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Updated: 4/25/08

Conference

You are invited to the 2008 GLPA Conference , October 29 – November 1, in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Our host sites include three uniquely different planetarium facilities. The Daniel M. Soref Planetarium at the Milwaukee Public Museum features a 74 foot dome, with a Sony SRX full-dome video system. The Charles Z. Horwitz Planetarium at the Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha features a 40 foot dome, a Spitz 512 projector and an all-sky projection system. The Gary E. Sampson Planetarium at Wauwatosa West High School includes a 30 foot dome, a Spitz A-4 projector, and a three-screen video system. Dr. Jean Creighton of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium is hosting a post-conference trip. The conference hotel will be the beautiful Country Springs Conference Center with adjacent water park.

Guest speakers will be Dr. James Kaler with the “Astronomy Update”, Dan Francetic with the annual Spitz Lecture, and Dr. Michelle Thaller of the Spitzer Infrared Telescope Project. Join us for this special Halloween conference featuring posters, papers, workshops, portable presentations and a wonderful chance to network with planetarium colleagues.

Tentative Agenda:  conf-agenda2008.pdf
(updated April 24, 2008)

Our conference hosts:
Bob Bonadurer; Daniel M. Soref Planetarium
Dave DeRemer; Charles Z. Horwitz Planetarium
Todd Dezeeuw & Gary Sampson; Gary E. Sampson Planetarium
Dr. Jean Creighton; Manfred Olson Planetarium

Looking forward to seeing you in Milwaukee for GLPA 2008!


Previous Conference:

2007 Conference: Triple Conjunction
MAPS, SEPA, GLPA
October 9-13, 2007 

The 2007 Conference was called a Triple Conjunction: a combined conference including:
Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society (MAPS)
Southeastern Planetarium Association (SEPA)
Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA)
It was hosted by Steve Mitch and the Benedum Planetarium at the beautiful Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was a fantastic conference. We hope you were able to attend. If not, you will at least be able to enjoy some of the benefits through the proceedings.

Special thanks to Steve Mitch, his staff, and all of our vendors!

The Great Lakes Planetarium Association acknowledges and thanks the following companies and organizations for their generous support of our educational endeavors in Fiscal Year 2007-08:

Parallel Universe Level - Conference Sponsors ($4,000+)

Universe Level - Conference Sponsors ($2,500 to $3,999)

Galaxy Level - Patron Sponsors ($1,500-$2,499)

Solar System Level - Sustaining Sponsors ($650 to $1,499)

Planet Sponsors ($350 to $649)

Note: if you would like to support our next conference, or if you have questions about supporting our conference, please contact our Development Chair.

Special Note: Dr. Jim Kaler's annual Astronomy Updates are now archived online! They're a great resource to refer back to... especially if you didn't take very good notes!