papers Four Popular Lectures on Einstein and his Annus Mirabilis of 1905. Speakers are John Rigden, Roger Stuewer, Michel Janssen, and Kameshwar Wali. Talks will be on Saturday morning in the Cornhusker Ballroom and will be open to the public. For more information about the speakers and talks, download the advertisement poster [PDF]. Teaching Workshop: In an afternoon session, several speakers will talk about new developments in teaching introductory physics and upper-level AMO courses. A morning session will be for former participants in the New Physics and Astronomy Faculty Workshops sponsored by APS and AAPT last year. Please e-mail Bob Hilborn (rhilborn@unlserve.unl.edu) for more information. Tutorial Workshop on Modern Laser Technology Speakers: Henry Kapteyn (JILA, Colorado), Ronald Walsworth (Harvard) Hands-on session: Herman Batelaan, Kees Uiterwaal (Univ. Nebraska) Tuesday, May 17, 1 PM - 5 PM Ferguson Hall, UNL Campus The purpose of this workshop is to acquaint students with hot topics in modern laser technology. It also intends to provide participants with some tools to understand and explore laser phenomena as widely ranging as attosecond pulses and slowing of light in a unified approach. The target audience comprises undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-docs. Limited financial support is available to enable students to attend. Register online or by mail [PDF].
		Archie the mammoth stands in front of the State Museum, located on the UNL campus. The wooly mammoth is the Nebraska state fossil.