Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society
2017 Regional Meeting – Indiana, PA
“Seeing Light in the Darkness:
Educating the Audience in the Year of the Eclipse"
Registration Form
Meeting Details:
- Dates: 19 May, 2017
- Time:9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Evening trip:Mingo Creek Observatory of Amateur Astronomers Assn of Pittsburgh
- Host Location:Planetarium, Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania
- Host Address:975 Oakland Avenue, Indiana,PA 15705
Attendee Information:
Name: ______Title: ______
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Check if applicable:____ New MAPS Member____ First MAPS Conference/Meeting
Session Proposals:
We are actively seeking presenters for various workshops, panels, and talks that align with the theme of our Regional Meeting. If you are interested in presenting, please fill out the Session Proposal Form on the next page.
Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society
2017 Regional Meeting – Indiana, PA – “Seeing Light in the Darkness”
Session Proposal Form
Theme of this Regional Meeting – “Seeing Light in the Darkness”:
The theme for the meeting is inspired by the total solar eclipse that will cross the U.S. in August. Presentations or demonstrations involving any sort of teaching in the planetarium (formal or informal, whether related to the 2017 solar eclipse or not) are invited. The IUP planetarium has a 30-foot dome, 74 seats, and a venerable Spitz A3P projector that will be celebrating its 50th year in May.
Presenter Information:
Name(s): ______
Company/Facility: ______
Phone: ______Email Address: ______
Session Information:
Type of Session Proposed:_____ Workshop _____ Panel ____ Talk _____ Other
Duration of Proposed Session:_____ 15 min. _____ 30 min. _____ 45 min. _____ 60 min.
Name of Proposed Session: ______
Description of Proposed Session: ______
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Location of Proposed Session (please select one):
____ Planetarium theater (30 ft fixed dome, capacity of 74, Spitz A3P projector, digital media projector)
____ Classroom, capacity of 44 (chairs only), digital projector)
____ Laboratory room, capacity of 24 (tables and chairs, digital projector, chalkboard)
THANK YOU for your proposal, and for actively participating in this MAPS 2017 Regional Meeting!
Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society
2017 Regional Meeting – Indiana, PA – “Seeing Light in the Darkness”
TENTATIVE Meeting Schedule
Friday, May 19
Time / Session Name / Presenter / Location9:00-9:30AM / Arrival / Registration / Weyandt Hall
9:30 AM -12:00 PM / Workshops, Panels, Talks / Planetarium / Classroom
12:00-1:30 PM / Lunch / Near campus
1:30-4:00 PM / Workshops, Panels, Talks / Planetarium / Classroom
4:00-7:00 PM / Dinner Break, Travel to Mingo Creek Observatory / Off-site
7:00 PM / Telescope Observing/Planetarium demo / Mingo Creek Observatory
Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society
2017 Regional Meeting – Indiana, PA – “Seeing Light in the Darkness”
Travel Information
ABOUT US:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, about an hour's drive east-northeast of Pittsburgh, is a campus of the PA State System of Higher Education. It enrolls 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The planetarium is operated by the Geosciences Department, which has undergraduate programs in Geology and Earth and Space Science Education.
AIR TRAVEL:
Pittsburgh airport is 75 miles (about 90 minutes) drive from campus. A small number of flights serve Latrobe airport 35 miles south of campus.
TRAIN TRAVEL:
The nearestAmtrakstation is in Johnstown, 25 miles southeast of Indiana.
LODGING:
We have not secured a block of hotel rooms for this one-day meeting. Below are some of the local hotel options, all within 2.5 miles of campus, with their current standard (refundable) nightly rate for Thursday, May 18:
- Hampton InnIndiana $115
- Park Inn by RadissonIndiana $109
- Days Inn Indiana $80
- Hilton Garden InnIndiana at IUP (on campus) $139
- Quality Inn and SuitesIndiana $80