Learning from the Conference Experience for Undergraduate Program

At the 1998 Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP) meeting of the American Physical Society the first group of students participated in the Conference Experience for Undergraduate (CEU) program and in a dedicated poster session to present their research. Since then, hundreds of students have attended the annual DNP conference as part of the CEU, participated in special events, and explored the field of nuclear science research. This talk will explain the CEU program, its evolution over the decades, and why it is a successful part of the DNP meeting.  From challenges faced running the program, this talk will discuss ideas on what the community might do to improves the research experience of students and broaden participation in the field.