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TimeLocationEvent
8:00amLegg Mason Gallery, Level 2Breakfast, presented by Sky-Skan
8:45amLegg Mason Gallery, Level 2Vendor Talks (E&S, Sky Skan Inc., RSA
Cosmos, Astro-Tec, Seiler Instruments)
10:15amLegg Mason Gallery, Level 2Break with Vendors, presented by Prismatic Magic and Museum of Science
11:15amDavis Planetarium, Level 2Preview of Planet Gatherings in 2015 with Bob Victor
11:30amDavis Planetarium, Level 2Vendor Demonstrations (Spitz Inc., Ash Enterprises, Prismatic Magic, Museum of Science Boston, RSA Cosmos)
1:00pmLegg Mason Gallery, Level 2Lunch, presented by Seiler Instruments
Lisa May, Guest Speaker
NASA Program Executive
2;15pmLegg Mason Gallery, Level 2Business Meeting
3:15pmLegg Mason Gallery, Level 2Break with Vendors, presented by Clark Planetarium and GOTO Inc.
4:15pmLegg Mason Gallery, Level 2Exhibit Hall Breakdown
4:15pmMSC Theater, Level 3Delegate Talks

A Longitudinal Study Featuring Early Elementary-Aged Students with Kim Small

Common Core, and Next Generation Science, and STEM Standards! Oh My! with Samantha Blau

The Survival of a Rural Planetarium in Northern Maine with Larry Berz

What is New (and Free) from IRIS? with Patrick McQuillan
5:15pmMSC Theater, Level 3Adjourn
6:30pmRoyal Sonesta Harbor Court HotelCocktail Reception, Cash Bar
7:15pmRoyal Sonesta Harbor Court HotelBanquet Reception, presented by Spitz
8:00pmRoyal Sonesta Harbor Court HotelMargaret Noble Address
Carter Emmart, Director of Astrovisualization, AMNH
8:45pmRoyal Sonesta Harbor Court HotelLive Music featuring The Real Geniuses,
presented by Sky-Skan, Spitz, Evans & Sutherland
10:15pmRoyal Sonesta Harbor Court HotelReceptions Ends

TimeLocationEvent
8:00amHarbor Terrace Room, Level 4Breakfast, presented by Spitz
9:00amHarbor Terrace Room, Level 4Lora Bleacher, Guest Speaker
EPO Lead, Solar System Exploration
Division, NASA/GSFC
10:00amDavis Planetarium, Level 2Maryland Science Center Demonstrations
Pi in the Sky
Operation Kindergarten
10:45amSciZones, Level 1Break, presented by Audio Visual Imagineering and GOTO Inc.
11:00amSciZones, Level 1First Time Attendees Meet and Greet
11:30amVarious Locations
Workshop Break-Out Session, Choose One (45 minutes each)
Soundtrack Production for Full Dome
with Michael Daut (Davis Planetarium, Level 2)

Reasons for Seasons with April Whitt
Optional $15 per person for take home supplies (SciZone, Level 1)
12:30pmBrown Bag Zone, Level 1Lunch, presented by Ash Enterprises
1:30pmMSC Theater, Level 3Delegate Talks

The Train Wreck That Changed Time with Francine Jackson

NASA Mars Insight Lander (a Seismometer on Mars) with Patrick McQuillan

Fulldome Business Models: How to Ensure Quality Content with Mike Murray
2:30pmSciZones Level 1
Workshop Break-Out Session, Choose One (45 minutes each)
Investigating Icy Worlds with Shira Moskowitz

Unwrapping Common Core Standards for the Planetarium with Samantha Blau
3:30pmDavis Planetarium, Level 2Door Prizes and Closing Remarks
4:00pmDavis Planetarium, Level 2Adjourn

Officers to Elect

Geographical Data

Statement


President-Elect
Kevin Williams


Planetarium Director  
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium  
Buffalo State College  
Buffalo, NY 14222

Kevin Williams Statement Click Here


Secretary
Stephen Dubois (Incumbent)


Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium  
Buffalo State College  
Buffalo, NY 14222

Stephen Dubois Statement Click Here


Secretary
Amie Gallagher


Planetarium Director  
Raritan Valley Community College  
Branchburg, NJ 08876


Treasurer
Keith H. Johnson (Incumbent)


Edelman Planetarium  
Rowan University  
Glassboro, NJ 08028

Keith Johnson Statement Click Here


Your MAPS 2015 Co-hosts!

www.cradleofaviation.orgwww.ncc.edu
Cradle of Aviation Museum
One Davis Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Nassau Community College
One Education Drive
Garden City, NY 11530

Conference Questions

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