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The OAPT 2026 conference is now over.
Join us in 2027!
Schedule (Workshop Descriptions Here)
| Thursday, May 21 | |
| Time | Description |
| > 15:00 | Check in to Endaayaan - Tkanónsote Residence |
| 16:30 - 19:30 | Registration desk and games open in Wallace Hall |
| 18:30 - 20:30 | Dinner in Wallace Hall (in John Deutsch University Centre |
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>20:30 |
Explore Kingston, more games in residence |
| Friday, May 22 | Building: Stirling Hall |
| Time | Description |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Breakfast is available |
| 8:15 -9:00 | Registration desk open |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome & Awards |
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
Keynote Speaker: James M. Fraser, Queen’s University Physics Opens Doors: From the Hunt for Dark Matter to the Future of Laser Manufacturing |
| Break and talk to the Keynote speaker, Exhibitors | |
| 11:00 -12:00 |
Session A |
| 12:00 -13:00 |
Exhibitors and Lunch (provided) |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Session B |
| Exhibitors and break | |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Session C |
| Exhibitors and break | |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | Session D |
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17:00 - 18:00 17:00 - 19:00 |
On Campus experiences (no cost):
Nuclear Reactor @ RMC (Registration required, $) |
| 18:30 | Dinner out (sign up for a restaurant, self-funded) |
| #1 20:30, #2 21:15 | Observatory Tour (meet in front of Ellis Hall, 58 University Ave.) |
| > 20:30 | Informal social in Residence Commons |
| Saturday, May 23 | Building: Stirling Hall |
| Time | Description |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Breakfast is available |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Session E |
| Break | |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Session F |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Light Lunch (provided) |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Session G |
| 13:00 - 13:30 |
Conference Debrief in Stirling Auditorium (301D). Everyone Welcome! Join the Conference Committee! |
Join us in Kingston from Thursday, May 21 evening to Saturday, May 23rd afternoon, 2026 for OAPT’s 48th Annual Conference!
Like all other years, we gather to collaborate, listen, talk and share as Physics and Science educators in high school, college and university. This year, Queen’s University is graciously hosting us on their campus.
The theme of the conference is Dive into Data! We want to celebrate data in all its forms: evidence that informs pedagogy, measurements collected in labs/activities, or large open-source datasets ready for exploration. We look forward to experiencing it all!
(closed) Register for the conference here.
What are the Costs?
This year, generous sponsorship from the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute and Queen's University have allowed us to offer a very low Registration fee!
Early Bird Rates (register before April 17, 2026) <----- booking opening early February
Registration $15
Accommodation $61/person/night
Parking pass included if you responded.
Rates if Registering from April 17 to May 13, 2026
(closed) Registration $30
(closed) Accommodation $80/person/night
Parking fee is $15+tax for Friday through the HONK app. (Thursday night and Saturday are free)
Attendees will still need to arrange/cover transportation and supply teacher. Registration will close on May 15, 2026.
Some ideas about how to get funding
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Ask your principal if they will cover your supply teacher for the day(s) you will be absent. Ask us for a letter of support to give your administrator using the Questions form below.
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Ask your school’s union rep if your local has professional development grants. Usually these grants cannot be used to cover supply teachers. For example:
Limestone (OSSTF District 27)
Ottawa-Carleton (OSSTF District 25)
Simcoe (OSSTF District 17)
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Ask your school board (Science Consultant/Coordinator) if they have funds to support professional development grants.
If you have exhausted these potential sources and still want to attend the conference, we do have limited funds to help subsidize these costs. Fill in this form to further the conversation. The deadline for requesting subsidy is April 17, 2026.
We look forward to seeing you there!
(FULL) Accommodation (Book here)
Overnight guests will enjoy a stay at the Queen's Endaayaan-Tkanónsote Residence. You will have access to a single room, with bathroom shared between two adjoining rooms. Click here for a 3D Tour.
Meals
Registration will include the following meals:
- Thursday dinner
- Friday breakfast and lunch
- Saturday breakfast and light lunch
- snacks and coffee periodically during workshops
You are welcome to join your new colleagues for Friday dinner at a local restaurant.
After dinner, there will be an informal get-together in the residence common room.
Parking
- Campus parking is available on the Tindal Surface Parking Lot.
- Parking for Thursday after 5pm, and Saturday are free.
- Parking for Friday
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- If you register before the Early Bird deadline (April 17), your parking pass for Friday is included once you confirm your need by May 1 on the Google Form sent to your email. Pick it up from the Registration desk on Thursday night, or Friday morning.
- If you register after April 17, you will need to purchase parking from the HONK app for Friday ($15 + tax).
Carpooling
- A sign-up for attendees interested in carpooling is available. Please submit here to get the link.
- Note that the OAPT is not organizing carpools, but is providing a forum for attendees to find each other regionally.
- This is for people who are willing to give rides, as well as people looking for rides.
More information will be posted here as it becomes available.