Pleiades National Planetarium Conference 2017
Oct. 10–14, 2017 | Saint Louis Science Center
Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT) [GMT-6]
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TUESDAY 10 October 2017 |
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8:00AM-4:30PM |
Sponsor Hall Setup |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse B-D Orly A & B Gatwick A & B Heathrow A & B Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium |
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9:00AM-9:30AM |
Check-In for Mini-Lips Pre-Conference Workshop |
Seiler Instrument |
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9:30AM-4:30PM |
Mini-LIPS Pre-Conference Workshop |
Seiler Instrument |
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9:00AM-5:00PM |
GLPA Executive Board Meeting |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Gateway |
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12:00PM-1:00PM |
Lunch for Executive Board |
Airport Renaissance Hotel |
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3:00PM-5:00PM |
Sponsor Check-In |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D |
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3:00PM-9:00PM |
Delegate Check-In |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D |
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5:15PM-5:45PM |
New Member Orientation GLPA MAPS SEPA WAC (GPPA, PPA, RMPA, SWAP) |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Ballroom Lambert AB Concourse A Lambert CD |
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6:00PM-8:00PM |
Welcome Reception Sponsored by ASH Enterprises |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Penthouse Ballroom |
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8:00PM-9:00PM |
Sponsor Hall Visit |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse B-D Orly A & B Gatwick A & B Heathrow A & B |
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9:00PM-12:00AM |
Karaoke & Cash Bar |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Penthouse Ballroom |
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9:00PM-11:00PM |
MAPS Executive Board Meeting |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Boardroom 1 |
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WEDNESDAY 11 October 2017 |
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EVENT |
LOCATION |
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7:00AM-8:15AM |
Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by Audio-Visual Imagineering |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Ballroom |
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8:00AM-10:00AM |
Delegate Check In |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D |
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8:00AM-8:30AM |
Welcome and Announcements |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Ballroom |
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8:45AM-9:45AM |
Workshop/Panel Session #1 Staying Fit in the Planetarium (Workshop)
Laser Lumia in the Diode Laser Era (Workshop)
Challenges and Opportunities for College and University Planetariums (Panel) |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Lambert AB
Lambert CD
Concourse A
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9:45AM-10:00AM |
Coffee Break and Passing Time to Workshop/Panel Sessions Sponsored by ePlanetarium |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D Side Nook by Lambert D |
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10:00AM-11:00AM |
Workshop/Panel Session #2 Freefall Trajectory – Planetarium Improv Without a Net (or a Dome) (Workshop)
Let’s Play: Interactive Gaming in the Planetarium (Workshop)
Communicating Controversy in the Dome (Panel) |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Lambert AB
Lambert CD
Concourse A |
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11:00AM-12:00PM |
Lunch with special interest group meetings as needed Sponsored by Digitalis IPS Education |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Ballroom |
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12:00PM-3:00PM
12:00PM-2:30PM
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After Lunch Master Class/Workshop/ Panel Session (Coffee Breaks Available During and Between Sessions) Sponsored by Digital Projection
Intro to Fulldome Production with Blender – B.Y.O.L. (Bring Your Own Laptop) (Master Course) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fulldome Videography and Photography Master Course (Master Course) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Using WorldWide Telescope to Create “Science Shorts” (Workshop) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Making STEM Attainable for All (Panel) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Live Interactive Presenter Training (Workshop) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue Generation with Your Planetarium (Panel) |
Airport Renaissance Hotel
Truman
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2:45PM-3:30PM |
Transfer to Saint Louis Science Center |
Busses (Drop off at 5050 Oakland Building and McDonnell Planetarium) |
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3:30PM-5:15PM
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Sponsor Showcase #1a Split Session Taurus Group SCISS GOTO INC RSA Cosmos Evans and Sutherland Mirage 3D Milwaukee Public Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------ Orion Group Digitalis Elumenati Geo-Graphical Images and Consulting Clark Planetarium ChromaCove ZEISS AVI |
Saint Louis Science Center OMNIMAX ® Theater
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5:15PM-5:30PM |
Switch TAURUS and ORION Groups |
Saint Louis Science Center |
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5:30PM-7:15PM
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Sponsor Showcase #1b Spilt Session Orion Group SCISS GOTO INC RSA Cosmos Evans and Sutherland Mirage 3D Milwaukee Public Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------Taurus Group Digitalis Elumenati Geo-Graphical Images and Consulting Clark Planetarium ChromaCove ZEISS AVI |
Saint Louis Science Center OMNIMAX ® Theater
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7:15PM-9:00PM 7:15PM-8:30PM 8:00PM-9:00PM |
Constellation Cocktails Sponsored by Seiler Instrument & ZEISS Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar Constellation Shootout! |
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium StarBay |
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8:30PM-10:00PM |
Telescope Party with the Public! |
Archery Field (Outside the Planetarium) |
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9:00PM-10:15PM 9:00PM-9:30PM
9:45PM-10:15PM
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9:45PM-10:15PM |
Fulldome Show Screening #1 Explore (WORLD PREMIERE) Creative Planet
Totality Bays Mountain ------------------------------------------------------------------ We Are Stars NSC Creative
Incoming! California Academy of Sciences |
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium StarBay
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10:00PM-10:45PM |
Transfer to Airport Renaissance Hotel |
Busses (Pickup at 5100 Clayton Avenue Forest Park Side and 5050 Oakland Avenue Side) |
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10:30PM-1:30AM |
Hospitality Suite Sponsored by Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, GLPA, GPPA, MAPS, PPA, RMPA, SEPA, & SWAP |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Penthouse Ballroom |
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THURSDAY 12 October 2017 |
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TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
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7:00AM-8:30AM |
Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by Konica Minolta/Magna-Tech |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Ballroom |
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7:15AM-9:00AM |
Delegate Check In |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D |
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8:30AM-9:30AM |
Pluto! New Horizons Mission Co-Investigator Dr. Paul Schenk |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A |
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9:30AM-9:40AM |
Coffee Break and Passing Time to Paper Sessions Sponsored by Geo-Graphical Images and Consulting |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D |
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9:40AM-10:55AM
9:40AM-9:55AM
9:55AM-10:10AM
10:10AM-10:25AM
10:25AM-10:40AM
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9:40AM-9:55AM
9:55AM-10:10AM
10:10AM-10:25AM
10:25AM-10:40AM
10:40AM-10:55AM |
Concurrent Paper Session #1 Session 1A Fostering a Questioning Public – D. Thompson
Asking the Right Questions for the Right Learners – C. Sumners
Respecting the Astrologer – B. Bonadurer
Cosmic Conversations: Will Audience Members Talk to Each Other? – M. Rehnberg
Just Give ‘Em The Facts? – D. Weinrich ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------Session 1B Animation in Museums – A. DeLattre
Student Developed Shows and Content Sharing – S. Schultz, M. Foley, B. Heaford
CHAOS in the Planetarium – A. Trout, J. Salis, E. Porter
3D Printing in the Classroom – Where to Get Started – J. Daleske
3D Printed Filar Micrometer for Amateurs and Astronomy Education – E. Rull |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A
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10:55AM-11:05AM |
Coffee Break and Passing Time to Paper Sessions Sponsored by Geo-Graphical Images and Consulting |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D |
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11:05AM-12:20PM
11:05AM-11:20AM
11:20AM-11:35AM
11:35AM-11:50AM
11:50AM-12:05PM
12:05PM-12:20PM
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11:05AM-11:20AM
11:20AM-11:35AM
11:35AM-11:50AM
11:50AM-12:05PM
12:05PM-12:20PM |
Concurrent Paper Session #2 Session 2A Solar Eclipse at Tellus Science Museum – D. Dundee
Scale Model of Earth, Moon and Sun – J. Bishop
Radio Astronomy in a Total Solar Eclipse – C. Whitworth, G. Lazich, L. Moran
Activities for Engaging Audiences in Planetary Science – C. Shulpa
The Effect of Macular Degeneration on Appreciation of the Total Eclipse – S. Schafer ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------Session 2B AR on the Dome – T. Butterfield
Building the Western Hemisphere’s Largest Planetarium or Can I Please Have Stars in my Digital Theater? – P. McQuillan
One Year Later: Lessons Learned from the Flood – K. Brandt
Update on the new Bell Museum + Planetarium – S. Komperud, S. Brummel
So You Think You Want to Host a Multi-Region Planetarium Conference – A. Green |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A
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12:20PM-1:20PM |
Lunch With State Meetings and (Special Interest Group Meetings if more time is needed) Sponsored by GOTO INC. |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Ballroom |
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1:30PM-2:25PM |
Sponsor Showcase #2 Bowen Technovation IMERSA ASH Enterprises Starlight Productions sponsored by Astro-Tec |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A |
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2:25PM-3:25PM |
Poster Papers with Refreshments Sponsored by Milwaukee Public Museum |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D |
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3:25PM-4:40PM
3:25PM-3:40PM
3:40PM-3:55PM
3:55PM-4:10PM
4:10PM-4:25PM
4:25PM-4:40PM
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3:25PM-3:40PM
3:40PM-3:55PM
3:55PM-4:10PM
4:10PM-4:25PM
4:25PM-4:40PM |
Concurrent Paper Session #3 Session 3A Inspiring the Next Generation with Limited Resources in an Increasingly Technological World – P. Epstein
No Dome Left Behind – S. Shanks
Teaching about Infrared Astronomy – G. Holt
The Art and Science of Celestial Cartography – J. Elvert
Beyond the ‘Show’: The Full Planetarium Experience – M. Murray ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------Session 3B Interaction with Clickers in the Dome – C. Sumners
The Platform Agnostic Planetarium – M. Smail
Platform Agnosticism Continued - R. Wyatt
Creating the To-Night Show: Bringing Comedy News to the Dome – S. Mitchell
AdlerCaps: A Free and Open-Source Captioning Solution – S. Burkland |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A
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4:50PM-5:15PM |
IPS 2018 Invitation |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A |
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5:20PM-6:35PM |
Astronomy Update Lecture Dr. Ronald Kaitchuck |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A |
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6:45PM-7:45PM |
Dinner Sponsored by Astro-Tec |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Ballroom |
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7:45PM-8:45PM |
Sponsor Hall Time |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse B-D Orly A & B Gatwick A & B Heathrow A & B |
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8:45PM-10:00PM
8:45PM-9:00PM
9:00PM-9:15PM
9:15PM-9:30PM
9:30PM-9:45PM
9:45PM-10:00PM
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8:45PM-9:00PM
9:00PM-9:15PM
9:15PM-9:30PM
9:30PM-9:45PM
9:45PM-10:00PM |
Concurrent Paper Session #4 Session 4A Science Visualization on the Dome - T. Butterfield
What is Viz – R. Wyatt
The IPS’s Data to Dome Initiative – M. Subbarao
Sharing Ongoing Planetary Exploration – C. Shulpa
Domecasting and Streaming Kavli Lecture Series – P. McPike ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------Session 4B Developing New NGSS-Aligned, Live, Interactive School Shows at the California Academy of Sciences – M. Holt, D. Tell
Connecting Curriculum to Planetarium Programming – T. Stone Wolbrecht
First Graders in the Planetarium: Three Dimensional Teaching – P. Hernandez
The Power of the Introvert in Your Classroom – D. Gilmore, P. Seaton
A Few New Space Songs – J. Bell |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A
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10:00PM-1:00AM |
Hospitality Suite Sponsored by ChromaCove |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Penthouse Ballroom |
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FRIDAY 13 October 2017 |
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TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
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7:00AM-8:00AM |
Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by Mirage 3D |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Ballroom |
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8:00AM-9:00AM |
Delegate Check In |
Airport Renaissance Hotel |
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8:00AM-8:45AM |
Sponsor Hall Time Last Chance Dome Village (must be torn down by 10:30AM and any booths to remain moved into Concourse D) |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse B-D Orly A & B Gatwick A & B Heathrow A & B |
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8:45AM-10:15AM |
Regional Business Meetings/Quorums MAPS SEPA RMPA PPA SWAP GPPA GLPA |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse A Penthouse Ballroom Gateway Lambert A Lambert B Lambert CD Renaissance Ballroom |
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10:15AM-10:45AM |
Transfer to James S. McDonnell Planetarium |
Busses |
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11:00AM-11:45AM |
Sponsor Showcase #3 Sky-Skan Museum of Science Boston Konica Minolta/Magna-Tech Seiler Instrument |
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium StarBay |
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11:45AM-12:15PM |
Group Photo |
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium Outside |
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12:15PM-12:30PM |
Break & Pickup Lunch Sponsored by RSA Cosmos |
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium |
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12:30PM-1:30PM |
Sponsor Showcase #4 ePlanetarium Adler Planetarium Spitz Digital Projection Laser Fantasy |
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium StarBay |
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1:30PM-2:30PM 1:30PM-1:45PM
1:45PM-2:00PM
2:00PM-2:15PM
2:15PM-2:30PM |
Paper Session #5: The Dome Edition Beyond Brightness and Contrast – C. Janssen
Free the Orion Nebula! – F. Summers
Planetary Gatherings, 2018 until the Great Conjunction of December 2020 – R. Victor
Game Night at the Abrams Planetarium – J. French |
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium StarBay |
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2:30PM-5:00PM 2:30PM-2:55PM 2:55PM-3:25PM
3:25PM-4:00PM 4:00PM-5:00PM |
Fulldome Show Screening #2 E&S To Worlds Beyond Donetsk Planetarium Studio Distributed by Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc. (AVI) Museum of Science Boston Faster Than Light: The Dream of Interstellar Flight Solar Super Storms Spitz |
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium StarBay |
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2:30PM-5:00PM |
Special Exploration Time
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Forest Park and ZMD Institutions Saint Louis Science Center Forest Park Trails Saint Louis Zoo Missouri History Museum Saint Louis Art Museum |
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5:00PM-6:00PM |
Transfer to Airport Renaissance Hotel |
Busses |
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5:45PM-6:30PM |
Free Time to Prepare for Banquet |
Airport Renaissance Hotel |
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6:15PM-6:45PM |
Reception (Cash Bar) |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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6:45PM-8:00PM |
Pleiades Banquet (Cash Bar) Sponsored by Spitz Inc. & Evans & Sutherland |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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8:00PM-9:00PM |
Regional Awards |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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9:00PM-10:00PM |
Margaret Nobel Address, Armand Spitz Memorial Lecture and Keynote Speech Dr. David Hurd |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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10:00PM-1:00AM |
Hospitality Suite Sponsored by Laser Fantasy |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Penthouse Ballroom |
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SATURDAY 14 October 2017 |
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7:00AM-8:30AM |
Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by The Elumenati |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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8:30AM-9:30AM |
Sponsor Hall Time |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Orly A & B Gatwick A & B Heathrow A & B Concourse D |
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9:00AM-10:15AM
9:00AM-9:15AM
9:15AM-9:30AM
9:30AM-9:45AM
9:45AM-10:00AM
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9:00AM-9:15AM
9:15AM-9:30AM
9:30AM-9:45AM
9:45AM-10:00AM |
Concurrent Paper Session #6 Session 6A An Interactive Planetarium Database – K. Brandt
Creating a 100-Show Roster – D. Smith
Fighting Inertia – Changing Careers at Every Life Stage – J. Mogerman
Building Teacher Self-Efficacy Through Professional Learning Opportunities – P. Seaton, V. Fulton
Planetarium Community Collaborations – Building Audiences and Expanding Horizons – S. Laatsch ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------Session 6B Choose Your Own Planetarium Experience – D. Demeter
Concerts Under the Stars – E. Hromi
Harry Potter Science Saturday – C. Holmberg
Tips and Tricks for Space Science Events – J. Greenhouse |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C
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10:25AM-11:45AM |
Special Guest Panel with MAC’s Old Team, Engineers on Projects Mercury and Gemini |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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11:45AM-12:45PM |
Lunch Sponsored by Sky-Skan |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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12:15PM-1:15PM |
Story Telling, Door Prizes |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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1:15PM-1:30PM |
Passing of the Banners & Adjournment |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse Ballroom A-C |
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1:30PM-11:59PM |
Sponsor Hall Teardown |
Airport Renaissance Hotel Concourse D Orly A & B Gatwick A & B Heathrow A & B
Saint Louis Science Center James S. McDonnell Planetarium |
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2:15PM-2:30PM |
Depart for Cahokia Mounds Post-Conference Tour |
Busses |
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3:00PM-6:30PM 3:00PM-3:30PM 3:30PM-4:30PM 4:30PM-5:30PM
5:30PM-6:15PM |
Cahokia Mounds Post-Conference Tour -Orientation -Museum -Native American Astronomy with Anthropologist and Assistant Manager at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Bill Iseminger -Free Exploration of the Mounds |
Cahokia Mounds (Dinner Included) |
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6:30PM |
Depart Cahokia Mounds |
Busses |
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