South and West Europe & APS

Reciprocal Membership Agreements in South and West Europe

APS signs agreements with other physical societies to exchange certain member benefits. Learn more

• European Physical Society
• Belgian Physical Society
• Société Française de Physique
• Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
• Società Italiana di Fisica
• Real Sociedad Española de Física
• Swiss Physical Society
• The Institute of Physics (UK)

Meetings & Events

As taken from the APS Meetings Calendar. To have your meeting added to the APS Meetings Calendar, please email meetings@aps.org.

European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) & CLEO/Europe Focus Meeting
September 18-22, 2022
Basil, Switzerland

APS March Meeting 2023
March 6-10, 2023
Las Vegas, NV

APS April Meeting 2023
April 15-18, 2023
Minneapolis, MN

Access presentations and technical programs for past APS Meetings through the Meeting Archive and Meeting Presentations webpages.

Published by APS

Physical Review Journals

• Since 1980, nearly 175,000 articles by authors in South and West Europe have been published in the APS Physical Review Journals.
• Over 6,600 articles published Physical Review Journals in 2021 were from authors in South and West Europe.

Articles in APS News about this Region

• Interview with Denis Bartolo, New Lead Editor of Physical Review X (July/August 2022)
• APS Legacy Circle Profile: Cherrill Spencer (July/August 2022)
• July 1887: James Blyth Harnesses the Wind for Electricity (July/August 2022)
• International Teaching Can Transform Physics (June 2022)
• Scientists Don't Belong on Pedestals: Interview with Science Historian Patricia Fara (June 2022)
• APS's Energy Research Journal, PRX Energy, Publishes its First Issue (May 2022)
• May 24, 1686: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit and the Birth of Precision Thermometry (May 2022)
• APS Continues Progress to Make US More Welcoming for Science (April 2022)
• Improving Global Science for the Benefit of Humanity (April 2022)
• Scientists Present a Recipe for Eternal Bubbles (April 2022)
• Frances Hellman's Presidential Address (March 2022)
• Physicists Address Global Challenges at Leadership Meeting (March 2022)
• Profiles in Versatility: This Physicist’s “Business” is Family Business (February 2022)
• Michael Fisher 1931-2021 (February 2022)
• APS Members Relish Key Legislative Victories in 2021 (January 2022)
• Myriam Sarachik 1933-2021 (January 2022)
• Complex Droplets and Interacting Bubbles Receive Video Prize (January 2022)
• Reviewing Peer Review (December 2021)
• Fluid Dynamicists Rise to the Challenges (December 2021)
• Neutron Lifetime Measurement Could Help Probes of the Standard Model (December 2021)
• This Month in Physics History: November 23, 1837: Birth of Johannes van der Waals, a Self-Made Man and the Father of Modern Molecular Science (November 2021)
• 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Research in Complex Systems (October 2021)
• APS Thrilled with DHS Withdrawal of Proposed Elimination of Duration of Status (September 2021)
• 2021 APS April Meeting Featured Nobel Winners in Physics (June 2021)
• Focus Groups with International Physicists to Help APS Better Serve Members (June 2021)
• The APS Forum on Graduate Student Affairs (June 2021)
• Commentary: Staying the Course in Science Policy Advocacy during COVID (May 2021)
• This Month in Physics History - March 1882: Publication of Étienne Léopold Trouvelot's Astronomical Drawings (March 2021)
• CUWiP Leverages Online Format to Build International Connections (March 2021)
• This Month in Physics History - February 5, 1963: Maarten Schmidt Discovers First Known Quasar (February 2021)
• The APS Forum on International Physics (February 2021)
• APS Sends Letter to Biden Transition Team Outlining Science Policy Priorities (January 2021)
• Careers 2021 Provides Up-to-Date Content for Job Seekers (January 2021)
• APS IMPact Mentoring Program Helps Foster Connections Between Students and Industry (January 2021)
• APS Joins Other Global Physics Societies in Open Access Statement (January 2021)
• This Month in Physics History - January 1965: Roger Penrose’s Seminal Proof of Blackholes (January 2021)
• This Month in Physics History - December 1934: Discovery of Cherenkov Radiation (December 2020)
• Serving APS International Members and Physicists Worldwide: A Crucial Endeavor of APS (December 2020)
• With New Report, APS Fights Trump Administration's Plans to Restrict Visa Categories (December 2020)
• This Month in Physics History - November 28, 1680: Death of Athanasius Kircher (November 2020)
• 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics (November 2020)
• Neutrinos Underground, Overhead, and Online (October 2020)
• Pandemic Taking Heavy Toll on Scientific Workforce (September 2020)
• This Month in Physics History - September 23, 1846: Neptune’s Existence Observationally Confirmed (September 2020)
• International Exchanges During COVID-19 (July/August 2020)
• This Month in Physics History - July 21, 1620: Birth of Jean-Félix Picard, Founder of French Modern Astronomy (July/August 2020)
• This Month in Physics History: Opening of the Cavendish Laboratory (June 2020)
• Physicists Mobilize to Combat Coronavirus (June 2020)
• Letters: Physicists and COVID (May 2020)
• This Month in Physics History: Hooke vs. Cassini (May 2020)
• This Month in Physics History: Osborne Reynolds (March 2020)
• This Month in Physics History - January 29, 1700: Birth of Daniel Bernoulli (January 2020)
• The Nobel Lectures in Physics and Chemistry: The View from Stockholm (January 2020)
• This Month in Physics History - December 17, 1902: First Radio Message to Cross the Atlantic from North America (December 2019)
• 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics (November 2019)
• This Month in Physics History - October 1842: William Grove’s letter to Faraday Describing a Fuel Cell (October 2019)
• This Month in Physics History - September 15, 1910: Theodor Wulf Publishes First Evidence of Cosmic Radiation (August/September 2019)
• This Month in Physics History - July 1915: William Lawrence Bragg works on sound ranging for artillery detection (July 2019)
• This Month in Physics History - May 1618: Kepler’s Discovery of Solar System Harmonics (May 2019)
• Updating Le Système International (May 2019)
• This Month in Physics History - April 14, 1932: Cockcroft and Walton Split the Atom (April 2019)
• This Month in Physics History - January 6, 1912: Alfred Wegener Presents His Theory of Continental Drift (January 2019)
• Plan S Tries to Flip the Open Access Switch (December 2018)
• Profiles in Versatility - “Failed” Physicist? From Biologist Turned Nobel Laureate to Author (November 2018)
• This Month in Physics History - November 9, 1825: Public Demonstration of the Limelight (November 2018)
• The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics (November 2018)
• This Month in Physics History - October 2006: Definitive discovery of element 118 announced (October 2018)
• This Month in Physics History - July 2, 1698: Thomas Savery Patents an Early Steam Engine (July 2018)

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