Preliminary Schedule

TUESDAY 10 October 2017

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

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

9:00AM-9:30AM

Check-In for Mini-Lips Pre-Conference Workshop

Seiler Instrument

9:30AM-4:30PM

Mini-LIPS Pre-Conference Workshop

Seiler Instrument

9:00AM-5:00PM

GLPA Executive Board Meeting

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Gateway

12:00PM-1:00PM

Lunch for Executive Board

Airport Renaissance Hotel

3:00PM-5:00PM

Sponsor Check-In

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D

3:00PM-9:00PM

Delegate Check-In

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D

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

6:00PM-8:00PM

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by ASH Enterprises

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Penthouse Ballroom

8:00PM-9:00PM

Sponsor Hall Visit

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse B-D

Orly A & B

Gatwick A & B

Heathrow A & B

9:00PM-12:00AM

Karaoke & Cash Bar

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Penthouse Ballroom

9:00PM-11:00PM

MAPS Executive Board Meeting

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Boardroom 1

WEDNESDAY  11 October 2017

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

7:00AM-8:15AM

Breakfast Buffet

Sponsored by Audio-Visual Imagineering

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Renaissance Ballroom

8:00AM-10:00AM

Delegate Check In

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D

8:00AM-8:30AM

Welcome and Announcements

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Renaissance Ballroom

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

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

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

11:00AM-12:00PM

Lunch with special interest group meetings as needed Sponsored by Digitalis

IPS Education

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Renaissance Ballroom

12:00PM-3:00PM

12:00PM-2:30PM

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12:00PM-3:00PM

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12:00PM-1:00PM

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12:00PM-1:00PM

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1:30PM-2:30PM

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1:30PM-2:30PM

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)

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Fulldome Videography and Photography Master Course (Master Course)

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Using WorldWide Telescope to Create “Science Shorts” (Workshop)

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Making STEM Attainable for All (Panel)

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Live Interactive Presenter Training (Workshop)

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Revenue Generation with Your Planetarium (Panel)

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Truman

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Lambert AB

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Lambert CD

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Concourse A

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Lambert CD

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Concourse A

2:45PM-3:30PM

Transfer to Saint Louis Science Center

Busses (Drop off at 5050 Oakland Building and McDonnell Planetarium)

3:30PM-5:15PM

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3:30PM-5:15PM

Sponsor Showcase #1a Split Session

Taurus Group

SCISS

GOTO INC

RSA Cosmos

Evans and Sutherland

Mirage 3D

Milwaukee Public Museum

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Orion Group

Digitalis

Elumenati

Geo-Graphical Images and Consulting

Clark Planetarium

ChromaCove

ZEISS

AVI

Saint Louis Science Center

OMNIMAX ® Theater

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James S. McDonnell Planetarium

StarBay

5:15PM-5:30PM

Switch TAURUS and ORION Groups

Saint Louis Science Center

5:30PM-7:15PM

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5:30PM-7:15PM

Sponsor Showcase #1b Spilt Session

Orion Group

SCISS

GOTO INC

RSA Cosmos

Evans and Sutherland

Mirage 3D

Milwaukee Public Museum

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Digitalis

Elumenati

Geo-Graphical Images and Consulting

Clark Planetarium

ChromaCove

ZEISS

AVI

Saint Louis Science Center

OMNIMAX ® Theater

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James S. McDonnell Planetarium

StarBay

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

8:30PM-10:00PM

Telescope Party with the Public!

Archery Field (Outside the Planetarium)

9:00PM-10:15PM

9:00PM-9:30PM

9:45PM-10:15PM

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9:00M-9:30PM

9:45PM-10:15PM

Fulldome Show Screening #1

Explore (WORLD PREMIERE)

Creative Planet

Totality

Bays Mountain

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We Are Stars

NSC Creative

Incoming!

California Academy of Sciences

Saint Louis Science Center

James S. McDonnell Planetarium

StarBay

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OMNIMAX ® Theater

10:00PM-10:45PM

Transfer to Airport Renaissance Hotel

Busses (Pickup at 5100 Clayton Avenue Forest Park Side and 5050 Oakland Avenue Side)

10:30PM-1:30AM

Hospitality Suite

Sponsored by Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, GLPA, GPPA, MAPS, PPA, RMPA, SEPA, & SWAP

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Penthouse Ballroom

THURSDAY 12 October 2017

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

7:00AM-8:30AM

Breakfast Buffet

Sponsored by Konica Minolta/Magna-Tech

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Renaissance Ballroom

7:15AM-9:00AM

Delegate Check In

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D

8:30AM-9:30AM

Pluto!

New Horizons Mission Co-Investigator

Dr. Paul Schenk

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse A

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

9:40AM-10:55AM

9:40AM-9:55AM

9:55AM-10:10AM

10:10AM-10:25AM

10:25AM-10:40AM

10:40AM-10:55AM

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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

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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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Lambert A-D

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

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

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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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Lambert A-D

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

1:30PM-2:25PM

Sponsor Showcase #2

Bowen Technovation

IMERSA

ASH Enterprises

Starlight Productions sponsored by Astro-Tec

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse A

2:25PM-3:25PM

Poster Papers with Refreshments

Sponsored by Milwaukee Public Museum

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Pre-Function Outside Concourse Ballroom A-D

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

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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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Lambert A-D

4:50PM-5:15PM

IPS 2018 Invitation

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse A

5:20PM-6:35PM

Astronomy Update Lecture

Dr. Ronald Kaitchuck

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse A

6:45PM-7:45PM

Dinner

Sponsored by Astro-Tec

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Renaissance Ballroom

7:45PM-8:45PM

Sponsor Hall Time

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse B-D

Orly A & B

Gatwick A & B

Heathrow A & B

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

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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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Lambert A-D

10:00PM-1:00AM

Hospitality Suite

Sponsored by ChromaCove

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Penthouse Ballroom

FRIDAY 13 October 2017

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

7:00AM-8:00AM

Breakfast Buffet

Sponsored by Mirage 3D

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Renaissance Ballroom

8:00AM-9:00AM

Delegate Check In

Airport Renaissance Hotel

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

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

10:15AM-10:45AM

Transfer to James S. McDonnell Planetarium

Busses

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

11:45AM-12:15PM

Group Photo

Saint Louis Science Center

James S. McDonnell Planetarium

Outside

12:15PM-12:30PM

Break & Pickup Lunch

Sponsored by RSA Cosmos

Saint Louis Science Center

James S. McDonnell Planetarium

12:30PM-1:30PM

Sponsor Showcase #4

ePlanetarium

Adler Planetarium

Spitz

Digital Projection

Laser Fantasy

Saint Louis Science Center

James S. McDonnell Planetarium

StarBay

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

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

2:30PM-5:00PM

Special Exploration Time

Forest Park and ZMD Institutions

Saint Louis Science Center

Forest Park Trails

Saint Louis Zoo

Missouri History Museum

Saint Louis Art Museum

5:00PM-6:00PM

Transfer to Airport Renaissance Hotel

Busses

5:45PM-6:30PM

Free Time to Prepare for Banquet

Airport Renaissance Hotel

6:15PM-6:45PM

Reception (Cash Bar)

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse Ballroom A-C

6:45PM-8:00PM

Pleiades Banquet (Cash Bar)

Sponsored by Spitz Inc. & Evans & Sutherland

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse Ballroom A-C

8:00PM-9:00PM

Regional Awards

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse Ballroom A-C

9:00PM-10:00PM

Margaret Nobel Address, Armand Spitz Memorial Lecture and Keynote Speech

Dr. David Hurd

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse Ballroom A-C

10:00PM-1:00AM

Hospitality Suite

Sponsored by Laser Fantasy

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Penthouse Ballroom

SATURDAY  14 October 2017

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

7:00AM-8:30AM

Breakfast Buffet

Sponsored by The Elumenati

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse Ballroom A-C

8:30AM-9:30AM

Sponsor Hall Time

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Orly A & B

Gatwick A & B

Heathrow A & B

Concourse D

9:00AM-10:15AM

9:00AM-9:15AM

9:15AM-9:30AM

9:30AM-9:45AM

9:45AM-10:00AM

10:00AM-10:15AM

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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

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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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Lambert A-D

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

11:45AM-12:45PM

Lunch

Sponsored by Sky-Skan

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse Ballroom A-C

12:15PM-1:15PM

Story Telling, Door Prizes

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse Ballroom A-C

1:15PM-1:30PM

Passing of the Banners & Adjournment

Airport Renaissance Hotel

Concourse Ballroom A-C

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

2:15PM-2:30PM

Depart for Cahokia Mounds Post-Conference Tour

Busses

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)

6:30PM

Depart Cahokia Mounds

Busses