2026 APS-SAIFR Satellite Global Physics Summit Meeting

March 16, 2026

ICTP-SAIFR, São Paulo, Brazil

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Auditorium of IFT-UNESP and Denver APS conference center

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To extend the reach and diversity of its annual meetings, the American Physical Society has developed a pilot program of APS Satellite Meetings with the participation of ICTP-SAIFR in Latin America. As part of the APS Global Physics Summit from March 15-20, 2026, ICTP-SAIFR is organizing on March 16 (Monday) a 2-hour Satellite Session on Biological Physics that will be broadcast live to all participants of the APS Meeting, as well as a 2-hour session on Biological Physics for student/postdoc presentations to a local audience.

Graduate students and postdocs can apply until March 5, 2026 to present a short talk or poster at the student-postdoc session on Biological Physics.

The 2-hour satellite session chaired by William Bialek (Princeton U.) from 13:30-15:30 on March 16 will be held both in the IFT-UNESP auditorium and in the Denver APS conference center as a joint hybrid activity. The student/postdoc presentations chaired by Pablo de Castro (ICTP-SAIFR/USP) will be from 16:00-18:00 in the IFT-UNESP auditorium. The complete schedule of sessions of the APS Global Physics Summit can be found on the APS Global Physics Summit webpage.

There is no registration fee for participation in the APS-SAIFR Satellite Meeting.

Organizers:

  • Nathan Berkovits (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP)
  • William Bialek (Princeton U.)
  • Pablo de Castro (ICTP-SAIFR/USP)

 

Invited Speakers

Speakers for APS satellite session:

  • Andrea J. Liu, University of Pennsylvania
  • Orit Peleg, University of Colorado
  • Alexandre Ramos, University of São Paulo
  • Pablo de Castro, University of São Paulo

Short Talks

Short talks for student/postdoc session:

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Videos and Files

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Posters

Application to present short talk or poster

Application deadline: March 5, 2026 

Additional Information

Attention! Some participants in ICTP-SAIFR activities have received email from fake travel agencies asking for credit card information. All communication with participants will be made by ICTP-SAIFR staff using an e-mail “@ictp-saifr.org”. We will not send any mailings about accommodation that require a credit card number or any sort of deposit. Also, if you are staying at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista, please confirm with the Uber/Taxi driver that the hotel is located at Rua Pamplona 83 in Bela Vista (and not in Jardim Etelvina).

Poster presentation: Participants who are presenting a poster MUST BRING A PRINTED BANNER. The banner size should be at most 1 m (width) x 1,5 m (length). We do not accept A4 or A3 paper. Click here to see what a banner looks like: http://designplast.ind.br/produtos/detalhe/impressao-digital/banner/119/9

How to reach the Institute: The program will be held at ICTP South American Institute, located at IFT-UNESP, which is across the street from a major bus and subway terminal (Terminal Barra Funda). The address which is closer to the entrance of the IFT-UNESP building is R. Jornalista Aloysio Biondi, 120 – Barra Funda, São Paulo. The easiest way to reach us is by subway or bus, please find instructions here.