Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2018 -- The American Physical Society (APS) 71st Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference and 60th Annual meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics will take place next week, Nov. 5-9, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. 

Journalists are invited to attend this meeting for free. Press registration may be obtained by emailing the American Institute of Physics' Media Line: [email protected]

These two co-located meetings will form one of the largest gatherings of their kind anywhere in the world this year, with more than 2,000 attendees expected from around the world to convene and discuss the basic understanding and groundbreaking applications of different types of plasma science. 

Plasmas are hot, ionized gases sometimes referred to as the fourth state of matter, along with solids, liquids and ordinary gases. You can find plasmas in lightning strikes, stellar cores, heavenly auroras and old-school neon signs. Scientists use plasmas for everything from powering fusion test reactors to sterilizing water and medical implants. 

This year's conference will include expert presentations on: 

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USEFUL LINKS 

Main meeting website: http://www.apsgec.org/gec2018/
Meeting abstracts: http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/GEC18/APS_epitome
Hotel information: http://www.apsgec.org/gec2018/housing.php 

PRESS REGISTRATION 

We will grant free registration to credentialed journalists and professional freelance journalists. If you are a reporter and would like to attend, contact Rhys Leahy or the AIP Media Line ([email protected], 301-209-3090). We can also help with setting up interviews and obtaining images, sound clips, or background information. 

ABOUT GEC

GEC is a special meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) of the American Physical Society. GEC promotes invaluable exchange of scientific information, viewpoints, and approaches (experimental, theoretical, modeling, and numerical simulation) to understanding the physical and chemical processes occurring in partially ionized, collisional plasmas and between the atoms, molecules, charged particles, photons, waves, and fields. More: http://www.apsgec.org/gec2018/index.php 

ABOUT DAMOP 

The Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) was founded in 1943, and it was the first division of the American Physical Society. Its central focus is fundamental research on atoms, simple molecules, electrons and light, and their interactions. More: https://www.aps.org/units/damop/index.cfm 

ABOUT APS 

The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance the knowledge of physics. More: https://www.aps.org 

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