2017 Armand Spitz Regional Meeting – Schenectady, NY
“History of Astronomy” When: May 19-20, 2017 Host: Suits-Bueche Planetarium at miSci Contact: Megan Norris, Planetarium Director, Megan.Norris@misci.org […]
2017 Armand Spitz Regional Meeting – Indiana, PA
“Seeing Light in the Darkness: Educating the Audience in the Year of the Eclipse” When: May 19, 2017 Host: Indiana University Planetarium (IUP) Contact: Ken Coles, kcoles@iup.edu […]
2017 Armand Spitz Regional Meeting – Lanham, Maryland
“Teaching and Learning Under the Stars” When: May 19-20, 2017 Host: Howard B. Owens Science Center Contact: Patty Seaton, Planetarium Specialist, pxts13@yahoo.com […]
2017 MAPS Armand Spitz Regional Meetings
This spring, join your fellow MAPS members at one of our Armand Spitz Regional Meetings, an established tradition of 1 or 2 day gatherings for sharing activities on various themes. As you know, MAPS is officially joining the rest of the country in the Pleiades National Planetarium Conference at St. Louis, MO next October 10-14, [...]
MAPS 2017 Officer Elections – Results
Congratulations to the new officers coming on board to MAPS. President-Elect April Whitt, Secretary Amie Gallagher and Treasurer Talia Sepersky are excited to start in their new positions and will be looking forward to your support as members. Thanks also to all the other candidates that ran. It is great to have a strong slate [...]
2017 Armand Spitz Regional Meeting – Indiana, PA – 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 [...]
2017 Armand Spitz Regional Meeting – Mystic, CT – Travel Information
ABOUT US: The Mystic Seaport Museum is located in Mystic, Connecticut, a popular tourist destination situated halfway between the cities of Boston, MA and New York, NY. ADDRESS: 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic CT 06355 AIR TRAVEL: Two airports provide travel to the Mystic, CT area. T.F. Green Airport (PVD) is located near Providence, RI and [...]
2017 Armand Spitz Regional Meeting – Mystic, CT – Meeting Schedule
Thursday, 8 June Friday, 9 June
2017 Armand Spitz Regional Meeting – Lanham, Maryland – Travel Information
ABOUT US: The Howard B. Owens Science Center is located in Lanham, Maryland, approximately one mile from the Goddard Space Flight Center. We’re about halfway between Annapolis and Washington, D.C., so there are plenty of attractions for a weekend stay! ADDRESS: 9601 Greenbelt Road Lanham, MD 20706 AIR TRAVEL: We have three airports convenient to [...]
2017 Armand Spitz Regional Meeting – Lanham, Maryland – Meeting Schedule
Friday, 19 May Saturday, 20 May
Constellation Winter 2016
Constellation Winter 2016 A Spirit of Community at the 2022 MAPS Conference GLPA in the Queen City October 18-22, 2022 Minutes of MAPS Business Meeting AN UPCOMING ANNIVERSARY AND PLANETARIUMS Mars Sample Return Campaign Read the Newsletter
MAPS 2017 Officer Elections
As a member of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society, you have the privilege to vote for colleagues who will serve as your representatives on the MAPS Board.
Constellation Fall 2016
Constellation Fall 2016 Rosetta plunges towards Comet 67P President’s Message Meet us in Saint Louis for the Pleiades National Planetarium Conference! Awards 2016 MAPS Conference Sponsors Images from MAPS 2016 Several MAPS 2017 Area Meetings in the Works Read the Newsletter
2017 Pleiades National Planetarium Conference – Save the Date!
Meet us in Saint Louis for the Pleiades National Planetarium Conference! […]
Planet Almanac for September 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017
This Year in Planets by Robert Victor Following on his poster and talk at MAPS 2016, Bob Victor has compiled this planet almanac to benefit of planetarians in planning their sky observations and interpretations in the coming year. His work here covers the dates September 1, 2016, to October 31, 2017, and includes monthly evening [...]
Dr. George Reed
March 8, 1939 - August 2, 2016 by Tara Reed Late Tuesday night, August 2, 2016, my dad's Alzheimer's Journey came to an end. What do you say about losing a parent so slowly, and then at the actual passing? So many things about his physical departure from our life was perfect: His [...]
As Seen at the Conference
Bob Victor shared many sky events with us during both his presentation and his poster at the conference. Alan Davenport has compiled a document that highlights all of the celestial events we can share with our audiences this month. Thank you, Bob and Alan!!! PDF - Celestial Highlights, August 8-September 2, 2016
MAPS Conference 2016 – Thank You Sponsors!
Thank You Very Much! We would like to thank the following who made MAPS 2016 possible by their generous contributions! […]
MAPS Conference 2016 – Photos
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