Annual GLPA Conference

2012 GLPA Conference

The next GLPA conference will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 24-27, 2012. More information will be posted here soon! We hope you can join us!

Call for Workshops:  (deadline May 28th)

Registration materials are targeted to go out in early June.  At this time, we are asking potential workshop presenters to contact us. Workshops involve conference delegates by creating something, either physical or conceptual, that will benefit them at their home facilities.  Workshops are not to be used to make sales presentations.  Workshops can be presented for 45 minutes or 1 ½ hours.  Workshops will be taken..."first come, first served."  We will accept as many as possible, based on how much conference time is available.

If you are interested in presenting a workshop at our fall conference, please download, complete and email the following form to Dave DeRemer (dderemer@waukesha.k12.wi.us) by May 28th: 
workshop-submission-form-2012.doc

If you have any questions about eligibility, please call Dave at (262) 896-8423.

COMMERCIAL WORKSHOPS

Vendors may submit workshop proposals that utilize the products or services they sell.  These will be labeled as “Commercial Workshops.”  This designation only signifies that participants may be given a sales pitch during the workshop.  There is no charge to the vendor to do this workshop, but just like any other workshop, acceptance is not guaranteed and depends on available space and the required set up.  The Conference Host & Development Chair will make this decision.

 

Previous GLPA ConferenceStaerkel photo

October 19-22, 2011

The 2011 conference was hosted by the William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College, in Champaign, Illinois.

Special thanks to the Staerkel staff and our sponsors for the wonderful conference! 

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NEW!  GLPA Conference Scholarship!  NEW!

If you would like to attend the conference, but can not afford it, consider applying for the new scholarship which covers the conference registration fee and the meal package.

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The Great Lakes Planetarium Association is supported by a number of fine companies and organizations. To see the list of current GLPA Sponsors and explore their websites, please visit the 2011-12 GLPA Sponsors page. Their generosity has enriched the experiences of countless persons in the planetarium profession.