Registration Options
Regular full registration is for the entire week and includes all lunches and dinners except for the banquet. Breakfast is included for those staying at the Embassy. The Farewell Breakfast Saturday morning is the only exception, being available to all registered delegates. Ignore this registration option if choosing daily registration.
Late full registration is for the entire week, including all meals except for the banquet and breakfast, which is provided by the hotel. Ignore this option if choosing daily registration. Note that if you are registering past the deadline, conference materials such as bags and printouts will be subject to availability.
Daily registration is available for those only attending a day or two, and the cost helps cover meals. Ignore this option if choosing regular registration.
Registration deadlines are as follows:
- May 15: early registration ends
- May 16: late registration begins
Banquet
The banquet will be held on the evening of Friday, June 7th, the last full day of the conference. There is a fee of $50 to attend.
Pre-Conference Mini-LIPS
Mini-LIPS will be held on Tuesday, June 4th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the conference hotel. It is being organized and run by Karrie Berglund. This all-day workshop will provide SEPA-MAPS attendees a sense of what happens at the annual Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS). LIPS is a multi-day gathering that focuses on all facets of live programming: presentation skills; sample activities for different ages; etc. Mini-LIPS is open to anyone registered to attend SEPA-MAPS. As with the full LIPS, ideas and content presented at the Mini-LIPS are intended to apply to everyone who does live shows, no matter whether those shows are in a portable dome or fixed, with a digital system or starball.
Post-Conference Music Performance
Astronomical Organ Music
June 8, 2:00-2:45pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 Sumter St.
Join SCSM Observatory Manager Matthew Whitehouse for a concert of astronomically-inspired organ music. Matthew will be sharing his own compositions, as well as a piece by the “Father of Modern Astronomy” William Herschel. Trinity Cathedral is a beautiful space with a spectacular pipe organ, and you won’t want to miss this out-of-this-world musical event.
There is no charge to attend this performance. Transportation options will be determined based on the number of people who sign up and will be presented during the conference.
Membership Dues
You must be a member of either SEPA or MAPS in order to attend the conference. Of course you can certainly join both organizations if you wish!
SEPA has two types of memberships: full and associate. Full memberships are for those working in one of the states falling within the SEPA geographical region, while associate memberships are for those whose institutions are outside of this region. More details are available on the SEPA membership webpage: https://www.sepadomes.org/membership/.
Membership in MAPS is open to anyone interested in or connected with planetariums, space science education, or the technology related to these subjects. Annual membership dues are only $25 per person, per year. Information and registration is available at http://www.mapsplanetarium.org/society-membership/
Registration Form
Registration is now closed.