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Conference Schedule
| Time | Location | Event |
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| 8:00am | Legg Mason Gallery, Level 2 | Breakfast, presented by Sky-Skan |
| 8:45am | Legg Mason Gallery, Level 2 | Vendor Talks (E&S, Sky Skan Inc., RSA Cosmos, Astro-Tec, Seiler Instruments) |
| 10:15am | Legg Mason Gallery, Level 2 | Break with Vendors, presented by Prismatic Magic and Museum of Science |
| 11:15am | Davis Planetarium, Level 2 | Preview of Planet Gatherings in 2015 with Bob Victor |
| 11:30am | Davis Planetarium, Level 2 | Vendor Demonstrations (Spitz Inc., Ash Enterprises, Prismatic Magic, Museum of Science Boston, RSA Cosmos) |
| 1:00pm | Legg Mason Gallery, Level 2 | Lunch, presented by Seiler Instruments Lisa May, Guest Speaker NASA Program Executive |
| 2;15pm | Legg Mason Gallery, Level 2 | Business Meeting |
| 3:15pm | Legg Mason Gallery, Level 2 | Break with Vendors, presented by Clark Planetarium and GOTO Inc. |
| 4:15pm | Legg Mason Gallery, Level 2 | Exhibit Hall Breakdown |
| 4:15pm | MSC Theater, Level 3 | Delegate Talks A Longitudinal Study Featuring Early Elementary-Aged Students with Kim Small Common Core, and Next Generation Science, and STEM Standards! Oh My! with Samantha Blau The Survival of a Rural Planetarium in Northern Maine with Larry Berz What is New (and Free) from IRIS? with Patrick McQuillan |
| 5:15pm | MSC Theater, Level 3 | Adjourn |
| 6:30pm | Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel | Cocktail Reception, Cash Bar |
| 7:15pm | Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel | Banquet Reception, presented by Spitz |
| 8:00pm | Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel | Margaret Noble Address Carter Emmart, Director of Astrovisualization, AMNH |
| 8:45pm | Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel | Live Music featuring The Real Geniuses, presented by Sky-Skan, Spitz, Evans & Sutherland |
| 10:15pm | Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel | Receptions Ends |
| Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | Harbor Terrace Room, Level 4 | Breakfast, presented by Spitz |
| 9:00am | Harbor Terrace Room, Level 4 | Lora Bleacher, Guest Speaker EPO Lead, Solar System Exploration Division, NASA/GSFC |
| 10:00am | Davis Planetarium, Level 2 | Maryland Science Center Demonstrations Pi in the Sky Operation Kindergarten |
| 10:45am | SciZones, Level 1 | Break, presented by Audio Visual Imagineering and GOTO Inc. |
| 11:00am | SciZones, Level 1 | First Time Attendees Meet and Greet |
| 11:30am | Various Locations Workshop Break-Out Session, Choose One (45 minutes each) | Soundtrack Production for Full Dome with Michael Daut (Davis Planetarium, Level 2) Reasons for Seasons with April Whitt Optional $15 per person for take home supplies (SciZone, Level 1) |
| 12:30pm | Brown Bag Zone, Level 1 | Lunch, presented by Ash Enterprises |
| 1:30pm | MSC Theater, Level 3 | Delegate Talks The Train Wreck That Changed Time with Francine Jackson NASA Mars Insight Lander (a Seismometer on Mars) with Patrick McQuillan Fulldome Business Models: How to Ensure Quality Content with Mike Murray |
| 2:30pm | SciZones Level 1 Workshop Break-Out Session, Choose One (45 minutes each) | Investigating Icy Worlds with Shira Moskowitz Unwrapping Common Core Standards for the Planetarium with Samantha Blau |
| 3:30pm | Davis Planetarium, Level 2 | Door Prizes and Closing Remarks |
| 4:00pm | Davis Planetarium, Level 2 | Adjourn |
Officers to Elect | Geographical Data | Statement |
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| Kevin Williams Statement Click Here |
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| Stephen Dubois Statement Click Here |
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| Keith Johnson Statement Click Here |
Your MAPS 2015 Co-hosts! | |
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| www.cradleofaviation.org | www.ncc.edu |
| Cradle of Aviation Museum One Davis Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 | Nassau Community College One Education Drive Garden City, NY 11530 |
Conference Questions |
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| Kerri Kiker / Jennifer Baxmeyer Send Mail 516-572-4049 | Tom Bruckner/ Joel Lamb Send Mail 516-572-4049 |