July 15-19, 2014 [dropcap style="square" colored="true"]T[/dropcap]o all of our planetarium colleagues, welcome to the most magical place on Earth! The SEPA annual conference is hosted this year by the staff of the Buehler Planetarium at Seminole State College in Sanford, Fla., just 25 minutes north of downtown Orlando and less than an hour away from [...]
The Southeastern Planetarium Association is proud to produce the planetarium show, "The Planets." It's an exciting tour of the Solar System that looks at each planet as well as Solar System formation and extra-solar planets. It was written by Jon Bell, narrated by Kate Mulgrew (of Star Trek: Voyager), music by Jonn Serrie, and animations [...]
Post-Conference Materials Have photos from the conference you'd like to share? Have a presentation? Send them to dotsandlines@gmail.com and we'll post them here. Papers Modelling Hubble's Law Using a Ballooniverse - Robin Byrne Astronomy Misconceptions Busted - Becky Lowder Using Hubble Education Program Resources (presentation) - Lucy Albert, Carolyn Slivinski, STSCI Using Hubble Education Program [...]
Post-Conference Materials Have photos from the conference you'd like to share? Have a presentation? Send them to dotsandlines@gmail.com and we'll post them here. Papers MESSENGER at Mercury - April Whitt, Jim Cherry Memorial Planetarium - The MESSENGER spacecraft flew past Mercury in late September 2009, returning more up-close images and data from "the smallest planet."
Activities We have lots of special activities planned for this conference. All are tons of fun and we’re sure you won’t want to miss a thing. Wednesday Morning: Storytelling Workshop: This is a rare opportunity to learn some skills in storytelling! This program will highlight experienced storytellers from the ETSU (East Tennessee State University) Storytelling [...]
SEPA is proud to have a scholarship to help active planetarians attend its annual conference. This is the first year of awarding, but fundraising has been active for a number of years. One of the ways we raise funds is through the Silent Auction. This year will also be a first to post images of [...]
Only three miles down a neighborly road from the Park is the MeadowView Conference Center. Situated off Exit 3 on I-26, this is a world-class facility that includes many different-sized accommodations from small meeting rooms to enormous exhibit halls that are used for boat shows and NASCAR events. All areas are carpeted, have plenty of [...]
Tuesday, June 8 2:00 pmMeadowView Registration check-in afternoon MeadowView SEPA Council executive meeing 5:00 pmMeadowView Buses leave for Bays Mountain 5:45 pmBays Mountain New member meeting The New Member Meeting is a wonderful way to welcome new members to SEPA and the conference. Please, all new members attend and meet some of your colleagues and [...]
June 8-12, 2010 [dropcap style="square" colored="true"]M[/dropcap]ark your calendars for June 8-12, 2010 for an incredible experience! Bays Mountain Planetarium is hosting the 2010 SEPA Conference and we have a great schedule of events already in place. Our theme is “The Art of Storytelling.” Highlights of the meeting include our keynote speaker, Dava Sobel, presentations and [...]
