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GLPA 2019 Digital Notebook Table of Contents
Cover Important Information Code of conduct Welcome letter Schedule & maps Schedule Maps Speakers Invited speakers Abstracts Workshops Papers/posters GLPA Award/Banquet information Photo information page Menus Delegate Pages Sponsors Representative Pages Local Attractions Area Attractions Restaurant Guide Acknowledgments Conference Hosts Host institution information Sponsor information
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GLPA CODE OF CONDUCT
[The following statement has been approved by the Executive Committee.]
The community of participants at GLPA meetings and in the planetarium and astronomy education field is made up of members from around the globe with a diverse set of skills, personalities, and experiences. It is through these differences that our community experiences success and continued growth. We expect everyone in our community to follow these guidelines when interacting with others both inside and outside of our community. Our goal is to maintain a positive, inclusive, successful, and growing community.
As members of the community,
• We pledge to treat all people with respect and provide a harassment and bullying-free environment, regardless of sex, sexual orientation and/or gender identity, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, nationality, ethnicity, and religion. In particular, sexual language and imagery, sexist, racist, or otherwise exclusionary jokes are not appropriate. We will treat those outside our community with the same respect as people within our community.
• We pledge that all discussions between members of the community should be done with respect, and we pledge to take proactive measure to ensure that all participants are heard and feel confident that they can freely express their opinions.
• We pledge to help the entire community follow the code of conduct and to act accordingly when we note violations.
This code of conduct applies to all community situations, including conferences, associated social events, on social media, and one-on-one interactions.
Concerns or complaints regarding this Code of Conduct should be expressed privately to one of the GLPA presidents (Past President, President, President-Elect). This information will be shared with the other presidents and dealt with in a timely manner.
This statement has been adapted from the Astropy Community Code of Conduct as further adapted by the Kepler K2 Science Conference, licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
October 23, 2019
Hello GLPA Members and Sponsors!
Welcome to the 2019 annual conference of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association. If you are a new member I offer a special welcome to you. Whether you are new or a veteran, I hope you find this meeting to be a rewarding experience.
Our hosts and the Conference Planning Committee have worked hard to prepare this amazing professional development opportunity for networking, sharing ideas, learning about recent discoveries in astronomy, previewing the latest products, content, and solutions offered by our sponsors, and so much more. Please join me in supporting our hosts in any way we can, and in showing our appreciation for their many months of work. Please also join me in thanking our sponsors for all that they do to support planetariums and our community.
GLPA is proudly dedicated to helping planetarians grow in their knowledge and skills — intellectually, affectively, and socially. We are also proud to hold each other accountable to a high standard of behavior as stated in our code of ethics.
GLPA has a longstanding tradition of excellence, but we strive to improve as an organization every year. If you see ways that we can improve, or if you have ways that you would like to contribute your skills and help out, please consider talking to one of the members of the Executive Committee. Please also remember to fill out the conference survey!
It doesn’t matter if you are from a big dome, small dome, analogue, digital, or domeless. Everyone has something to add — every race, gender, size, ability, sexual orientation, generation, marital status, social class, political orientation… Everyone. Thanks for being here.
Sincerely,
Geoff Holt
GLPA President
Great Lakes Planetarium Association — glpa.orgDedicated to supporting astronomy and space science education through planetaria.
23 October 2019
Dear GLPA Delegate,
Welcome to the 2019 Great Lakes Planetarium Association Annual Conference at the Ritter
Planetarium of the University of Toledo and at the Park Inn Hotel by Radisson. This is our
second time hosting this conference, the first being forty-two years ago in 1977 when we co-
hosted with Rogers High School and Bob Gardner. A lot has changed since then, but you can
still see our venerable A3P Prime on display in the lobby.
Wednesday’s activities will be held at the Park Inn beginning with registration, new member
meeting, a reception, and our first sponsor showcase. The crew from Ash will be running the
Hospitality Suite every night in the hotel. Be sure to stop by and catch up with old friends or
make new ones. Thursday we will travel to the Ritter Planetarium and the Student Union.
Friday we will be back at the Park Inn and we will finish the conference at the University of
Toledo on Saturday.
We have an exciting lineup of guest speakers scheduled. Dr. Shannon Schmoll takes over the
annual “Astronomy Update”. Dr. Jessica Garcia is back for another year to talk about inclusion
and diversity in education. Dr. Robert Dempsey from NASA will talk about everything that goes
into a successful space mission. Dr. Karen Bjorkman will talk to us about the evolution of
astronomical equipment and how it has revolutionized observational astronomy for both
professionals and amateurs. Finally, GLPA’s own Gary Tomlinson will deliver the annual
Armand Spitz Lecture.
We have over twenty sponsors who will be making presentations throughout the conference.
We’ll also have papers and poster papers and a full slate of workshops and discussion groups.
Saturday we will be presenting a program called, “Child of the Universe” originally written and
produced by Jack Horkheimer in 1972. Some have claimed this to be the first truly modern
multi-media planetarium program. This version, produced by James Albury, is a fulldome
program using the original sound track and faithfully reproducing the original graphics in
fulldome.
I hope you enjoy the conference. If there’s anything we can do to make your stay more
enjoyable or informative, please ask any of us on the host-team or anyone on the GLPA
Executive Committee.
Sincerely,
Alexander T. Mak Associate Planetarium Director Ritter Planetarium
Wednesday, October 23, 2019Time Event Location
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM GLPA Executive Committee Meeting Governor’s Room
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sponsor Hall Setup Sponsors Areas, Grand Ballroom
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM GLIPSA Eagle Point Room
2:00 PM – 9:00 PM Check in Hotel Atrium, 2nd floor
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM New Member Orientation Waynesfield Room
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Welcome Reception:Welcoming Remarks Alex Mak, Associate Director of Ritter Planetarium and President's Welcome & Announcements
Sponsored in part by GOTO
Orleans Room
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Sponsor Showcase
NISE Network GOTO Zeiss ChromaCove Ash Spitz AUI MOS Sky Skan
Orleans Room
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Hospitality SuiteLast Call 10:30 PMSponsored in part by Ash Enterprises
Eagle Point Room
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Thursday, October 24, 2019Time Event Location
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast Sponsored in part by Seiler Instruments & Sky Scan
Orleans Room
7:15 AM – 7:30 AM Paper Moderating Meeting Presque Isle Room
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Announcements Orleans Room
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Check-in Hotel Atrium, 2nd floor
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Bus to UToledo Campus
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8:15 AM – 12:15 PM
8:15 AM – 10:15 AM
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Concurrent Sponsor Showcase
Group #1
Sponsor Showcase
Milwaukee Public Museum Spitz Laser Fantasy Seiler Instruments Digital Projection AVI Zeiss Ash
Break Sponsored in part by Adler Planetarium
Sponsor Showcase
Adler Planetarium Evans & Sutherland Digitalis Education Solutions Clark Planetarium Bowen Technovation
Group #2
Sponsor Showcase
Adler Planetarium Evans & Sutherland Digitalis Education Solutions Clark Planetarium Bowen Technovation
Break Sponsored in part by Adler Planetarium
Sponsor Showcase
Milwaukee Public Museum Spitz Laser Fantasy Seiler Instruments Digital Projection AVI Zeiss Ash
Planetarium
Outside Student Union Auditorium
Student Union Auditorium
Student Union Auditorium
Outside Student Union Auditorium
Planetarium
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch & State Meetings Sponsored in part by Audio Visual Imagineering & Digital Projection
Student Union Auditorium
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM UT President Gaber Address Student Union Auditorium
Thursday, October 24, 2019
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1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Concurrent Paper Session
Session 1a
"Appealing to Younger Audiences at Your Planetarium" - G. Phillips & E. Huncik
"Read Under the Stars" - P. Epstein
"Beyond the Mobile Science Theater with INTENSE 2.0: Engaging the Students of Berlin with Begabungförderung” - A. Green
"Solar System Explorers - A show series to keep them coming back!" - S. Schultz
Session 1b
"Risk It!" - S. Button
"Extra, Simple, Significant Revenue Streams" - C. Janssen
“Implementing the open source astronomy software OpenSpace for planetarium and floor programs” - D. Tell, M. Holt
“Visualization design in the planetarium: Moving away from the binary notion of standards” - J. Aguilera
Student Union 2582
Student Union 2584
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Invited Speaker
“The Making of a Mission”
Dr. Robert C. Dempsey has served as flight director for the International Space Station since 2005.
Student Union Auditorium
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Break/Book Signing Sponsored in part by ChromaCove
Outside Student Union Auditorium
Thursday, October 24, 2019
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3:45 PM – 6:45 PM
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Concurrent Workshops/Panel Discussions
Session 1
“Adapting NISE Network’s FREE “Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkits for Your Institution” - Frank Kusiak
“Do You Read Me? Making Hearing Impaired and Deaf Guests Feel Welcome in the Dome” - Derrick Rohl
“Starry Night Favorites for the Stars, Sun, Moon, and Planets” - Dale Smith
Session 2
“Evaluating Live Programs” - Karrie Bergland
“Adopting Pre-recorded Programs to Different Audiences” - Jeanne Bishop et al.
Session 3
“Bright Lights, Big Scopes: Urban and Suburban Public Outreach” - Michael McConville, Paulette Epstein, & Mike Smail
Session 4
“The Value of Education in the Planetarium” - Jeanne Bishop
Session 3+4
“Full Dome Production with Blender” - Waylena McCully
“Big Astronomy at Our Fingertips” - Renae Kerrigan, Vivian White, Shannon Schmoll
Student Union T-Section
Student Union 3018
Planetarium
Student Union T-Section
Student Union 3018
Student Union 3018
Student Union 3018
Student Union 2562
Student Union T-Section
3:45 PM – 6:45 PM Tour of Photovoltaic Labs R1
6:45 PM – 7:45 PM Dinner Sponsored in part by Digitalis Education Solutions & Clark Planetarium
Student Union Auditorium
7:45 PM First Bus Back to Hotel Bus Loop West of Student Union
Thursday, October 24, 2019
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7:45 PM – 10:45 PM Film Festival
Adler Planetarium Evans & Sutherland Spitz California Academy of Science Big Astronomy Clark Planetarium
Planetarium
8:15 PM – 10:30 PM Observing with Ritter 1 m Telescope Ritter Observatory
10:45 PM Last Bus Back to the Hotel Loop outside Planetarium
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Hospitality Suite Last Call 10:30 PMSponsored in part by Ash Enterprises
Eagle Point Room
Thursday, October 24, 2019
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Friday, October 25, 2019Time Event Location
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast Sponsored in part by Milwaukee Public Museum, Laser Fantasy
Orleans Room
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Announcements Orleans Room
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Invited Speaker and Interactive Session
“Inclusion and Diversity in Education”
Dr. Jessica Garcia, Founder and CEO of Hummingbird Solutions, LLC and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Manager for the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan.
Orleans Room
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Poster Viewing Poster presenters should be at their posters
Vistula Room
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Break Sponsored in part by Boston Museum of Science
Outside Grand Ballroom
9:45 AM – 12:00 PM Time with Sponsors Grand Ballroom
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch Sponsored in part by Zeiss, Evans & Sutherland
Orleans Room
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Special Interest Group Meetings
Portable Planetarium
Technology
Education
Diversity and Inclusion
Governor's Room
North Cape Room
Presque Isle Room
TBD
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1:15 PM – 3:00 PM
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
1:30 – 1:45 PM
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Concurrent Paper Session
Session 2a
“Deep Space: An Astronomy Education Course for Adults” - B. Bonadurer
“Apollo 50 celebration: beyond nostalgia” - J. Creighton
“Going Beyond the Stars in the Planetarium” - N. Adhikari & H. Hale
“Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters: Apollo 50th Commemorative Edition” - D. Hurd, K. Quinn
“Big Astronomy Project: (Nearly) Free Show and Great Resources!” - R. Kerrigan, S. Schmoll, T. Wolbrecht
“Capture Content for Your Dome Even if You're a N00b with No Money” - T. Wolbrecht
Session 2b
“You, Too, Can Have a Dark Sky Park Near You!” - D. Leake
“The Shultz, Jr. Planetarium Projector – a neglected piece of planetarium history” - K. Wilson
“The Future of Diversity and Inclusion in the Planetarium World and Why it is Important” - P. Epstein
“Exploring the Use of Formative Assessment in the Interactive Planetarium” - S. Schultz
“Festivals of Classic Shows” - D. Smith
“Bob and Mark’s (Mostly) Excellent Adventure” - M. Percy
“Super Cernan Sampler” - K. McCall
Eagle Point Room
Waynesfield Room
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Group Photo Boeschenstein Park (across the street)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Break Sponsored in part by Astro-Tec Manufacturing
Outside Grand Ballroom
Friday, October 25, 2019
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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Invited Speaker “Astronomy Update” Dr. Shannon Schmoll, Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University
Orleans Room
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Break before Banquet
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Cash Bar Orleans Room
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Banquet and Awards Sponsored in part by Spitz
Orleans Room
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM Invited Speaker Spitz Lecture: "I Believe” Gary Tomlinson
Orleans Room
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Hospitality Suite Last Call 10:30 PMSponsored in part by Ash Enterprises
Eagle Point Room
Friday, October 25, 2019
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Saturday, October 26, 2019Time Event Location
7:00 – 9:00 AM BreakfastSponsored in part by NISE Network
Orleans Room
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Announcements Orleans Room
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Bus to UToledo campus
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Invited Speaker
“Tomorrow’s Astronomy for Everyone: From Deep Space to the Mountaintops to your Backyard” Dr. Karen Bjorkman is interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at The University of Toledo and holds the Helen Luedtke Brooks Endowed Professorship in Astronomy
McMaster Hall 1005
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM BreakSponsored in part by Bowen Technovation
McMaster Hall 1005 lobby
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Business Meeting & LunchLunch sponsored in part by AUI
Student Union 2582/2584
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Constellation Shootout (max 96 people)
Planetarium
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tour of Brooks Observatory Brooks Observatory (McMaster Hall)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Child of the Universe Planetarium
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Storytelling/Door Prizes/Pass the Banner McMaster Hall 1005
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Invited Speakers
Thursday, October 24: 2:15pm - 3:15pm
The Making of a Mission - Dr. Robert C. Dempsey
Picture NASA's famed Mission Control Center and you think of men and women quietly sitting around computer consoles. Calmly sitting there whether vehicles are hurtling towards each other at thousands of miles per hour for a docking of two vehicles in orbit, perhaps not even from the same country. Tranquilly monitoring their data as a space walk is conducted to keep the International Space Station operating. Quietly controlling the vehicle as emergency alarms on the spacecraft are annunciating in red and yellow on the computers of the control room. But what is not seen is the years these women and men prepared for that mission. Designing the spacecraft. Developing the plans and procedures to operate it. Training. From the earth to low earth orbit. From Old Space to New Space. This talk will present some of the stories of these tough and competent people as they prepare for these different operations.
Dr. Robert C. Dempsey has been with NASA since 1997. In his capacity as a flight director for the International Space Station since 2005, he has been responsible for all day-to-day activities, vehicle docking/un-docking, and complex space walks. He also served a 3-year stint as the lead flight director for the European Space Agency (ESA).
For the last 8 years, Dempsey has served as lead rendezvous and docking flight director for the Boeing Starliner program, slated for its first unmanned launch in late September. The Starliner is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, a public-private partnership with Boeing and SpaceX to fly crews to the space station.
Early in his career, Dr. Dempsey worked for the Space Telescope Science Institute as a resident astronomer on the Hubble Space Telescope (1992–1997) and for United Space Alliance as a flight controller (1997–2003).
Dr. Dempsey earned BS degrees in Astronomy and Physics from the University of Michigan. He went on to earn a master’s degree and a PhD in physics from University of Toledo.
Friday, October 25: 8:00am – 9:00am
Inclusion and Diversity in Education - Dr. Jessica Garcia
In this interactive session, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on challenges they have faced during instruction and identify potential solutions for creating more inclusive, engaging learning environments rooted in best practices. Issues of identity and bias will also be addressed.
Jessica Garcia, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of Hummingbird Solutions, LLC, a diversity and inclusion consulting firm. In this role, Garcia offers business and community members the tools and resources to create and sustain inclusive environments for their employees, clients, and constituents. She has consulted with and trained thousands of participants across a wide range of industries in the public and private sectors providing interactive, customized services on topics such as implicit bias and microaggressions; power and privilege; facilitating difficult conversations; inclusive leadership; recruitment, retention, and advancement; and inclusive teaching.
In addition to her work with Hummingbird Solutions, LLC, Garcia serves as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Manager for the Literature, Science, & Arts College at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the University of Michigan, Garcia held a joint position in the Department of Sociology and the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives at Michigan State University. She earned her bachelor's degree and doctorate from Michigan State University in Sociology.
Friday, October 25: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Astronomy Update - Dr. Shannon Schmoll
The annual Astronomy Update Lecture, usually the highest rated conference event, provides the latest astronomical information, investigates what has changed in the past year, and explores current theories on the workings of the Universe. In a new format this year, the Update will focus on the top 10 developments in the field over the past year.
Dr. Shannon Schmoll is the director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University where she has been working to expand both astronomy programming and learning of other subjects under the dome. She earned a joint PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Education from the University of Michigan in 2013. Her research has focused on integrating field trips to informal learning environments into formal science curriculum. She is currently working on a research around extending learning beyond the dome after planetarium shows. She was also a member of the first cohort of the Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors program and continues to provide outreach around why we build so many telescopes in Chile.
Friday, October 25: 8:30pm – 9:30pm
I Believe (Spitz Lecture) - Gary Tomlinson
Gary Tomlinson, one of the few people in the planetarium profession to hold a degree in planetarium education, graduated from Abrams Planetarium’s graduate degree program back in the 1970’s. Gary spent his entire professional career at the Chaffee Planetarium in Grand Rapids, Michigan helping it grow from an innovative 30-foot dome to a state-of-the-art 50 foot dome. Even though education was his strong point, one of his most innovative accomplishments was the invention of a rain "projector" where audience members actually got wet, as well as many other "old fashioned" special effect projectors.
Gary is a past president of GLPA and has been GLPA's Conference Planning Chair for over 30 years. He is also been the Astronomy Day Coordinator for the past 35 years. When asked about his most significant accomplishment, he replied helping to construct GLPA's Astronomy Literacy: Essential Concepts for a K-12 Curriculum and getting all the other US planetarium regional associations to adopt it and speak with a unified voice. He is also the recipient of numerous awards.
In this talk, you’ll learn Gary's opinion on what makes a good planetarium show, the difference between a movie and a planetarium show, the need for questioning and observation, myths and beliefs, and some of his favorite things.
Gary Tomlinson is an accomplished, award winning educator with more than 40 years of experience championing science and science education among students, the public, colleagues, the professional community, and government decision makers. He served as the Associate Curator of the Chaffee Planetarium in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1976 until 2003. He is also a past-president of GLPA and has been the GLPA Conference Coordinator for many years.
Saturday, October 26: 9:30am – 10:30am
Tomorrow’s Astronomy for Everyone: From Deep Space to the Mountaintops to your Backyard - Dr. Karen S. Bjorkman
Astronomy has changed in many ways over just the past 50 years. With the regular availability of space-based telescopes and instruments, from the large and powerful to the small and clever, astronomers have never had such an amazing suite of tools with which to explore the universe. From the ground, new telescopes and techniques are opening new areas of research. The development of high-quality off-the-shelf equipment has allowed more amateur astronomers to make significant contributions to the field. Citizen Science projects are bringing everyone into astronomy and encouraging them to join in the grand endeavor to understand the universe in which we live.
Dr. Karen Bjorkman was named interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at The University of Toledo in January 2019.
Since December 2010, she has served as Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and in 2015 was named as the inaugural holder of the Helen Luedtke Brooks Endowed Professorship in Astronomy. She is also a Distinguished University Professor.
Bjorkman is an astronomer and astrophysicist who became fascinated with science, and particularly astronomy, as a child watching the Apollo moon landings in real time on grainy black and white TV images.
She obtained her BS in Physics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, worked for several years at an aerospace company as a systems engineer, and then returned to graduate school for her MS and doctorate in Astrophysics at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
In addition to her research, Dr. Bjorkman has provided significant service to the international astronomical community and has been heavily involved in education and public outreach. She regularly gives public talks on astronomy, space, and science, and she was the original founder of the long-running “Universe in the Parks” program at the University of Wisconsin.
She is a co-founder of the Northwestern Ohio chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) at UToledo. Her awards include a Cottrell Scholar Award, the Sigma Xi/Dion D. Raftopolous Award for Outstanding Research, a UToledo Outstanding Teaching Award, three NASA Group Achievement Awards, and an Ohio Excellence in Education award.
2019 Conference Workshops, Panel Discussions, & Short Courses
Pre-conference Workshop
GLIPSA: Workshop on Live, Interactive Programming. Karrie Berglund (Organizer) Wednesday, October 23: 9:00am-4:00pm Eaglepoint (Park Inn) Limit:40 Cost:$30
This all day workshop is intended to give GLPA attendees a sense of what happens at the annual Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS). LIPS is a multi-day gathering that focuses on all facets of live programming: presentation skills, sample activities, etc. As with LIPS, ideas and content presented at GLIPSA are intended to apply to everyone who does live shows, no matter whether those shows are in a portable dome or fixed, with a digital system or starball.
Adapting NISE Network’s FREE “Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkits” for Your Institution
Frank Kusiak Thursday, October 24 Workshop Session 1 (3:45 pm-4:30 pm) Workshop Room: T-Section 45 minutes Limit: 50 Cost: Free
The National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network has been creating free hands-on science activities and professional development resources for over a decade. This workshop will focus on the Explore Science: Earth & Space project --a collaboration between NISE Net and NASA. Whether familiar with the network or new to NISE's free space science material, participants will learn about how NISE Net develops and disseminates materials. All NISE Net resources are published under a Creative Commons license, so partners are able to modify the materials so that it fits their practice in order to reach a diverse and broad audience. Workshop participants will get a general project overview and be introduced to NISE Net's hands-on space and Earth science activities and training materials. Together, we'll try out the activities and brainstorm ways to adapt them for various kinds of institutions and audiences and share out to the group.
NISE Net’s Earth and Space Project: http://www.nisenet.org/space Explore Science: Earth and Space toolkit: http://www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit For more info on Earth and Space events across the country, please watch this video: https://vimeo.com/241736250
Do You Read Me? Making Hearing Impaired and Deaf Guests Feel Welcome in the Dome Derrick Rohl (with Drew Gilmore, Steve Burkland, and Dan Tell) Thursday, October 24 Workshop Session 1 (3:45 pm-4:30 pm) Panel Discussion Room: SU 3018 45 minutes Limit: 40 Cost: Free Pursuit and experimentation with open captions (“subtitles”) or device-based closed captioning systems have led many planetariums to explore how to best serve all guests. Staff from Sudekum Planetarium, Adler Planetarium, and California Academy of Sciences will share different possibilities, reasoning behind their respective institutions' decisions, lessons from industry format standards, and feedback from guests. Learn the varying options available as important steps toward the goal of planetarium accessibility for all.
Starry Night Favourites for the Stars, Sun, Moon, and Planets Dale W. Smith Thursday, October 24 Workshop Session 1 (3:45 pm-4:30 pm) Short Course Ritter Planetarium Dome 45 minutes Limit: 96 Cost: Free This short course will demonstrate many of the favourites I have developed using Starry Night in Spitz SciDome. These cover applications to stars and the solar system and can be useful in a wide range of teaching and show modes. Besides common topics such as the stars and sun at different latitudes, some less common topics will include the sky in the far past or future, the analemma, a circumpolar moon, Phobos and Deimos in the Martian sky, the Sun seen from Uranus and Pluto, Venus in the Mayan sky, and more. SciDome users can get a complete set of these favourites.
Evaluating Live Programs
Karrie Berglund Thursday, October 24 Workshop Session 2 (4:30 pm-5:15 pm) Workshop Room: T-Section 45 minutes Limit: 50 Cost: Free
In this workshop we will explore several questions: What makes an outstanding live, interactive planetarium presentation? Do we all use the same criteria for evaluating programs? What aspects of your own presentations do you feel are strong or weak? Attendees will share their own ideas for giving and receiving constructive feedback.
Adapting Pre-recorded Programs to Different Audiences
Jeanne Bishop (with Bob Bonadurer, Katy Downing, Sara Schultz, and Robin Gill) Thursday, October 24 Workshop Session 2 (4:30 pm-5:15 pm) Panel Discussion Room: SU 3018 45 minutes Limit: 40 Cost: Free
Last year Jeanne Bishop published an article in the IPS Education Committee column "Seeking What Works" in the Planetarian, a discussion of ways that a number of planetarians have adjusted showings of their pre-recorded programs to fit the needs of different groups. These procedures include students of different ages, community groups, and groups with special needs. In this panel presenters will continue this discussion with ways they have adapted full-dome and other shows to their different audiences.
Bright Lights, Big Scopes: Urban and Suburban Public Outreach
Mike Smail (with Michael McConville and Paulette Epstein) Thursday, October 24 Workshop Session 3 (5:15 pm-6:00 pm) Short Course Room: SU 3018 45 minutes Limit: 30 Cost: Free
A semi-known Americana singer once crooned “You can’t see stars from the city.” But, as many of us know, it’s actually not that bad. Even in substantially light polluted regions, the Moon, planets, and other celestial objects still shine through. We’ll take a look at building an urban/suburban astronomy outreach program from the ground up, featuring case studies from the Adler Planetarium, the Buehler Planetarium at Seminole State College, and the Michigan Science Center’s Dassault Systèmes Planetarium.
Full Dome Production with Blender
Waylena McCully Thursday, October 24 Workshop Sessions 2&3 (5:15 pm-6:45 pm) Short Course Room: SU 2562 90 minutes Limit: 20 Cost: $5.00
Overview of using Blender specifically for full dome video production. Materials will include example files, step-by-step instructions, the techniques used in the example files, and tips on ways to speed up the workflow.
Big Astronomy at our Fingertips Shannon Schmoll (with Renae Kerrigan and Vivian White) Thursday, October 24 Workshop Sessions 2&3 (5:15 pm-6:45 pm) Workshop Room: T-section 90 minutes Limit: 40 Cost: Free As part of the upcoming Big Astronomy planetarium show, a hands-on Toolkit will be distributed to planetariums and astronomy clubs in 2020. Come preview these activities, give feedback, and receive free materials for use in your planetarium. Topics include how telescopes work, dark sky awareness, representational color, as well as cultural and citizen science.
The Value of Education in the Planetarium Jeanne Bishop (with Dayna Thompson, Mark SubbaRao, and Sharon Shanks) Thursday, October 24 Workshop Session 3 (6:00 pm-6:45 pm) Panel Discussion Room: SU 3018 45 minutes Limit: 40 Cost: Free Two new documents have been produced by the International Planetarium Society (IPS) which should be helpful to many planetariums in diverse facilities. Both have the title of "The Value of the Planetarium in Education." One is a white paper of four pages, while the second is a one-page attractive summary. This topic has been addressed previously by GLPA and others, but not recently and not as thoroughly. The following are seen as major reasons for the document: 1. A rationale for building or purchasing a planetarium. 2. A rationale for funding an existing planetarium and keeping it in operation. 3. A continuing rationale for all who work in planetariums to disseminate positive information about planetariums. 4. A document for referral by everyone involved in planetarium work, with ideas that can be shared with administrators, teachers, planetarium attendees, and the voting community. 5. A document for use by planetarium educators that touches on some best practices for their work. IPS President Mark SubbaRao asked Jeanne Bishop, Chair of the IPS Education Committee, to prepare the document. Dayna Thompson and Sharon Shanks gave major help. The two versions of the document are now ready for use. How the versions were prepared, elaboration of the individual points made in the document sections, and where to access the document will be discussed by the panel. Sharon Shanks will describe how planetarium/astronomy research in recent years has added substance to statements about the educational value of planetariums. Attendees will receive copies of the two document versions.
Concurrent Paper Session 1A Student Union 2582 Thursday, October 24 1:15 – 2:15 PM Appealing to Younger Audiences at Your Planetarium 1:15 – 1:30 – Ginny Phillips, Elaine Huncik Abstract: How can we engage our youngest audiences at our planetarium shows? We discuss how to captivate younger audiences using a balance between education and entertainment. We focus on using characters and personalities to not only entertain and hold the attention of our youngest viewers, but also to help them retain information that is conveyed in our shows. Read Under the Stars 1:30 – 1:45 – Paulette Epstein Abstract: The Michigan Science Center teamed up with Detroit Public Television to present a program called "Read Under the Stars" with some help from SuperWhy, of course. This paper outlines the science behind the program and how we can work together to get early learners excited about science and literacy. Beyond the Mobile Science Theater with INTENSE 2.0: Engaging the Students of Berlin with Begabungför 1:45 – 2:00 – Anna Green Abstract: Since 14 July 2018 the INTENSE program at the Stiftung Planetarium Berlin (SPB – the Foundation of Berlin Planetariums) has been funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie (BJF) in Berlin (the Senate Administration for Education, Youth and Families in Berlin). The program brings our mobile Wissenschaftstheater (Mobile Science Theater), to schools within the city of Berlin that cannot make it out to one of our three permanent planetariums. The program, however, is more than just a typical mobile planetarium program working in the MINT subjects (Mathemathik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik – the German version of STEM). This paper seeks to share how INTENSE is not only used to engage students from early elementary school through high school in the dome and to provide teacher development, but also to support students in their advanced exams and projects, and to actively encourage students who fall under the category of Begabungsförderung (advancement and development interested, talented, and/or gifted students in MINT subjects). It will also delve into what lessons have been learned as the program has grown from version 1.0 to 2.0, and as it looks forward to becoming INTENSE 3.0 in 2020.
Solar System Explorers - A show series to keep them coming back! 2:00 – 2:15 – Sara Schultz Abstract: My planetarium is supported by revenue from ticket sales. In an attempt to entice families to come back for repeat performances, I came up with a show series composed of 4 parts with an associated "rewards" system to keep them coming back. Come see what I did and how it worked for me. It has been a terrific success and I want to share it with all of you!
Concurrent Paper Session 1B Student Union 2584 Thursday, October 24 1:15 – 2:15 PM Risk It! 1:15 – 1:30 – Susan Button Abstract: What is holding you back from the adventure of a lifetime? You simply can't be a shy homebody and also be a planetarian can you? Too busy? Just can't get organized? Come listen to my offers and be motivated to get it together and take the risk! Extra, Simple, Significant Revenue Streams 1:30 – 1:45 – Chris Janssen Abstract: Your facility may already have the license to show current public movies. Even If not, there is cost effective way to bring this additional fun revenue stream to your dome. I will demonstrate what we did with movie release parties to raise extra money. Implementing the open source astronomy software OpenSpace for planetarium and floor programs 1:45 – 2:00 – Dan Tell, Mary Holt Abstract: Morrison Planetarium and the California Academy of Sciences have been partners on the American Museum of Natural History in New York’s OpenSpace software development project, a project largely funded by NASA. We will review some of our experiences so far implementing the free software for public floor programs, speciality planetarium lectures and regular daily shows; including both the technical hurdles of still-developing software and connecting it to the educational and entertainment desires of our audiences.
Visualization design in the planetarium: Moving away from the binary notion of standards 2:00 – 2:15 – Julieta Aguilera Abstract: It is not uncommon in the effort to present data that the notion of absolute standards tends to be brought up. When art and science are coming together in the critical task of visualizing space and time it is perhaps not a bad idea to use more precise words that do not create obstacles between the disciplines that are coming together. In the realm of design, standards do not exist. What does exist are guidelines created for a given context, that is, when there is no designer at hand to articulate visual perception, guidelines are used to constrain the aesthetic possibilities to prevent, as much as possible, contradictions between scientific content and scientific visualizations. While guidelines are a kind of safe recipe, they tend to produce less expressive and less memorable planetarium experiences, and may excessively tone down the saliency of the data. This presentation will go over a number of humorous examples, with the ultimate goal of promoting better interdisciplinary collaborations among seasoned and talented professionals.
Concurrent Paper Session 2A Eagle Point Room Friday, October 25 1:15 – 3:00 PM Deep Space: An Astronomy Education Course for Adults 1:15 – 1:30 – Bob Bonadurer Abstract: As we observe in our domes, many adults visitors want the Planetarium experience to go further. To meet this demand, we recently offered a 5-week course called Deep Space--all in the planetarium. The class met for 2 hours one night a week. It sold out in a few weeks and was a nice revenue generator. Apollo 50 celebration: beyond nostalgia 1:30 – 1:45 – Jean Creighton Abstract: The UWM Planetarium collaborated with units across campus to be sure that the historic Apollo landing anniversary is relevant today. I will discuss lessons learned from an effort to make the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 engaging and timely for all audiences.
Going Beyond the Stars in the Planetarium 1:45 – 2:00 – Nishan Adhikari, Howard Hale Abstract: A big part of working in the planetarium field is being able to adapt to your community. Learning how to utilize your planetarium in ways that aren't astronomy related can be a vital component in increasing your presence in the community. Events such as holiday and movie themed shows, live demos, and many other activities can help bring a new element under the dome. Being under the dome is an experience and we have the power to decide which experience to deliver. Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters: Apollo 50th Commemorative Edition 2:00 – 2:15 – David Hurd, Ken Quinn Abstract: With support from NASA, the College of Charleston and Edinboro University were able to create another tactile book commemorating 50th anniversaries of Apollo landings. It uses the original tactiles created for the first book and an additional section highlighting the Apollo missions. This book once again targets those who are blind or visually impaired, but can be used with all learners. Quinn and Hurd have found valuable feedback from members of GLPA on these books and how they help serve their underserved populations that frequent their institutions. A limited number will be available for free distribution. Big Astronomy Project: (Nearly) Free Show and Great Resources! 2:15 – 2:30 – Renae Kerrigan, Shannon Schmoll, Tiffany Wolbrecht Abstract: Big Astronomy is a National Science Foundation funded project to explore the Dome + model – a planetarium show distributed for a minimal fee in both English and Spanish, plus a website that hosts resources and live programs to extend the learning beyond the dome. Research on the effectiveness of this method will be carried out by Michigan State University. Big Astronomy I Astronomia a Gran Escala will share the story of the people and places who make big astronomy happen. Learn more about the project and the resources that will be available to your planetarium in this presentation.
Capture Content for Your Dome Even if You're a N00b with No Money 2:30 – 2:45 – Tiffany Wolbrecht Abstract: From one newbie to another, you really can capture your own fulldome content and create specialized programming to captivate unique and local audiences. With the development of VR technology, it has never been easier! This paper will highlight some of the low-cost camera equipment and software options available along with tips to get started.
Concurrent Paper Session 2B Waynesfield Room Friday, October 25 1:15 – 3:00 PM "You, Too, Can Have a Dark Sky Park Near You!" 1:15 – 1:30 – David Leake Abstract: Through the efforts of the Champaign County Forest Preserve, the Staerkel Planetarium, and the Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society, we now have the very first (and only) Dark Sky Park in Illinois in Champaign County. This paper will detail the process of working with the International Dark Sky Association to secure Dark Sky Park status for the Middle Fork River Forest Preserve and what you can do to get a Dark Sky Park near you! The Shultz, Jr. Planetarium Projector – a neglected piece of planetarium history 1:30 – 1:45 – Ken Wilson Abstract: Most planetarians know the story of Armand Spitz and his revolutionary innovations to our profession. Few of us, however, know of Armand's friend William Schultz, Jr. and his rival planetarium projector or its possible influence on the most prolific Spitz projector. The Future of Diversity and Inclusion in the Planetarium World and Why it is Important 1:45 – 2:00 – Paulette Epstein Abstract: This paper will discuss current demographics of the planetarium community and how we can change the landscape. It will also discuss why diversity and inclusion is important in our community.
Exploring the Use of Formative Assessment in the Interactive Planetarium 2:00 – 2:15 – Sara Schultz Abstract: Modern teaching strategies, like active learning, have consistently shown to move students toward a better and longer-lasting understanding in classrooms, yet are active learning approaches observed among planetarium educators’ instructional practices? Because of the nature of planetarium learning environments and the innate constraints of planetarium seating, one naturally wonders if assessment conversations serve as a pathway for planetarium educators to most fully intellectually engage with their students/audience and gather information about student understanding in order to guide the teaching and learning process. Ruiz-Primo and Furtak (2006, 2007) developed a coding scheme to analyze assessment conversations observed among STEM classrooms framed as a four-part cycle, known as the ESRU cycle. This study applies their coding scheme to planetarium presentations to analyze the presence of active learning in the form of assessment conversations in terms of this ESRU cycle. Keywords: informal science education, planetarium, active learning, student engagement, formative assessment, assessment conversations Festivals of Classic Shows 2:15 – 2:30 – Dale Smith Abstract: In spring 2018 and 2019, we ran festivals of dozens of classic shows from our thirty years of operation prior to going fulldome, including both purchased shows and shows created at BGSU. All these shows had been digitized to run on our Spitz SciDome XD system. Strong attendance showed audience interest in these classic shows on a wide range of topics. Bob and Mark’s (Mostly) Excellent Adventure 2:30 – 2:45 – Mark Percy Abstract: Bob Bonadurer led the Milwaukee Public Museum’s expedition to Chile to see the July 2, 2019 total solar eclipse. My wife and I joined in and we all had quite the adventure. In this paper presentation, I’ll tell you about all the excellent parts as well as what didn’t go quite as we planned. It was truly spectacular (in mostly good ways) and we all got to see a perfect totality.
Super Cernan Sampler 2:45 – 3:00 – Kris McCall Abstract: The Cernan Earth and Space Center has been busy over the last year working on a wide range of projects involving BSA, FLL, DMX, E&S, MSFC, WTTW, W2W, and more.
Poster sessions, 9:00 – 9:30 AM Friday, October 25 Hotel room Vistula Expanded Outreach at the Newhard Planetarium – Steven Wild Abstract: Upgrades in computer and sound to the Newhard Planetarium along with outreach partners have allowed for growth in visitors to the planetarium. We have partnered with Mazza's Children's Museum, Hancock County Libraries and a local American Chemical Society chapter. New events include, Funday Sunday, story time under the stars, Harry Potter and the stars, and chemistry of space with NASA. We have also integrated student workers to help with the outreach. Reception and Evolution of NGSS Shows at Morrison Planetarium – Mary Holt Abstract: In 2017 Morrison Planetarium premiered two restructured school shows for third to eighth grade students focused on new NGSS national standards. This poster will explore how these shows have been received by students and teachers in the last two years. It will also aim to open up conversations with conference attendees assessing the ways they have utilized Morrison's shared school show scripts or assets, and explore potential methods to improve the shows in the coming years. Pollution Solution: Outreach Program for Third Grade – April Whitt Abstract: Fernbank Science Center offers outreach programs in local schools. This lesson for third graders incorporates science standards for their grade level with hands-on STEM skills. Students work with model street lights to design fully-shielded fixtures. The lesson has been very well received, both by students and teachers.
The GLPA Banquet
The GLPA Banquet, hosted by the GLPA president and highlighted by the Spitz Lecture, is a more formal part of the conference when we gather to reflect on our profession. The program also includes the presentation of awards. The annual Spitz Lecture is named after planetarium pioneer Armand N. Spitz. Criteria for selecting the Spitz Lecturer include individuals who, in the words of Armand N. Spitz, "...have creative imaginations in this field and the courage to visualize the achievement of ideals in a practical way by the use of the planetarium in-strument" and "...who are not afraid to acknowledge that they have a dream." Past lecturers include astron-omers, educators, the widow of Armand N. Spitz, and many pillars of the planetarium community. The Banquet is often attended by delegates' spouses and/or guests. There is no mandated dress code, al-though traditionally men wear a coat and tie and women wear dresses or suits.
Past Spitz Lecturers
Year Name 1967 Grace Spitz
1968 Harry Crull
1969 Mortimer Hait
1970 George Abell
1971 J. Allen Hynek
1972 Margaret Noble
1973 George Pitluga
1974 Von Del Chamberlain
1975 Mark Chartrand
1976 Joe Chamberlain
1977 Phillip Stern
1978 John Rosmergy
1979 Maxine Haarstick
1980 Ken Perkins
1981 George Lovi
1982 Don Hall
1983 Frank Drake
1984 George Reed
Year Name 1985 Richard Knapp
1986 Jack Spoehr
1987 Mark Littmann
1988 Roy Gallant
1989 Don Tuttle
1990 Jeanne Bishop
1991 Paul Knappenberger
1992 Charles F. Hagar
1993 Jon Marshall
1994 Darrel Hoff
1995 Robert C. Elliott
1996 John Hare
1997 Richard H. Emmons
1998 Bob Ernst
1999 James Kaler
2000 James Manning
2001 John Stoke
2002 Dale Smith
Year Name 2003 Rob Landis
2004 April Whitt
2005 Dave DeBruyn
2006 Gene Zajac
2007 James Sweitzer
2008 Dan Francetic
2009 Ken Miller
2010 Chuck Bueter
2011 Lee Ann Hennig
2012 Dan Goins
2013 Art Klinger
2014 Sheldon Schafer
2015 Susan Reynolds-Button
2016 Gary Sampson
2017 David Hurd
2018 David Batch
2019 Gary Tomlinson
Honorary Life Members
Honorary Life Membership is awarded for exemplary career contributions to planetarium education and
the Great Lakes Planetarium Association.
Presidents of GLPA
Cheri Adams David DeRemer
Robert Allen Robert Ernst
Robert Andress Dan Francetic
Dorothy Angeloff Robert Gardner
David Batch Daniel Goins
Garry Beckstrom Roger Grossen-
bacher Bart Benjamin Maxine Haarstick
Jeanne Bishop Donald Hall
Dayle Brown Douglas Holt
Von Del Chamberlain Ruth Howard
David DeBruyn James Kaler
1965-1968 Von Del Chamberlain
1968-1970 Ralph Ewers
1970-1972 Bob Elliott
1972-1974 Don Tuttle
1974-1976 John Soroka
1976-1978 Dave DeBruyn
1978-1980 Lloyd Bodie
1980-1982 Lee Shapiro
1982-1984 Eugene Jenneman
1984-1986 Sheldon Schaffer
1986-1988 Gary Tomlinson
1988-1990 Steve Bishop
1990 Dan Goins
1990-1994 Dale Smith
Art Lusty Sheldon Schafer
Jon Marshall Eric Schreur
Georgia Neff Howard Schriever
Weston Orloff John Schroer
David Parker Daniel Smith
Kenneth Perkins Newton Sprague
Amera Platt Duane Stanley
Ken Rheault Rod Thompson
John Rosemergy Gary Tomlinson
Gary Sampson Don Tuttle
Martha Schaefer Robert Victor
1994-1996 David Batch
1996-1998 April Whitt
1998-2000 Dan Francetic
2000-2002 Jeanne Bishop
2002-2004 Gary Sampson
2004-2006 Joe Derocher
2006-2008 Bob Bonadurer
2008-2010 Cheri Adams
2010-2012 John Schroer
2012-2014 David Leake
2014-2016 Garry Beckstrom
2016-2018 Dayle Brown
Current Geoff Holt
Elect Waylena McCully
Galileo Award
The Galileo Award, GLPA’s highest honor, recognizes persons of exemplary leadership at the high-est level. Galileo awardees have done exemplary work within GLPA and have carried this work be-yond our regional borders to become leaders in the national and international planetarium communi-ty as well.
Service Award
2003 Dale Smith
2004 Jeanne Bishop
2007 Gary Tomlinson
2008 Gary Sampson
2008 April Whitt
2009 Susan Reynolds-Button
2012 Chuck Beuter
2014 David Weinrich
2015 Von Del Chamberlain
2018 Robert Victor
The GLPA Service Award recognizes exceptional and/or long-term service to the Great Lakes
Planetarium Association.
Mentor Award
The GLPA Mentor Award is presented to GLPA member(s) who consistently have provided encourage-
ment and opportunities for students and/or other individuals to become involved in the planetarium pro-
fession, thereby promoting continuity of the profession.
2014 Gregg & Barb Williams
2014 Dale Smith
2015 Dave Debruyn
2015 Ron Kaitchuck
2015 Sheldon Schafer
2016 Randy Olson
2017 John Wharton
2018 Robert Allen
2018 David Hurd
1997 David Parker
2002 Mitch Luman
2011 David DeRemer
2014 John Schroer
2014 Waylena McCully
2015 Geoff Holt
2016 Bob Bonadurer
2017 Bart Benjamin
2018 Dan Goins
GLPA Fellows
The Fellow of GLPA award recognizes a member's professional status and significant contributions to the Great Lakes
Planetarium Association.
Cheri Adams Nancy Franklin
Robert Allen Jon Frantz
Wade Allen John French
Dori Anderson Robert Gardner
Frank Arthur Jim Gavio
Jeff Bass Daniel Goins
David Batch Tony Goodyear
Susan Batson Dave Grebner
Garry Beckstrom Anna Green
Janet Beckstrom Chuck Greenwood
Karrie Berglund Paul Greinke
Bart Benjamin Mike Grznar
Jeanne Bishop Donald Hall Steve Bishop S.C. Hallock Lloyd Bodie John Hare Robert Bonadurer John Harmon Gail Bouslog Jason Heaton Jeff Bowen Peggy Hernandez Ann Bragg David Hoffman Dennis Brinkman Douglas Holt Dayle Brown Geoff Holt Chuck Bueter Clayton Hopper Raymond Bullock Stephanie Hopper Susan Button Stanley Hruska Joseph Chamberlain Lisa Hudnutt Von Del Chamberlain Scott Huggins Larry Ciupik Jeffrey Hunt James Comienski David Hurd Jean Creighton Francine Jackson Alan Davenport Wayne James David DeBruyn Chris Janssen David DeRemer Eugene Jenneman Joseph DeRocher Cliff Jensen Todd DeZeeuw Roy A. Kaelin Tom Dobes Ronald Kaitchuck Robert Elliot James Kaler Robert Ernst Renae Kerrigan Jack Fletcher Arthur Klinger Doris Forror Paul Knappenberger Dan Francetic Bill Kobel
Gary Kutina Gloria Rall
Shawn Laatsch Martin Ratcliffe
Rob Landis George Reed
Randy Landsberg Mark Reed
Gary Lazich Roger Reede
David Leake Pearl Reily
Adam Leis Fran Rifici
Matt Linke John Rosemergy
David Linton Gary Sampson
Mitch Luman Steven Savage
Alexander Mak Martha Schaefer
Jerry Mansfield Sheldon Schafer
Jon Marshall Stephen Schaffer Mary Masui Eric Schreur Kris McCall Howard Schriever Waylena McCully John Schroer Kathy Michaels James Seevers Ken Miller Keith Shafer Steve Mitch Sharon Shanks Walt Mitchell Lee Shapiro William Mitchell Tim Skonieczny Peggy Motes Bob Sledz Ken Murphy Todd Slisher Michael Narlock Mike Smail Georgia Neff William Smethells Rod Nerdahl Dale Smith Joe Noffsinger Daniel Smith Randy Olson Richard Speir Weston Orloff D. Scott Stobbelaar Jeri Panek James Sweitzer Alan Pareis Dan Tell Lawrence Park Dayna Thompson David Parker Rod Thompson Ted Pedas G. Robert Thomson Kenneth Perkins Steve Tidey Mark Perkins Gary Tomlinson Richard Pirko Diane Tranique Amera Platt Keith Turner Jenny Pon Don Tuttle John Potts Robert Victor
Richard Walker Mark Webb
Marjorie Webster
Roderick Webster
David Weinrich
Carl Wenning
April Whitt Barbara Williams Gregg Williams
Lois Wolf Joanne Young
Gene Zajac
Adding a Photo to your GLPA Website Profile Adding your photo to your GLPA website profile will help with networking. Your photo will be used to create a yearbook-style photo array of members and conference attendees.
1. Take, or find a photograph of yourself that is cropped to include mostly just your head and shoulders. The maximum size of the photo will be 600 x 600 pixels and cropped square. Sizing it and cropping it on your own ahead of time will give you more control over the way people will see your photo on the website.
2. Go to the GLPA website: glpa.org 3. In the upper left corner of the site, click on “Member log in.”
4. Enter your username and password, and click “Log in.” 5. In the upper left corner again, click “My Login & Membership.” 6. In the main panel, click on “Update my login information.”
7. Now you can do things like update your email address, change your password, AND upload your
profile picture. 8. To add a profile photo, scroll down to the box that says “Picture.” Click on “Choose File.”
9. Navigate to where you have your photo saved, click on the file name, and click “Choose.” 10. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the “Save” button. You’re done!
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Wednesday, October 23rd
Reception
Taco Station: Marinated beef and chicken with flour tortillas, Spanish rice, refried beans, shredded
cheese, onions, peppers, tomatoes, sour cream and salsa.
Sweet and sour meatballs
Vegetable spring rolls
Spinach and artichoke dip with flat bread
Fruit and Cheese Kabobs
Thursday, October 24th
Breakfast
Scrambled eggs
Breakfast potatoes
Bacon
Sausage links
Oatmeal
Mini assorted Danish
Sliced fresh fruit
Lunch
Hot Dogs and Hamburgers with assorted toppings
Vegetarian Option
Coleslaw
Potato salad
Chips
Brownies and cookies
Dinner
Caesar Salad
Garlic Breadsticks
Eggplant Parmesan
Italian Sausage and Peppers
Rigatoni Marinara
Miniature Cheesecake Tarts
Friday, October 25th
Breakfast
Mini assorted Danish
Bagels with cream cheese
Assorted muffin
Sliced fresh fruit
Lunch
Sandwich Board: Assorted meats, cheeses and toppings
Potato salad
Soup
Desert
Dinner- Banquet
Portobello mushroom ravioli with baby redskins, broccoli, and glazed carrots
Parmesan encrusted tilapia with rice, California blend, and green beans
Top sirloin steak with whipped potatoes, green beans, and glazed carrots
All served with House salad and Dessert
Saturday, October 26th
Breakfast
Scrambled eggs
Breakfast potatoes
Bacon
Sausage links
Oatmeal
Mini assorted Danish
Sliced fresh fruit
Lunch
Italian House Salad
Garlic Breadsticks
Home-style Lasagna with Parmesan Cheese
Vegetable Alfredo Lasagna
Chocolate Dipped Biscotti
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Shae Aagard ! 307-577-0310 Casper Planetarium " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: I am working on a planetarium show in blender about using space for time keeping. I am also working on redoing the Planetarium lobby displays to be about mars. Cheri Adams ! 937-275-7431 Boonshoft Museum of Discovery " [email protected] 2600 Deweese PKWY Dayton OH 45414 20+ Year Member Nishan Adhikari ! Youngstown State University " [email protected] First Conference, New Member Julieta Aguilera ! 1129 Ferdinand Ave. " [email protected] Forest Park IL 60130
Latest Project: Gave a keynote talk last April, got my Ph.D. last May, gave a talk on scientific visualization and scale at a local library, now finishing a summer “science, art and trash” data project inspired by zooniverse in my neighborhood, currently writing a book chapter. Robert Allen ! 608-785-8669 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse " [email protected] Physics Dept., Cowley Hall La Crosse WI 54601 20+ Year Member Susan Batson ! Retired " [email protected] 15882 Bailey Road Pleasantville PA 16341 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Took my portable planetarium to a Cub Scout Day Camp for an entire day. We did programs for kids aged 6-10, and their adult leaders. W Brayton Batson ! 15882 Bailey Road " [email protected] Pleasantville PA 16341
Latest Project: Worked with Librarian to bring planetarium dome to three elementary schools in our district. The trick to this was - we had no projector!
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Jackie Baughman ! Challenger Learning Center, Lockport " [email protected] 1512 Dodge Road East Amherst NY 14051
Latest Project: I have been illustrating images for a Hercules Mythology show for the Williamsville Space Lab Planetarium Garry Beckstrom ! 810-853-STAR Delta College Planetarium (Retired) " [email protected] 1717 Montclair Ave. Flint MI 48503 20+ Year Member Janet Beckstrom ! GLPA " [email protected] 1717 Montclair Ave. Flint MI 48503 Bart Benjamin ! Cernan Earth & Space Center (Retired) " 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Although retired, I continue to serve GLPA at-large as its Publications Chair and Newsletter Editor. With input from my GLPA colleagues, I’m trying to make the GLPA Newsletter more relevant and valuable to its members. Karrie Berglund ! 360-616-8915 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. " [email protected] 817 Pacific Avenue Bremerton WA 98337 Mike Best ! 734-968-3496 Vollbrecht Planetarium " [email protected] 38513 Chestnut Ln Westland MI 48185 Jeanne Bishop ! 440-835-6325 Westlake Public Schools " 24525 Hilliard Rd. Westlake OH 44145 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: As Chair of the IPS Education Committee, I prepared a special document on the value of the planetarium in education.
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Robert Bonadurer ! 414-278-6985 Milwaukee Public Museum " [email protected] 800 W Wells St Milwaukee WI 53233 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: * It’s About Time! That’s our latest production. Fun show about cosmic cycles. Great hit with our audience. * Took 40 people to Chile for Total Solar Eclipse! Awesome! * Deep Space--new planetarium class for adults. * Death of the Universe--live show for adults--Halloween time. Ann Bragg ! 740-367-4589 Marietta College " [email protected] 215 Fifth St Marietta OH 45750 Thomas Briggs ! 484-798-2445 Spitz, Inc. " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: I trained staff at the recommissioned Roseville HS planetarium in Detroit. Chuck Bueter ! 16210 Oak Hill Blvd. " [email protected] Granger IN 46530 20+ Year Member Rayne Burgin ! " [email protected] Steve Burkland ! 312-32-20547 Adler Planetarium " [email protected]
Latest Project: I created dynamic digital signage outside our theaters that uses data from our ticketing system to display the next shows and showtimes. Thomas Button ! 8793 Horseshoe Lane " [email protected] Chittenango NY 13037 20+ Year Member
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Susan Button ! Quarks to Clusters " [email protected] 8793 Horseshoe Lane Chittenango NY 13037 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Week with the GDP, Week in US, American in Italy Steve Crawford ! 269-373-7950 Kalamazoo Valley Museum " [email protected] Jean Creighton ! 414-229-4961 Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Manfred Olson Planetarium " [email protected] PO Box 413 Milwaukee WI 53201
Latest Project: I collaborated with students (one from Algeria and one from Palestine) to offer an “astrocultural” program: Arabian Nights combining the astronomical contributions with Arab culture today. Michael Cushing ! Ritter Planetarium " [email protected] University of Toledo Jack Daleske ! 309-863-3048 " [email protected] First Conference
Latest Project: I started a new planetarium concert series showcasing local musicians and artists. Keith Davis ! 574-631-3952 Notre Dame Digital Visualization Theater " [email protected] 313 Jordan Hall Notre Dame IN 46556 David DeBruyn ! 616-456-3525 Chaffee Planetarium " [email protected] 272 Pearl, NW Grand Rapids MI 49504 20+ Year Member
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Suzie Dills ! 330-455-7043 Hoover Price Planetarium " [email protected] New Member
Latest Project: As of Septenber 1, 2019, I was appointed Planetarium Director of the Hoover Price Planetarium Kyle Doane ! Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc " [email protected] 817 Pacific Ave Bremerton WA 98337 Tom Dobes ! Merrillville Community Planetarium " [email protected] 7010 Olcott Ave Hammond IN 46323
Latest Project: Wrote code to intercept legacy commands from our automation system and redirect them to newer in-house control systems/hardware. Began development of electronics and control systems for LED lighting to replace fluorescent lights in the area just beyond our dome. Katharine Downing ! 440-471-8360 Lake Erie Nature & Science Center " [email protected]
Latest Project: I’ve just added more STEM girl scout programs including space science programming to our dome. I am working on creating a teen program in our dome. Andrew Dugger ! 724-984-4192 " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: Updating Zeiss Skymaster in our HS Patrick Durrell ! 330-941-7107 Youngstown State University " [email protected] One University Plaza Youngstown OH 44555 Austin Edmister ! 517-787-2320 Ella Sharp Museum " [email protected]
Latest Project: Celebrated the Hurst Planetarium’s 50th anniversary! It’s on Sept. 20, so ask me how it went!
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Page Else ! 808-932-8901 Imiloa Planetarium " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: I am working on star talk scripts, and especially incorporating non Greek constellations. Jon Elvert ! Ash Enterprises " [email protected] Paulette Epstein ! 313-577-8400 x435 Michigan Science Center " [email protected] 5020 John R Street Detroit MI 48202
Latest Project: We teamed up with Detroit Public Television to create a “Stories under the stars” program to promote Early Literacy. Ryan Ferko ! Yahn Planetarium " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: I just graduated from Penn State University with a bachelors in astronomy and astrophysics. Martin Fisher ! 260-424-2400 Science Central " [email protected]
Latest Project: Currently fundraising for a capital campaign. Installed new space/astronomy exhibits. John Foerch ! Grand Rapids Public Museum " [email protected]
Latest Project: A Digistar presentation framework called ShowStep, and lots of Digistar scripting. John French ! 517-355-4676 Abrams Planetarium " [email protected] 755 Science Road East Lansing MI 48824
Latest Project: I probably did something but I can’t remember.
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Jim Gavio ! 814-898-7268 Yahn Planetarium of Erie at Penn State Behrend " [email protected] 4205 College Dr. Erie PA 16563 20+ Year Member Howard George ! 636-923-2449 Seiler Instrument " [email protected]
Latest Project: I coordinate service for all ZEISS domes in the U.S. Robin Gill ! 330-359-5235 ext.230 The Wilderness Center " [email protected] P.O. Box 202 Wilmot OH 44689 Drew Gilmore ! 615-401-5097 Sudekum Planetarium " [email protected] 800 Fort Negley Boulevard Nashville TN 37203
Latest Project: Open captions for our shows using Digistar 5! Anna Green ! Stiftung Planetarium Berlin " [email protected] Prenzlauer Allee 80 Berlin 10405
Latest Project: I had a big career change right after GLPA 2018- after 8.5 years with the McDonnell Planetarium in Saint Louis, I took a position with the Stiftung Planetarium Berlin (SPB) in Germany. The Foundation of Berlin Planetariums, as it is called in English, includes three permanent planetariums, two observatories and a mobile dome. I took over as Project Director for the INTENSE Project in November 2018, which brings our Mobile Planetarium to schools and even sometimes festivals all over Berlin. We focus on Begabungsförderung (development of interested, talented and/or gifted students) in Natural Sciences, especially Astronomy. I also took over the direction of exhibitions for SPB, with our first exhibit being »Das Apollo Programm - Ein großer Schritt für die Menschheit« which was a German-English bilingual exhibition for our celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the first Lunar Landing. Christian Greer ! 313-577-8400 Michigan Science Center " [email protected]
Latest Project: We invited media to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo landing.
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Howard Hale ! Ward Beecher Planetarium " [email protected]
Latest Project: I spent the summer presenting to local libraries in my area about the Apollo 11 mission in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the mission launch. John Hare ! 941-730-3434 Ash Enterprises International, Inc. " [email protected] 29 Riverside Drive apt 402 Cocoa FL 32922 20+ Year Member Peggy Hernandez ! 847-888-5324 Elgin U-46 Planetarium/ " [email protected] Elgin National Watch Company Observatory c/o 355 E Chicago St Elgin IL 60120
Latest Project: Due to a successful pilot of one middle school, all 2,800 eighth graders are coming this year. A newly acquired meteorite/impact rock collection will soon be on display! Geoff Holt ! 608-663-6102 Madison Metro School Dist. Pltm " [email protected] 201 South Gammon Rd Madison WI 53717 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: I have been involved in doing authentic astronomy research with a CalTech/JPL astronomer and a group of my students through a program called NITARP. Mary Holt ! 415-379-5863 California Academy of Sciences " [email protected] 55 Music Concourse Dr San Francisco CA 94118
Latest Project: I’m about to test and launch an early childhood program in our Hohfeld Hall venue about shadows that will run once a week with one planetarium presenter facilitating. We’re going to use resources from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s “Bear’s Shadow” activity, including storybooks and hands on props such as flashlights, toys, and drawing materials. I also create scripts and train presenters on various live shows using Uniview and Open Space throughout the year. Shane Horvatin ! 517-884-0037 Abrams Planetarium " [email protected] 755 Science Road East Lansing MI 48824
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Elainie Huncik ! " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: I recorded the voiceover for our planetarium’s kid-friendly Halloween show, called Night-Lite. David Hurd ! 814-732-2493 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania " [email protected] 169 Cooper Hall Edinboro PA 16444 20+ Year Member Bill Huston ! 765-772-4700 Jefferson High School " [email protected] 1801 S 18th St Lafayette IN 47905 Francine Jackson ! 401-722-5293 Ladd Observatory " [email protected] 97 Elder Street Lincoln RI 02865 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Continuing to write weekly email notes for Brown University’s Ladd Observatory and monthly columns for the amateur astronomy association, Skyscrapers, Inc. Also, just asked by the AAA to look into a trip to Iceland for October 2020. Chris Janssen ! 715-261-0886 x1 Planetarium of the Wausau School District " [email protected] Wausau West High School Wausau WI 54401 20+ Year Member Erik Johnson ! 217-351-2567 Parkland College " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: We booked a documentary about sci-fi artist, Chesley Bonestell. Clifford Jones ! Vollbrecht Planetarium " [email protected] 28065 Aberdeen St. Southfield MI 48076
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Ronald Kaitchuck ! 765-285-8871 Charles W. Brown Planetarium " [email protected] Dept of Physics & Astronomy Muncie IN 47306 20+ Year Member Brian Kennedy ! 989-667-2271 Delta College Planetarium " [email protected] Renae Kerrigan ! 309-863-3030 Peoria Riverfront Museum " [email protected] 222 South Washington St Peoria IL 61602
Latest Project: I’ve just finished curating an exhibition titled MOON, which features a 13 foot diameter artwork of the Moon made by British artist Luke Jerram, and objects and media related to the Moon and Apollo missions. I’ve also been learning the ropes of being GLPA’s Deputy Conference Planner. Sarah Komperud ! 612-626-2253 Bell Museum " [email protected]
Latest Project: In July 2019, the museum & planetarium celebrated its 1 year anniversary. The past year saw more than double the expected annual attendance. Many of the highest attended events in the first year were astronomy related, including 1300 people who braved the cold MN winter for the January 2019 total lunar eclipse. Heidi Kuchta ! Ritter Planetarium " [email protected] University of Toledo Shawn Laatsch ! 603-880-8500 Sky Skan Inc. " [email protected] 51 Lake Street Nashua NH 3060 20+ Year Member David Leake ! Staerkel Planetarium " [email protected] 20+ Year Member
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Rori Leath ! 740-349-9277 The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art, and Technology " [email protected] 55 S 1st Street Newark OH 43055 First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: Developing curriculum for bringing our partner preschools to the museum for a planetarium experience and hands on demonstrations of day and night. Danielle LeBlanc ! 617-589-0272 Museum of Science, Boston " [email protected] 1 Science Park Boston MA 02114
Latest Project: Produced and released Destination Mars and oversaw development of a range of evening adult audience events in the dome including live music concerts, theater, gaming events, and dragshows. Dale Lewis ! 330-854-2209 Astro-Tec Mfg., Inc. " [email protected] 550 Elm Ridge Ave. Canal Fulton OH 44614 Matt Linke ! 734-647-1381 U-M Museum of Natural History " [email protected] 1105 North University Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Opened a new Museum and Planetarium, in April. Two more galleries opening in November. Paul Logus ! Boonshoft Museum of Discovery " [email protected] 1083 Viewpoint Dr. Dayton OH 45459 Mitch Luman ! 812-425-2406 Koch Immersive Theater & Planetarium " [email protected] PO Box 3435 Evansville IN 47733 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: I created an Apollo 11 museum exhibition and accompanying planetarium show.
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Alex Mak ! Ritter Planetarium " [email protected] University of Toledo Greg Mancari ! 303-370-6109 Denver Museum of Nature & Science " [email protected] 2001 Colorado Blvd Denver CO 80205
Latest Project: I have completely redone our lighting control system and lights in the planetarium for the first time in 20 years. Julia Marsh ! 313-577-8400 Michigan Science Center " [email protected] 5020 John R St Detroit MI 48202 First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: I worked on designing a custom planetarium program for the live music event by Titled Axes titled Moonwalk. This was to celebrate the Apollo Moon landing with live music. Kris McCall ! 708-456-0300 x 3408 Cernan Earth and Space Center " [email protected] Triton College River Grove IL 60171
Latest Project: Trying to do too many things at once: planetarium upgrades, marketing, fleshing out educational programs, sponsored Summer of Space on WTTW PBS Chicago, eat and sleep. Michael McConville ! 610-579-6776 Spitz, Inc. " [email protected] Waylena McCully ! 217-351-2568 Staerkel Planetarium " [email protected] Parkland College Champaign IL 61821 20+ Year Member Troy McCurdy ! 412-585-1568 Pine-Richland High School " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Patrick McPike ! 312-545-2587 Adler Planetarium " [email protected] 105 N Emerson ST Mount Prospect IL 60056
Latest Project: Imagine the Moon fulldome show Laura Megeath ! 419-517-8897 Appold Planetarium " [email protected] Lourdes University Sylvania OH 43560 First Conference Kathy Michaels ! 716-434-3196 Challenger LC of Lockport " [email protected] 103 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: We began full scale planetarium outreach to our community and instituted a free out of school STEAM program. Ken Murphy ! 507-537-6173 Southwest Minnesota State University " [email protected] 1501 State St. Marshall MN 56258 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Upgraded to a Laser Phosophor projector and built a rail system to retract the digital projector and elevate the Spitz 512 with its beautiful LED stars (all in less than a minute). Also, teaching college course on fulldome production using Blender. Johnathan Nelson ! " [email protected]
Latest Project: Just switched over to Digistar 6 and am working on building our modules and interfaces. Melinda O’Malley ! 574-258-9569 PHM DVT/Planetarium/Air & Space Museum " [email protected] 55860 Bittersweet Road Mishawaka IN 46545
Latest Project: This summer I organized my first DVT/Planetarium STEM community event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Raul Orozco ! 313-577-8400 Michigan Science Center " [email protected] 5020 John R St Detroit MI 48202 First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: Writing a moon show at MiSci David Parker ! Tipton Planetarium " [email protected] 629 Holiday Drive Greentown IN 46936 20+ Year Member Rhiannon Partington ! " [email protected] First Conference, New Member Naomi Pequette ! 303-370-6314 Denver Museum of Nature & Science " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: I’ve been working with our anthropology curator to connect with tribal leaders and other cultural representatives to bring multi-cultural constellation stories to our planetarium, new space science exhibit, and other programs. Mark Percy ! 716-626-8523 Williamsville Space Lab Planetarium " [email protected] 1595 Hopkins Rd Williamsville NY 14221
Latest Project: I went to Chile to see the total eclipse on 7/2/19! Brandon Phan ! NISE Network " [email protected] Ginny Phillips ! Youngstown State University " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: I, with the help of my colleague, created a character for our planetarium kids shows.
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Justin Polacek ! 314-533-8183 St. Louis Science Center " [email protected]
Latest Project: I am currently building an interactive Soil Core Exhibit for our Grow gallery. Ken Quinn ! Edinboro University Planetarium " [email protected] 234 E 29th Erie PA 16504
Latest Project: Tactile lunar book focusing on the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. Chuck Rau ! 330-541- 5337 Seiler Instruments " [email protected]
Latest Project: Seiler Essentials line of projection systems. Mark Reed ! 269-373-7973 Kalamazoo Valley Museum " [email protected] 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Additional Digistar 6 Training at Digistar Users Group Conference and planning the 2020 GLPA Conference. Derrick Rohl ! 615-401-5077 Sudekum Planetarium " [email protected] 800 Fort Negley Boulevard Nashville TN 37203
Latest Project: We started a new planetarium concert series with The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville! Tom Routt ! Ritter Planetarium " University of Toledo First Conference Jacob Salis ! 814-732-2493 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania " [email protected] 169 Cooper Hall Edinboro Univ. of PA Edinboro PA 16444
Latest Project: Negotiated with the Student Government Association on upgrading and receiving our new laser system.
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
David Sasich ! Evans & Sutherland " [email protected] Sheldon Schafer ! 309-863-3027 Peoria Riverfront Museum " [email protected] 222 South Washington Street Peoria IL 61602 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Chased the 2019 Total Solar Eclipse in Argentina Michael Schian ! 585-331-9328 Challenger Learning Center - Lockport " [email protected] Shannon Schmoll ! 517-884-0039 Abrams Planetarium " [email protected]
Latest Project: We are working on a new meteorite exhibit in our lobby through IMLS grant funding. I am also co-PI on the Dome+/Big Astronomy project that includes a new planetarium show about astronomy in Chile, hands on activities, an online portal, and education research! Eric Schreur ! n/a Kalamazoo Valley Museum " 2324 Bronson Blvd. Kalamazoo MI 49008 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Working on a Family Stargazing pamphlet Sara Schultz ! 218-477-2457 Minnesota State University Moorhead " [email protected]
Latest Project: I have been working hard to reach beyond traditional astronomy content in the planetarium by working to bring in music, poetry, visual arts and performance. Now, that is to emphasize that I am *working* on it. I am also dabbling in VR and 360 videos to see where that takes me. I have more students than ever doing various things in and around the dome. I am in the writing stage of my doctorate dissertation work on education in the planetarium. If you are interested, let’s talk about formative assessment and learning in the dome! Charissa Sedor ! 412-237-1622 Buhl Planetarium at Carnegie Science Center " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Talia Sepersky ! 617-589-0285 Museum of Science, Boston " [email protected] 1 Science Park Boston MA 02114 Sharon Shanks ! IPS " [email protected] 484 Canterbury Ln Boardman OH 44512 Mike Smail ! 312-294-0365 Adler Planetarium " [email protected] 1300 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL 60605
Latest Project: Created a custom fulldome show to accompany the premiere of the Washington Post’s new podcast, Moonrise, about the origins of the Apollo program. Dale Smith ! 419-372-8666 Bowling Green State University " [email protected] Department of Physics & Astronomy Bowling Green OH 43403 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: In spring, ran festival of all the classic shows we had created at BGSU. Will Snyder ! James S. McDonnell Planetarium " [email protected]
Latest Project: In 2019, I moved to St. Louis to become manager of the James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center. Jeffrey Stark ! 810-237-3405 Longway Planetarium " [email protected]
Latest Project: The Cultural Center in Flint recently opened a K-5 charter school and my planetarium has partnered with them to develop the science curriculum for the school. We’ve also continued progress on production for our first feature show about Newton’s Laws aimed at 1st-3rd grade audiences. Erin Steinert ! 509-542-4709 Bechtel National Planetarium - Columbia Basin College " [email protected] 2600 N. 20th Ave. Pasco WA 99301
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht ! 330-941-3619 Ward Beecher Planetarium " [email protected] Youngstown OH 44555
Latest Project: I’m working on website development as well as distribution strategies for Big Astronomy, an NSF-funded planetarium show about astronomy in Chile! Mark SubbaRao ! 312-294-0348 Adler Planetarium " [email protected] 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL 60605
Latest Project: My First Year as IPS President Steven Sumichrast ! 219-650-5486 Merrillville Community Planetarium " [email protected] 199 E 70th Pl Merrillville IN 46410 Lisa Swaney ! 262-970-4139 Horwtiz-DeRemer Planetarium " [email protected] New Member Dan Tell ! 415-379-5257 California Academy of Sciences " [email protected] 55 Music Concourse Drive San Francisco CA 94118
Latest Project: We’ve been contributing partners on the OpenSpace open source astronomical software project and recently launched the first regularly scheduled, daily, live OpenSpace show for the public. Dayna Thompson ! 765-285-8963 Charles W. Brown Planetarium " [email protected] Ball State University Muncie IN 47306
Latest Project: I produced 12 live & interactive modules for the RSA Cosmos digital system that are aligned with the NGSS. I also released a free guided meditation program that is hosted by GLPA.org. Gary Tomlinson ! 5075 N. Division " [email protected] Comstock Park MI 49321 20+ Year Member
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
John Tremonti ! 248-763-8379 Three Mountains, LLC " [email protected] 24905 Telegraph Rd. Southfield MI 48033 Adam Wales ! 612-605-0826 The Elumenati " [email protected] Brian Wallace ! 218-454-6651 Brainerd Schools " [email protected] 13786 Memorywood Drive. Baxter MN 56425 Sarah Weaver ! 651-293-5398 Como Planetarium " [email protected] First Conference, New Member
Latest Project: Utilizing a traveling dome as part of our outreach in middle schools. Mark Webb ! 317-537-2806 GOTO, INC. " [email protected] 4044 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago IL 60618 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: What is Virtuarium X? April Whitt ! 678-874-7148 Jim Cherry Memorial Planetarium " [email protected] 156 Heaton Park Dr NE Atlanta GA 30307 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: I developed a new lesson on moon phases for fourth grade. Steven Wild ! University of Findlay " [email protected] First Conference, New Member Barbara Williams ! 219-650-5486 Merrillville Community Planetarium " 199 E. 70th Ave. Merrillville IN 46410 20+ Year Member
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Delegates
Gregg Williams ! 219-650-5486 Merrillville Community Planetarium " [email protected] 199 E. 70th Ave. Merrillville IN 46410 20+ Year Member
Latest Project: Revised fifth grade program on solar system Thomas Willmitch ! 309-438-2496 Illinois State University Planetarium " [email protected] Campus Box 4560 Normal IL 61790 20+ Year Member Kenneth Wilson ! 804-349-6592 Pancosmic, LLC " [email protected]
Latest Project: I’ve started my own planetarium company, Pancosmic LLC. Johnathan Winckowski ! 989-340-6535 Besser Museum " [email protected]
Latest Project: I created a culture/ star festival themed after the Japanese Holiday Tanabata. It included Food, games, and events centered around Tanabata and also included star gazing, which is relevant to Tanabata’s mythology. Brian Wolff ! 810-237-3404 Longway " [email protected]
Latest Project: Currently working on a full production educational show. Olivia Wyman ! " [email protected] First Conference, New Member Diana Yoder ! SCSM " [email protected] First Conference
Latest Project: I just left the SEPA region to follow my husband to Dayton, OH. Currently, I am volunteering at Boonshoft Museum of Discovery while looking for museum work in the Cinncinati/Columbus region. Joanne Young ! 407-859-8166 Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc. " [email protected] 6565 Hazeltine National Dr Orlando FL 32822 20+ Year Member
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Sponsor Representatives
Mathew Allred ! 407-859-8166 Evans & Sutherland " [email protected] Brian Adams ! Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc. " [email protected] Karrie Berglund ! 360-616-8915 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. " [email protected] 817 Pacific Avenue Bremerton WA 98337 Kayla Berry ! NISE Network " [email protected] Robert Bonadurer ! 414-278-6985 Milwaukee Public Museum " [email protected] 800 W Wells St Milwaukee WI 53233 20+ Year Member Eric Briggs ! 484-798-2445 Spitz, Inc. " [email protected] First Conference, New Member Dan Bucher ! Astro-Tec Mfg., Inc. " [email protected] Steve Burkland ! 312-322-0547 Adler Planetarium " [email protected] Chris Conrow ! Digital Projection " [email protected] Jonathan Dansie ! Clark Planetarium " [email protected] Kyle Doane ! Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc " [email protected] 817 Pacific Ave Bremerton WA 98337
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Sponsor Representatives
Andrea Doubek ! 385-468-1236 Clark Planetarium " [email protected] 110 South 400 West Salt Lake City UT 84101 Jon Elvert ! Ash Enterprises " [email protected] Taro Emoto ! +81 42 362 5312 GOTO, INC. " [email protected] 4-16 Yazaki-cho Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183 Howard George ! 636-923-2449 Seiler Instrument " [email protected] Kyle Greetham ! Digital Projection " [email protected] John Hare ! 941-730-3434 Ash Enterprises International, Inc. " [email protected] 29 Riverside Drive apt 402 Cocoa FL 32922 20+ Year Member Jay Heck ! 425-214-0772 Laser Fantasy " [email protected] 4228 159th Ave SE Bellevue WA 98006 Mary Holt ! 415-379-5863 California Academy of Sciences " [email protected] 55 Music Concourse Dr San Francisco CA 94118 Scott Huggins ! 610-459-5200 Spitz, Inc. " [email protected] 700 Brandywine Drive Chadds Ford PA 19317 Martin Kraus ! Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH " [email protected]
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Sponsor Representatives
Frank Kusiak ! NISE Network " [email protected] Shawn Laatsch ! 603-880-8500 Sky Skan Inc. " [email protected] 51 Lake Street Nashua NH 3060 20+ Year Member Phil Laney ! 678-358-5765 Digital Projection " [email protected] Deb Lawson ! GOTO, INC. " [email protected] Danielle LeBlanc ! 617-589-0272 Museum of Science, Boston " [email protected] 1 Science Park Boston 02114 Dale Lewis ! 330-854-2209 Astro-Tec Mfg., Inc. " [email protected] 550 Elm Ridge Ave. Canal Fulton OH 44614 Michael McConville ! 610-579-6776 Spitz, Inc. " [email protected] Eric Melenbrink ! 804-543-2499 Ash Enterprises " [email protected] 1221 Stanhope Ave. Richmond VA 23227 20+ Year Member Ken Miller ! 317-537-2806 GOTO, INC. " [email protected] 8060 Clearwater Drive Indianapolis IN 46256 Brandon Phan ! NISE Network " [email protected]
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Sponsor Representatives
Ben Ponce ! Ash Enterprises " [email protected] Chuck Rau ! 330-541- 5337 ChromaCove " [email protected] Mario Rauh ! Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH " [email protected] Brad Rush ! 610-459-5200 Spitz, Inc. " [email protected] 700 Brandywine Drive Chadds Ford PA 19317 David Sasich ! 801-588-7522 Evans & Sutherland " [email protected] 770 Komas Dr Salt Lake City UT 84108 Yuka Sato ! +81 42 362 5312 GOTO, INC. " [email protected] 4-16 Yazaki-cho Tokyo 183-8530 JAPAN Louise Schaper ! Seiler Instrument " [email protected] 3433 Tree Ct St Louis MO 63122 Volkmar Schorcht ! Zeiss Jena GmbH " [email protected] Chris Seale ! 610-459-5200 Spitz, Inc. " [email protected] Rick Seiler ! Seiler Instruments " [email protected] 3433 Tree Court Industrial Blvd St. Louis MO 63122 First Conference
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Sponsor Representatives
Talia Sepersky ! 617-589-0285 Museum of Science, Boston " [email protected] 1 Science Park Boston MA 02114 Mike Sheehan ! Clark Planetarium " [email protected] Robin Sip ! Evans & Sutherland " [email protected] Lekstraat 156 The Hague ZH 2515VZ Mike Smail ! 312-294-0365 Adler Planetarium " [email protected] 1300 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL 60605 Timothy Spuck ! AUI " [email protected] Dan Tell ! 415-379-5257 California Academy of Sciences " [email protected] 55 Music Concourse Drive San Francisco CA 94118 JT Towne ! Spitz, Inc. " [email protected] Mark Trotter ! 317-863-0525 Bowen Technovation " [email protected] 7999 East 88th Street Indianapolis IN 46256 Kazumi Tsubakitani ! GOTO,INC. " [email protected] Kodi Tyo ! Laser Fantasy " [email protected]
2019 GLPA Conference – University of Toledo Sponsor Representatives
Mark Webb ! 317-537-2806 GOTO, INC. " [email protected] 4044 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago IL 60618 20+ Year Member Tom Wilmers ! Digital Projection " [email protected] Brian Wirthlin ! 314-218-6360 Seiler Instrument " [email protected] 3433 Tree Court Industrial Blvd Saint Louis MO 63122 Ken Yager ! Seiler Instrument " [email protected] Joanne Young ! 407-859-8166 Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc. " [email protected] 6565 Hazeltine National Dr Orlando FL 32822 20+ Year Member
Area Attractions
Imagination Station
A hands-on children’s science museum on Summit Street in Downtown Toledo three blocks
north of the Park Inn Hotel.
The Toledo Museum of Art
One of the nation’s finest art museums. It is located on Monroe Street almost exactly half way
between the Park Inn and the University of Toledo.
The Toledo Zoo
Located on Broadway Street, it is also accessible from the Anthony Wayne Trail. It is one the
highest rated zoos in the nation.
Tony Packo’s Café
Made famous on the TV show MASH in the 1970’s, it is located at 1902 Front Street, about
five miles from the Park Inn. This is the original location dating back to the Depression. They
serve the best hot dogs and Hungarian food in Toledo.
Franklin Park Mall
Located on Monroe Street about 4 miles from the University of Toledo and about six miles
from the Park Inn. Franklin Park is the region’s premier mall, with many stores and restaurants
around the mall as well.
Hollywood Casino
Located right off Interstate 75 about three miles south of Downtown Toledo.
Breakfast: ● Charlies Coney Island- 6945 Central
Ave, Toledo (20 min drive west of campus)
● First Watch - 3410 Secor Rd Ste. 550, Toledo (5 min drive north of campus)
● Greg’s Grill - 3243 W Sylvania Ave #4144, Toledo (10 min drive north of campus)
● Uncle John’s Pancake House (open all day)- 3131 Secor Rd, Toledo (5 min drive north of campus)
Coffee: ● Maddie & Bella Coffee Roasters - 44 S
St Clair St, Toledo (5 min walk from hotel)
● Rustbelt coffee - 119 N Ontario St, Toledo (7 min walk, 2min drive from hotel)
● Brew - 1440 Secor Rd, Toledo (10 min walk, 5 min drive on the edge of campus)
Italian: ● Rosie’s - 606 N McCord Rd, Toledo (20
min drive west of campus) ● Ciao Ristorante - 6064 Monroe St,
Sylvania (20 min north-west of campus) Asian:
● Rice Blvd (Sushi) - 1440 Secor Rd, Toledo (10 min walk, 5 min drive on the edge of campus)
● QQ Kitchen (Chinese/Asian) - 3324 Secor Rd #4, Toledo (10 min drive north of campus)
Mediterranean:
● Phoenicia Cuisine - Top floor of the Student Union, Center of campus
● Sidon - 4625 W Bancroft St, Toledo (10 min drive West of campus)
● The Beirut - 4082 Monroe St, Toledo (10 min drive North of campus)
● Poco Piatti Poco Piatti, 6710 Central Ave, Toledo (20 min north-west of campus)
Mexican:
● Don Juan’s Mexican - 5001 Monroe St, Toledo (15 min drive North of campus)
● El Camino Real - 2500 W Sylvania Ave, Toledo (10 min drive North of campus)
Downtown: ● Real Seafood - 22 Main St, Toledo (5
min drive from the hotel) ● Balance - 215 N Summit St, Toledo (2
min walk from hotel) Barbecue:
● BD’s Mongolian BBQ - 5001 Monroe St, Toledo (15 min drive North of campus)
● Backyard BBQ & Booze - 2600 W Sylvania Ave, Toledo (10 min drive North of campus)
Misc:
● Black Rock Steakhouse - 5001 Monroe St, Toledo (15 min drive North of campus)
● Maumee Bay Brewing Company - 27 Broadway St, Toledo (10 min walk, 2 min drive from hotel)
● Registry Bistro - 144 N Superior St, Toledo (3 min walk from hotel)
● Brim House - 444 N Summit St 1st Floor, Toledo (7 min walk, 1 min drive from hotel)
● J Alexander’s Restaurant - 4315 Talmadge Rd, Toledo (11 min drive North-West of campus)
Toledo Landmark: ● Tony Packo’s (The Original) - 1902
Front St, Toledo (6min drive from hotel)
Bars: ● Bar 145 - 5305 Monroe St, Toledo (15
min North-West of campus) ● Fleetwood’s Tap Room - 28 N St Clair
St, Toledo (2 min walk from hotel) ● Black Cloister - 619 Monroe St, Toledo
(5 min walk from hotel) ● Tin Can - 1 S Erie St, Toledo (2 min
drive, 6 min walk from hotel) ● The Heights - 444 N Summit St 12th
Floor, Toledo (7 min walk, 1 min drive from hotel)
● Bier Stube - 5333 Monroe St, Toledo (15 min drive North-West of campus)
● Nick and Jimmies - 4956 Monroe St, Toledo (15 min drive North of campus)
Conference Hosts
Michael C. Cushing ……………………………………………………. Director of Ritter Planetarium
Alex Mak……………………………………………………...Associate Director of Ritter Planetarium
Heidi Kuchta…………………………………………………………….Planetarium Graduate Student
Conference Committee
Geoff Holt………………………………………………………………………………...GLPA President
Gary Tomlinson…………………………………………………………….Conference Planning Chair
Dale Smith……………………………………………………………………………Proceedings Editor
Anna Green…………………………………………………………………. Conference Photographer
Janet Beckstrom………………………………………………………………….Conference Registrar
Tom Dobes…………………………………………………………………...Conference Videographer
Steve Sumichrast, John Foerch, Brian Wolff………………………………………..Video Assistants
Mark Reed………………………………………………………………………..Workshop Coordinator
April Whitt……………………………………………………………………..Paper/Poster Coordinator
Kris McCall………………………………………………………………………………Door Prize Chair
Participating University of Toledo Staff
Rick Irving Rubye Wise Caroline Mak Tom Routt McKenna Dowd
Hotel Services
Angela Roberts at Park Inn by Radisson.
About the University of Toledo
The University of Toledo is a student-centered, public metropolitan research university with
20,500 students and picturesque campuses recognized nationally for their beauty. The
University of Toledo is one of 14 state universities in Ohio. We were established in 1872 and
became a member of the state university system in 1967. The University of Toledo and the
Medical University of Ohio merged in July 2006 to form the third-largest public university
operating budget in the state. The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission.
We offer more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs through the
colleges of: Arts and Letters, Business and Innovation, Education, Engineering, Graduate
Studies, Health and Human Services, Honors, Law, Medicine and Life Sciences, Natural
Sciences and Mathematics, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and University
College.
About the Ritter Planetarium
The Ritter Planetarium is part of the Physics and Astronomy department of the College of
Natural Sciences and Mathematics and is housed in the Ritter Astrophysical Research Center
(RARC). RARC is home to about a dozen faculty and post-doctoral associates, a roughly equal
number of graduate students, the Ritter one-meter telescope (used extensively for research and
outreach) and the Ritter Planetarium. Adjacent to RARC is the Brooks Observatory, a smaller
facility dedicated to undergraduate education and public outreach. RARC is a somewhat
unusual facility in that it houses both a research grade telescope and an active planetarium
dedicated to public outreach; the two are seldom found together. In addition to research, the
facility is dedicated to astronomical education for everyone from pre-school students to post-
doctoral associates.
The Ritter Planetarium is a forty-foot dome theater seating 96 people. It opened in 1967
featuring a Spitz A3P-Prime projector. In 2011 it was completely renovated, and the world’s first
Spitz SciDome XD was installed. The facility serves undergraduate classes (both astronomy
and non-astronomy), area K-12 school groups, scout and other civic organizations, as well as
the public on weekends. Our annual attendance is approximately twenty thousand. In addition
to the SciDome projection system the theater also supports 5.1 surround sound, wireless
internet access, and has a multi-source high-definition data projector.
Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors
Parallel Universe
Ash Enterprises
29 Riverside Drive Apt 402
Cocoa, FL 32922
941-730-3434
ash-enterprises.com
John Hare
Evans & Sutherland
770 Komas Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
www.es.com
David Sasich
GOTO
4044 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
317-537-2806
www.goto.co.jp/english/
Mark Webb
Spitz
700 Brandywine Drive
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
610-459-5200
www.spitzinc.com
Chris Seale
Zeiss
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10
Jena, TH 07745
Daniel Matz
Universe
Audio Visual Imagineering
6565 Hazeltine National Dr.
Orlando, FL 32822
407-859-8166
www.av-imagineering.com
Joanne Young
Clark Planetarium
110 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
385-468-1236
clarkplanetarium.org
Andrea Doubek
Digital Projection
55 Chastain Rd.
Kennesaw, GA 30144
678-358-5765
www.digitalprojection.com/visualization
Phil Laney
Digitalis Education Solution
817 Pacific Avenue
Bremerton, WA 98337
360-616-8915
www.DigitalisEducation.com
Karrie Berglund
Galaxy
Astro-Tec
550 Elm Ridge Ave.
Canal Fulton, OH 44614
330-854-2209
www.astro-tec.com
Dale Lewis
AUI/Big Astronomy
1400 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
www.aui.edu
Timothy Spuck
Laser Fantasy
4228 159th Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
425-214-0772
www.laserfantasy.com
Jay Heck
Milwaukee Public Museum
800 W Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-278-6985
www.mpm.edu
Robert Bonadurer
NISE Network
UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science
Berkeley, CA 94720
510-643-7827
nisenet.org
Brandon Phan
Seiler
3433 Tree Court Ind. Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63122
636-923-2449
www.seilerinst.com
Chuck Rau
Sky Skan
51 Lake Street
Nashua, NH 03060
603-880-8500
www.skyskan.com
Shawn Laatsch
Solar System
Adler
1300 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 312-294-0365 adlerplanetarium.org Mike Smail
Bowen Technovation
7999 East 88th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46256
317-863-0525
www.bowentechnovation.com
Mark Trotter
ChromaCove
7777 Wall Street Ste A
Cleveland, OH 44125
330-541-5337
www.chromacove.com
Chuck Rau
Museum of Science (Boston)
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
617-589-0272
www.mos.org
Danielle LeBlanc
Planet
California Academy of Science
55 Music Concourse Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-308-1399
www.calacademy.org
Matthew Krumme
