The deadline for submitting a presentation proposal was May 19, 2024.

• Paper presentation sessions will be held on Wednesday and Thursday. Each paper presentation will be 15 minutes long – 10 min. for presentation, 3 min. for Q&A, 2 min. for transition.
• Workshops and Panel Discussions will be on Friday. These sessions will be limited to 50 minutes. Additional Paper presentations may be on Friday, depending upon the total number of submissions.

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Wednesday, June 12

Presentation Session 1 – 9 a.m. – Moderator: Liz Klimek

• 9:00 a.m. – Dave Maness: “What Dirty Domes Do in the Dark – Keeping Your Dome Clean”
• 9:15 a.m. – Maria Weber: “Developing Planetarium-centered Continuing Education for K-12 Teachers”
• 9:30 a.m. – Ariel Kristine Major Galan: “Creating a Cosmic Concert”
• 9:45 a.m. – Bob Bonadurer: “Art in the Universe”

Presentation Session 2 – 4:30 p.m. – Moderator: Maria Weber

• 4:30 p.m. – Andy Flynt: “From Books to Screen – How a Library Is Breaking Into the Planetarium World”
• 4:45 p.m. – W. Lee Tinker: “Herding Cats, Nailing Jello to the Wall, and Juggling Chainsaws – Restarting Montgomery’s Gayle Planetarium”
• 5:00 p.m. – Jay Lamm: “How to do Cirque-Style Entertainment In Your Dome”
• 5:15 p.m. – Dave Hostetter: “Digitals Great for Some Things….”

Thursday, June 13

Presentation Session 3  –  9 a.m. – Moderator: Dave Hostetter

• 9:00 a.m. – Ken Brandt: “Increase Your Audience Interaction with Pre-written Questions”
• 9:15 a.m. – Ella Gagliardi: ”Cosmic Connections”
• 9:30 a.m. – Waylena M. McCully: “We Be Blendin’”
• 9:45 a.m. – Ivy Comer: “Ivy’s Educational Philosophy and Picture Books”

Presentation Session 4  – 1:30 p.m. – Moderator: Maria Weber

• 1:30 p.m. – Jim Greenhouse: “Eclipse Events Part 2”
• 1:45 p.m. – Phil Groce: “Well here’s another fine mess we’ve gotten ourselves into”
• 2:00 p.m. – Mike Williams: “Revitalizing Jackson’s Planetarium”
• 2:15 p.m. – Paul Lewis and Jack Dunn: “EAA at UTK”
• 2:30 p.m. – Open discussion about EAA for any questions

The submission deadline has passed. Please contact the conference Presentation Committee Chair, Jack Dunn, for assistance after the deadline.