GLPA Membership

The Great Lakes Planetarium Association offers membership to all individuals in any way connected with the operation of planetariums regardless of geographic location. GLPA is an affiliate of the International Planetarium Society (IPS) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).

Our membership includes well over 200 people from over 30 states, and at least 4 countries. They work in public and private schools, universities, museums, public planetaria, related businesses, retired, and more. Most of our members work in permanent planetariums, but GLPA includes a strong contingent of portables as well. Over half of our members are also members of IPS.

Membership Benefits

• Annual Conference (usually held in October) and published Proceedings
• State Organizations and meetings
• Quarterly GLPA Newsletter
• Access to the Instructional Materials Library, which includes: past Proceedings, show kits, the Image Bank, Script Bank, TIPS Booklets, and Resource Materials, videos, and more.
• Networking: contact information for your colleagues puts you in touch with people who are happy to share their ideas, experiences, and skills.

Membership Options:

• Regular ($20)
• Senior ($10)
• Student ($10)
• Sponsors/Vendors ($20): people or organizations supportive of the purposes and activities of GLPA. Visit the Vendor Information page for more information on how to sponsor GLPA.
• Honorary Life Member:  In recognition of a member's significant career contributions to planetarium education and the Great Lakes Planetarium Association. See the nomination form for more information.

Networking (lists of members; contact members):

To browse a list of our members, log in and click on one of the links below. Once you are viewing the list of members, you can click on "Website Profile" next to a person's name to find links to content they've posted or send a message to the member using their Personal Contact Form. You can change the sort order by clicking the title of one of the columns.

• Current members: you will receive an empty form. Either enter terms to search for a subset of our members, or simply leave the form empty and click "Search". If you are curious about where our members are located, you can view Current Members Maps.
• Fellows: you will see a full list of all fellows, but if you want to view a subset of Fellows, click "Edit Search Criteria", enter terms to search for, and click "Search".
• Honorary members: you will see a full list of Honorary members.
   

Membership Sign-up and Renewal

Membership runs from October 1 to September 30. Dues are payable at the time of the Autumnal Equinox.

NOTE: this is not for vendors. Vendors should instead go to the Vendors Information Page.

​CURRENT & HONORARY Members:  you can update your contact information in our database.

Option #1: Online Membership Form (pay with check or credit card)

Another option for submitting your membership request is to fill out our Online Membership Form and pay either by credit card, or by check.

1. Log into the web site on the GLPA home page. If you are a current GLPA member, you should have received an email with your user name and password. Usernames are "firstlast", such as "johnsmith". New members can click "Create New Account" on the GLPA home page. If you forget your password, click "Request New Password" on the home page.
2. Sign-up/Renew your GLPA Membership on the Online Membership form.
3. Register for the Conference? If this is conference registration season, don't forget to register for the conference online too! You can do this by filling out the Online Registration Form. You'll need to choose which workshops you'd like to attend.

Option #2: Print and Mail Application (pay with a check)

One option for your membership request is to download and print the PDF Membership Application (requires Acrobat Reader or comparable PDF reader), and mail it in with your check for payment.

Membership forms and fees should be addressed to: