IPS Committees

Much of the work of the International Planetarium Society is accomplished through the very significant efforts of volunteers serving on committees that work on various projects and initiatives for the benefit of the membership. This is the status of IPS committees as of January, 2007. IPS members interested in joining committees and participating in their work should contact the committee chairs.

Standing Committees

These are the committees either listed in the By-laws, listed in the Standing Rules as Standing Committees, or both.
Awards Committee
Conference Committee
Elections Committee
Finance Committee
Membership Committee
Publications Committee

Ad Hoc Committees

These are committees listed as ad hoc committees in the Standing Rules. They are currently or recently active, to be reactivated, or are newly-formed committees.
Armand Spitz Fund Committee
Education Committee
Full-Dome Video Committee
History Committee
International Relations Committee
Outreach Committee
Planetarium Development Group
Portable Planetarium Committee
Professional Services Committee
Script Contest Committee
Strategic Planning Committee
Technology
Committee
Web Site Committee

IPS STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

IPS Membership Committee
Shawn Laatsch, Chair
Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii
600 Imiloa Place
Hilo, HI 96720 USA
+1(808) 969 9735
+1(808) 969-9748 fax
slaatsch@imiloahawaii.org

IPS Elections Committee
Steve Mitch, Chair
Benedum Planetarium
Oglebay Park
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 USA
+1 304 243 4034
+1 304 243 4110 fax
smitch@oglebay-resort.com

IPS Awards Committee
Prof. Lars Broman, Chair
Teknoland
Stångtjärnsv 132
SE-791 74 Falun
SWEDEN
+46 2310177
 lbr@teknoland.se
http:// www.teknoland.se

IPS Publications Committee
Dr. Dale Smith, Chair
BGSU Planetarium, 104 Overman Hall
Physics &Astronomy Dept
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio  43403 USA
+1 419 372 8666
+1 419 372 9938 fax
dsmith@newton.bgsu.edu

IPS Conference Committee
President Susan Reynolds Button
Quarks to Clusters
8793 Horseshoe Lane
Chittenango, New York 13037 USA
+1 315 687 5371
+1 315 432 4523 fax
sbuttonq2c@twcny.rr.com
sbuttonq2c@att.net

IPS Finance Committee - President, Past President, President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary

 

AD HOC COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

Armand Spitz Planetarium Education Fund- Finance Committee

IPS Education Committee
Dr. Brock Schroeder, Chair
Dean of Academic Support
Director, Strickler Planetarium and Observatory
Olivet Nazarene University
One University Avenue
Bourbonnais, IL  60914 USA
+1 815-939-5361
+1 815-939-5071 fax
bschroed@olivet.edu
http://www.olivet.edu/

IPS Full-Dome Video Committee
Ryan Wyatt, Chair
Director, Morrison Planetarium
875 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 USA
+1 415 321-8593
ryan@ryanwyatt.net

IPS History Committee
John Hare, Chair, IPS Historian
Ash Enterprises
3602 23rd Avenue West
Bradenton, Florida 34205 USA
+1 941 746 3522
johnhare@earthlink.net

IPS International Relations Committee
Martin George, Chair
Launceston Planetarium
Queen Victoria Museum
Wellington Street
Launceston Tasmania
7250 AUSTRALIA
+61 3 6323 3777
+61 3 6323 3776 fax
martin.george@qvmag.tas.gov.au

IPS Job Information Service Subcommittee (Professional Services Committee)
Steve Fentress, Chair
Strasenburgh Planetarium
Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14607 USA
+1 585 271 4552 ext. 409
+1 585 271 7146 fax
steve_fentress@rmsc.org

IPS Outreach Committee
Jon Elvert, Chair
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
Louisiana Art & Science Museum
100 South River Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 USA
+1 225 344 5272
+1 225 214 4027 fax
jelvert@lasm.org

IPS Planetarium Development Group
Ken Wilson, Chair
9346 Drawbridge Rd.,
Mechanicsville, VA 23116 USA
kdw23116@netscape.com

IPS Portable Planetarium Committee
Susan Reynolds Button, Chair
Quarks to Clusters
8793 Horseshoe Lane
Chittenango, New York 13037 USA
+1 315 687 5371
+1 315 432 4523 fax
buttonq2c@twcny.rr.com
sbuttonq2c@att.net

IPS Professional Services Committee
Mike Murray, Chair
Clark Planetarium
110 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, Utah  84101 USA
+1 801 456 4949
+1 801 456 4928 fax
mmurray@slco.org

IPS Script Contest Committee
Steve Tidey, Chair
58 Prince Avenue
Southend, Essex, SS2 6NN England
UNITED KINGDOM
stevetidey@hotmail.co.uk

IPS Strategic Planning Committee
Dr Tom Mason, Chair
Armagh Planetarium, College Hill
Armagh N Ireland BT61 9DB
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 (0)2837 524725
+44 (0)2837 526187 fax
+44 (0)771 0013453 cell
tom@armaghplanet.com
http://www.armaghplanet.com

IPS Technology Committee
Karen Klamczynski, Chair
Education & Training Specialist
E&S Digital Theater
770 Komas Drive
+1 801-588-7409
Salt Lake City, Utah  84108 USA
karenk@es.com
http://www.es.com

IPS Web Committee
Alan Gould, Chair
Holt Planetarium
Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California
Berkeley, California  94720-5200 USA
+1 510 643 5082
+1 510 642 1055 fax
adgould@comcast.net

IPS Conference Host-2010
Omar Fikry
Head of Shows & Programs Unit
Planetarium Science Center
The Library of Alexandria
P.O. Box 138
E1 Shatby, Alexandria 21526, EGYPT
+20 3 483 9999 ext. 1881
+20 3 482 4988 fax
omar.fikry@bibalex.org
http://www.biblaex.org

IPS Conference Host- 2008
Dr. Paul H. Knappenberger, President
Adler Planetarium
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605-2403  USA
+1 312 322 0325
+1 312 322 9909 fax
paul@adlerplanetarium.org
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org


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