How to Connect With NSHP or Start a Local Chapter

Updated

The National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP) points you to its Board as your first point of contact if you don't have a local chapter. From there you can ask about joining the community, starting a chapter, or attending the NSBP–NSHP conference. The site also directs you to its Events section for conferences, meetings, and workshops, and to News & Updates for community news and opportunities.

Start With the Board as Your First Contact

NSHP states that the first step in joining its community is knowing where to turn. If there is no local NSHP Chapter near you, the Board serves as your point of first contact.

You can reach out if you are:

  • Curious about NSHP and want to learn more
  • Interested in starting an NSHP Chapter
  • Planning to attend the NSHP/NSBP conference

The site notes that if the Board doesn't know the answer, they will find someone who does.

Find Events and Community Opportunities

NSHP maintains an Events section described as a place to find upcoming conferences, meetings, workshops, and opportunities to connect. This is the page to check for gatherings beyond the annual joint conference.

For ongoing news, the News & Updates section carries NSHP news, community updates, and opportunities. Both sections are reachable from the main site navigation.

The 2026 NSBP–NSHP Joint Conference

The site's featured event is the 2026 NSBP–NSHP Joint Conference, held with the NSBP community in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 19–21, 2026. It is described as three days of science, community, connection, and celebration, bringing together physicists, students, educators, and researchers from across the country.

Two practical details from the site:

  • Registration is open.
  • Student members may apply for travel funds to attend.

If you are considering attending, the conference page is the place to register and to check travel-fund eligibility as a student member.

What to Do Next

  1. Check whether a local NSHP Chapter exists near you.
  2. If not, contact the Board as your first point of contact.
  3. State your goal clearly — learning about NSHP, starting a chapter, or conference attendance.
  4. Browse Events for conferences, meetings, and workshops.
  5. Follow News & Updates for community news and opportunities.

NSHP was founded by physicists, for physicists, and describes its mission as building a community that lifts each other up and advances the Hispanic physics community. Membership is presented as a way to add your voice to that effort, and the site invites you to join and support the mission.