GLPA State Organizations
GLPA's State Organizations provide a local network of planetarians. The state organizations also convene annually for a meeting or mini-conference. You do not need to be a member of GLPA to participate in the state meetings. If you have questions about any of the state organizations or meetings, feel free to contact the appropriate State Chair below. News items about your facility that you'd like to see published in the GLPA Newsletter should also be sent to your State Chair in late-January (for spring), late-April (for summer), late-July (for autumn), or late-October (for winter).
GLPA STATE CHAIRS
 IllinoisBart Benjamin Cernan Earth and Space Center Triton College 2000 Fifth Avenue River Grove, IL 60171 (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3408 Fax 583-3153 bbenjami@triton.edu |
 IndianaAlan Pareis 9421 Stagecoach Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46804 (260) 432-8786 bellerophonii@aol.com |
 MichiganJennifer Sellers Kingman Museum 175 Limit Street Battle Creek, MI 49037 (269) 965-5117 jsellers@kingmanmuseum.org
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 OhioDale Smith Physics and Astronomy Department Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 (419) 372-8666 dsmith@newton.bgsu.edu |
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Wisconsin/MinnesotaTips for Hosts of State Meetings
Quick Tips for State Meeting Hosts:
1. Keep the meeting simple in regards to planning and costs so that you don't need a large number of attendees to make it work.
2. Get address labels and email addresses from the GLPA membership chair.
3. Send out a paper mailing (save receipts) and an email invitation a couple of months before the event.
4. Reserve a block of rooms if you are hosting an overnight event.
5. Be clear about your expectations regarding an RSVP or registration.
6. Send an email reminder (or two) a couple of weeks before the registration deadline.
For complete instructions and suggestions for hosting a state meeting, refer to the State Meetings Guidelines document.
2012 STATE MEETING SCHEDULE
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Locations: Discovery Center Museum, Rockford
Contacts: Sarah Wolf - sarahw@discoverycentermuseum.org
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Location: Carmel High School Planetarium, Carmel
Contacts: Keith Turner - wkturner@ccs.k12.in.us
Michigan:
Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012
Location: Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti
Contact: Norbert Vance - nvance@emich.edu
Ohio:
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Location: University of Toledo’s Ritter Planetarium, Toledo
Contact: Alex Mak - amak@utnet.utoledo.edu
Wisconsin/Minnesota:
Locations: Southern Minnesota State University, Marshall
Contacts: Dr. Ken Murphy - ken.murphy@smsu.edu