Please use these sorting categories when submitting contributed papers:

A. ASTROPHYSICS
A1. Active Galactic Nuclei
A2. Isolated Galaxies and Clusters
A3. Gamma Ray Bursts
A4. Other Transients
A5. Stars
A6. Interstellar Medium
A7. Diffuse Emission from the Galaxy
A8. Galactic Accreting Binaries
A9. Pulsars/Neutron Stars
A10. Supernova Remnants
A11. Other Galactic Sources
A12. Cosmic Rays
A13. Cosmic Microwave Background
A14. Cosmology/Early Universe
A15. Elementary Particles/Dark Matter
A16. Gravitational Wave Astronomy [same as C13.]
A17. Neutrino Astronomy
A18. Planetary Physics
A19. Solar Physics
A20. Deep Surveys
A21. Missions and Instruments
A22. Data Analysis and Modeling Techniques
A23. Astronomy Education
A24. Black Holes in Astrophysics [same as C14.]

B. FEW-BODY SYSTEMS
B1. Spectral Properties in Few-Body Systems
B2. Reaction Dynamics in Few-Body Systems
B3. Few-body Dynamics in Many-Body Systems

C. GRAVITATION
C1. Quantum Aspects of Gravitation
C2. Gravitational Waves: Experiment
C3. Gravitational Waves: Source Modeling and Data Analysis
C4. Gravitational Waves: Data Analysis Techniques and Observations
C5. Post-Newtonian, Perturbative and Other Approximations in General Relativity
C6. Alternative Theories of Gravity
C7. Numerical Relativity: Black Hole Binaries
C8. Numerical Relativity: Neutron Stars and Other Sources with Matter
C9. Numerical Relativity: Algorithms and Code Development
C10. Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity
C11. Gravitation and Astrophysics
C12. Tests of General Relativity and Gravitation
C13. Gravitational Wave Astronomy [same as A16.]
C14. Black Holes in Astrophysics [same as A24.]
C15. SPECIAL FOCUS TOPIC: Future Gravitational Wave Missions from Space

D. NEW PRECISION MEASUREMENT METHODS
D1. Methods for Fundamental Constants
D2. Precision Measurements

E. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
E1. Nuclear Astrophysics
E2. Electroweak Interactions
E3. Neutrino Physics
E4. Electromagnetic Interactions
E5. Ultrarelativistic Heavy-Ions
E6. Nuclear Reactions: Heavy-Ions/Rare isotope Beams
E7. Nuclear Reactions: Hadrons/Light Ions
E8. Nuclear Structure
E9. Hadronic Physics
E10. Nuclear Theory
E11. Nuclear Isotopes
E12. Instrumentation
E13. Applications of Nuclear Physics
E14. Mini-Symposia
E14a. Mini-Symposium on Local Parity Violation and the Chiral Magnetic Effect in the QGP: status and prospects
E15. Other
E16. SPECIAL FOCUS TOPIC: Nuclear Science and Security: Research at Minority Serving Institutions (same as P5)

F. PARTICLES AND FIELDS
F1. QCD Physics
F2. Electroweak Physics
F3. Charm Physics
F4. B Physics
F5. Top Quark Mass, Production and Decays
F6. Charged and Neutral Leptons
F7a. Neutrino Accelerator-Based Experiments
F7b. Neutrino Non-Accelerator-Based Experiments
F8. Particles Beyond the Standard Model
F10. Particle Cosmology
F12. Higgs Theories and Searches
F13. Dark Matter Theories and Searches
F14. New Gauge Bosons
F15. Supersymmetry
F16. Extra Dimensions and Branes
F17. Symmetry and Supersymmetry Breaking
F18. AdS/CFT Physics
F19. Event Analyses and Collider Signatures
F20. Instrumentation

G. TESTS OF PHYSICS LAWS
G1. Basic Symmetries
G2. Fundamental Constants
G3. General and Special Relativity
G4. Quantum Mechanics
G5. Quantum Electrodynamics
G6. Precision Tests of Standard Model
G7. Gravitation and Astrophysics
G8. Non-Accelerator Searches for Exotic Particles
G9. Dark Matter Searches
G10. Other Precision Tests

H. RADIATION SOURCES
H1. Synchrotron Radiation Sources and Damping Rings
H2. Free Electron Laser Physics
H3. Gyrotron Physics
H4. Conventional Source Physics
H5. Radiation Sources, Other

I. ACCELERATORS AND STORAGE RINGS
I1. High Energy Particle Accelerators and Colliders
I2. Low and Intermediate Energy Accelerators and Storage Rings
I3. Linear Accelerators
I4. Cyclotrons
I5. Electrostatic Accelerators
I6. Particle Sources
I7. New Acceleration Methods
I8. Pulsed Power and High Current Accelerators
I9. Special Purpose Accelerators (Medical, Energy Production, Industrial, Defense, Spallation Neutron Sources)
I10. Accelerators and Storage Rings, Other

J. BEAM PHYSICS (PENDING)
J1. Linear Beam Dynamics
J2. Nonlinear Beam Dynamics
J3. Multiparticle Dynamics
J4. Beam Instabilities
J5. Beam Interaction with Electromagnetic Radiation
J6. Beam Interaction with Matter
J7. High Current Beams
J8. Photon Beams
J9. Beam Beam Interaction
J10. Beam Physics, Other

K. ACCELERATOR SYSTEMS
K1. Beam Diagnostics and Control
K2. RF Technology and Systems
K3. Magnet Technology and Systems
K4. Power Sources
K5. Beam Targets and Secondary Beams
K6. Beam Transport and Propagation
K7. Injection and Extraction
K8. Accelerator Systems, Other

M. PHYSICS EDUCATION
M1. K-12 Education
M2. Informal Education and Public Outreach
M3. Graduate Education
M4. Education and Public Policy
M5. Professional Development
M6. K-12 Teacher Preparation
M7. Undergraduate Education
M8. Physics Education Research

N. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH including SPS (all topics)

P. GENERAL
P1. National Facilities
P2. Public Policy
P3. History of Physics
P4. International Issues: Programs, Collaborations, AND Exchanges
P5. SPECIAL FOCUS TOPIC: Nuclear Science and Security: Research at Minority Serving Institutions (same as E16)

Q. COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
Q1. Simulation Methods and Implementation
Q2. Large-Scale Data Mining
Q3. Computational Methods and Tools for New and Emerging Architectures
Q4. Education in Computational Physics, from K-12 to Graduate Levels

R. ENERGY RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
R.1 Energy for electricity production
R.1.1 Physics of photovoltaics
R.1.2 Physics of concentrated solar and other electricity production
R.2 Energy for transportation
R.2.1 Physics of hydrogen production, storage, delivery
R.2.2 Physics of hybrid systems and artificial photosynthesis
R.2.3 Physics of biofuels and solar fuels
R.3 Energy distribution
R.4 Energy conservation and efficiency
R.5 Societal issues related to energy
R.6 Energy storage
R.6.1 Physics of batteries and fuel cells
R.7 Other energy research topics

S. HADRONIC PHYSICS
S.1 Light Mesons and Baryons
S.2 Heavy Flavor Hadrons
S.3 Spin Structure of the Nucleon
S.4 QCD Effects in Medium