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Physics Theorynet meeting, 29 May 2020 Virtual place on Zoom Attending Participating Teachers: Nivedi Das, Sharon Michael Hirsh, Needham Mike Wadness, Medford Scott Goelzer, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy (NH)
Participating Theorists: Per Berglund, University of New Hampshire Tomasz Taylor, Northeastern It was a short meeting which boiled down to the description of virtual visits and discussion of future plans. Over the last 3 weeks, 4 visits took place: Jim Halverson in Needham, Jesse Thaler in Concord/Carlisle and Tom Taylor in Medford, and later this week in Sharon. It is clear that virtual Zoom visits work well
and add a new dimension to the program. We had a good attendance and many interesting questions. Virtual visits should remain in our repertoire even long after COVID is gone because they are very time efficient. Having said that, there were opinions expressed that physical, in person visits have a special
value because nothing can replace face-to-face, individual conversations with students who want to meet a real person actively involved in research and teaching. Since it is not clear yet what the Commonwealth and NH are planning for the next year, we decided to wait with calling next meeting until official announcements are made and plan accordingly. Have a great summer! Jim and Tom |