A. General Information

You are invited to participate in the 27th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress which will be held at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City, Philippines from October 28 - 30, 2009. This year's theme is "Scouting the Grand Vista from Curiosity-Driven Research to Real World Application". The Congress will include plenary, invited and contributed papers and workshops. The workshops will feature hands-on laboratory experiments, lively demonstrations and small-group discussions of Physics and Physics Education topics. The workshops will be conducted by leading physicists and experienced physics educators of the country today.

B. Contributed Papers

Manuscripts will undergo peer-review. The congress will cover the following technical areas:

1. Research Sessions
Atmospheric Physics, Complex Systems, Computational Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Image and Signal Processing, Instrumentation Physics,
Lasers and Their Applications, Material Science, Optics and Photonics, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Plasma Physics, Theoretical Physics,
Superconductivity

2. Physics Education Sessions
Physics Education Research, Learning Techniques, IT in Physics Education, Original Laboratory Experiments,Physics Concepts and Misconceptions

C. Important Dates

Paper Contribution:
Deadline of Submission: August 3, 2009 (Monday)
Acceptance Notification: September 1, 2009 (Tuesday)
Camera Ready Manuscript: September 14, 2009 (Monday)

The 27th SPP Congress:
Early Registration Deadline: September 29, 2009 (Tuesday)
Start of Congress: October 28, 2009
End of Congress: October 30, 2009

D. Registration Fees:

Registration Fees:
Non – Member : PhP 3000
Processing Fee (for those who want to join the SPP: PhP 500)

Member: PhP 2750
(membership fee of PhP 1000 included for the members)

Undergrad: PhP 2500

Registration includes:
27th SPP Proceedings in CD
27th SPP Book of Abstracts

Depending on available funds, SPP provides discounts to student presentors.  We urge student presentors to contact the SPP Secretary General ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to apply for student discount.

E. Additional Information

For additional information, feel free to contact the SPP National Secretariat via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . You may also contact us through telefax number +63 2-4365341.