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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Thursday, 8 June Friday, 9 June
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 [...]
Friday, 19 May Saturday, 20 May
Meet us in Saint Louis for the Pleiades National Planetarium 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
Thank You Very Much! We would like to thank the following who made MAPS 2016 possible by their generous contributions! […]
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Formed in 1965, the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society (MAPS) is one of the oldest regional planetarium associations in the United States. In 1968, MAPS, in conjunction with the Great Lakes Planetarium Association, was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the founding of the International Society of Planetarium Educators (now known as the International Planetarium Society.) [...]
Dear MAPS Member, The James E. Richmond Science Center invites you, MAPS friends and colleagues, to join us July 27-30, 2016 in Waldorf, Maryland for what will be an historic conference. The meeting will be a great time of camaraderie and professional development, plus the chance to shop, dine, and discover many local historic sites. [...]
“Innovate, Imagine, Inspire – Taking a New Approach” Delegate Registration due by June 10, 2016 […]
2016 MAPS Conference Schedule […]
There are four ways to bring your talent and unique experience to the stage at the 2016 MAPS conference. Paper Talks Poster Presentations Workshops Panel Discussions Proposals for the 2016 conference are accepted through July 4th […]
How I Got Here, From There, With A Little Help From My (Planetarium) Friends! […]
The James E. Richmond Science Center is a focal point of St. Charles High School. The science center includes a state-of-the-art 60-foot diameter, 184-seat Digital Dome Classroom, a 6-foot diameter NOAA Science On a Sphere®, and an experiential learning center, or Discovery Lab. […]
Reservations must be made by July 4, 2016 Hilton Garden Inn 10385 O’Donnell Place Waldorf, MD 20603 240-222-0000 […]
Dear MAPS Supporter, The Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society will bring together its members, vendors, and supporters in Waldorf, MD, for the 2016 conference. This year’s conference will be hosted by the James E. Richmond Science Center from late afternoon on Wednesday July 27 through early afternoon on Saturday July 30th. This year’s theme of “Innovate, [...]
