The Forum on International Physics

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The Forum on International Physics
Is a voluntary association of APS members
interested in encouraging cooperative activities
between APS members and members of other national
physics organizations who support the development
of physics worldwide. The FIP organizes focused
sessions at APS meetings, receives nominations
for APS fellowships and the Wheatley Award, and
communicates with its members via the FIP web
site and a periodic Newsletter.
Mission Statement
To advance the knowledge of physics and its
diffusion by fostering cooperation and
communication among physicists of all countries.
To achieve its mission FIP

• Organizes sessions at APS meetings addressing
  major scientific issues of international
  importance
• Organizes, facilitates and supports projects and
  programs that foster international linkage
• Communicates with its members concerning major
  issues via internet, a newsletter and other
  media
• Works to affect policies and procedures at the
  APS deemed favorable to APS members from foreign
  countries
• Oversees the Wheatley Award and the award of APS
  fellowship in FIP.

Newsletter Editor
Laszlo Baksay, Department of Physics and Space
Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
For more information visit the FIP web site at
http//www.fit.edu/fip/index.htm