Schedule Details

(revised May 13, 2009)

Tuesday, June 16

  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Dome Showcase:
    • NSC Creative – “We Are Astronomers”
    • Konica Minolta
    • AVI
    • mirage3D
    • Global Immersion
    • GeoGraphics
  • 9:15 PM – 11:15 PM: Dome Showcase:
    • Evans & Sutherland
    • GOTO
    • Hybrid planetarium demonstration – clip from Stars of the Pharaohs
    • Sudekum Planetarium – “STARS”

Wednesday, June 17

  • 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM: Registration at hotel
  • 9:00 AM – 4:15 PM: Vendor hall open
  • 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM: Official welcome
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Paper Session A
  • 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM: Break
  • 10:30 AM – 11:45 PM: Paper Session B
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch and speaker – Dr. C. Robert O’Dell
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Paper Session C
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Break & vendor time
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Travel to Sudekum Planetarium
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Dome showcase – hardware, software, shows, trailers, excerpts, HYBRID planetarium, and more! (and NO Powerpoint!)
  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Group Photo
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Dinner buffet and tour exhibits
  • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Dome showcase
  • 9:30 PM – 9:45 PM: Break
  • 9:45 PM – 10:15 PM: Dome showcase
  • 10:15 PM – 11:15 PM: Constellation Shootout
  • 11:15 PM – 11:30 PM: Break
  • 11:30 PM – 1:45 AM: Film festival

Thursday, June 18

  • 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM: Vendor hall open at hotel
  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Dome showcase
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: return to hotel
  • 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: Break
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Paper Session D
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: business meetings for SEPA, SWAP, GPPA, RMPA, PPA
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: break
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Concurrent workshops
  • 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM: Travel by bus to SPOT Observatory
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: Dinner & games
  • 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM: Observing social
  • 9:30 PM – 11:30 PM: Return to hotel
  • 10:30 PM until…: Hospitality suite at hotel

Friday, June 19

  • 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM: vendor hall open at hotel
  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Dome Showcase
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: return to hotel
  • 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: break
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 AM: Paper Session E
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch
  • 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Paper Session F
  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Break
  • 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM: Paper Session G
  • 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Break
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Paper Session H
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Vendor break down and load out
  • 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM: Cash bar and mingling
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: Banquet
  • 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Official business
  • 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Speaker
  • 10:00 PM until…: hospitality suite

Saturday, June 20

  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM: Breakfast buffet at hotel
  • 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM: Door prizes