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

Head-shot Photo Illinois
Bart 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		 Head-shot Photo Indiana
Alan Pareis
9421 Stagecoach Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
(260) 432-8786
bellerophonii@aol.com
Head-shot Photo Michigan
Ronald S. Robinson
Argus Planetarium
Ann Arbor Public Schools
601 W. Stadium Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 994-1771
Head-shot Photo Ohio
Dale Smith
Physics and Astronomy Department
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
(419) 372-8666
dsmith@newton.bgsu.edu		 Head-shot Photo Wisconsin/Minnesota
David DeRemer
Charles Horwitz Planetarium
School District of Waukesha
S14 W28167 Madison St.
Waukesha, WI 53188
(262) 896-8423
Fax 896-6822
dderemer@waukesha.k12.wi.us

 
 

Tips 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

Illinois:
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Location: Discovery Center Museum, Rockford
Contacts:  Sarah Wolf - sarahw@discoverycentermuseum.org
 
Indiana:
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:
Date: Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12, 2012  (please note the change of dates)
Location: Southern Minnesota State University, Marshall
Contacts:  Dr. Ken Murphy - ken.murphy@smsu.edu